The hometown heroes who won the inaugural staging of the prestigious event in 2006 in Newport, Wales were featured in the final match on opening day and didn’t disappoint a big crowd that cheered them on.

American Rodney “The Rocket” Morris who partners “The South Dakota Kid” Shane Van Boening is confident that Team America can successfully defend their World Cup of Pool title which opened Tuesday at the SM North Mall along EDSA in Quezon City..

(photo caption 2): Local qualifier Danny Trazona aims for a shot as his opponent Rene Mar David looks on.

Ga-Young Kim has defeated Karen Corr 7-5 in the finals of the 2009 WPBA US Open.