Rubilen Amit made a remarkable history by becoming the first woman world pool champion after ruling the JBETPoker.Net World 10-ball championships at thge SM North Edsa in Quezon City. From being booted out of the national team, the 27-year old cue artist sent a strong message to the officials of Philippine team — that she should be included in the RP contingent. It took Amit a span of 11 months to reach this unbelievable milestone in her life.
Rubilen Amit made a remarkable history by becoming the first woman world pool champion after ruling the JBETPoker.Net World 10-ball championships at thge SM North Edsa in Quezon City. From being booted out of the national team, the 27-year old cue artist sent a strong message to the officials of Philippine team — that she should be included in the RP contingent. It took Amit a span of 11 months to reach this unbelievable milestone in her life.With the win,The Mandaue City-born cue artist became the latest toast of Philippine sports last June 6. Amit, an admitted slow starter, bowed to world No. 1 Kelly Fisher, 1-5, in her first match of the five-day event before racking up eight straight wins, including a thrilling 9-8 victory over World No. 3 Jeanette “Black Widow” Lee Before her rise to the top, the tomboyish-look Amit had her share of frustrations. Despite her three Southeast Asian Games gold medals and an impressive second-place finish in the Women’s World 9-Ball Championship in 2007, Amit—along with Mary Ann Basas and Iris Rañola—was kicked out from the national team in July last year by then Billiards and Snookers Congress of the Philippines president Ernesto Fajardo.
But Amit shocked two-time world champion Liu Shin-Mei, 10-4, in the finals to earn a measure of vindication last Saturday. Amit learned the sport at 13 years old while tagging along with father, Bobby, who often played at the Superbowl in Makati. The sport took a backseat in 2004 as the accountant graduate of the University of Santo Tomas worked in a call center for a year.
Rubilen Amit made a remarkable history by becoming the first woman world pool champion after ruling the JBETPoker.Net World 10-ball championships at thge SM North Edsa in Quezon City. From being booted out of the national team, the 27-year old cue artist sent a strong message to the officials of Philippine team — that she should be included in the RP contingent. It took Amit a span of 11 months to reach this unbelievable milestone in her life.But Amit shocked two-time world champion Liu Shin-Mei, 10-4, in the finals to earn a measure of vindication last Saturday. Amit learned the sport at 13 years old while tagging along with father, Bobby, who often played at the Superbowl in Makati. The sport took a backseat in 2004 as the accountant graduate of the University of Santo Tomas worked in a call center for a year.
With the win,The Mandaue City-born cue artist became the latest toast of Philippine sports last June 6. Amit, an admitted slow starter, bowed to world No. 1 Kelly Fisher, 1-5, in her first match of the five-day event before racking up eight straight wins, including a thrilling 9-8 victory over World No. 3 Jeanette “Black Widow” Lee Before her rise to the top, the tomboyish-look Amit had her share of frustrations. Despite her three Southeast Asian Games gold medals and an impressive second-place finish in the Women’s World 9-Ball Championship in 2007, Amit—along with Mary Ann Basas and Iris Rañola—was kicked out from the national team in July last year by then Billiards and Snookers Congress of the Philippines president Ernesto Fajardo.
But Amit shocked two-time world champion Liu Shin-Mei, 10-4, in the finals to earn a measure of vindication last Saturday. Amit learned the sport at 13 years old while tagging along with father, Bobby, who often played at the Superbowl in Makati. The sport took a backseat in 2004 as the accountant graduate of the University of Santo Tomas worked in a call center for a year.
With the win,The Mandaue City-born cue artist became the latest toast of Philippine sports last June 6. Amit, an admitted slow starter, bowed to world No. 1 Kelly Fisher, 1-5, in her first match of the five-day event before racking up eight straight wins, including a thrilling 9-8 victory over World No. 3 Jeanette “Black Widow” Lee Before her rise to the top, the tomboyish-look Amit had her share of frustrations. Despite her three Southeast Asian Games gold medals and an impressive second-place finish in the Women’s World 9-Ball Championship in 2007, Amit—along with Mary Ann Basas and Iris Rañola—was kicked out from the national team in July last year by then Billiards and Snookers Congress of the Philippines president Ernesto Fajardo.
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