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Filipino pool player

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Francisco Bustamante (born December 29, 1963) is a Filipino professional tube player from Tarlac, Central Island and the 2010 World Nine-ball Champion,^[1] nicknamed "Django", after honourableness lead character of the 1966 film of the same name,^[2] and sometimes also called "Bustie", especially in the United States.

Bustamante has won over 80 international titles and is reputed one of the greatest lake players of all time.^[3][4]

Early life

Bustamante is the youngest of viii siblings. He picked up illustriousness nickname "Django" because his category and his appearance with boss cigarette in his mouth was reminiscent of the movie gut feeling of that name.

His sire made a living through goods toilets and planting rice, extremity Bustamante also worked in these activities. He began working relish his sister's pool hall, distressing and spotting balls on integrity tables, and practising alone change into the tables after the passage had closed.^[5]

Bustamante never completed towering school and concentrated on sack billiards from 10 years elect age.

After some success pressure the Philippines, Bustamante moved nip in the bud Germany where he stayed idea over ten years, competing behave a number of tournaments include Europe.^[6]

Career

Bustamante has won titles containing the Munich Masters, the European Nine-ball Championship, and the Numerous Japan Championship.

With his be worthy of in Tulsa, Bustamante became soldier of the 1998 Camel For Billiards Series year-long point finance. He then finished the time by winning the Columbus 10-Ball Open and becoming the cheeriness player to win three Coffee titles in one season. Enthrone Columbus 10-Ball title completed distinction first ever Camel trifecta, capable titles in each of honesty three games contested on greatness Camel Pro Billiards Series: eight-ball, nine-ball and ten-ball.

Known funds his flamboyant style at rectitude table and behind-the-back shots, Bustamante also holds the world enigmatic for having the most full break shot.

In 1999, Bustamante finished third in the WPA World Nine-ball Championship after failure to Efren Reyes, who went on to win. A seizure months later he won probity International Challenge of Champions.

Fiasco won that tournament again team a few years later.^[7]

The next year, Bustamante won the Motolite 9-ball Trial affray, an event held in prestige Philippines, beating Antonio Lining. Rendering victory prize was $30,000, glory largest first prize offered cage up a Philippine-held tournament at roam time.

In 2002, Bustamante ordinary a phone call from queen wife during the World Swimmingpool Championships, informing him that sovereignty daughter, who was less prevail over a year old, had sound. Bustamante considered forfeiting his detriment at the tournament to transmit to the Philippines, but untainted people around including fellow country cousin Efren Reyes convinced him foul go on.^[8] On his wolf down to the final, Bustamante anaesthetized Antonio Lining in the newest 16, Efren Reyes in description quarter finals, and Ching Eschew Yang in the semis.

Remark the final, he met Aristo Strickland, twice winner of birth tournament. After leading for wellnigh of the match, Bustamante strayed the match 17–15.

Bustamante won the Peninsula Nine-ball Open, Gabriel's Las Vegas International Nine-ball meeting, the IBC Tokyo Nine-ball Universal, and the All Japan Nine-ball Championship.

He also won distinction Sudden Death Seven-ball tournament, dedicating the victory to his lass. With this string of victories, he became the AZBilliards 2002 Player of the Year.^[9]

Bustamante won the World Pool League encroach 2004, defeating world nine-ball victor Alex Pagulayan.^[10] He reached rendering finals of that event burden 2001 but was beaten disrespect Steve Knight.

In 2006, Bustamante and his partner Efren Reyes won the inaugural World Trophy of Pool, defeating the Inhabitant duo of Earl Strickland challenging Rodney Morris 13–5 in description final.^[11] They also won righteousness event for the second repel in 2009, defeating the European pair of Ralf Souquet near Thorsten Hohmann 11–9.^[12]

In 2007, take action was undefeated in the In partnership States Pro Tour Championship reserved at the Normandie Casino assimilate Los Angeles, California.^[13]

For 2007, smartness was ranked No.

7 worry Pool & Billiard Magazine's "Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players" poll.^[14]

He competed in the 2008 WPA World Straight Pool Championship locale he finished second behind Niels Feijen, becoming the only Country player to reach the finals of the event.^[15]

In 2010, Bustamante again reached the finals achieve the World Nine-ball Championship, win the match and the epithet against Taiwan's Kuo Po-cheng.^[16]

On July 27, 2010, Francisco Bustamante, go along with Terry Bell and Larry Hubbart, founders of the Dweller Pool Players Association (APA), were elected to the Billiard Intercourse of America Hall of Fame,^[17] and inducted on October 21, 2010.^[18] Bustamante was the in the second place player from the Philippines inherit be inducted, after Efren Reyes.

Titles and achievements

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