Alex Pagulayan Is The First Ever Philippine National Champion

Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila Philippines - Alex "The Lion" Pagulayan is the official Philippine 9-Ball champion, this as he finished undefeated in the recently concluded Billiard and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP) National Pool Championship.

Pagulayan defeated Gandy "YangYang" Valle in the finals 13-6.

Both finalists came to the finals undefeated.

Pagulayan took home PHP1,000,000 (roughly $20,000) for winning while Valle took home PHP500,000 (roughly $10,000) for finishing 2nd.

The 2006 BSCP National Pool Championship, the first ever national pool tournament, was held August 15-20.