THE 2015 AM8.com Queen’s Cup ended in dramatic fashion as Team East pulled off a 10-7 win over Team West.
Held recently at The Plaza in Resorts World Manila Newport Mall, the three-day match-up between the world’s elite women’s pool players produced some thrilling billiards action that fans of the sport enjoyed.
are shown together with 1st runner up Team West, Head of ABS-CBN
Integrated Sports Dino Laurena (leftmost), Dragon Promotions CEO
Cindy Lee (second from left), AN8’s Chloe Cheng (fourth from right)
and Resorts World Manila COO Stephen Reilly (center) during the
recent 2015 AM8.com Queen’s Cup billiards tournament.
“Having some of the best women’s pool players over here showing the crowd what world-class competition is like up close definitely energized the property,” said RWM Chief Operating Officer Stephen Reilly. “We look forward to hosting more world-class sporting events similar to the Queen’s Cup here in RWM and we hope more fans and sports enthusiasts share all the non-stop thrills with us.”
Team East’s successful title defense was keyed by its skipper and local pool hero Rubilen Amit. The two-time world champion was instrumental in the team’s three deciding games which capped off with the tournament clinching one-on-one victory over USA’s Vivian Villareal.
South Korea’s Eunji Park, Taiwan’s Jennifer Chen, and China’s Siming Chen played alongside Amit for Team East. Aside from Villareal, Team West was composed of Billiard Congress of America Hall of Famers Sweden’s Ewa Laurance, Northern Ireland’s Karen Corr, and USA’s Jennifer Barretta.
The AM8.com Queen’s Cup is a race-to-10 team 10-ball tournament similar to the Ryder Cup in golf or Davis Cup in tennis. This year’s tournament featured professional pool players from different countries all over the world under their respective East and West banners.
RWM is set to offer more world-class events this summer as the country’s premier lifestyle destination gears up for a sizzling sporty season. From May 8 to 9, the property will host a high-stakes open darts tournament dubbed ‘Game of Throws.’