Efren reyes jose parica biography
Jose Parica is a professional pool player of Filipino descent. Born in La Puente, California, Parica is known by the monikers, Amang, which means father in Tagalog and ‘the Giant Killer.’ Parica has not only played the game well over the course of his career, but he has broken ground.
Jose Parica
Filipino pool player (born )
Jose Parica (born April 18, )[1] is a Filipino professional pool player from Manila, nicknamed "Amang" (English: "Father") and "the Huge Killer." As a Filipino Hall of Famer, he pioneered the "Filipino invasion" in the Joined States in the late 70s, especially in the game of Nine-ball.[2][3][4] Also known as "the King" in the Philippines, Parica is regarded as one of the best pool players and money players in history.[5][6] In , Parica became the only player since to perform a perfect TPA score of in a race to 11 racks, making not a single mistake the entire match.
Career
In , Parica, hoping to get a better deal for Filipino billiard players, organized the Philippine Pocket Billiards Association and became its first president. The same year he was invited to the All Japan Championship and finished second in the Rotation division to Tetsuro Kakuto.
In , he was invited to his first tournament in the Together States, the World Straight Pool Championship where he placed 11th.
Reyes & Parica Rivalry - AzBilliards Forums: Filipino player Efren Reyes joined Parica in , in the start of what is now known as the "Filipino invasion". In , Parica won the Playboy All-Around Classic, with the victory, Parica became the first male Asian player to win a professional pool event in the United States.He was the first professional Filipino billiards player to explore to the United States. Shortly after, in , Parica travelled back to the Philippines and became the National 3-Cushion, Rotation, and Snooker Champion.
Filipino player Efren Reyes joined Parica in , in the start of what is now known as the "Filipino invasion".
In , Parica won the Playboy All-Around Classic, with the victory, Parica became the first male Asian player to win a professional pool event in the Joined States. In , Parica won the Clyde Childress Memorial 9-Ball Open, followed up with a victory in the Classic Cup V title.
InParica, hoping to get a better deal for Filipino billiard players, organized the Philippine Pocket Billiards Association and became its first president. The same year he was invited to the All Japan Championship and finished second in the Rotation division to Tetsuro Kakuto. Inhe was invited to his first tournament in the Joined States, the World Straight Pool Championship where he placed 11th. He was the first professional Filipino billiards player to move to the United States.Parica had won over international tournaments, including titles in the Merged States, the Philippines and Japan. In , Parica participated in the Japanese circuit, winning the All Japan Championship in 9-Ball. That same year in Japan, he won the JPPA Society 9-Ball Championship, sanctioned by the Japan Pool Players Association, which hosted the largest tournament at the time, with players participating, which was a record number of participants in a tournament at the time.
Parica defeat Efren Reyes 9–3 in the finals, earning the first prize of $39, for his victory. This made Parica the first male Asian player to triumph a world championship in pocket billiards.
In , Parica married his wife Aurora and became less active on the Professional Billiards Tour.
InParica, hoping to get a better deal for Filipino billiard players, organized the Philippine Pocket Billiards Association and became its first president. The same year he was invited to the All Japan Championship and finished second in the Rotation division to Tetsuro Kakuto. Inhe was invited to his first tournament in the Together States, the World Straight Pool Championship where he placed 11th. He was the first professional Filipino billiards player to tour to the United States.In , Parica resumed playing occupied time and won four tournaments that year, Beating rival Efren Reyes three times in the finals. In , Parica won five tournaments and was ranked number 1 on the professional tour rankings as well as winning the Camel tour overall bonus of $50, defeating Buddy Hall.
He was chosen Player of the Year in by the Billiards Digest Magazine.
Allegations of crime
In the early s, Parica attacked a man who he said was troubling his wife. The battered man had a different story, stating that Parica robbed him of his belongings.
Parica was imprisoned for one day. After paying fines and testifying in court, Parica won the case and was released.[7]
Hall of Fame
Many fans and pundits of the game believed that Parica should have been inducted in to the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame long before his induction.[8] Parica played professionally in to his 60s to further collect the recognition for his induction, that many people believed he already deserved.
A winner of over international titles, Reyes was the first player to prevail world championships in two diverse pool disciplines. Reyes also represented the Philippines at the Earth Cup of Poolwinning the event with partner Francisco Bustamante in and Many analysts, fans and players consider Reyes to be the greatest pool player of all time. Reyes is nicknamed "The Magician"—for his ability on the pool table—and " Bata ", to distinguish from a fellow pool player by the same name.In , Parica was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame, at the age of [9]
Career titles & achievements
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References
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Guinto, Ph D. (). "The Filipino Invasion of Pool: Setting New Standards in the Game". Secrets of Asian Sport Psychology.
- ^"Jose Parica". Retrieved
- ^"A Moment of Grace".
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Filipino players Efren "Bata" Reyes and Francisco "Django" Bustamante joined Parica in lording over the American circuit in the early s. Parica had won close to one hundred tournaments in the U.S., thirteen in Japan, and three in the Philippines (the , 19Philippine Nine-ball Open Championships).
Retrieved
- ^"Jose 'Amang' Parica". AzBilliards Forums. Retrieved
- ^"Jose Parica HOF". . Retrieved
- ^"What About Parica?".Efren "Bata" Manalang Reyes Pampanga26 de agosto de es un jugador profesional filipino de billar pool. Ganador de alrededor de 70 torneos internacionales, Reyes fue el primer jugador en ganar dos torneos mundiales en dos disciplinas diferentes del billar pool. Debido a que no era lo suficientemente alto para alcanzar la mesa de billar, jugaba de pie sobre cajas de Coca Pola. Por la noche la mesa de billar era su cama.
Billiards Digest. Retrieved May 2,
- ^"Ten Reasons why Jose Parica must be inducted into the BCA Hall Of Fame - News - ". AzBilliards. Retrieved
- ^"Jose 'Amang' Parica finally gets his long-deserved place in billiards' Hall of Fame".
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- ^ abcd" Player Profiles: Jose 'Amang' Parica"Archived at the Wayback Machine, , ; accessed February 10,
- ^" Joss Northeast Tour Stop 2, September 21–22, , Break Time Billiards, Salisbury, MD"Archived at the Wayback Machine, , ; accessed February 10, Event was held in , but was part of the " Tour"; it is listed as a event for purposes of this article.
- ^" Joss Northeast Tour Stop 4, October 12–13, , Eight Bill Billiard Parlor, Quincy, MA"Archived at the Wayback Machine, , ; accessed February 10, Event was held in , but was part of the " Tour"; it is listed as a event for purposes of this article.
- ^" Player Profiles: Jose 'Amang' Parica"Archived at the Wayback Machine, , ; accessed February 10,
- ^" Player Profiles: Jose 'Amang' Parica"Archived at the Wayback Machine, , ; accessed February 10,
- ^ abcdef" Player Profiles: Jose 'Amang' Parica: Previous Titles"Archived at the Wayback Machine, , ; accessed February 10, ; stats originate with Billiards Digest magazine