Roberto Gomez (born October 5, 1978) is a professional pocket billiards player from Zamboanga City, Philippines. Known for

9-ball Nine-ball (sometimes written 9-ball) is a discipline of the cue sport pool. The game's origins are traceable to the 1920s in the United States. It is played on a rectangular billiard table with at each of the four corners and in the middle of e ...

, he competed in the final of both the

2007 WPA World Nine-ball Championship The 2007 World Nine-ball Championship was the 18th annual international nine-ball pool tournament for men sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). It was held at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines from ...

s, and the 2007 World Cup of Pool. Gomez was the first qualifier to reach the final of the WPA World Nine-ball Championships.

Career

Early life

Gomez first played pool at 9 years of age. As a passionate admirer of Efren Reyes, he would often record on tape televised matches of the world champion. Although he had aspirations of competing in professional tournaments, Gomez decided to find other careers in college. He spent college at

Western Mindanao State University }) is a state university located in Zamboanga City, Philippines. It has two campuses: the main campus of 79,000 square metres and 9,147 square metres in the city proper, and the satellite campus of 200,000 square metres in San Ramon about 20 ...

and initially try to find a course in architecture. But because broadcasting and political science were the only available, Gomez settled for broadcasting. Through this, he became and served as a reporter for ABS-CBN for a couple of years. Gomez then returned to pool and began playing professionally.

2007 World Nine-ball Championship

Gomez reached the finals of the

where he took on Daryl Peach of Great Britain. Despite the match being even, Peach won the match 17–15. Though beaten, Gomez became the first qualifier to reach finals of the tournament.

2010 World Cup of Pool

Roberto Gomez and Dennis Orcollo represented Team Philippines in the 2010 World Cup of Pool and played their way to the finals. There, they met Team China formed by Fu Jian-bo and Li He-wen, who won the 2007 edition of the event. In a rather lopsided final, the Chinese team led 9–1 in the race-to-10 match. Though Gomez and Orcollo would win the next four racks to make it 9–5, Team China got another opportunity to take 15th rack and win the event for the second time.

Titles

* 2023 Bayou State Classic One Pocket * 2023 Music City Classic * 2022 Action Palace High Stakes One Pocket * 2022 Texas Open One Pocket Championship * 2022 Diveney Cues Bar Box Classic 10-Ball * 2022 Diveney Cues Bar Box Classic 8-Ball * 2021 International Open One Pocket * 2021 Midwest Open One Pocket Championship * 2021 Diamond Open 10-Ball * 2020 Texas Open One Pocket Championship * 2018 Derby City Classic Bigfoot 10-Ball Challenge * 2017 Chinook Winds Open 8-Ball * 2016 Four Bears Classic 8-Ball * 2016 Arkansas Open 9-Ball Championship * 2009 Villar Cup Isabela Leg * 2008 Villar Cup Davao Leg

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gomez, Roberto 1978 births Living people Filipino pool players Cue sports players at the 2010 Asian Games Sportspeople from Zamboanga City Asian Games competitors for the Philippines