Died | 2016 |
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Sport country | Philippines |
Pool games | 9-Ball |
Tournament wins | |
Major | Team snooker at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games |
Joven Alba (24 August 1969-2016) was a Filipino professional pool and snooker player. Alba was a professional pool player between 2009 and 2013, and having played snooker beforehand.[1] Alba's biggest accomplishment was winning the team snooker event at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.[2] Alongside partners Leonardo Andam and Alex Pagulayan the Filipino team defeated Thailand team of Nitiwat Kanjanjanasri, Phaithoon Phonbun and Supoj Saenla in the final.[3][4]
In pool, Alba reached the quarter-finals of both the 2010 and 2011 WPA World Eight-ball Championships, losing to Darren Appleton on both occasions.[5][6]
Alba died in 2016, according to Facebook: (https://www.facebook.com/EzoneDubai/photos/rest-in-peace-my-friend-uae-national-billiard-team-coach-joven-alba-/1069740596444557/?paipv=0&eav=AfbTcHksDsqfl60FzZuexMjf9ai13iXP89nt7V-SqNnXNLNKU6_hOO9VW8EwgKxmcm4&_rdr)
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