Antonio Lining (born May 9, 1963, in

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) is a

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player, nicknamed "Nikoy". He is one of the few left-handed Asian players. Lining's most notable appearance was in the Motolite International Nine-ball Tournament in 2000, where he finished second to

Francisco Bustamante Francisco Bustamante (born December 29, 1963) is a Filipino professional pool player from Tarlac, Central Luzon and the 2010 World Nine-ball Champion, nicknamed "Django", after the lead character of the 1966 film of the same name,Efren Reyes Efren Manalang Reyes (born August 26, 1954), popularly known by the nickname "Bata" (English: "Kid"), is a Filipino professional pool player. Reyes is widely considered one of the greatest pool players of all time. A winner of over 100 inte ...

in the quarter-finals. At the 2002 Busan

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, Lining and Bustamante won the gold medal at the nine-ball doubles event. Between 1992 and 2017, Lining has played in one or more of the All Japan Championship (Nine Ball), U.S. Open Championship (Nine Ball) and the World Pool Championship (Nine Ball).

Achievements

* 1989 Scratch Open -

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* 1992 Hemeji Open - Osaka, Japan * 1992 Tung Pa Open -

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* 1994 Indonesian Open -

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* 1994 Asian Championships - Taipei, Taiwan * 1995 Davao National Open - Davao, Philippines * 1996 B's Open -

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, Japan * 1997 Pasay National Open - Davao, Philippines * 1998 Amagsaki Open - Amagsaki, Japan * 1999 Muntinlupa National Open -

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, Philippines * 2000 All Japan Championship * 2001 Southeast Asian Games Nine-ball Singles * 2002 Asian Games Nine-ball doubles * 2005 Brunswick Open - Tokyo, Japan * 2006 Japan Open 9-Ball * 2014 Japan Open 10-Ball

References

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