Marlon Manalo but eventually losing to Warren Kiamco. Weeks later, he competed in the Tirador Ten-ball Tournament. Again, he made it to the finals but lost to Ramil Gallego. The first pool tournament he won in the Philippines was the Corporate Billiards League, a tournament where a team of 3 players plays against another 3 in match. All the players were local but Marcus Chamat, a pool specialist from Sweden, was in contention. Nicknamed "Marvelous", the unassuming Manalo was definitely the surprise package of the 2004 WPC as he beat Yang Ching-shun, Francisco Bustamante and Efren Reyes in successive matches before losing
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