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
Lara Habib Chamat Lara Habib Chamat Lara Habib Chamat (), (born 13 November 1980) is a Senior Business News presenter on Al Arabiya News Channel. Lara, born in Kousba, Koura District, is of Lebanese origin, studied banking and finance as an undergraduate and holds an MBA from the Lebanese American University (LAU), in Beirut. Lara started her career as a research analyst in Blom Bank, which is one of the largest Lebanese banks, and worked there for 3 years. She then moved to CNBC Arabiya (CNBC Arabiya is the only 24-hour Arabic language financial and business information television channel. It covers regional and