Marlon Manalo
Biography
Age: 28
Residence: Mandaluyong City, Philippines
Monicker: Marvelous Marlon
Hobbies: Swimming, Strolling
Years Playing: Profesionally for 10 years
Cue Used: Predator
Achievements: 2000 Asian Snooker champion, 2001 World Games silver medal winner, 2004 Asian Games silver medal winner x2, 2004 World Pool Championship quarter-finalist
About Marlon Manalo
The unassuming Manalo was definitely the surprise package of the 2004 WPC as he beat Ching-Shun Yang, Francisco Bustamante and Efren Reyes in successive matches before going out in the last eight to Marcus Chamat.
Silky smooth in stroke, Manalo looked the complete player as he ran rack after rack against the most intimidating opponents.
However, being the true Filipino at heart, he could gain very little pleasure from dumping out national heroes like Reyes.
The writing was on the wall at the 2003 WPC when he won all seven of his group games before losing to Young-Hwa Jeong, the classy Korean, in the last 32.
Predominantly a snooker player in a country with just four tables, Manalo has recorded green baize wins over the likes of Matthew Stevens and Shokat Ali.
If he can repeat his World Championship form then Manalo has every chance in Holland.
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