Alex Pagulayan
Alex Pagulayan at IPT North American Open in Las Vegas, July 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 25, 1978 Cabagan, Isabela, Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "The Lion" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pool games | Nine-ball, One-pocket, Ten-ball, Eight-ball, Banks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Major | U.S. Open Pool Championship (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champion | 9-Ball (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alejandro Salvador "Alex" Pagulayan (born June 25, 1978) is a Filipino-born Canadian professional pool player. His nickname is "the Lion", given to him by Paul Thornley, Canadian snooker player whom he credits as his mentor. Pagulayan is considered one of the best pool players of all time as well as one of the best one-pocket players of all time. He was born in Cabagan, Isabela, Philippines and was raised in Toronto, Canada. Pagulayan represented the Philippines in the mid-2000s and in 2012, he began carrying the Canadian flag in international tournaments again.
He is known for his relaxed demeanor during competition, and is a crowd favorite, well liked because of his humorous interaction with the audience and entertaining impressions of other players.