Ronato Alcano

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Ronato (Ronnie) Alcano, nicknamed "Calamba" and "The Volcano" (born July 27, 1972 in Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines), is a Filipino professional pocket billiards player. He is the current World 9 Ball Champion, after winning the 2006 tournament held in the Philippines, where he defeated German Ralf Souquet in the Final by 17 racks to 11. He thus became the second Filipino (excluding 2004 winner Alex Pagulayan, as he represented Canada at that time) to become World Pool Champion after Efren Reyes won the title in 1999. In the 2006 tournament, Alcano defeated local favorite Efren Reyes and defending champion Wu Chia-ching in the knockout stages. Prior to the knockout stage, Alcano was in the brink of elimination in group play before taking advantage of a soft break. He won just one of his three group matches and scraped through as the 64th and final seed.

Alcano is no stranger to pool afficionados. He won the Sun Star Superbalita International 9-ball title in 2005. He was the 2005 San Miguel Beer Asian 9-ball tour Champion. He earned a gold medal in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games in the Men's 15 Ball Singles and Men's 15 Ball Doubles with Leonardo Andam. He is a two-time Joss Northeast 9-ball Tour player of the year and 2003 Rookie of the Year.