Rubilen Amit
| Born |
October 3, 1981 Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines |
|---|---|
| Sport country |
 Philippines |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Philippines
| ||
| Women's Eight-ball | ||
| Southeast Asian Games | ||
| Gold | 2005 Manila | Singles |
| Bronze | 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima | Singles |
| Gold | 2009 Vientiane | Singles |
| Women's Nine-ball | ||
| Southeast Asian Games | ||
| Gold | 2005 Manila | Singles |
| Gold | 2009 Vientiane | Singles |
| Silver | 2011 Palembang | Singles |
| Silver | 2013 Naypyidaw | Singles |
| Women's Ten-ball | ||
| Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games | ||
| Bronze | 2013 Incheon | Singles |
| Southeast Asian Games | ||
| Gold | 2013 Naypyidaw | Singles |
Rubilen "Bingkay" Amit is a Filipino female professional pocket billiards (pool) player. Amit is the first Filipino woman to become a world pool champion. [1]
Biography
Rubilen Amit was born in Mandaue, Cebu. Amit began playing during her teens, often tagging along with her father Bobby at the Super Bowl in Makati. In college, she studied for accountancy at the University of Santo Tomas. She participated and won the 2000 and 2001 College of Commerce and Business Administration's billiard tournaments.[2] After graduating in 2004, Amit worked as a call center agent for a year. In 2005, she was accepted to the Philippine pool national team. However in early 2013, Amit, along with other top Filipino pool players was removed from the national team due to a controversial reorganization of the national team by the Billiards and Snookers Congress of the Philippines.[3][4][5][6]
Titles
- 2007 WPA World Nine-ball Championship (Runner-up)
- JBETPoker.net World Women's 10-ball Championships (Champion)[4]
- 2013 Yalin Women's World 10-Ball Championship (Champion)[7]
References
- ↑ "Pool's Top Source for News, Views, Tips & More". Billiards Digest. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
- ↑ "Amit pockets World 10-ball plum at home". University of Santo Tomas - The Varsitarian. November 18, 2013.
- ↑ in Billiard (2013-07-29). "Amit, 1st Pinay world pool champion". Philippine Asian News Today. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "A new chapter for Rubilen Amit - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos". Sports.inquirer.net. 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
- ↑ "Pool's Top Source for News, Views, Tips & More". Billiards Digest. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
- ↑ "‘Eyebrow-raising move’: NSA drops Philippine's top billiard players". Sun.Star. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
- ↑ "Rubilen Amit tops Kelly Fisher for women’s world 10-Ball crown | InterAKTV". Interaksyon.com. Retrieved 2013-11-05.