Carlo Biado


Carlo Biado is a Filipino professional pool player.

Early life

Biado originated from the province of La Union. He started playing pool when he was age 13 and worked as a caddie at the Villamor Air Base golf course while he was still a student. After work he would play billiards in the evening. He stopped pursuing high school education when he was on his first year and the sport serves as a means of livelihood. He earned money from bets in the billiards place he helps manage.

Career

In 2015, Biado reached the final of the WPA World Ten-ball Championship, defeating David Alcaide and Nikos Ekonomopoulos in the knockout rounds. Biado would eventually lose the final to Taiwan's Ko Pin-yi 9–11.
In 2017, Biado defeated Jayson Shaw of the UK, 11–7, to win the men's 9-ball event of the 2017 World Games.
Also in 2017, Biado defeated countryman Roland Garcia, 13–5, to win the 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship. The following year, Biado would also reach the final of the 2018 event, however, would lose 10–13 to Joshua Filler.
Biado reached the final of the 2019 WPA Players Championship, losing to Kevin Cheng 12–11.