Rubilen "Bingkay" Amit (born October 3, 1981) is a Filipino female professional pocket billiards (pool) player. Amit is the first Filipino woman to become a world pool champion.
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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 accountancy at the University of Santo Tomas. She participated in and won the 2000 and 2001 College of Commerce and Business Administration's billiards tournaments. 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 Snooker Congress of the Philippines.
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Titles
- 2007 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship (Runner-up)
- 2009 WPA Women's World Ten-ball Championship (Champion)
- 2013 WPA Women's World Ten-ball Championship (Champion)
References
External links
- Rubilen Amit's Player Profile at AZ Billiards
Source of the article : Wikipedia