- Lee Van Corteza
Lee Van Corteza (born
1 March 1979 inDavao City ,Philippines ) is a Filipino professional pool player. [http://worldpoolchampionship.com/article_detail.asp?article_id=2150 "Second time lucky for Van Corteza""sic"] ,World Pool-Billiard Association ] . He is nicknamed "Van Van", and started playing pool in1993 . [http://www.espnstar.com/asian9ball/asian9ball_playerdetails_554944.html "Player Profile: Lee Van Corteza"] , "ESPNStar.com"] Corteza has won four Gold Medals and one Silver Medal at theSoutheast Asian Games , and was the winner of the 2004WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour tournament in the Philippines as well, beating fellow countrymanFrancisco Bustamante 13-11 in the final. [ [http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/2000showtourney2004.cfm?eventnum=112 "San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour Stop"] , "AZBilliards.com"] [ [http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/oct/31/yehey/sports/20061031spo1.html "Villanueva, Corteza advance to the World Pool tourney"] , "Manila Times" (online edition), 2006; retrieved November 29, 2006.]On March 31, 2007, Corteza won the Philippine National Championship by defeating
Marlon Manalo with a score of 13-11.Titles and tournament achievements
* 2007 Turning Stone Classic IX
*2007 Philippine National Championship
*2006 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Championship — Last 32, defeat versusDavid Alcaide [ [http://www.worldpoolchampionship.com/files/knock%20out%20stages.pdf "Knock out stages 2006 World Pool Championship"] , World Pool Billiard Association, 2006]
*2004 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Championship - Last 64
* 2004WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour - [ [http://www.insidepool.com/article1095.html "Lee Van Corteza"] , "Inside Pool" magazine (online edition)]
* 2003 Southeast Asian Games - goca Eight-ball Singles [http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2005/jul/20/yehey/sports/20050720spo6.html "Bata Leads Billiards ‘Dream Team’ for RP to SEA Games"] , "Manila Times" (online edition),2003 ]
* 2003 Southeast Asian Games - goca Nine-ball Doubles
*2003 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Championship - Last 32
*2002 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Championship - Last 64
* 2001 Southeast Asian Games - goca Eight-Ball Singles [http://www.olympic.ph/downloads/SEAGamesMedallists.pdf "Southeast Asian Games Medallists"] , Philippine Olympic Committee]
*2001 Southeast Asian Games - sica Nine-Ball Singles
* 1999 Southeast Asian Games - goca Nine-Ball SinglesReferences
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