MANILA – World No. 13 David Alcaide lifted the inaugural Philippines Open Pool Championship trophy after dominating Arseni Sevastyanov 13-3 in the final on Saturday at Gateway Mall 2 in Quezon City.

The UK Open Pool Championship is to be staged in Essex for the first time as part of a drive to boost the game's profile in the UK. The event in Brentwood, from 25-30 May next year, will be part of ...