Antonio Lining

Filipino pool player (born 1963)

Antonio Lining
Born	(1963-05-09) 9 May 1963 (age 61) Mindoro, Philippines
Sport country	Philippines
Nickname	"Nikoy"
Best finish	Semi finals 2010 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

Antonio Lining (born May 9, 1963, in Mindoro, Philippines) is a Filipino pool player, nicknamed "Nikoy". He is one of the few left-handed Asian players.^[1]

Lining's most notable appearance was in the Motolite International Nine-ball Tournament in 2000, where he finished second to Francisco Bustamante, having beaten Efren Reyes in the quarter-finals.^[2]

At the 2002 Busan Asian Games, Lining and Bustamante won the gold medal at the nine-ball doubles event.^[3]

Between 1992 and 2017, Lining has played in one or more of the All Japan Championship (Nine Ball), U.S. Open Championship (Nine Ball) and the World Pool Championship (Nine Ball).^[4]

Achievements

2024 KKKing Imperial X Han Billiards Nine-ball Open
2015 Kanto 10-Ball Open
2014 Japan Open 10-Ball
2006 Japan Open 9-Ball
2005 Brunswick Tokyo Open
2002 Asian Games Nine-ball doubles
2001 Southeast Asian Games Nine-ball Singles
2000 All Japan Championship 9-Ball
1999 Muntinlupa 9-Ball Open
1998 Hokuriku 9-Ball Open
1998 Amagasaki 9-Ball Open
1997 Davao 9-Ball Open
1995 Davao 9-Ball Open
1994 Asian 9-Ball Championship
1994 Indonesian 9-Ball Open
1993 JJ's Billiards 9-Ball Open
1992 Tung Pa 9-Ball Open
1992 Himeji 9-Ball Open
1989 Scratch 9-Ball Open

References

^ kencomienda. "After Django Bustamante, Antonio Lining is the World's No.1 Pool Player". Retrieved December 20, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Motolite Tournament Results Archived April 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ "After Busan, Django Wins In Baltimore". Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 11, 2002. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
^ "Antonio Lining: Profile". Retrieved August 17, 2019.