Jose Parica (born April 18, 1949)[1] is a Filipino professional pool player from Manila, nicknamed "Amang" (Tagalog for "uncle") and "the Giant Killer." As a Filipino Hall of Famer, he pioneered the "Filipino invasion" in the United States in the late 70s, especially in the game of Nine-ball. Also known as "the King" and "the Legend" in the Philippines, Parica is well regarded by many players and peers as one of the greatest "money player" of all time. He became the Billiards Digest Player of the Year in 1997. He scored a perfect match with no mistakes in 9-ball race to 11 format in 1997 at the PBT Legends of Nine-ball.
In 1974, Parica won 4th place in the Tokyo International Open.
In 1976, Parica, hoping to get a better deal for Filipino billiard players, organized the Philippine Pocket Billiards Association and became its first president.
In 1978, he placed 9th in his first tournament in the United States, the World Straight Pool Championship which was won by Ray Martin. He was the first Filipino to travel to the United States.
In 1979, Parica was the Philippine National 3-Cushion Champion, Rotation Champion, and Snooker Champion.
Filipino players Efren Reyes and Rodolfo Luat joined Parica in the "Filipino invasion" in the mid 1980s. Parica competed under the Professional Billiards Association (PBA) for years, but did not win a major U.S. title until 1986, when he won the Clyde Childress Memorial 9-Ball Open, followed up with a victory in the Classic Cup V title.
Parica had won close to one hundred tournaments in the U.S., a dozen in Japan, and several titles in the Philippines (the 1980, 1989 and 1992 Philippine Nine-ball Open Championships). In 1988, Parica participated in the Japanese circuit, winning the All Japan Championship in 9-Ball. That same year in Japan, he won the World Pro 9-Ball Tournament, the largest tournament at the time, beating Efren Reyes 9–3 in the finals. The tournament had 900 players compete, which was a record number of participants in a tournament. Parica earned the first prize of $41.000, the biggest first prize money in a tournament at the time.
In 1994, Parica married his wife Aurora and became less active on the Professional Tour. In 1996, Parica resumed playing full time on the Tour winning four tournaments that year, Beating rival Efren Reyes three times in the finals. In 1997, Parica won five tournaments and was ranked number 1 in the professional tour ratings as well as winning the Camel tour overall bonus of $50K defeating Buddy Hall. He was chosen Player of the Year in 1997 by three award-giving bodies — Billiards magazine, Billiards Digest magazine, and the Camel Pro Billiards Series.
Allegations of crime
In the early 1990s, Parica attacked a man who he said was troubling his wife. The battered man had a different story, stating that Parica robbed him of his belongings. Parica was imprisoned for one day. After paying fines and testifying in court, Parica won the case and was released.[2]
1979 Philippines-Japan Team Pocket Billiards Competition
1978 Philippines-Japan Team Pocket Billiards Competition
1976 President of the Philippine Pocket Billiards Association
References
^ abcd"2003 Player Profiles: Jose 'Amang' Parica" 2007-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, AZBilliards.com, 2003; accessed February 10, 2007
^"What About Parica?". Billiards Digest. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
^"2004 Player Profiles: Jose 'Amang' Parica" 2007-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, AZBilliards.com, 2004; accessed February 10, 2007
^ abcd"2002 Player Profiles: Jose 'Amang' Parica" 2007-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, AZBilliards.com, 2002; accessed February 10, 2007
^"2003 Joss Northeast Tour Stop 2, September 21–22, 2002, Break Time Billiards, Salisbury, MD" 2007-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, AZBilliards.com, 2002; accessed February 10, 2007. Event was held in 2002, but was part of the "2003 Tour"; it is listed as a 2003 event for purposes of this article.
^"2003 Joss Northeast Tour Stop 4, October 12–13, 2002, Eight Bill Billiard Parlor, Quincy, MA" 2007-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, AZBilliards.com, 2002; accessed February 10, 2007. Event was held in 2002, but was part of the "2003 Tour"; it is listed as a 2003 event for purposes of this article.
^"2001 Player Profiles: Jose 'Amang' Parica" 2007-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, AZBilliards.com, 2001; accessed February 10, 2007
^"2000 Player Profiles: Jose 'Amang' Parica" 2007-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, AZBilliards.com, 2000; accessed February 10, 2007
^ abcdef"2004 Player Profiles: Jose 'Amang' Parica: Previous Titles" 2007-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, AZBilliards.com, 2004; accessed February 10, 2007; stats originate with Billiards Digest magazine
External links
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January 06, 2023
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Jose Parica born April 18 1949 1 is a Filipino professional pool player from Manila nicknamed Amang Tagalog for uncle and the Giant Killer As a Filipino Hall of Famer he pioneered the Filipino invasion in the United States in the late 70s especially in the game of Nine ball Also known as the King and the Legend in the Philippines Parica is well regarded by many players and peers as one of the greatest money player of all time He became the Billiards Digest Player of the Year in 1997 He scored a perfect match with no mistakes in 9 ball race to 11 format in 1997 at the PBT Legends of Nine ball Jose ParicaBorn 1949 04 18 18 April 1949 age 73 Manila PhilippinesSport country PhilippinesNickname Amang The Giant Killer Professional1974Tournament winsOther titles100 Contents 1 Career 2 Allegations of crime 3 Hall of Fame 4 Career Titles amp Achievements 5 References 6 External linksCareer EditIn 1974 Parica won 4th place in the Tokyo International Open In 1976 Parica hoping to get a better deal for Filipino billiard players organized the Philippine Pocket Billiards Association and became its first president In 1978 he placed 9th in his first tournament in the United States the World Straight Pool Championship which was won by Ray Martin He was the first Filipino to travel to the United States In 1979 Parica was the Philippine National 3 Cushion Champion Rotation Champion and Snooker Champion Filipino players Efren Reyes and Rodolfo Luat joined Parica in the Filipino invasion in the mid 1980s Parica competed under the Professional Billiards Association PBA for years but did not win a major U S title until 1986 when he won the Clyde Childress Memorial 9 Ball Open followed up with a victory in the Classic Cup V title Parica had won close to one hundred tournaments in the U S a dozen in Japan and several titles in the Philippines the 1980 1989 and 1992 Philippine Nine ball Open Championships In 1988 Parica participated in the Japanese circuit winning the All Japan Championship in 9 Ball That same year in Japan he won the World Pro 9 Ball Tournament the largest tournament at the time beating Efren Reyes 9 3 in the finals The tournament had 900 players compete which was a record number of participants in a tournament Parica earned the first prize of 41 000 the biggest first prize money in a tournament at the time In 1994 Parica married his wife Aurora and became less active on the Professional Tour In 1996 Parica resumed playing full time on the Tour winning four tournaments that year Beating rival Efren Reyes three times in the finals In 1997 Parica won five tournaments and was ranked number 1 in the professional tour ratings as well as winning the Camel tour overall bonus of 50K defeating Buddy Hall He was chosen Player of the Year in 1997 by three award giving bodies Billiards magazine Billiards Digest magazine and the Camel Pro Billiards Series Allegations of crime EditIn the early 1990s Parica attacked a man who he said was troubling his wife The battered man had a different story stating that Parica robbed him of his belongings Parica was imprisoned for one day After paying fines and testifying in court Parica won the case and was released 2 Hall of Fame EditMany fans and pundits of the game believed that Parica should have been inducted in to the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame long before his induction Due to this Parica played professionally in to his 60s until he was finally inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame in 2014 at the age of 65 Career Titles amp Achievements Edit2014 Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame 2011 Arizona State One Pocket 2011 Chuck Markulis Memorial One Pocket 2011 Empire State Championship 2010 Jay Swanson Memorial 9 Ball 2009 One Pocket Hall of Fame 2009 National Championship Series 10 Ball 2008 Joss Northeast Tour 2007 Blaze 9 Ball Tour 2008 Southern California 14 1 Tournament 2006 Pechauer Nine ball West Coast Tour 2004 Joss Northeast Nine ball Tour 3 2003 Great Seminole Senior Open 1 2003 Pechauer Nine ball West Coast Tour 1 2003 Derby City Classic One Pocket 1 2002 Joss Northeast Nine ball Tour 4 5 2002 Joss Northeast Nine ball Tour 6 2002 Derby City Classic Master of the Table 4 2002 Capital City Classic One Pocket 4 2002 Hard Times Summer Jamboree One pocket 4 2001 Joss Northeast Tour Stop 10 2001 Derby City Classic Bank Pool 7 2000 Hard Times Winter Jamboree 9 Ball 8 2001 Joss Northeast Tour Stop 11 1998 Andy Mercer Memorial 9 Ball 1997 Billiards Digest Player of the Year 1997 Camel Overall Bonus 9 1997 Camel Boston Open 9 1997 Camel South Jersey Open 9 1997 PCA One Pocket Open 1997 PCA Sharky s Challenge 9 1997 PBT Legends of Nine ball 9 1996 PBT Darafeev Pro Nine ball Classic 1996 PCA Shooter s 9 Ball Open 1996 Lion s Den Tournament 1995 U S Open One Pocket Championship 1995 Gomez Challenge 9 Ball 1995 US Bar Table One Pocket Championship 1995 Roanoke One Pocket 1995 On Cue Billiards Tournament 1994 Tommy s Billiards Tournament 1993 South Philly Billiards One Pocket 1993 PBT World Team Billiards 1992 Kiss Shot Billiards Tournament 1992 Philippine Nine ball Championship 1992 Lexington All Star Nine ball 1991 Florida State 9 Ball Open 1991 Ohio State 9 Ball Open 1990 Tennessee Bar Table Championship 1990 Florida State 9 Ball Open 1990 Ohio State 9 Ball Open 1990 Jupiter 9 Ball Open 1990 Baxter 9 Ball Tournament 1989 International Open Nine ball 1989 Philippine Nine ball Championship 1988 JPPA World Pro 9 Ball Tournament 9 1988 All Japan Championship Nine ball 1988 Japan International Open 9 Ball 1988 Gandy Open 9 Ball 1987 Pepsi Cola Open 9 Ball 1986 Great American 9 Ball Open 1986 Classic Cup V 9 Ball 1986 Clyde Childress Memorial 9 Ball Open 1982 Playboy Classic All Around 1980 Philippine Nine ball Championship 1980 Taiwan International All around 1979 Philippine 3 Cusion Championship 1979 Philippine Rotation Championship 1979 Philippine Snooker Championship 1979 Philippine Eight Ball Championship 1979 All Japan Championship 14 1 1979 Philippines Japan Team Pocket Billiards Competition 1978 Philippines Japan Team Pocket Billiards Competition 1976 President of the Philippine Pocket Billiards AssociationReferences Edit a b c d 2003 Player Profiles Jose Amang Parica Archived 2007 02 02 at the Wayback Machine AZBilliards com 2003 accessed February 10 2007 What About Parica Billiards Digest Retrieved May 2 2010 2004 Player Profiles Jose Amang Parica Archived 2007 02 02 at the Wayback Machine AZBilliards com 2004 accessed February 10 2007 a b c d 2002 Player Profiles Jose Amang Parica Archived 2007 02 02 at the Wayback Machine AZBilliards com 2002 accessed February 10 2007 2003 Joss Northeast Tour Stop 2 September 21 22 2002 Break Time Billiards Salisbury MD Archived 2007 02 02 at the Wayback Machine AZBilliards com 2002 accessed February 10 2007 Event was held in 2002 but was part of the 2003 Tour it is listed as a 2003 event for purposes of this article 2003 Joss Northeast Tour Stop 4 October 12 13 2002 Eight Bill Billiard Parlor Quincy MA Archived 2007 02 02 at the Wayback Machine AZBilliards com 2002 accessed February 10 2007 Event was held in 2002 but was part of the 2003 Tour it is listed as a 2003 event for purposes of this article 2001 Player Profiles Jose Amang Parica Archived 2007 02 02 at the Wayback Machine AZBilliards com 2001 accessed February 10 2007 2000 Player Profiles Jose Amang Parica Archived 2007 02 02 at the Wayback Machine AZBilliards com 2000 accessed February 10 2007 a b c d e f 2004 Player Profiles Jose Amang Parica Previous Titles Archived 2007 02 02 at the Wayback Machine AZBilliards com 2004 accessed February 10 2007 stats originate with Billiards Digest magazineExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jose Parica Industry profile of Parica Another industry profile of parica Fansite profile of Parica Another fansite profile of Parica Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose Parica amp oldid 1127966154, 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