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Lee Vann Corteza
Lee Vann Corteza, also spelled Lee Van Corteza, (born 1 March 1979 in Davao City, Philippines) is a Filipino professional pool player.[1] He is nicknamed "Van Van", and started playing pool in 1993.[2]
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| Born | 1 March 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport country | Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Van Van" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Major | 2013 China Open 9-Ball Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Corteza is the oldest of five brothers. His parents named him after American actor Lee Van Cleef. Corteza first took up pool at age thirteen, after a friend brought him to a pool parlor. Corteza was subsequently blacklisted from the parlor after accidentally damaging a table, but he continued to pursue his passion for the game at other parlors.[3]
Career
Corteza has won four gold medals and one silver medal at the Southeast Asian Games, and was the winner of the 2004 WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour tournament in the Philippines, beating fellow countryman Francisco Bustamante 13–11 in the final.[4][5]
On March 31, 2007, Corteza won the Philippine National Championship by defeating Marlon Manalo with a score of 13–11. Corteza finished runner up in the 2009 WPA World Ten-ball Championship.[6]
In 2017, Corteza defeated Thorsten Hohmann 300–183 to win the Dragon 14.1 Tournament.[7][8]
Titles and achievements
- 2020 Derby City Classic 9-Ball
- 2018 Japan Open 10-Ball
- 2017 World Pool Series Kamui Challenge
- 2017 World Pool Series Highrock Challenge
- 2017 Dragon 14.1 Tournament[7]
- 2017 CSI U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship[9]
- 2013 World Cup of Pool - with (Dennis Orcollo)[10]
- 2013 China Open 9-Ball Championship[11]
- 2013 Southern Classic 9-Ball[12]
- 2011 Manny Pacquiao 10-Ball Championship[13]
- 2011 San Miguel Beer Oktoberfest 9-Ball Open[14]
- 2011 Golden Break 9-Ball Invitational Championship[15]
- 2010 CSI U.S. Open 10-ball Championship[16]
- 2010 Hard Times 10-Ball Open[17]
- 2010 Predator International 10-Ball[18]
- 2009 Derby City Classic Ten-Ball Challenge[19]
- 2007 Turning Stone Classic[20]
- 2007 Philippine National Championship[21]
- 2006 All Japan Championship[21]
- 2005 Southeast Asian Games Eight-ball Doubles
- 2004 San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour (Manila Leg)[22][23]
- 2003 Southeast Asian Games Eight-ball Singles[24]
- 2003 Southeast Asian Games Nine-ball Doubles[24]
- 2001 Southeast Asian Games Eight-Ball Singles[25]
- 1999 Southeast Asian Games Nine-Ball Singles[25]
- 1999 Southeast Asian Games Nine-Ball Team[25]
Personal life
Corteza currently resides Astoria, New York.[26]
References
- ^ "Second time lucky for Van Corteza"[sic] 2006-11-27 at the Wayback Machine, World Pool-Billiard Association
- ^ "Player Profile: Lee Van Corteza" 2006-11-11 at the Wayback Machine, ESPNStar.com
- ^ Ted Lerner. "Next in Line". Billiards Digest. p. 2. from the original on 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ "San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour Stop" 2006-04-22 at the Wayback Machine, AZBilliards.com
- ^ "Villanueva, Corteza advance to the World Pool tourney" 2007-10-18 at the Wayback Machine, Manila Times (online edition), 2006; retrieved November 29, 2006.
- ^ "Immonen wins World 10-Ball Championship". azbilliards.com. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ a b Marianne L. Saberon-Abalayan (April 16, 2017). "Corteza stuns four-time champ Hohmann for title". SunStar DAVAO. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ Roy Luarca (October 13, 2017). "Corteza makes history". Inquirer.net. from the original on 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
- ^ Marianne L. Saberon-Abalayan (April 16, 2017). "Corteza wins big in 2017 US Open". SunStar DAVAO. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ^ "World Cup of Pool 2013". Azbilliards.com. from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- ^ "China Open Men's Div. 2013". Azbilliards.com. from the original on 2013-08-13. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "Southern Cl. 2013 9B Div". Azbilliards.com. from the original on 2013-08-13. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ "Manny Pacquiao International 10B C'ship". Azbilliards.com. from the original on 2013-09-13. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ^ "SMB Oktoberfest". Azbilliards.com. from the original on 2013-09-13. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
- ^ "Corteza wins 9 Ball Invitational Championship in Malaysia". www.cuesports.org.tw. August 21, 2011. from the original on 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
- ^ "US Open 10-Ball 2010". Azbilliards.com. from the original on 2013-08-29. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ "Hard Times 10B 2010". Azbilliards.com. from the original on 2013-09-13. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
- ^ "Predator 10B 2010 Spain". Azbilliards.com. from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
- ^ "DCC 2009 10B Challenge". Azbilliards.com. from the original on 2013-09-12. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
- ^ "Turning Stone IX". Azbilliards.com. from the original on 2013-08-28. Retrieved August 19, 2007.
- ^ a b "Lee Van Corteza". Propool.info. from the original on 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- ^ "San Miguel Tour 2004 Stop 5". Azbilliards.com. from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved May 30, 2004.
- ^ "Lee Van Corteza" 2006-10-18 at the Wayback Machine, Inside Pool magazine (online edition)
- ^ a b "Bata Leads Billiards 'Dream Team' for RP to SEA Games" 2006-09-03 at the Wayback Machine, Manila Times (online edition), 2003
- ^ a b c "Southeast Asian Games Medallists" 2006-12-11 at the Wayback Machine, Philippine Olympic Committee
- ^ "Lee Vann Corteza".