Putch Puyat

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Putch Puyat
Born
Aristeo G. Puyat
NationalityFilipino
Occupation(s)Sports executive and patron

Aristeo "Putch" G. Puyat [1] is a Filipino sports executive, businessperson, and racehorse owner who was president of the Billiard Sports Confederation of the Philippines.

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Education

Puyat attended the University of the Philippines but never obtained a degree having already financial security of his family's business. [2]

Background

Cue sports

Putch Puyat's family business, Puyat Sports was known for managing bowling centers and billiards halls in the Philippines. His grandfather Gonzalo was an assistant to a Spaniard in Intramuros. When the Spaniards left the Philippines after the Philippine Revolution, a billiards hall was given to the older Puyat. Gonzalo eventually went to manufacturing billiard tables. [2]

Putch Puyat started as a clerk in the family business, then became an assistant to his brother, Jose. The brothers later took over the company and started sponsoring players to compete internationally. They clamored for support from the Philippine government but had to deal with the stigma at the time that the discipline was associated with vices and betting. [2]

Puyat was responsible for billiards popularity in the 1990s and 2000s. He managed the careers of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante. [3] [4] Reyes was already fairly has a reputation in the United States when Puyat started supporting the player. [2]

Puyat also supported the campaign of the cue players for he 2005 SEA Games hosted in the Philippines. [5] [6]

He was elected in July 2012, as the president of the Billiard Sports Confederation of the Philippines. [7] [8] His election was disputed by his predecessor, Arturo Ilagan whose last tenure started in 2009. [9] [10] [11]

Horse racing

Puyat was chief of the Metropolitan Association of Race Horse Owners (Marho) and also owns horses which take part in races. [1] [12] [13] He was inducted the Philippine Racing Commission's Hall of Fame in 2023. [14]

Personal life

Puyat plays billiards leisurely. [15] His daughter Wendy is a fashion designer. [16]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ubos sila kay Forest Cover". Balita (in Filipino). October 16, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Putch Puyat: The godfather of Philippine billiards". GMA News. February 3, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ Naredo, Camille (September 22, 2021). "Filipino cue artists need sponsors, says US Open champ Biado". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ Terrado, Reuben (September 27, 2021). "BSCP hopes Biado win a step to erasing billiards tag as 'kanto' sport". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Puyat blasts Raya on players' boycott". The Philippine Star. February 9, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  6. ↑ Reyes, Marc Anthony (January 19, 2005). "P150M for RP'S SEAG athletes". Philippine Daily Inquirer. pp. A21 –A22. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ Cordero, Abac (July 16, 2012). "Puyat elected new billiards president". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ Navarro, June (July 15, 2012). "Puyat replaces Ilagan as billiards president". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  9. ↑ Yocogan-Diano, Vernie (January 8, 2013). "NSA drops Philippine's top billiard players". SunStar. SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  10. ↑ Cordero, Abac (July 17, 2012). "Trouble brewing in billiards - again". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  11. ↑ Cordero, Abac (July 19, 2012). "Ilagan still billiards president - POC". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Marho unveils Founders' Cup stakes race at Sta. Ana". Manila Standard. January 24, 2002. p. A11. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Puyat nangunguna sa mga horse owners". The Philippine Star. February 19, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Horseracing's cream of crop inducted to Hall of Fame". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  15. ↑ Sibucao, Bernice (January 22, 2014). "Inside the home of Putch Puyat". GMA News. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  16. ↑ Siazon, Rachelle (March 14, 2016). "Owen Wilson spotted with Filipina fashion designer Wendy Puyat". PEP.ph. Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
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