Roland Garcia

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Roland Garcia
Born (1979-08-25) 25 August 1979 (age 44)
Sport countryFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Best finishRunner up at the 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship [1]

Roland Garcia is a professional pool player from Magalang, Philippines. [2] [3] Garcia reached the final of the 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship; but lost 5-13 to Carlo Biado. [4] [5] Garcia had also reached the quarter-final of the China Open in 2016, [5] and the last 32 of the world nine-ball championship in 2018. [5]

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