Alex Pagulayan

Common card · No. 319695

Alejandro Salvador "Alex" Pagulayan (born June 25, 1978) is a Filipino and Canadian professional pool player. His nickname is "the Lion", given to him by Paul Thornley, the Canadian snooker player whom he credits as his mentor. Pagulayan was voted as one of the best pool players of all time by readers of AZBilliards.com. He is also a renowned one-pocket player. He was born in Cabagan, Isabela, Philippines and was raised in Toronto, Canada. Pagulayan represents Canada internationally. However, he competed for the Philippines from the mid-2000s to 2012, when he began representing Canada again. Pagulayan is known for his relaxed and humorous demeanor during competition, interacting with the audience and performing impressions of other players.

Read on Wikipedia · Image RailbirdJAM, Public domain