What Happened to Leandro Andam?
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He's still playing pool.. last time i saw him was in the Philippine 9-ball open which is sponsored by motollite... he lost at the round od 32 or 16...(not really sure) as far as i know, he's not joining international tounaments.. dont know the reason why
LastTwo, he's probably still playing great. Pocket billiards is extremely popular overseas in the Asian-Pacific region of the world and is continuing to rise. Several name-brand cue makers in my area are limiting their sales to countries like Japan, as an example, because the demand is so large, much different than here in the States.
If you were to mention the Philippines to Finland's Mika Immonen or Sweden's Marcus Chamat, they enjoy the pool atmosphere in the Philippines. They paint a picture of a pool player's paradise in the Philippines.
With the overwhelming recognition of pocket billiards in this area of the world, Asian tours have cropped up, some with very favorable payouts. Canadian Alex Papyluan recognized the potential to earn a living and applied for dual citizenship in the Philippines, so that he could participate and complete. Fortunately for Alex, Andam, Efren, Bustie, Luat, Ramil Galliejo, Ronnie Alcano, and other aspiring Philippino pool players, they are eligible to participate. Citizenship and/or descent is a requirement in many of the overseas tours.
In the past, many of the above-referenced Filippino players competed in big events like the recent Reno Open. I used to run into many of them on the tournament trail at regional events.
It's kind of ironic, isn't it? Production cues, many of which are manufactured overseas, are shipped to the U.S. and enjoyed by many budget conscientious pool players. Many of the States' custom-made cue sticks are being shipped overseas. These hand-crafted masterpiece cues are very much welcome to a market which is hungry for anything pool-related AND willing to pay the RIGHT price to American cue-makers. Some of them are backlogged and can't manufacture enough of them to keep up with the overseas demand.
When I first met Andam, his buddies told me his nickname was "Rattlesnake." For the life of me, I couldn't figure out why because he is so quiet, an unassuming-type fellow, with very few words. His victims, however, say that Leonardo Andam can strike on a field of green without warning like a rattlesnake. Earthquake fondly calls him "The Andam Bomb."
Picture below of Jose Parica, a friend, and Rattlesnake!
JAM
If you were to mention the Philippines to Finland's Mika Immonen or Sweden's Marcus Chamat, they enjoy the pool atmosphere in the Philippines. They paint a picture of a pool player's paradise in the Philippines.
With the overwhelming recognition of pocket billiards in this area of the world, Asian tours have cropped up, some with very favorable payouts. Canadian Alex Papyluan recognized the potential to earn a living and applied for dual citizenship in the Philippines, so that he could participate and complete. Fortunately for Alex, Andam, Efren, Bustie, Luat, Ramil Galliejo, Ronnie Alcano, and other aspiring Philippino pool players, they are eligible to participate. Citizenship and/or descent is a requirement in many of the overseas tours.
In the past, many of the above-referenced Filippino players competed in big events like the recent Reno Open. I used to run into many of them on the tournament trail at regional events.
It's kind of ironic, isn't it? Production cues, many of which are manufactured overseas, are shipped to the U.S. and enjoyed by many budget conscientious pool players. Many of the States' custom-made cue sticks are being shipped overseas. These hand-crafted masterpiece cues are very much welcome to a market which is hungry for anything pool-related AND willing to pay the RIGHT price to American cue-makers. Some of them are backlogged and can't manufacture enough of them to keep up with the overseas demand.
When I first met Andam, his buddies told me his nickname was "Rattlesnake." For the life of me, I couldn't figure out why because he is so quiet, an unassuming-type fellow, with very few words. His victims, however, say that Leonardo Andam can strike on a field of green without warning like a rattlesnake. Earthquake fondly calls him "The Andam Bomb."
Picture below of Jose Parica, a friend, and Rattlesnake!
JAM
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JAM said:
That is what I was going to say. What happened to him? He ran out. and out. and out. and out again.!
Andam was a fixture on the Camel tour, but when the Camel Tour folded (1999 is my best guess), the total prize money in men's pro pool dropped by more than 60%, and it is likely that it scared both Andam and his sharpshooting countryman Antonio Lining away from the American pool scene.
Maybe Bandido can enlighten us further on this.
Maybe Bandido can enlighten us further on this.