SPORTS-BILLARD | Filipino players mourn death of billiards ‘godfather’ Perry Mariano

Carlo Biado and other Filipino cue artists mourned the tragic death of the billiards “godfather”, Caferno “Perry” Mariano, who was killed along with his driver in a brazen shooting in Quezon City last Tuesday, April 28.

The 42-year-old Biado expressed deep sadness over the passing of Mariano, who helped him together with other local stars when they were starting with their careers.

He also called for justice for the killing of his “Boss Perry.”

“Boss, isa ka sa dahilan kung nasan ako ngayon. Maraming salamat sa lahat lahat boss. Sa paniniwala sa kakayahan ko nung nagsismula pa lang ako. Hinding hindi kita makakalimutan boss,” Biado wrote on his social media post.

“Sobrang sakit pero tanging dasal na lang ang maii-alay ko para sa katarungan!” he added.

His fellow world champions Dennis Orcollo, Ronnie Alcano, and Johann Chua, along with Perry’s son Hadley, founder of the Sharks Billiards Association (SBA), also expressed their sorrow as they paid tribute through social media posts.

“Sobrang nakakalungkot. Malaking parte ng karera ko sa paglalaro ng bilyar mula sayo from trainings sa mga money games at tournament ko dati no’ng bata pa ako. Ikaw rin ang unang naniwala sakin na kaya kong manalo sa international tournament sa ibang bansa,” Chua wrote.

“[No’ng] 2008 pina-biyahe mo ako sa Indonesia para sa isang tournament kahit 16 years old palang ako naniwala ka sakin na kaya ko. Maraming salamat sa lahat lahat Boss Perry.”