Fransisco Bustamante (Filipina)

Date Of Birth : 
29 December 1963

Based :
Tariac, Philippines.

Hobbies :
Watching cockfights.

Cue Used :
Bear Cues.

Nickname :
Django

Favourite Player :
Buddy Hall

Highlight In The Last 12 Months: Winner (with Efren Reyes) of the 2006 World Cup of Pool, winner of the Bali Open, Indonesia, winner of Philippine 9-Ball Open.

Highlight Of Career: Winning the World Cup of Pool with Efren Reyes in 2006, US Player of the Year in 1998, winning three straight events in Japan.

Film :
On June 15, 2008, Efren Reyes, Francisco "Django" Bustamante and 2007 Women's Amway World Pool Championships finalist Rubilen "Bingkay" Amit will begin photography and had been cast to star with American Jennifer Barretta in and independent film, 9-Ball Universal Studios. This movie will be directed and produced by Main Street Production's Anthony Palma, with Ralph Clemente as executive producer.

Titles and achievements :

• 2010 World 9-Ball Championship in Doha, Qatar - Champion
• 2009 World Cup of Pool winner (with Efren Reyes)
• 2007 Pool & Billiard Magazine Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players, #7
• 2007 Hard Times Summer Jamboree winner (One-pocket Division)
• 2007 Hard Times Summer Jamboree winner (Nine-ball Division)
• 2007 US Pro Tour Champion
• 2007 Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory Bumper Pool Champion
• 2006 World Cup of Pool winner (with Efren Reyes)
• 2005 Masters Nine-ball Champion
• 2005 Joss Northeast Nine-ball Tour Finale Champion
• 2005 All-Filipino Billiards Open winner
• 2005 Weert Open Ten-ball Ring Game winner
• 2004 World Pool League Champion
• 2003 BCA Open
• 2003 ESPN International Challenge of Champions winner
• 2002 All-Japan Nine-ball Champion
• 2002 ESPN Sudden Death Seven-ball Champion
• 2002 Gabriels Las Vegas International Nine-ball Champion
• 2002 Peninsula Nine-ball Open winner
• 2002 IBC Tour Stop 2 (Munich, Germany) winner
• 2002 Motolite World Nine-ball Challenge winner
• 2002 IBC Tokyo Nine-ball International winner
• 2001 World Pool Masters winner
• 2001 Turning Stone Casino Classic II winner
• 2000 Motolite International Nine-ball Champion
• 1999 ESPN International Challenge of Champions winner
• 1999 Camel Tulsa Nine-ball Open winner
• 1998 Camel Riviera Eight-ball Open winner
• 1998 World Pool Masters winner
• 1998 Camel Tulsa Nine-ball Open winner
• 1998 Camel Columbus Ten-ball Open winner
• 1998 Sands Regency Open 28 winner
• 1997 Camel Kasson Open winner
• 1997 Camel Denver Open winner
• 1993 PBT Bicycle Club Invitational winner