Chezka Centeno
Chezka Centeno (born June 30, 1999)[1] is a Filipina billiards player from Zamboanga City.[2]
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Born | Zamboanga City, Philippines | June 30, 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Chezka was born to Fausto Albert and Josephine Centeno and is the sixth of seven children. She started playing billiards at five years old and her potential was discovered at age eight when she played in local tournaments in the family's hometown. At the age of 11, she entered the Philippine National Games and finished third. When she was 12, she was invited to the Kremlin Cup in Russia and finished in the top 32. After being recruited into the national team, Chezka participated at the 2014 Asian Junior Championship and won 1st place under the girls' single category.[2][3]
She later won the nine-ball women's single at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, facing her idol and fellow Filipina, Rubilen Amit in the final.[2][4]
In 2016, Centeno participated in the Chinese Eight-Ball World Championship in China, together with Rubilen Amit and Iris Ranola.
Titles
- 2015 WPA World Nine-ball Junior championship
- 2015 Southeast Asian Games Nine-ball Singles
- 2016 WPA Amway Cup 9-Ball World Open
- 2016 Chinook Winds Open 10-Ball Women's Division
- 2017 Southeast Asian Games Nine-ball Singles
- 2018 The Perfect Storm Open Women's Division
- 2019 Southeast Asian Games Nine-ball Doubles
- 2019 Southeast Asian Games Ten-ball Singles
- 2022 APF Asian Women's 9-Ball Open
References

- "(Billiards and Snooker) Biography Overview: CENTENO Chezka". 28th SEA Games 2015.
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(help) - Padilla, Jaime (June 9, 2015). "Chezka Centeno: The 15 year old Cueist Sensation". 28th SEA Games Singapore 2015. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- "2014 APBU Junior Championship-Girl's Single" (PDF). Asian Pocket Billiard Union. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- Joble, Rey (June 9, 2015). "SEAG: Pinay teenager Chezka Centeno beats out veteran Rubilen Amit for billiards gold". InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2015.