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SPORTS BANTER | Hadley Mariano, founder ng top billiards league sa Pilipinas na Sharks Billiards Association  For more news, visit:  ►https://www.ptvnews.ph/  Subscribe to our DailyMotion Channel: ►http://www.dailymotion.com/peoples-television-incorporated  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ►http://www.youtube.com/ptvphilippines  Like our Facebook pages: ►PTV: http://facebook.com/PTVph  ►Rise and Shine Pilipinas: https://www.facebook.com/riseandshinepilipinas  Follow us on Twitter:  ►http://twitter.com/PTVph  Follow us on Instagram: ►https://www.instagram.com/ptvph  Watch our livestream on:  ►http://ptvnews.ph/livestream/ ►https://www.dailymotion.com/PTVPhilippines  Watch our News Programs, every Mondays to Fridays  Rise and Shine Pilipinas - 6:00 - 7:00 am | 7:30 - 8:00 am Balitang Pambansa - 7:00 - 7:30 am | 12:00 - 12:30 pm | 6:00 - 6:30pm | 9:30 - 10:00 pm PTV Sports - 8:00 - 9:00 am Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon - 12:30 - 1:00 pm Sentro Balita - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Ulat Bayan - 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm PTV News Tonight -  10:00 pm - 10:30 pm  Saturday & Sunday: ►Sentro Balita Weekend - 1:30 - 2:00 pm ►Ulat Bayan Weekend - 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm

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00:00Sir Hattie

00:30So, let's just recap regarding the inaugural season of the Philippine Open 2025

00:39It exceeded our expectations. So, a lot of Somali did in the Philippine Open

00:45But sadly, I was expecting it to be...

00:49We were expecting 128, but Somali was around 200

00:54But sadly, there are still not going to go to the provinces

01:01Because there are no money to go and get expenses here

01:06So, there are still a lot of players who are not going to go to the Philippines

01:10So, the next Philippine Open, I hope we will bring it closer to the province

01:16So, at least they are going to go to those who are not going to go to the province

01:20I think Sir Hattie, that's a very good idea

01:21That you are going to go to the province

01:24But the reception was very good

01:26From 128, expecting participants, 200

01:30That's a lot of people there

01:32How about in preparation or timeline for the SBA Season 2?

01:37For Season 2, we would want to start first with the draft pick

01:41So, let's make the players and teams

01:46And we can start marketing towards Season 2

01:48Season 2, we are targeting to start maybe around September

01:52For the draft pick, we were planning to do it early June or mid-June

01:58So, that's right, we will get the players and teams

02:02And I know that the team owners have chosen players from the Philippine Open

02:07So, Sir Hattie, since you managed the top billiard league in the Philippines

02:11Just the SBA, what do you think about the billiards in the Philippines

02:16Ever since you started this SBA?

02:18Maybe there was an increase of interest in the sport

02:23But I think it's not enough

02:24It's not enough

02:25Because you can see if a sport is thriving or big

02:31If you look at the athletes

02:33If the athletes' lives are good

02:36It means the sport is becoming bigger

02:39But as of now, yes, there are some players

02:43But there are just a few of them

02:46So, we would want to increase that number

02:48So, we would like to increase that number

02:49So, it would be good and successful all of the athletes of the billiards

02:54Sir Hadley, partner, I was talking about this

02:56Because I featured him in our segment of Live Better

02:59But in order to give them a hint

03:01Why are the billiards?

03:03Why, with all the sports available in the Philippines

03:06Why do we support the billiards?

03:08I grew up with the sport

03:11My dad was the manager of the players before

03:14He was trained or trained by Carlo Biado

03:19Yohan Chua when they were young

03:22That's just to name a few

03:25So, I was just a kid

03:26I met with the top pro players in the Philippines

03:30So, the sport stuck to me

03:34I liked it

03:36That's why I wanted to use billiards in the sport

03:39Sir Hadley, aside from that you always want the sport

03:40You always want the sport

03:41You always want the sport

03:42You always want the sport

03:43You always want the sport

03:44But what's that one thing in the sport of billiards?

03:45Why do you want it?

03:46And if you have one thing that you have learned

03:49From the people that you have learned

03:51From the billiards community

03:52And, Sir, personally

03:53What's your learned

03:54As you manage the billiards?

03:57For me

03:59Because I have ADHD

04:02I was diagnosed with ADHD

04:04And the sport helps me focus

04:06Because you have one thing in the table

04:10It's a sport that requires a lot of focus

04:14Because you need the body

04:15Right?

04:16Right?

04:17Right?

04:18Right?

04:19So, I think that's what I learned

04:22Or one of the things that helped me

04:27Because the billiards is one of the things that helped me

04:30To maintain the focus

04:32Regarding naman sa mga taong nakilala ko

04:36O na pasalimu ko sa billiards

04:39Iba-iba eh

04:41Iba-iba

04:42And mostly

04:43The sport is a

04:44It's not a rich sport

04:46Most nang nakasama ko dyan

04:48Were not as well off as me

04:51So,

04:52Siguro it grounded me

04:54Nakita ko kung ano yung sitwasyon talaga

04:57Na hindi pala lahat ng tao patulad ko

04:59So,

05:00At an early age

05:01Na-realize ko yun

05:02So, I think

05:04Nakatulong yun sa akin

05:06Yung pagiging grounded

05:08Kung tinitin na natin si Sir Hadley

05:10Hindi mo akalain na meron siyang ADHD before

05:14Hyperactive

05:15Talaga,

05:16Tinipigilan ko kaya sa hindi mo ngayon

05:18But really, yung mga taong may ADHD

05:20Is unable to focus

05:22Pero tapaka focus naman

05:24Talaga ba?

05:25Pero eto nga eh

05:26Na-mention nyo kanina

05:27Na growing up

05:29Na-witness nyo si Lafarlo Biado

05:31And sila Yohan Chua

05:33How proud are you of them right now?

05:36Na talagang dinodominate nila

05:37And they're performing very well in the world stage

05:42Siyempre, very proud ako sa kanila

05:44Kasi nung nakasama ko sila before

05:46Nang titraining sila

05:48Hindi pa sila ganun kagagalig

05:50Ngayon, nandiyan na sila, top players na sila

05:51Some of the players na tinrain nga ni Dad

05:55Example is si Dennis Urpulio

05:57Na induct siya sa Hall of Fame ng Billiards

06:01So, siyempre, very proud ako na nakasama ko sila nung bata ako

06:05May konting regret lang

06:07Kasi siyempre, bata ako nung kasama ko sila

06:10Hindi ko sila, kumbaga

06:12I took, yung samahan namin, I took it for granted

06:15Na mag-galing pala tong kasama ko

06:17Sana nagpursige pa ako maglaro

06:18Sige pa ako maglaro

06:19Pero kasi nung time na yun, I felt it was normal for me

06:23Part or part nase-feel ko may frustration

06:26Si Haddie

06:28Meron ba?

06:30Like you were already in that community

06:32Nandun ka na sa komunidad na doon

06:34Nandun ka na sa environment na yun

06:36Have you ever regretted na hindi ka nag-pursue

06:39ng Billiards professionally?

06:41May regret din siya

06:43Kasi sana, ako sana yung binadadala doon

06:45Pero at the same time, may sariling path na rin ako na pinatahak na yun

06:51So, I think okay na rin

06:54Okay na rin siya

06:56Ito naman, Sir Haddie, outside naman dun sa SBA mo

06:59Pwede ba namin malaman?

07:01Ano ba yung day-to-day routine nito ni Sir Haddie outside ng SBA?

07:05Ano ba ang pinagkakabalaan po ninyo?

07:07Wala masyado

07:09Kasi SBA is a start-up e

07:13So, it requires a lot of attention

07:16So, siguro 90% ng oras ko dun talaga napupunta

07:20Outside, siguro yung pagtulog, pagligo

07:25Hindi pwede mawala yun

07:26Pwede mawala yun

07:28Other hobbies

07:30Hobbies

07:32Siguro ano, I take time to walk

07:34Pagka ano, I make sure sa isang araw nakakapaglakad ako at this one hour and a

07:39Pero, Sir Haddie, say for example, wala tong SBA, walang hindi ka inclined dun sa Billiards na community

07:46Tingin mo ano yung pagkakabalaan mo ngayon?

07:49Nahihirap na tanong yan

07:51Siguro, construction

07:55Kasi college ko ay graduated na architecture

07:59I practiced 2 years

08:02Siguro, kung hindi Billiards, siguro, pinuloy-tuloy ko yung architecture

08:08So basically, si Haddie, hindi ka na immersed sa architecture?

08:14Misayan, of course niya yun

08:17I was immersed in it for 2 years

08:19After that, I started the business, may construction ako before

08:23But the pandemic hit

08:25So, nung nag-pandemic, nawala lahat

08:28Kasi hindi naman natin expect na tatagal ng years yung pandemic

08:33So, pero

08:36Doon din ako na balik sa Billiards in 2020

08:40So, I think it was a blessing in disguise na rin

08:44Ito, Sir Haddie, since na-manage mo na yung SBA

08:47Nakita mo na yung growth

08:49Yung event mo na SBA

08:51Tapos ngayon palating na sa mga

08:53Pinang mga plano ka pang palakiin nito

08:55Pero ikaw, personally ba, Sir Haddie, ano yung tingin mong kinakailangan ng Billiards community

09:00Para mas maging mainstream sport pa siya?

09:02Like basketball or volleyball, mas maraming nanood, mas maraming tumakilik ng sport natin ito

09:07I think, siguro, we need to innovate pa yung sport

09:13Kasi to be honest, although I'm a fan of Billiards

09:16A lot of my friends, if not most of them

09:21Hindi nila na-enjoy yung sport, nakakatulad ko

09:24So, ang laging common nila, it's boring at saka parang very dragging siya kasi ito naman

09:32So, yun nga, with SBA, we introduced yung sharking element ng sport

09:38So, I think with these innovations, we try to make the sport more exciting for the fans, more engaging

09:44So, I think innovation talaga, yung pinakakailangan for the sport to become mainstream

09:52I remember with one of our interviews, ano nag one-on-one tayo

09:57Sabi ni Haddie, he wants to make Billiards the NBA

10:00And yung feel niya, yung parang football, yung crowd, yung reception ng crowd

10:05Intense crowd

10:07Yes, intense crowd

10:08So, so far, with the first season of SBA, nagkaroon tayo ng Philippine Open

10:12But entering na ito sa season 2

10:15Do you feel like, naka-capture natin yung ganong atmosphere?

10:19I think so, especially when you watch live, very intense na siya

10:23It's far from what we're used to watching, yung typical billiard tournament

10:30So, I think we were successful nung season 1

10:34To prove na billiards can be an exciting sport

10:38And an engaging sport for audiences

10:41Ito yung teammate, Miguel, yung very interesting talaga na Sharks Billiard Association

10:44Is yung sharking talaga, yung crowd is involved dun sa mismong game

10:47Karo yung reception, musta naman po yung reception sa pang na billiard community?

10:53Yung pinausop po natin sa SBA na sharking?

10:55Kamusta po yung reaction po nila?

10:56Sorry, billiard community naman, we have what we call yung purists naman

11:00So, syempre, sila yung traditional na kailangan tahimik yan, kailangan ganito

11:05May negative comments din sila, kasi nga, bago eh

11:09But I expect it, I expected that

11:12Kasi if you're trying to change something

11:13You expect na mayroong resistance kahit pa paano

11:17So, I think, eventually, I hope matanggap nila yung ginagawa

11:23Kasi marami na rin nanonood ng SBA na hindi dati nanonood ng Milliards

11:28So, maybe we can grow the sport more

11:31Napaka-interesting and rich ng life story ni Hadley

11:35Pero, with that, ano yung gusto mong maalala ng mga tao sa kwento ng buhay mo?

11:39Siguro, not really so much sa akin

11:45Siguro ang pinaka gusto kong maalala nila is yung SBA talaga

11:50Kasi yun yung legacy yun yung pinaka

11:53Parang, it's like saying, yung founder ng NBA, hindi naman natin kilala

11:58But the league itself, nandiyan pa rin siya after so many years

12:05So, I would rather yung tao maalala yung SBA rather than me personally

12:11Oh, I can see why

12:14Ang gusto ni Hadley is, maalala sa kanya ng mga tao is SBA

12:19After all, siya yung visionary behind this SBA

12:22Kung baka siya yung nagpauso, that's a baby

12:25Ito, huli na lang sa amin, Sir Hadley, mensahe sa lahat ng mga bubo

12:28Kung bubo siyempre sa SBA sa lahat ng mga tumatangkilik

12:31And siyempre, invite all of them na panoorin ang SBA

12:34Patuloy pa rin suportaan ang inyong SBA

12:37So, para sa mga Billiard fans dyan

12:40Subukan nyo itong produkto namin, panoorin natin

12:44Free entrance naman kami, anyone can watch SBA

12:48Gusto ko panoorin yung live

12:51Para ma-experience nyo yung sharking, yung audience engagement

12:54Also, we are launching yung SEL Season 2

12:58It is the Sharks Executive League for Amateurs Working Professionals

13:03So, if you want to experience yung sharking, yung SBA format first hand

13:09While you're televised, you can join the SEL

13:13Just check our page, our FE page

13:16And you can join, you can register

13:19Ayan, maraming salamat, Sir Hadley

13:21Maraming salamat, and thank you again

13:25Nakasama namin kayo this morning

13:27Thank you

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