Rodolfo Luat

In 1978, Luat represented Team Philippines in the RP-Japan Pocket Billiards Friendship Tournament, alongside Jose Parica, Efren Reyes, Jorge Dacer, and Manuel Flores.[1]

He won the Taiwan leg of the 2006 WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour beating Hsia Hui-kai, 11-7, in the finals, on his very first try on the annual circuit. He participated in the 2006 IPT North American Open held at Las Vegas, Nevada, reaching the fifth round with winnings of US$30,000. He also reached the third round of the rich 2006 IPT World Open held at Reno, Nevada, where he won US$11,100. He also finished runner-up at the 2006 Derby City Nine-ball Division (winning US$8,000), Bank Division (9th place, US$850) and One-pocket Division (18th place, US$500). Capping off the year was his quarterfinal finish at the 17th WPA World Nine-ball Championship held in Manila, Philippines, where he won US$10,000, becoming the second-best placed Filipino after eventual champion Ronato Alcano.

Very skilled players in nine-ball have the tendency to sometimes pocket four or even five balls on the break. Luat, at the 2005 APBU/JPBA Japan Open tournament held in Tokyo, sank six balls on the break,[2] two-thirds of the entire rack. (But note that Alex Pagulayan also performed a similar feat at a tournament in the US.)

Luat, 50, won the $15,000 (P727,500) top prize of the Bacolod leg, of the First Senate President Manny Villar Cup, on November 16, 2008. At the Garden Royal Function Hall of Goldenfields Commercial Complex, Luat downed Ramil Gallego, 13-10 (who earned $5,000 or P242,500).[3][4]

Luat and his wife have two children, Geraldine Luat and Richard Bryan Luat.

• WPA World Nine-ball Championship bio of Luat
• A fansite bio of Luat