Lee Vann Corteza

Lee Vann Corteza

Lee Vann Corteza at the 2013 U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship Picture by: Christopher Reyes
Medal record
Competitor for  Philippines
Men's Nine-Ball
Southeast Asian Games
	1999 Bandar Seri Begawan	Singles
	2001 Kuala Lumpur	Singles
	2003 Ho Chi Minh City	Doubles
	2007 Nakhon Ratchasima	Singles
Men's Eight-Ball
Southeast Asian Games
	2001 Kuala Lumpur	Singles
	2003 Ho Chi Minh City	Singles
	2005 Manila	Doubles
	2005 Manila	Singles

Lee Vann Corteza (born 1 March 1979 in Davao City, Philippines) is a Filipino professional pool player.^[1] He is nicknamed "Van Van", and started playing pool in 1993.^[2] Corteza has won four Gold Medals and one Silver Medal at the Southeast Asian Games, and was the winner of the 2004 WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour tournament in the Philippines as well, beating fellow countryman Francisco Bustamante 13-11 in the final.^[3][4]

On March 31, 2007, Corteza won the Philippine National Championship by defeating Marlon Manalo with a score of 13-11

Lee Vann Corteza is currently managed by Jonathan Sy of the Negros Billiards Stable and JSY Sports.

Titles and tournament achievements

• 2013 World Cup of Pool (with Dennis Orcollo)^[5]

• 2013 China Open 9-Ball Men's Division^[6]

• 2013 Southern Classic 9-Ball Division^[7]

• 2011 Manny Pacquiao International 10-Ball Championships^[8]

• 2011 San Miguel Beer Oktoberfest 9-Ball Open^[9]

• 2011 3rd Golden Break 9-Ball Invitational Championship^[10]

• 2010 US Open Ten-Ball Championship^[11]

• 2010 Hard Times 10-Ball Open^[12]

• 2010 Predator International 10-Ball^[13]

• 2009 Derby City Classic Ten-Ball Challenge^[14]

• 2007 Turning Stone Classic IX^[15]

• 2007 Philippine National Championship^[16]
• 2006 All Japan Championship^[16]

• 2004 San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour (Manila Leg)^[17][18]

Other Achievements

• 2006 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Championship - Last 32, defeat versus David Alcaide^[19]
• 2004 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Championship - Last 64^[1]
• 2003 Southeast Asian Games - Eight-ball Singles^[20]
• 2003 Southeast Asian Games - Nine-ball Doubles^[20]
• 2003 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Championship - Last 32^[1]
• 2002 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Championship - Last 64^[1]
• 2001 Southeast Asian Games - Eight-Ball Singles^[21]
• 2001 Southeast Asian Games - Nine-Ball Singles^[21]
• 1999 Southeast Asian Games - Nine-Ball Singles^[21]

References

1. "Second time lucky for Van Corteza"^[sic], World Pool-Billiard Association
2. "Player Profile: Lee Van Corteza", ESPNStar.com
3. "San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour Stop", AZBilliards.com
4. "Villanueva, Corteza advance to the World Pool tourney", Manila Times (online edition), 2006; retrieved November 29, 2006.
5. "World Cup of Pool 2013". Azbilliards.com. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
6. "China Open Men's Div. 2013". Azbilliards.com. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
7. "Southern Cl. 2013 9B Div.". Azbilliards.com. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
8. "Manny Pacquiao International 10B C'ship". Azbilliards.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
9. "SMB Oktoberfest". Azbilliards.com. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
10. "Corteza wins 9 Ball Invitational Championship in Malaysia". http://www.cuesports.org.tw. August 21, 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
11. "US Open 10-Ball 2010". Azbilliards.com. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
12. "Hard Times 10B 2010". Azbilliards.com. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
13. "Predator 10B 2010 Spain". Azbilliards.com. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
14. "DCC 2009 10B Challenge". Azbilliards.com. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
15. "Turning Stone IX". Azbilliards.com. Retrieved August 19, 2007.
16. "Lee Van Corteza". Propool.info.
17. "San Miguel Tour 2004 Stop 5". Azbilliards.com. Retrieved May 30, 2004.
18. "Lee Van Corteza", Inside Pool magazine (online edition)
19. "Knock out stages 2006 World Pool Championship", World Pool Billiard Association, 2006
20. "Bata Leads Billiards 'Dream Team' for RP to SEA Games", Manila Times (online edition), 2003
21. "Southeast Asian Games Medallists", Philippine Olympic Committee