Alex Pagulayan

Alejandro Salvador Pagulayan, known as Alex and nicknamed the Lion, is a Filipino and Canadian professional pool player born on June 25, 1978, in Cabagan, Isabela, and raised in Toronto after emigrating at sixteen. The Canadian snooker player Paul Thornley, whom he credits as his mentor, gave him the nickname. Readers of AZBilliards.com voted him one of the best pool players of all time, and he is a renowned one-pocket player. He represents Canada internationally, though he competed for the Philippines from the mid-2000s to 2012. He is known for a relaxed, humorous demeanor in competition, interacting with the audience and performing impressions of other players.