 Bustamante at an event, ca. 2007 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | December 29, 1963 Tarlac, Philippines | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport country |  Philippines | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Django" | ||||||||||||||
| Professional | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Pool games | Nine-ball, Ten-ball, One Pocket, Banks | ||||||||||||||
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| World Champion | Nine-ball (2010) | ||||||||||||||
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Francisco Bustamante (born December 29, 1963) is a Filipino professional pool player from Tarlac, Central Luzon and the 2010 World Nine-ball Champion,[1] nicknamed "Django", after the lead character of the 1966 film of the same name,[2] and sometimes also called "Bustie", especially in the United States. Bustamante has won over 70 international titles and is considered one of the greatest pool players of all time.[3][4][5]
- ^ "Bustamante is new king of World 9-Ball Pool – Sports – GMANews.TV – Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs – Latest Philippine News". Archived from the original on July 8, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
- ^ 2002 AZBilliards Player of the Year Archived June 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine interview with Bustamante
- ^ Atonibai (March 13, 2022). "Top 10 Filipino Pool Players of All Time – [Updated]". Atonibai. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "The Best Pool Players Of All Time". Ranker. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "Greatest Players of All Time". Billiards and Pool Principles, Techniques, Resources. Retrieved August 30, 2023.