Billy Syahputra Challenges Baim Wong, Ready to Become the Celebrity Billiards King

Kapanlagi.com - The prestigious billiards tournament, Carabao International Open X WNT, is set to bring together a lineup of local celebrities who enjoy playing billiards. One of the most attention-grabbing names is Billy Syahputra.

Known as a vocal and confident figure, the younger brother of the late Olga Syahputra is not shy to throw open challenges to his rivals, including actor Baim Wong, who has just decided to dive into the green table.

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1. The Challenge of Baim Wong

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Baim Wong's participation in this event was indeed a surprise. However, for Billy, Baim's presence actually ignited his competitive spirit. With his characteristic playful style, Billy launched a humorous psywar that drew laughter from the attendees at the press conference held in the PIK 2 area, Tangerang, on Tuesday (3/2/2026).

"Baim Wong is coming down from the mountain! If Baim Wong meets me here, at the billiard table like this," said Billy Syahputra while demonstrating a gesture of surrender, as if Baim would be powerless in front of him.

2. Delon Thamrin Responds to Billy

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Delon Thamrin, who was on site, quickly chimed in on Billy's joke casually. "Sorry Baim Wong, (Billy Syahputra) is indeed like that," replied Delon, which was met with laughter from other artist colleagues.

3. Other Celebrities Participating

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Even so, Billy seems to have to be extra cautious. Ady Sky revealed that the competition this time will not be easy because many new names are ready to put up a fierce fight. Besides Baim Wong, there are also Indra Brasco, DJ Panda, and Pasha Ungu's son, Kiesha Alvaro, who are ready to showcase their talents.

4. Billy Syahputra's Ambitions and Promises

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Billy's ambition is serious; he aims to defeat Denny Caknan, who previously succeeded in becoming the champion. So confident is he that Billy even made a fantastic vow if he manages to secure the top position.

"Maybe I’ll give my media friends 10 million, right? No, no, I mean if I come in 1st or 2nd, 10 million for the journalists, okay friends? Let’s make it 15 million, 15 million," promised Billy in front of the media crew.

5. Preparation of Billy Syahputra

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Billy claims to have made crazy preparations for this tournament. He admits he is willing to sacrifice his work time to practice billiards for a full 24 hours.

"At home, I practice from 1 AM to 1 AM, 24 hours I practice. I don’t work. I really want to join this event," he joked.

6. Vision of Hendra Carabao

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Behind the rivalry among artists, they agree that the toughest opponent is actually Hendra Carabao, the initiator of the event. Ady Sky even refers to Hendra as the most difficult person to beat due to his above-average abilities.

Hendra Carabao himself has a grand vision to advance billiards sports among celebrities. He plans to create a more structured and regular league format. "We will even create a team format, between singers and actors. Because we will hold this every year and also every month we will have a mini tournament for Indonesian Celebrity Billiards," Hendra explained.

7. Billy's Appreciation for Hendra Carabao

Billy Syahputra also did not forget to give his highest appreciation to Hendra Carabao. He believes that Hendra has succeeded in uniting various professional circles through billiard sports.

"Thanks to him, friends from the celebrity world, from the police, from the military, from all kinds of professions... we can finally unite here because of this one person, Hendra Carabao," Billy sincerely praised.

(kpl/aal/pit)