Gomez first played pool at 9 years of age. As a passionate admirer of
Efren Reyes, he would often record on tape televised matches of the world champion. Although he had aspirations of competing in professional tournaments, Gomez decided to find other careers in college.[1]
He spent college at
Western Mindanao State University and initially try to find a course in architecture. But because broadcasting and political science were the only available, Gomez settled for broadcasting. Through this, he became and served as a reporter for
ABS-CBN for a couple of years.[1]
Gomez then returned to pool and began playing professionally.[1]
2007 World Nine-ball Championship
Gomez reached the finals of the
2007 WPA World Nine-ball Championship where he took on
Daryl Peach of Great Britain.[2] Despite the match being even, Peach won the match 17–15.[3] Though beaten, Gomez became the first qualifier to reach finals of the tournament.[4]
2010 World Cup of Pool
Roberto Gomez and
Dennis Orcollo represented Team Philippines in the 2010 World Cup of Pool and played their way to the finals. There, they met Team China formed by
Fu Jian-bo and
Li He-wen, who won the 2007 edition of the event. In a rather lopsided final, the Chinese team led 9–1 in the race-to-10 match. Though Gomez and Orcollo would win the next four racks to make it 9–5, Team China got another opportunity to take 15th rack and win the event for the second time.[5]