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Nick Van Den Berg
Nick van den Berg (born 24 May 1980) is a Dutch professional pool player. He was the runner up at the 2005 WPA World Eight-ball Championship, where he lost to Wu Chia-ching 11–5 in the final. He is a multiple time winner of events on the Euro Tour, winning 10 tournaments between 2002 and 2017, the fourth highest in the history of the tour. A six-time winner of the European Pool Championships, Van den Berg has represented Europe at the Mosconi Cup on eight occasions, winning the event on six occasions as well as tying the event in 2006. Career Van den Berg's best performance in a world championship was in 2005, where he reached the final of the WPA World Eight-ball Championship. At the event, he defeated Christian Reimering 10–4, Naif Aljaweni 10–4 and Francisco Bustamante 10–8 on route to a final against Wu Chia-ching. Chia-ching would win the final 11–5, who won both the nine-ball and eight-ball world championships in the same season. Van den Berg has won ten eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the City Region of Amsterdam, urban area and 2,480,394 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its large number of canals, now designated a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River that was dammed to control flooding; the city's name derives from the Amstel dam. Originally a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Gray (pool Player)
Mark Gray (born 16 August 1973) is an English professional Pool (cue sports), pool player and former professional snooker player. Snooker career Born in 1973, Gray turned professional in 1992. He made little progress in any tournament until the 1997/1998 season, when he reached the last 64 at the German Open - losing 1–5 to Karl Broughton - the last 48 at the Thailand Masters, where Chris Small whitewashed him 5–0, and later made his first appearance in the last 32 at a ranking event, in the 1998 British Open. There, he defeated Jimmy Michie 5–3 and Jimmy White 5–4, but lost 3–5 to Dominic Dale. The following season saw Gray repeat his feat at the British Open, beating Bjorn Haneveer 5–2, Paul Wykes 5–4 and Jamie Burnett 5–3, having trailed Burnett 1–3. He was again eliminated at the last 32 stage, this time 4–5 by Peter Ebdon. Gray's ranking improved to a career-best 79th for the 1999/2000 season, but his form declined thereafter. In the 2000 UK Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Mosconi Cup
The 2003 Mosconi Cup, the 10th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 18–21 December 2003 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the first time, that the competition was held outside England and that there were non-playing captains. Team USA won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team Europe 11–9. __TOC__ Teams * 1 Born outside the United States. Results Thursday, 18 December Friday, 19 December Saturday, 20 December Sunday, 21 December References External links Official homepage {{DEFAULTSORT:Mosconi Cup 2003 2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ... 2003 in cue sports 2003 in sports in Nevada Sports competitions in Las Vegas 2003 in American sports Decemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Davis
Steve Davis (born 22 August 1957) is an English retired professional snooker player who is currently a Sports commentator, commentator, musician, DJ, and author. He is best known for dominating professional snooker during the 1980s, when he reached eight World Snooker Championship finals in nine years, won six world titles, and held the List of world number one snooker players, world number one ranking for seven consecutive seasons. He was runner-up to Dennis Taylor in one of snooker's most famous matches, the 1985 World Snooker Championship final, 1985 world final, whose dramatic black-ball conclusion attracted 18.5 million viewers, setting UK records for any broadcast after midnight and any broadcast on BBC Two that stand to this day. In addition to his six world titles, Davis won the UK Championship six times and the Masters (snooker), Masters three times for a total of 15 Triple Crown (snooker), Triple Crown titles, placing him third on the all-time list behind Ronnie O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyler Woodward
Skyler Woodward (born May 7, 1993) is an American professional pool player. At the 2017 World Cup of Pool, he was the runner up, alongside Shane Van Boening. Woodward has represented the United States each year in the Mosconi Cup since the 2015 Mosconi Cup. At the 2018 and 2019 events Woodward was voted the Most Valuable Player. His entrance walk-on music is "Rock and Roll" by Led Zeppelin. Career titles & Achievements * 2022 Racks on the Rocks 9-Ball * 2022 Buffalo's Pro Classic 9-Ball * 2022 Southeastern Triple Crown Bank Pool * 2021 Action Palace Open 8-Ball * 2020 Music City Classic 9-Ball * 2019 Mosconi Cup (MVP) * 2019 Mosconi Cup * 2019 ABN Dream Challenge Team USA vs. Russia * 2019 Texas Open 9-Ball Championship * 2019 CSI U.S. Open 8-Ball Championship * 2019 Derby City Classic Master of the Table * 2019 Derby City Classic 9-Ball * 2019 Derby City Classic Bank Pool Ring Game * 2018 Mosconi Cup (MVP) * 2018 Mosconi Cup * 2018 ABN Dream Challenge Team USA vs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Mosconi Cup
The 1995 Interplay Mosconi Cup, the second edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 7–10 December 1995 at the Festival Hall in Basildon, England. Team Europe won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team USA 16–15. Teams Results Thursday, 7 December Session 1 Session 2 Friday, 8 December Session 3 Session 4 Saturday, 9 December Session 5 Session 6 Sunday, 10 December Session 7 Session 8 References External links Official homepage {{DEFAULTSORT:Mosconi Cup 1995 1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ... 1995 in cue sports 1995 in English sport 1995 Mosconi Cup December 1995 sports events in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Mosconi Cup
The 2002 Ladbrokes.com Mosconi Cup, the ninth edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 19–22 December 2002 at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, England. Team Europe won the Mosconi Cup for the first time since 1995 by defeating Team USA 12–9. Teams * 1 Born outside the United States. Results Thursday, 19 December Session 1 Friday, 20 December Session 2 Session 3 Saturday, 21 December Session 4 Session 5 Sunday, 22 December Session 6 Session 7 References External links Official homepage {{DEFAULTSORT:Mosconi Cup 2002 2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ... 2002 in cue sports 2002 sports events in London Sport in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Appleton
Darren Appleton (born 8 February 1976) is an English pool player, best known for playing Eight-ball, Nine-ball and Ten-ball pool."Dynamite Blasts World 10-Ball Championship" . insidepoolmag.com (October 2008) Appleton won the 2008 WPA World Ten-ball Championship (the inaugural 10-ball world championship) against , of China, a former world champion in both nine-ball and eight-ball. Appleton is also a world champion in |
Karl Boyes (pool Player)
Karl Boyes (born 4 November 1982) is an English professional pool player. He won the 2010 world 8-ball championships. In the final, Boyes had the much better start and led Niels Feijen 4-0 and 11–5, before his opponent started a catch-up and levelled at 12-12. Boyes won the final rack, winning 13–12. Boyes has been a part of four Mosconi Cup teams, competing for Europe in 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2015. In all of these seasons, Europe would defeat the USA. Personal life Boyes was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire. He began playing pool, mainly English 8-ball, as a teenager in pubs in Manchester. In November 2020, Boyes started a self-named YouTube channel. On the channel, he uploads pool tutorial videos as well as lessons and tips. Career achievements * 2015 Mosconi Cup * 2014 World Cup of Pool - with (Darren Appleton) * 2014 Mosconi Cup * 2013 Southern Classic Bigfoot 10-Ball Challenge * 2010 Mosconi Cup * 2012 Guinness Speed Pool Championship * 2010 WPA World Eight-ball Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Van Corteza
Lee Vann Corteza, also spelled Lee Van Corteza, (born 1 March 1979 in Davao City, Philippines) is a Filipino professional pool player.''[sic]''">"Second time lucky for Van Corteza"''[sic]'' , He is nicknamed "Van Van", and started playing pool in 1993."Player Profile: Lee Van Corteza" , ''ESPNStar.com'' Early life Corteza is the oldest of five brothers. His parents n ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Orcollo
Dennis Orcollo (born January 28, 1979), is a Filipino professional pool player, nicknamed " RoboCop" and has been called "The Money-Game King" throughout the Philippines and the United States. Early life Orcollo is the second of four brothers. His father was killed in a boating accident caused by a windstorm when he was young. He started practicing pool at 8 years of age through his grandfather's table. Because of financial problems, he gave up school at third grade, and focused on his sport. Career Orcollo began competing outside the Philippines in 2002. That year, he competed in the WPA World Nine-ball Championship where he finished 17th place. In 2006, Orcollo began his campaign in the U.S. There he won a number of tournaments, including the Reno Open, the Hard Times Nine-ball Tournament and two events. Because his compatriots had entered a less prestigious event in Asia, Orcollo was the only player from the Philippines to compete in the inaugural World Straight Pool Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 World Cup Of Pool
The 2013 World Cup of Pool was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held at the York Hall, London from 17 to 22 September 2013. The event was won by the Phillipene team of Lee Vann Corteza and Dennis Orcollo. Prize fund * First place (per pair): $60,000 * Second place (per pair): $30,000 * Semi-finalists (per pair): $16,000 * Quarter-finalists (per pair): $10,000 * Last 16 losers (per pair): $5,000 * Last 32 losers (per pair): $3,000 Teams *Seeded teams: *# (Mika Immonen and Petri Makkonen) *# A (Darren Appleton and Karl Boyes) *# ( Li Hewen and Liu Haitao) *# (Shane Van Boening and Johnny Archer) *# (Niels Feijen and Nick van den Berg) *# (Lee Vann Corteza and Dennis Orcollo) *# (Chang Jung-lin and Ko Pin-yi) *# B (Daryl Peach and Chris Melling) *# ( Dominic Jentsch and Ralf Souquet) *# (Nikos Ekonomopoulos and Alexander Kazakis) *# (Radosław Babica and Tomasz Kapłan) *# (Alex Pagulayan and John Morra) *# (Naoyuki Ōi and Lo Li-wen) *# (Konstantin Stepanov and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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