Alexander Kazakis (Born July 16, 1991) is a

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professional

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player. Kazakis is a former European

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champion, and regular 9-ball player. In 2018, he was the number one ranked player by the

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Career

In 2016, Kazakis won the

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, without losing a game. Kazakis reached the semi-final of the

2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship The 2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a Nine-ball, 9-Ball pool (billiards), pool world Championships. The event took place between December 10 to 20, 2018 in the Mohammed Bin Hamad AlHitmi Indoor Hall, al-Attiya Sports Arena of the Moham ...

; before losing to eventual winner

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on a final frame decider. Kazakis won the 2018 Austria Open event on the

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, defeating

Denis Grabe Denis Grabe (born February 22, 1990, in Tallinn, Estonia), is an Estonian professional pool player. Grabe reached the quarter-final of the 2016 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, before losing to Cheng Yu-hsuan 11–3. Grabe won two consecutive ' ...

in the final 9–6. Kazakis finished in second place of the 2019 World Pool Masters Tournament, losing to

David Alcaide David Alcaide Bermúdez (born 14 December 1978) is a Spanish pool player. He is a two-time winner of the World Pool Masters, winning the 2017 event, defeating Jayson Shaw 8–7 in the final, and again in 2019 defeating Alexander Kazakis 9� ...

in the final 9–8 having led 5-0 and 8–5. Kazakis won the 2021

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, beating

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in the final 9–0. This is the first occasion a player has made a "clean sweep" of the final.

Titles

* 2022 Pro Billiard Series Wisconsin Open * 2021

* 2018

Pongau Open * 2016

* 2015

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10-Ball

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