Bobby McGrath is an American professional
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player from
Washington, Illinois
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,
nicknamed "the Kid" for being one of the youngest professional pool players.
He won
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50,000 in the 2007
International Speed Pool Challenge The International Speed Pool Challenge is a pool (pocket billiards) tournament held in the United States from 2006 to 2010. It is the most notable speed pool event, as well as being the richest in prize money for that discipline. Luc Salvas won the ...
, not only beating the
UK's
Dave Pearson (a long-time top ranking speed pool pro and holder of several world records), in the final, but also knocking out defending 2006 champion
Luc Salvas
Luc Salvas (born November 21, 1962) is a Canadian professional pool player. His quick-paced speed pool play has earned him the nickname "Machine Gun".
Born in Yamaska, Quebec
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of
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, in the semi-finals.
In 2008, McGrath met Pearson again at the finals of the same tournament where he won it for the second time in a row.
Having competed professionally for several years, he was pressured to compete by his many admirers to make the SpeedPooL event a success earlier in 2007 in the amateur
VNEA Speed Pool Championship, which he won.
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People from Washington, Illinois
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