Jeremy Jones (born April 30, 1971, in

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) is a professional

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player. He was the 1998 US Open One Pocket champion, the 2003 US Open 9 Ball champion, and has represented Team USA in the

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on seven occasions. Jones was the runner-up at the 1999 WPA World Nine-ball Championship losing 13–8 to

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in the final.

Personal life

Jones was first introduced to the pool tables at the age of 17, while he was working as a

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delivery man in

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. He then went on to quit his delivery job and got a job at a games room, in order to be able to play pool for free. After playing pool with friends for many years, Jones began competing in amateur tournaments around the

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. In 1997, Jones won the BCA National 8-Ball Masters, finishing as runner-up the previous year. In 2008 he won the BCA 9-Ball Open.

Professional career

In 1996, he decided to go professional and toured all but 2 of the 50 states in the United States. In 1998, he won the U.S. Open One-Pocket Championship, and in 2003, he won the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship. In January 2018, Jeremy Jones was inducted into the One Pocket Hall of Fame for his Outstanding Contribution to the Legacy of One Pocket. Jones was a commentator at the Matchroom Multi Sport 2021 US Open in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He also competed in the event. Jones has been captain of Team USA for the Mosconi Cup in 2020 and 2021. He was vice captain for Team USA at the Mosconi Cup in 2019.

Career titles and achievements

* 1997 BCA National 8-Ball Masters * 1998 U.S. Open One-Pocket Championship * 1999 Camel Pro Billiards 9-Ball Open * 1999

* 2000

* 2001

* 2001 Lexington Open * 2003

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* 2003

* 2003 Texas Open * 2005

* 2007 Houston Open * 2008 BCA Open Nine-ball Championship * 2012 Space City Open One Pocket * 2018

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Hall of Fame

References

External links

History of the Mosconi Cup
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