James Rempe (born November 4, 1947, in
Scranton
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,
Pennsylvania
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,
US)
is an American professional
pocket billiards
Pool is a classification of cue sports played on a table with six pockets along the , into which balls are deposited. "Pool billiards" is sometimes hyphenated and/or spelled with a singular "billiard". The WPA itself uses "pool-billiard" in ...
(pool) player, and was inducted into the
Billiard Congress of America
The Billiard Congress of America (BCA) is the governing body for cue sports in the United States and Canada, and the regional member organization of the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA).` Puerto Rico, though a US territory, and Mexico, though ...
's
Hall of Fame in 2002.
Career
Rempe began playing pool at the age of 6. he turned pro at the age of 22, winning over 100 tournaments in various pool disciplines. A winner of pocket billiard championship's, in
Nine-ball,
Eight-ball and
Straight Pool. He is also the winner of the
World Pool League in 1998 & 1999 and the
Steve Mizerak Senior Tour.
He accumulated many international tournament wins in the 1970s in Nine-ball and Straight Pool, thus acquiring the nickname "King James".
In 1979, Rempe went to Australia where he defeated
World Snooker Championship
The World Snooker Championship is the longest-running and most prestigious tournament in professional snooker. It is also the wealthiest, with total prize money in 2022 of £2,395,000, including £500,000 for the winner. First held in 1927, it ...
finalist
Eddie Charlton
Edward Francis Charlton, (31 October 1929 – 8 November 2004) was an Australian professional snooker and English billiards player. He remains the only player to have been world championship runner-up in both snooker and billiards without winn ...
in a series of
Nine-ball,
Rotation, and
Straight Pool.
In 1980, Rempe went to New Zealand where he defeated
World Snooker Championship
The World Snooker Championship is the longest-running and most prestigious tournament in professional snooker. It is also the wealthiest, with total prize money in 2022 of £2,395,000, including £500,000 for the winner. First held in 1927, it ...
finalist
Rex Williams
Desmond Rex Williams (born 20 July 1933) is a retired English professional snooker and billiards player. He was the second player to make an official maximum break, achieving this in an exhibition match in December 1965. Williams won the Wo ...
in a series of
Snooker,
English billiards
English billiards, called simply billiards in the United Kingdom and in many former British colonies, is a cue sport that combines the aspects of carom billiards and pool. Two (one white and one yellow) and a red are used. Each player or team ...
Nine-ball and
Rotation.
He represented the USA three times at the
Mosconi Cup
The Mosconi Cup is an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested since 1994 between teams representing Europe and the United States. Named after American pool player Willie Mosconi, the event is comparable to the Ryder Cup in golf and the Weber ...
, most recently in 1999.
In December 2005, Rempe participated in the
International Pool Tour IPT King of the Hill Shootout, an invitational event consisting of thirteen BCA Hall of Famers and thirty other accomplished players, in
Orlando, Florida. competed in this historic tournament which was televised on the
Versus network.
Snooker
In 1985 Rempe turned professional and from 1985 to 1991 Rempe took part in professional snooker events. He achieved his best result when he reached the round of 64 during the
1987 World Snooker Championship
The 1987 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1987 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purpose of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 18 April and 4 May 1987 at the Crucible ...
. There he lost against future 7 time world champion
Stephen Hendry
Stephen Gordon Hendry (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish professional snooker player who dominated the sport during the 1990s, becoming one of the most successful players in its history. After turning professional in 1985 at age 16, Hendry ...
by 10 frames to 4. In the world snooker rankings, Rempe achieved his highest ranking in 1987 with 101st place, the highest ranking of any American-born player. He is also the only American-born player to record a
century break
In snooker, a century break (also century, sometimes called a ton) is a of 100 points or more, compiled in one to the table. A century break requires potting at least 25 consecutive balls, and the ability to score centuries is regarded as a m ...
in professional competition.
Titles and achievements
References
External links
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American pool players
American snooker players
1947 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Scranton, Pennsylvania