Thomas Engert is a

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professional

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player. Engert won the 2004

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beating fellow German

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in the finals. When he returned to the tournament one year later, Engert was close to winning it for the second consecutive time but Chao Fong-pang, who was then the two-time winner of the event, defeated him in the finals. Engert has won the

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s more than any other player, on 20 occasions. In 2004, Engert won the World Pool Masters over another fellow German,

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. In the 2006

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, Engert made his way into the final but loss to Thorsten Hohmann by a score of 200-8

In 2007, Engert won the World Pool Masters for the second time. This included him with Francisco Bustamante and

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who won the event more than once.

Titles

* 2008

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Germany Open * 2007 World Pool Masters * 2005

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* 2004 World Pool Masters * 2004

* 2004

Italian Open * 2004 German Pool Championship 14.1 * 2004 European Pool Championship 9-Ball * 2003 German Pool Championship 8-Ball * 2002 German Pool Championship 14.1 * 2001 European Pool Championship 14.1 * 2001 German Pool Championship Team * 1999 German Pool Championship Team * 1998

Poland Open * 1997 German Pool Championship 14.1 * 1997

Spain Open * 1997 German Pool Championship Team * 1996 German Pool Championship 9-Ball * 1996

Netherlands Open * 1996 German Pool Championship 8-Ball * 1996 German Pool Championship 14.1 * 1994

Germany Open * 1994 German Pool Championship 8-Ball * 1994 European Pool Championship 14.1 * 1993 German Pool Championship 8-Ball * 1993 European Pool Championship 14.1 * 1992

Hungarian Open * 1992 German Pool Championship 8-Ball * 1992

Dutch Open * 1991 German Pool Championship 8-Ball * 1991 European Pool Championship 9-Ball * 1990 German Pool Championship 9-Ball * 1990 German Pool Championship 8-Ball * 1990 European Pool Championship 9-Ball * 1990 German Pool Championship 14.1 * 1989 German Pool Championship 8-Ball * 1989 European Pool Championship 9-Ball * 1989 German Pool Championship 9-Ball * 1988 German Pool Championship 9-Ball

References

Industry profile of Thomas Engert
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External links

Official website of Thomas Engert
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