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Francisco Sánchez Ruíz
Francisco Sánchez Ruíz (born December 29, 1991) is a Spanish professional pool player, nicknamed "The Ferrari" and by his initials "FSR". He won both the 2022 WPA World Eight-ball Championship and the 2023 WPA World Nine-ball Championship. Career Ruiz won the World Nine-ball Junior Championship in 2010, defeating Jesse Engel 11–6 in the final. In 2016, Ruiz won the 2016 European Pool Championship in nine-ball defeating Joshua Filler in the final, 9–3. He also reached the final of the eight-ball event, but lost 7–8 to Vitaly Pazura. Ruiz was the runner-up at the 2017 Austrian Open, defeated in the final 9-2 by Mario He. In 2022, Ruiz alongside David Alcaide won the World Cup of Pool, defeating Aloysius Yapp and Toh Lian Han of Singapore 11–6 the final. He then won the U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship defeating Max Lechner in the final 13–10. Ruiz won his first world title at the 2022 WPA World Eight-ball Championship after defeating Wiktor Zielińsk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murcia
Murcia ( , , ) is a city in south-eastern Spain, the Capital (political), capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, and the Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities#By population, seventh largest city in the country. It had a population of 460,349 inhabitants in 2021 (about one-third of the total population of the Region). The total population of the metropolitan area was 672,773 in 2020, covering an urban area of 1,230.9 km2. It is located on the Segura River, in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a climate with hot summers, mild winters, and relatively low precipitation. Murcia was founded by Abd ar-Rahman II, Emir of Cordoba, in 825 with the name ''Mursiyah'' (). It is now mainly a services city and a University of Murcia, university town. Highlights for visitors include the Cathedral of Murcia and a number of baroque architecture, baroque buildings, renowned local cuisine, Holy Week procession, works of art by the fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toh Lian Han
Toh, TOH, or ToH may refer to: * Tarso Toh, a volcano field in Chad * ''This Old House'', an American home improvement magazine and television series * Tonga language (Mozambique) (ISO-639: toh) * Top-of-hour (TOH) station identification, a legal requirement for radio stations * Tower of Hanoi, a mathematical game or puzzle * Treehouse of Horror (series), ''The Simpsons'' Halloween specials ** "Treehouse of Horror", the third episode in ''The Simpsons'' second season * Trondheim Business School () * ''The Owl House ''The Owl House'' is an American animated fantasy television series created by Dana Terrace that aired on Disney Channel from January 10, 2020, to April 8, 2023. The series features the voices of Sarah-Nicole Robles, Wendie Malick, Alex Hi ...'', an American animated television series * Tower of Hell, a Roblox game People * Toh (surname), a surname in Chinese, Korean, and other cultures * Toh EnJoe (born 1972), Japanese author * Toh Yah (1917–1952), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Spanish Pool Players
Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine ** Spanish history **Spanish culture **Languages of Spain, the various languages in Spain Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Canada * Spanish River (other), the name of several rivers * Spanish Town, Jamaica Other uses * John J. Spanish (1922–2019), American politician * "Spanish" (song), a single by Craig David, 2003 See also * * * Español (other) * Spain (other) * España (other) * Espanola (other) * Hispania, the Roman and Greek name for the Iberian Peninsula * Hispanic, the people, nations, and cultures that have a historical link to Spain * Hispanic (other) * Hispanism * Spain (other) * National and regional identity in Spain * Culture of Spain The culture of Spain is influenced by its Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derby City Classic
The Derby City Classic is an annual pool convention and tournament held every January at the Caesars Southern Indiana casino in Elizabeth, Indiana, near Louisville, Kentucky. It is eight days long and offers various disciplines of competition for pool players of all caliber. It is often referred to as the DCC. History The annual convention has been in existence since 1997. Diamond Billiard Products, is the title sponsor of the event, and the lead tournament promoter is Greg Sullivan. Over $100,000 is to the tournament payouts. Sullivan was inspired to create the DCC by the Johnston City Classic, a former all-around tournament held in Johnston City, Illinois and first organized in 1961 with the purpose of bringing America's top pool gamblers together. During the eight-day-long convention, competition is held consecutively in three major disciplines, bank pool, nine-ball, and one-pocket. According to Sullivan, "I made it where you're a sucker if you didn't enter." All tournaments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Euro Tour Tournaments
The following is a list of all tournaments held as a part of the pool Euro Tour The Euro Tour is a series of professional pool events set around Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlanti ... since its inception in 1992. Tournament history References External links * {{Euro Tour *list Cue sports related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euro Tour
The Euro Tour is a series of professional pool events set around Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ..., founded in 1992, and created by the European Pocket Billiard Federation. The Tour's first event was the ''Belgium Open'', held on 29–31 May 1992. The event was won by Mika Immonen. As of 2025, the Euro Tour has hosted 188 tournaments, currently in the discipline of 10-Ball, hosting between 1 and 6 events per year, since 2010. Top Performers References External links Official Website {{Euro Tour Euro Tour Cue sports leagues Pool tours and series Recurring sporting events established in 1992 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Player Of The Year
Several sports leagues honour their best player with an award called Player of the Year. In the United States, this type of award is usually called a Most Valuable Player award. Association football In association football, this award is held on both an international and national level. *FIFA awards a worldwide men's and women's FIFA World Player of the Year, football's highest individual honour. *English football leagues honour the PFA Players' Player of the Year and the PFA Young Player of the Year. *Scotland has similar awards, the Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year and the Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year. *Many organizations award "footballer of the year" awards. Among them are the European Footballer of the Year, Best Footballer in Asia, African Footballer of the Year, and in English football the Football Writers' Association's FWA Footballer of the Year. *Most clubs and teams run their own awards on an annual basis, sometimes chosen by the managers and coaches, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Pool Championship
European Pool Championship (also called Dynamic European Championships) is a pool competition organized by the European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF). The tournament is held annually since 1980. It should not be confused with the series of smaller events known as the Euro Tour, also run by the EPBF. Current disciplines include 8-ball, 9-Ball, 10-Ball, Straight pool, and team events), and for different age and ability ranges, with events for men, women, juniors and wheelchair players. Tournament history Sources: Men Women Wheelchair Men's teams Women's teams References External linksHome page {{European championships Pool Pool may refer to: Bodies of water * Swimming pool, usually an artificial structure containing a large body of water intended for swimming * Reflecting pool, a shallow pool designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings * Tide pool, a roc ... Pool competitions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Cup in bowling. Team composition and formats have varied over the years. , each team has five playing members. Each team also has a captain and vice captain, who may be among the players, or may be non-playing additional members of the team. The teams compete over one team match, several doubles matches and singles matches, with the first team to win 11 matches claiming victory. On 3 December 2024, Team Europe beat Team USA 11–6, kept the title and took an overall series lead of 17–13, with one tie. History and player selection First staged in 1994 by Sky Sports and Matchroom Sport as an exhibition event to increase public awareness of pool in the United Kingdom, the Mosconi Cup was named to commemorate the legacy of American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manila
Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the island of Luzon, it is classified as a Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities, highly urbanized city. With , Manila is one of the world's List of cities proper by population density, most densely populated cities proper. Manila was the first chartered city in the country, designated bPhilippine Commission Act No. 183on July 31, 1901. It became autonomous with the passage of Republic Act No. 409, "The Revised Charter of the City of Manila", on June 18, 1949. Manila is considered to be part of the world's original set of global cities because its commercial networks were the first to extend across the Pacific Ocean and connect Asia with the Hispanic America, Spanish Americas through the Manila galleon, galleon trade. This marked t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reyes Cup
The Reyes Cup is an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested between teams representing Asia and Europe. Similar in format to the Mosconi Cup, the inaugural event was held in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, during October 2024 and is named after Filipino Hall of Fame player Efren Reyes, whom the event’s organizers describe as being “widely regarded as the sport’s greatest-ever player.” Asia won the inaugural event 11–6. Format The contest is played over four days between two teams of five players. Three players for each team qualify automatically and each captain can pick two wildcards. There are twenty matches, each a best of nine racks with players having alternate breaks. The match winner wins one point and the first team to eleven points wins the Reyes Cup. On days one to three, the first match is a team match followed by a mixture of singles and doubles matches. Day four is just singles matches. In the event of a tie, each captain must select a playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
