Joshua Filler (born 2 October 1997) is a German
pool
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player from
Bönen,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. In 2018 Filler defeated
Carlo Biado
Carlo Biado (born October 31, 1983) is a Filipino professional pool player.
Early life
Biado has roots in Rosario, La Union and/or Nueva Ecija. He started playing pool when he was age 13 and worked as a caddie at the Villamor Air Base golf cour ...
13–10 to win the
2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship. The same year he was the youngest player to win the China Open and 2018
10-ball
Ten-ball is a rotation pool game similar to nine-ball
Nine-ball (sometimes written 9-ball) is a discipline of the cue sport pool. The game's origins are traceable to the 1920s in the United States. It is played on a rectangular billiard ta ...
European Pool Championships 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 small ...
. Filler became WPA and
Euro Tour
The Euro Tour is a series of professional pool events set around Europe, founded in 1992, and created by the European Pocket Billiard Federation. The Tour's first event was the ''Belgium Open'', held on May 29 – 31, 1992. The event was won by M ...
world number 1 in 2019, and later reached the final of the
2019 WPA World Ten-ball Championship before losing 10–7 to
Ko Ping-chung
Ko Ping-chung (also Ko Pin-chung , born 18 September 1995) is a Taiwanese 9-ball pool player. Ko is the younger brother of Ko Pin-yi.
Career
In November 2010, Ko Ping-chung reached his first major final the All Japan Championship. However, he l ...
.
Filler has also represented Europe in 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 ...
, winning the MVP award at the
2017
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and
2022
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events .
Career
Filler started to play billiards at the age of seven, competing at a national level by 2007 (age 10). In 2017, Filler made his debut 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 ...
, representing Europe. He became the youngest player to do so in history, at 20 years of age. The following year, he won the China Open 9-ball tournament,
and the ten-ball
European Pool Championships 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 small ...
.
Later, in 2018, Filler won his first world championship. Filler defeated the defending champion
Carlo Biado
Carlo Biado (born October 31, 1983) is a Filipino professional pool player.
Early life
Biado has roots in Rosario, La Union and/or Nueva Ecija. He started playing pool when he was age 13 and worked as a caddie at the Villamor Air Base golf cour ...
in the final of the
2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship to win the event.
Filler had also won a bronze medal at the
European Pool Championships 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 small ...
earlier that season.
Personal life
Filler is married to fellow German pool player
Pia Filler.
Titles and Achievements
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World Championship
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
s
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WPA World Nine-ball Championship
The WPA World Nine-ball Championship is an annual professional nine-ball pool tournament contested since 1990. The championship is sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) and principally sponsored and organised by Matchroom Spor ...
(
2018
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)
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U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship
The U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship is an annual professional men's nine-ball pool tournament that began in its current form in 1976. The U.S. Open is one of the most sought-after titles in nine-ball and in pool generally. Traditionally, winners of ...
(
2019
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)
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U.K. Open 9-Ball Championship (2022)
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China Open 9-Ball Championship (2017)
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World Pool Masters The World Pool Masters is an annual international nine-ball tournament. Formerly, it was called the European Pool Masters (until 1995) until players from other parts of the globe were invited.
History
Throughout much of its history, the tournament ...
(
2022
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)
*
World Cup of Pool
The World Cup of Pool is an annual international single-elimination tournament for doubles teams in nine-ball pool competition. The event has been dominated by the Philippines and China, with both nations winning the event on three occasions.
Hi ...
(
2021
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) - with (
Christoph Reintjes)
*
World Games Nine-ball Singles (2022)
*
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 ...
(
2017
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,
2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
,
2021
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,
2022
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)
**
Most Valuable Player (MVP) (2017, 2022)
*
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 ...
**
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 ...
Bigfoot 10-Ball Challenge (2022)
* International Open Bigfoot 10-Ball Challenge (2021)
*
American Straight Pool Championship (2021)
*
World Team Trophy Nine-Ball (2019)
* World Pool Series
** 10-Ball Players Championship (2018)
** Predator Grand Finale (2019)
*
Euro Tour
The Euro Tour is a series of professional pool events set around Europe, founded in 1992, and created by the European Pocket Billiard Federation. The Tour's first event was the ''Belgium Open'', held on May 29 – 31, 1992. The event was won by M ...
**
Leende Open (2019)
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Austria Open (2021)
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Treviso Open (2022)
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Lasko Open (2022)
*
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 small ...
**
Ten-ball
Ten-ball is a rotation pool game similar to nine-ball, but using ten balls instead of nine, and with the 10 ball instead of the 9 as the ""
Although the game has existed for since the early 1960s, its popularity has risen since the early 2000s ...
(2018)
**
Nine-ball (2021)
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Straight Pool (2022)
* German Pool Championship
**
Ten-ball
Ten-ball is a rotation pool game similar to nine-ball, but using ten balls instead of nine, and with the 10 ball instead of the 9 as the ""
Although the game has existed for since the early 1960s, its popularity has risen since the early 2000s ...
(2015)
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Eight-ball (2015)
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Straight Pool (2015)
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Nine-ball (2016)
* Accolades & Awards
** ''AZBilliards''
Player of the Year
Several sports leagues honour their best player with an award called Player of the Year (POY) . In the United States, this type of award is usually called a Most Valuable Player award.
Association football
In association football, this award is he ...
(2019)
References
External links
Joshua Filler on AZBilliards.com
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1997 births
Living people
German pool players
People from Unna (district)
Sportspeople from Arnsberg (region)
World champions in pool
WPA World Nine-ball Champions
20th-century German people
21st-century German people