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Daniel (Danny) Basavich (September 25, 1978 – May 2023) was an American professional pool player. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he spent much of his life in New Jersey. He acquired the nickname "Kid Delicious" after defeating a player monickered "Kid Vicious". [1] Basavich grew up in Manalapan Township, New Jersey. [2]
Stephen Mizerak Jr. [1] (October 12, 1944 – May 29, 2006) was an American pool player, who was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.Mizerak is considered one of the best straight pool players of all time, dominant in the game during the 1970s, winning over 70 tournaments during his career.
He co-founded and served on the board the now-defunct Professional Pool Players Association (PPPA), [1] as well as president of the Professional Billiard Association (PBA). At the 1979 PPPA World Open 14.1 Pocket Billiard Championship in New York City, New York, Hopkins posted the largest victory margin in the event, defeating Richie Florence ...
LoreeJon Ogonowski-Brown (formerly LoreeJon Jones, LoreeJon Hasson, sometimes known mononymically as LoreeJon; born November 6, 1965 [1] [2]) is a professional pool player. A child prodigy who began playing at the age of 4 at her home in Garwood, New Jersey, she picked up the game from her father, John Ogonowski. [3]
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U.S. Open pool championships and U.S. Open pocket billiards championships are generic terms that may refer to various professional pool tournaments, not all of them affiliated with each other. "U.S. Open Pocket Billiards Championship" as a proper noun most often refers to the straight pool (14.1 continuous pool) championship, the oldest of the ...
The U.S. Open Pool Championship is a nine-ball pool tournament first held in 1976, won by Mike Sigel. [4] It is pool's longest running major title. [5] The 2021 tournament was played at Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City from September 13–18, 2021. [5] It used a double-elimination bracket, with matches held as a race to 9 racks, until the ...
Imani Oakley (born 1990), 2022 candidate for Congress in New Jersey's 10th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, former legislative director for New Jersey branch of the Working Families Party and political organizer (Montclair, New Jersey) [18] Liam O'Brien (born 1976), voice actor, Monster, Ghost in the Shell