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Jennie Ann (2002–present) Sport. Country. United States. Sport. Pocket Billiards. Keith McCready (born April 9, 1957) is an American professional pool player who played under the nickname "Earthquake". At one time considered among the top players in America, McCready has been a traveling tournament competitor and notorious hustler since the ...
World Games. 2001 Akita. Individual. Jeanette Lee (born Lee Jin-Hee, Korean: 이진희, July 9, 1971, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American professional pool player. She was nicknamed the Black Widow because, in spite of her sweet demeanor, she would "eat people alive" when she got to a pool table and always wear black when playing pool. [1][2]
Irving Crane. Irving Crane (November 13, 1913 – November 17, 2001), nicknamed "the Deacon", [ 1] was an American pool player from Livonia, New York, [ 2] and ranks among the stellar players in the history of the sport. [ 3][ 4] Widely considered one of the greatest pool players of all time, [ 5] and a member of the Billiard Congress of ...
Straight Pool (1980, 1986), Nine-Ball (1989, 1999) Nick Varner (born May 15, 1948, in Owensboro, Kentucky) is an American professional pool player who was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame in 1992. Varner is widely considered one of the greatest pool players of all time. [1] Varner is a multiple world champion and has ...
Michael Sigel (born July 11, 1953) is an American professional pool player [1][2] nicknamed " Captain Hook." He earned the nickname from his ability to hook his opponents with safety plays. [3] Sigel was dominant during the 1980s in 9-Ball and Straight Pool and has a high run of 339 balls in Straight Pool. Mike Sigel is widely considered one of ...
Earl Strickland (born June 8, 1961) is an American professional pool player who is considered one of the best nine-ball players of all time. He has won over 100 championship titles and three world titles. In 2006 he was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America 's Hall of Fame. [1] In 1996, Strickland won the largest cash prize to date ...
Fisher was born on 24 February 1968 in Cheshunt [2] and grew up in Tonbridge, Kent [3] and lived later in Peacehaven, East Sussex. [4] She started playing pool when she was 7. She won her first world title at the age of 17. [5] To date, she has won over 80 national titles and 11 world titles in total. Throughout the 1980s, she made various ...
The U.S. Open Pool Championship, formerly the U.S. Open Nine-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 the U.S. Open are given a green blazer and are ...