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  2. Jim Rempe - Wikipedia

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    Quarter finals 1992 WPA World Nine-ball Championship. Tournament wins. Other titles. 100. World Champion. English Eight-ball ( 1985) James Rempe (born November 4, 1947, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, US) [1] is an American professional pocket billiards (pool) player, and was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America 's Hall of Fame in 2002.

  3. Mike Sigel - Wikipedia

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    World Champion. Straight Pool ( 1979, 1981, 1988) 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 ...

  4. Efren Reyes - Wikipedia

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    Efren Manalang Reyes OLD PLH (born August 26, 1954), popularly known by the nicknames "Bata" (Tagalog for 'Kid') and "the Magician", is a Filipino professional pool player, who is widely regarded as the greatest pool player of all time, and especially famed for his skill at the challenging one-pocket discipline.

  5. Nine-ball - Wikipedia

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    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 table with pockets at each of the four corners and in the middle of each long side. Using a cue stick, players must strike the white cue ball to pocket nine ...

  6. Globus cruciger - Wikipedia

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    Globus cruciger. The globus cruciger ( Latin for 'cross-bearing orb'), also known as stavroforos sphaira ( Greek: σταυροφόρος σφαίρα) [1] or "the orb and cross", is an orb surmounted by a cross. It has been a Christian symbol of authority since the Middle Ages, used on coins, in iconography, and with a sceptre as royal regalia.

  7. China 9-Ball Open - Wikipedia

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    The China Open 9-Ball Championship is a professional nine-ball pool tournament held annually since 2009. The event is held in Shanghai, China. Format

  8. Eddie Feigner - Wikipedia

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    Eddie "The King" Feigner (/ ˈ f eɪ n ər /, FAY-nər; March 25, 1925 – February 9, 2007) was an American softball pitcher and entertainer. Biography [ edit ] Born Myrle Vernon King (Eddie Feigner) in Walla Walla, Washington , he played softball for much of his early life, and turned his attention to the sport full-time following an ...

  9. Tiny Bradshaw - Wikipedia

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    drums, piano. Years active. 1933–1958. Myron Carlton "Tiny" Bradshaw (September 23, 1907 – November 26, 1958) [4] was an American jazz and rhythm and blues bandleader, singer, composer, pianist, and drummer. [5] His biggest hit was "Well Oh Well" in 1950, and the following year he recorded "The Train Kept A-Rollin'", a song that was pivotal ...