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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.
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.
Ultimate Nine-Ball Challenge (1999) Ultimate Shootout (1999) Tokyo Open 9-Ball (1992, 2001) All Japan Championship (1979, 1990, 1999, 2003) International Pool Tour. IPT King of the Hill Eight-Ball Shootout (2005) IPT World Open Eight-ball Championship (2006) International Challenge of Champions (2002)
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.
Myrle Vernon King. Occupation. Softball player. Years active. 1940s–2000. Known for. The King and His Court. Struck out six MLB superstars in a row (1967) Eddie " The King " Feigner ( / ˈfeɪnər /, FAY-nər; March 25, 1925 – February 9, 2007) was an American softball pitcher and entertainer.
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.
The Peasants' Revolt, also named Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising, was a major uprising across large parts of England in 1381.The revolt had various causes, including the socio-economic and political tensions generated by the Black Death in the 1340s, the high taxes resulting from the conflict with France during the Hundred Years' War, and instability within the local leadership of ...
Other titles. 100. World Champion. 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.
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. [1] It is eight days long and offers various disciplines of competition for pool players of all caliber. [2] It is often referred to as the DCC .
Rodolfo Luat (born December 8, 1957) is a Filipino professional pool player from Angeles City. He holds many Asian titles and has won a few titles in U.S. Luat turned professional at age 16. He has titles in the Asian Championship and the Philippine Nine-ball Open in 1992.