Find out professional snooker players who have showcased their skills in pool tournaments alongside their successful snooker careers. Explore the fascinating world where cue sports intertwine as we delve into the accomplished athletes who have excelled in snooker and pool. Professional snooker players can also compete in pool tournaments. Let’s find out who they are.
Here are Snooker players who also excelled in Pool
10. Tony Drago∴ Maltese Snooker Player | ||
| Former professional snooker and pool player Tony Drago is from Malta. In group 2 of the 2004 World Pool Championship, Drago faced off against the legendary Efren Reyes. Born: September 22, 1965, Valletta, Malta |  |
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9. Marco Fu∴ Hong Kong Professional Snooker Player |
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| On April 9, 2016, Hong Kong-born professional snooker player Marco Fu participated in a charity match in the Philippines, where he faced off against Efren Reyes. Born: January 8, 1978, British Hong Kong |  |
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8. Mark Selby∴ English Snooker Player |
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| Mark Selby is a four-time World Snooker Champion and an English professional snooker player. In 2006 he defeated the legendary Darren Appleton in the World Pool Championship Final. Born: June 19, 1983, Leicester, United Kingdom |  |
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7. Stephen Hendry∴ Scottish Snooker Player |
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| Stephen Hendry is a Scottish professional snooker player and BBC and ITV commentator. Henry was first spotted showcasing his pool-playing skills as he competed against Earl Strickland from the United States. Born: January 13, 1969, Queensferry, United Kingdom |  |
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6. Gareth Potts∴ English Pool Player |
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| Gareth Potts has established a very lucrative and well-known career playing Chinese 8-Ball in Asia during the past few years. He won the 2018 US Open in Los Angeles and the World Chinese 8-Ball Masters in 2013, 2014, and 2017. Born: June 30, 1983, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom |  |
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5. Judd Trump∴ English Pool Player |
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| Judd Trump has earned widespread recognition as one of the most talented players in the world of Snooker. Trump had won his first three matches at the 9-ball tournament, but the snooker star Trump was thrashed 11-1 by fellow Brit Jayson Shaw at the 2021 US Open Pool Championship. Born: August 20, 1989, Whitchurch, Bristol, United Kingdom |  |
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4. Alex Higgins∴ Northern Irish Snooker Player |
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| In 1995 Alex Higgins participated in the Mosconi Cup held in Basildon, England. The annual 9-ball pool competition between teams from Europe and the United States, Held 7-10 December 1995 at the Festival Hall in Basildon, England, was in its second year. Born: March 18, 1949, Belfast, United Kingdom |  |
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3. Steve Davis∴ English Snooker Player |
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| Steve Davis is a retired English professional snooker player. In 2000, Davis encountered Reyes for the first time at the World 9 Ball Championships in Cardiff, Wales, where he secured a victory over Efren Reyes with a score of 9-8. Born: August 22, 1957, Plumstead, London, United Kingdom |  |
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2. Jimmy White∴ English Snooker Player |
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| Jimmy White met pool legend Efren 'Bata' Reyes in the last 32 rounds of the 1999 World Pool Championship in Cardiff, Wales. The match between Davis and Reyes is considered one of the greatest in Pool history. Jimmy White made a 5-9 incredible combination. Efren Reyes' bank shot on the two and thin cut on the 3 was like a magician performing surgery. Born: May 2, 1962 |  |
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1. Ronnie O’Sullivan∴ English Snooker Player |
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| Ronnie O'Sullivan had never played 9-ball pool before the 1996 Mosconi Cup. In their match, O'Sullivan defeated Earl Strickland 12-9 for Europe. Born: December 5, 1975, Wordsley, United Kingdom |  |
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