Alexander Kazakis Explained

Alexander Kazakis
Birth Date:16 July 1991
Nickname:"Kazabooboo"
Game:9-ball, 10-ball
Highest Ranking:1

Alexander Kazakis (Born July 16, 1991) is a Greek professional pool player. Kazakis is a former European 10-ball champion,[1] and regular 9-ball player. In 2018, he was the number one ranked player by the World Pool-Billiard Association.[2]

Career

In 2016, Kazakis won the Kremlin Cup, without losing a game.[3] Kazakis reached the semi-final of the 2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship; before losing to eventual winner Joshua Filler on a final frame decider.[4] [5]

Kazakis won the 2018 Austria Open event on the Euro Tour, defeating Denis Grabe in the final 9–6.[6]

Kazakis finished in second place of the 2019 World Pool Masters Tournament, losing to David Alcaide in the final 9–8 having led 5-0 and 8–5.[7]

Kazakis won the 2021 World Pool Masters, beating Shane Van Boening in the final 9–0. This is the first occasion a player has made a "clean sweep" of the final.[8]

Titles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kazakis, Khodjaeva and Tahti grab the 10-ball titles – European Pocket Billiard Federation . europeanpocketbilliardfederation.com . 30 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160804215023/http://europeanpocketbilliardfederation.com/kazakis-khodjaeva-and-tahti-grab-the-10-ball-titles/ . 4 August 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: Ranking - WPA Pool . WPA Pool . 30 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181216135023/https://wpapool.com/ranking/ . 2018-12-16 . live .
  3. Web site: Kremlin Cup trophy goes to Athens. azbilliards.com. 30 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180906203711/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/13042-kremlin-cup-trophy-goes-to-athens/. 2018-09-06. live.
  4. Web site: It's Biado vs. Van Boening, Filler vs. Kazakis As The 2018 World 9-ball Championship Heads To Final Day . azbilliards.com . 30 December 2018 .
  5. Web site: Billiards: Carlo Biado bows to German foe in World 9-Ball Championship . ABS-CBN News . 20 December 2018 . 30 December 2018 .
  6. Web site: Kazakis vs Grabe Scoresheet . billiardapps.com . 3 January 2019 .
  7. Web site: World Pool Masters 2019.
  8. Web site: World Pool Masters 2021.
  9. Web site: Player Profile . billiardapps.com . 3 January 2019 .

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