Francisco Sánchez Ruíz Explained

Francisco Sánchez Ruíz
Birth Date:29 December 1991
Birth Place:Murcia, Spain
Nickname:"The Ferrari", "FSR"
Professional:Pool player
Game:Nine-ball, eight-ball
World Champ:Eight-ball (2022),
Nine-ball (2023)
Major Wins:U.S. Open (2022)
Current Ranking:1 [1]
Highest Ranking:1

Francisco Sánchez Ruíz (born December 29, 1991, in Murcia, Spain) is a Spanish professional pool player, nicknamed "The Ferrari" and by his initials "FSR".[2] He won both the 2022 WPA World Eight-ball Championship and the 2023 WPA World Nine-ball Championship.

Career

Ruiz won the World Nine-ball Junior Championship in 2010, defeating Jesse Engel 11–6 in the final.[3]

In 2016, Ruiz won the 2016 European Pool Championship in nine-ball defeating Joshua Filler in the final, 9–3.[4] [5] He also reached the final of the eight-ball event, but lost 7–8 to Vitaly Pazura.[6] [7]

Ruiz was the runner-up at the 2017 Austrian Open, defeated in the final 9-2 by Mario He.[8]

In 2022, Ruiz alongside David Alcaide won the World Cup of Pool, defeating Aloysius Yapp and Toh Lian Han of Singapore 11–6 the final.[9] He then won the U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship defeating Max Lechner in the final 13–10. [10] Ruiz won his first world title at the 2022 WPA World Eight-ball Championship after defeating Wiktor Zieliński 10–6 in the final at the Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan.[11] Ruiz was named Billiard Digest Player of the year in 2022.[12]

In 2023, Ruiz won his second world title at the World Nine-ball Championship after defeating Mohammad Soufi 13–10 in the final held in Kielce, Poland.[13] [14]

In 2024, Ruiz won the 2024 European Pool Championship in eight-ball defeating Mario He in the final, 8-6[15]

Titles and achievements

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Rankings .
  2. Web site: 2022-10-17 . Francisco Sánchez Ruiz, ganador del US Open Pool 2022 . 2024-02-26 . Barcelona Pool Billiards Academy . en-US.
  3. Web site: Billiard Education Foundation - Page not found (404) . billiardeducation.org . 24 January 2019 .
  4. Web site: 9-Ball Titles for Khodjaeva, Larsson and Sanchez-Ruiz . azbilliards.com . 12 April 2016. 24 January 2019 .
  5. Web site: Filler Through to Semifinal . azbilliards.com . 12 April 2016. 24 January 2019 .
  6. Web site: European Championships 2016 – Men, Women & WheelChair . sixpockets.de . 31 March 2016. 24 January 2019 .
  7. Web site: Matches - Draw and Results . billiardapps.com . 24 January 2019 .
  8. Web site: Mario He Takes the Title on Home Turf . azbilliards.com . 20 May 2017. 28 January 2019 .
  9. Web site: Pool . Matchroom . 2023-03-30 . WORLD CUP OF POOL CHAMPIONS SPAIN TO DEFEND TITLE ON HOME SOIL . 2024-02-26 . Matchroom Pool . en-GB.
  10. Web site: Pool . Matchroom . 2022-10-15 . FRANCISCO SANCHEZ RUIZ WINS 2022 US OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP . 2024-02-26 . Matchroom Pool . en-GB.
  11. Web site: wpapool-admin . 2022-11-23 . Sanchez-Ruiz Is Predator World 8-Ball Champion . 2024-02-26 . WPA Pool . en-US.
  12. Web site: Derek . 2023-05-06 . Meet Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (2022 Player of the Year) Cue Cave . 2024-02-26 . The Cue Cave . en-US.
  13. Web site: Pool . Matchroom . 2022-10-16 . FRANCISCO SANCHEZ RUIZ BECOMES NEW NINEBALL WORLD NO.1 AFTER WIN . 2024-02-26 . Matchroom Pool . en-GB.
  14. Web site: World Pool Championship: Francisco Sanchez Ruiz wins title in Kielce, Poland . 2024-02-26 . Sky Sports . en.
  15. Web site: Sanchez Ruiz, Gradisnik, Larsson & Sevastyanov take 8-Ball Golds . epbf.com . 13 July 2024. 13 July 2024 .
  16. Web site: World Cup of Pool .

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