Kunihiko Takahashi Explained

Kunihiko Takahashi
Birth Date:4 March 1969
Birth Place:Nagasaki, Japan
Nickname:"The Sniper"
Professional:1996
Game:9-Ball
World Champ:9-Ball (1998)

(born March 4, 1969, in Nagasaki) is a Japanese professional pool player and a WPA World Nine-ball Champion. Nicknamed "the Sniper".

He began practicing pool at 17 and turned professional in 1996.[1] In 1998, he won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship by defeating the reigning champion, Johnny Archer, in the final match. He became the second World Nine-ball Champion from Japan, after Takeshi Okumura, who won it in 1994. In 1999, Takahashi won the ESPN Ultimate Shootout, earning him US$40,000.[2]

Four years later, Takahashi was three stages away from a second world title when he lost to Earl Strickland, who would later win the championship. Takahashi was critical of the Strickland's behavior during the match: "I lost up here. Strickland shows no sportsmanship. He played very well. But no sportsmanship." Strickland denied the allegation of unsportsmanlike conduct.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 高橋　邦彦　Kunihiko Takahashi . Cosmo-Tokyo . ja . 2001 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080327001510/http://www.cosmo-tokyo.co.jp/pro/takahashi.html . 27 March 2008 . 6 November 2017 . dead .
  2. Web site: Other titles. Azbilliards.com. 6 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20120208175448/http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/showtitles.cfm?playernum=943. 8 February 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: Result in 2002 World Championship. Billiardsdigest.com. 6 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191133/http://www.billiardsdigest.com/tournaments/display_article.php?article_id=320&tournament_id=8. 3 March 2016. dead.

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