Ewa Mataya Laurance
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Ewa Mataya Laurance (b. Ewa Swenson on February 26, 1964) is a Swedish-born American professional pool player, notable in WPBA nine-ball tournaments.
Laurance, nicknamed The Striking Viking, has been playing pool since she was 14 years old in her native town of Gävle, Sweden. She moved to the United States in 1983 after her competing at the New York City World Championships.
She has authored three books, The Ewa Mataya Pool Guide, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Pool & Billiards, and Quick Start Guide to Pocket Billiards. She has also written monthly columns for the Pool & Billiard Magazine. In 2004, she was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame.
She is the co-host of the GSN original game show Ballbreakers. She has hosted the Ultimate Pool Party on ESPN. She has also been a model, appearing in TV commercials for No Nonsense brand pantyhose.
In 1994, she married actor Mitch Laurance, a pool commentator for ESPN and brother of actor Matthew Laurance. She was previously married to pool pro Jimmy Mataya.
[edit] External links
- Official web site
- Ewa Mataya Laurance at the Internet Movie Database
- Ewa Laurance instruction column at poolmag.com
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