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Wikipedia's coverage of the cuesports in general, and particularly with regard to biographies of players and other individuals famous because of their involvement in the cuesports, is extremely sparse. It is the aim of this repository to help foster coverage in the area. What follows is an abbreviated list of prominent individuals who are related in some way to the various cuesports. Any name that is red-linked indicates that there is no Wikipedia article extant for that person. A word of caution: by virtue of the way this list was compiled, many prominent figures, possibly some of the most famous, may be omitted. This is by no means an exhaustive list, and if a person is missing, please feel free to add his or her name to an appropriate category (at the bottom or alphabetically depending on the section).

Entries will be removed from the list when they are no longer redlinks.

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[edit] Legends

These are by far the most important missing cue sports biography articles with regard to carom billiards and pool.

Priority should first be given to those that are the most redlinked from other articles. They are otherwise listed here simply alphabetically.

[edit] Three-cushion players (men)

The following players are taken from the top 100 in the larger listing by world rank as of 1999, maintained by the Billiards Worldcup Association. Although their relative ranking order has been generally maintained (players with extant articles are missing from the list), and all of these players are notable by virtue of making the list, where a player falls in the standings is not necessarily an indication of his prominince in the sport.

Priority should first be given to those that are the most redlinked from other articles, then in the order in which they appear in this list (or a combination of these factors, when tied).

  1. Torbjörn Blomdahl (Sweden) (redlink from Raymond Ceulemans, Sang Lee, Dick Jaspers; and redirs. needed at Torbjorn Blomdahl, Torbjoern Blomdahl)
  2. Marco Zanetti (Italy) (redlink from Raymond Ceulemans)
  3. Frédéric Caudron (Belgium) (redlink from Dick Jaspers; and redir. needed at Frederic Caudron)
  4. Tonny Carlsen (Denmark)
  5. Daniel Sanchez (billiards player) (Spain) (redlink from Dick Jaspers; needs dab page; should that be Sánchez?)
  6. Dion Nelin (Denmark) (redlink from Dick Jaspers)
  7. Tayfun Tasdemir (Turkey)
  8. Jaime Bedoya (Colombia)
  9. Jorge Theriaga Por
  10. Eddy Merckx Bel
  11. Martin Horn Ger
  12. Ramon Rodriguez (billiards player) Per
  13. Richard Bitalis Fra
  14. Jacob Haack-sorensen Den
  15. Luis Aveiga Ecu
  16. Andreas Efler Aut
  17. Javier Serrano Per
  18. Akio Shimada Jpn (family name presumably Shimada, but needs verification, and order may be wrong)
  19. Sonny Cho Usa (family name is Cho)
  20. Christian Rudolph Ger
  21. Luis Corbalan Arg
  22. Louis Havermans Ned
  23. Yorgos Sakkas Gre
  24. Gambos Rodolfo Covarrubias Mex
  25. Ryugi Umeda Jpn (family name presumably Umeda, but needs verification, and order may be wrong)
  26. Arie Weijenburg Ned
  27. Gerwin Valentijn Ned
  28. Raimond Burgman Ned
  29. Ad Broeders Ned
  30. Gustavo Hahn Arg
  31. Saldivar Gilberto Avalos Mex
  32. Cs. Feher Hun (What on earth is "Cs."?)
  33. Moo Soon Kim Kor (family name presumably Kim, but needs verification, and order may be wrong)
  34. Jung Gyu Kim Kor (family name presumably Kim, but needs verification, and order may be wrong)
  35. Stephan Kohout Cze
  36. Jan Niederlander Swi
  37. Rafael Noya per
  38. Kostas Papakonstantinou Gre
  39. Christoph Pilss Aut
  40. Ramon Querales Ven
  41. Jean Christophe Roux Fra
  42. Francis Forton Bel
  43. Henk Habraken Ned
  44. Mike Kang Usa
  45. Eddy Leppens Bel
  46. Fabrice Puigvert Fra
  47. Jan Arnouts Ned
  48. Oscar Casta Col
  49. Ad Koorevaar Ned
  50. Peter Banyai Hun
  51. Juan Bouterin Esp
  52. Andre Burgener Swi
  53. Jean Paul De Bruyn Ned (surname De Bruyn or de Bruyn; needs verification)
  54. Manuel Fradinho Por
  55. Ivan Gazdos Cze
  56. Rene Hendriksen Den
  57. Gerhard Kostistansky Aut
  58. Avila Luis Miguel Mex (surname presumably Miguel but could be Luis Miguel; needs verification)
  59. Michael Nilsson Swe
  60. Salvatore Papa Ita
  61. Jef Bel Philipoom Bel (surname presumably Philipoom but could be Bel Philipoom or bel Philipoom, needs verification)
  62. Eleazar Ramirez Col
  63. Tahir Alp Tur (name may really use Turkish special characters, needs verification)
  64. Nikos Polychronopoulos Gre
  65. Francisco Taylor Nca
  66. Jens Eggers Ger
  67. Hansen Brian Zola Den
  68. Junichi Komori Jpn (family name presumably Komori, but needs verification, and may be in wrong order)
  69. Jorge Rubio Ecu
  70. Brumar Altamiranda Ven
  71. Rui Americo Por
  72. George Ashby Usa
  73. Cayo Bardales per
  74. Lars Becklen Swe
  75. Georges Demos Fra
  76. Roger Freymond Swi
  77. Pedro Gonzalez Jr. Col (redir to it from "Junior", "Jr", ", Jr.", ", Junior", ", Jr")
  78. Hiroshi Horigane Jap
  79. Jose Julio Jamad Arg
  80. Jose Ledesma Arg
  81. Philippe Loitron Fra
  82. Mats Noren Swe
  83. Antonio Oddo Ita
  84. Carloman Ortiz Col
  85. Enrique Penalva Esp
  86. Blancas Jose Pinon Mex
  87. Mario Ribeiro Por
  88. Johann Schirmbrand Ger
  89. Mazin Shooni Usa
  90. Franz Stenzel Aut
  91. Frans Van Kuijk Ned (surname Van Kuijk or van Kuijk, needs verification)
  92. Juan Villora Esp
  93. Eladio Alvarado Crc
  94. Nestor Alvarado Ven
  95. Carlos Barria Pan
  96. Saul Corro Espinosa Mex (surname presumably Espinosa but could be Corro Espinosa, needs verification)

[edit] Three-cushion players (women)

  • Aygen Berk Saygıner (redlink from Semih Saygıner; Women's Billiard Champion of Turkey; note the Turkish char. in name - make a redir. at Aygen Berk Sayginer)

[edit] Pool players (men)

The following men are taken from top 250 of the larger listing by world rank as of 2006, maintained by the World Pool-Billiard Association ([1]); the international governing body for billiards. Although their relative ranking order has been maintained (players with extant articles have been removed from the list), and all of these players are notable by virtue of making the list, where a player falls in the standings is not necessarily an indication of his prominince in the sport. For instance, Mike Sigel, listed at 204 while he was still a redlink, is one of the more famous pool players, but was retired for ten years.

Priority should first be given to those that are the most redlinked from other articles, then in the order in which they appear in this list.

  1. Fabio Petroni Ita (redlink from Mosconi Cup)
  2. Andreas Roschkowsky Ger
  3. Daryl Peach Gbr (redlink from Mosconi Cup, World Pool Masters Tournament)
  4. Roman Hybler Cze
  5. Oliver Ortmann Ger (redlink from List of WPA World Nine-ball Champions, Thomas Engert, Mosconi Cup, Ralf Souquet; also runner-up 2006 World Straight Pool Champ)
  6. Christian Reimering Ger
  7. Markus Juva Fin
  8. Vilmos Foeldes Hun (redlink from List of WPA World Nine-ball Champions)
  9. Michael Schmidt (pool player) Ger
  10. Radoslaw Babica Pol
  11. Jörn Kaplan Ger (and redirs from Jorn Kaplan, Joern Kaplan)
  12. Jonni Fulcher Sui
  13. Mike Davis (pool player) Usa (redlink from Mosconi Cup, Michael Davis dab)
  14. Charles Williams (pool player) (Charlie) Usa (redlink from Mosconi Cup, Charles Williams dab)
  15. Huidji See Ned
  16. Max Eberle Usa
  17. Satoshi Kawabata Jpn
  18. Jeremy Jones (pool player) Usa (redlink from Ralf Souquet, Mosconi Cup, List of WPA World Nine-ball Champions, 2nd place; 2002 US Open Nine-ball Champ; needs a dab page)
  19. Francesco Diaz Esp
  20. Jeong Young Hwa Kor (redlink at WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour; surname looks to be Jeong, but needs verification)
  21. Sven Pauritsc h Ger
  22. Ibrahim Ben Ami r Mas
  23. Patrick Ooi Fook Yuen Mas
  24. Dejan Dabovic Aut
  25. Andy Worthington Gbr
  26. Dimitri Jungo Sui
  27. Chang Jung-lin Tpe (redlink at List of WPA World Nine-ball Champions; given name may be Jung-ling, needs verification; family name is Chang)
  28. Chang Pei-wei Tpe (redlink at List of WPA World Nine-ball Champions, 2nd place; family name is Chang)
  29. Gandy Valle Phi (redlink at WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour)
  30. Luc Salvas Can (redlink at Tony Drago)
  31. Gilliano Smit Ned
  32. Huang Kun-chang Tpe (redlink from List of WPA World Nine-ball Champions; family name is Huang)
  33. Jesse Thehu Ned
  34. Tomasz Kaplan Pol
  35. Harun Arslan Tur
  36. Michael Felder Aut
  37. Harald Stolka Ger
  38. Hsia Hui-kai Tpe (redlinked from Rodolfo Luat, List of WPA World Nine-ball Champions, WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour, Tony Drago; family name is Hsia)
  39. Craig Riley Gbr
  40. Craig Osborne Gbr
  41. Goran Mladenovic Yug
  42. Wu Yu-lun Tpe (redlink at List of WPA World Nine-ball Champions; family name is Wu)
  43. Kunihiko Takahashi Jpn (redlink from List of WPA World Nine-ball Champions, Johnny Archer)
  44. Marcel Kirsten Ger
  45. John Schmidt (pool player) Usa (redlink from Mosconi Cup, Alex Pagulayan; 2006 US Open Nine-ball Champ)
  46. Matjaz Erculj Slo
  47. Kevin Becker Ger
  48. Raj Hundal Usa (redlink from Mosconi Cup, World Pool Masters Tournament)
  49. Marcel Martens Ned
  50. Jakob Belka Ger
  51. Stephane Cohen Fra
  52. Roger Lysholm Nor
  53. Allen Hopkins Usa (redlink from Mosconi Cup)
  54. Tony Robles Usa (redlink from Mosconi Cup)
  55. Ernesto Dominguez Mex
  56. Andreja Klasovic Yug
  57. Bruno Muratore Ita
  58. Shawn Putnam Usa (redlink from Mosconi Cup)
  59. Danny Harriman Usa (redlink from Mosconi Cup)
  60. Naif al Jaweni Ksa (surname might actually be Al Jaweni, needs verification)
  61. Sascha Tege Ger
  62. Thanh Nam Nguyen Vie
  63. Chen Ying-chieh Tpe (redlink from List of WPA World Nine-ball Champions; given name may be Ying-chie w/o "h", need verification; family name is Chen)
  64. Thomas Seiffert Ger
  65. Vincent Facquet Fra (redlink from Mosconi Cup, World Snooker Trickshot Championship)
  66. Mateusz Sniegocki Pol
  67. Antonio Fazanes Spa
  68. Yoshihiro Kitatani Jpn
  69. Bahram Lotfy Den
  70. Rafael Guzmann Esp
  71. Aki Heiskanen Fin
  72. Evangelos Vettas Gre
  73. Nicolas Otterman Ger
  74. Carlos Cabello Esp
  75. Thorsten Schober Ger
  76. Gabe Owen Usa (redlink from Alex Pagulayan; 2004 US Open Nine-ball Champ)
  77. Tony Crosby Usa
  78. Mariusz Roter Pol
  79. Robert Hunter (pool player) (Bobby) Usa (redlink from Johnny Archer, Mosconi Cup, List of WPA World Nine-ball Champions, 2nd place; headache-inducingly, there may be a separate Robert and Bobby Hunter both Mosconi Cup players - see Talk:Mosconi Cup)
  80. Phil Stojanovic Cro
  81. José Garcia (pool player) Usa (possibly should really be Jose Garcia (pool player), no accent, needs verification, and will need redir either way)
  82. Lambros Vrakas Gre
  83. Jochen Sannwald Ger
  84. Fu Jianbo Chn (given name probably really Jian-bo, needs verification; family name is Fu)
  85. Philipp Stojanovic Cro
  86. Ronald Regli Sui
  87. Ismael Paez Mex (redlink from Chao Fong-pang, List of WPA World Nine-ball Champions, 2nd place)
  88. Ivica Putnik Cro
  89. Lee Chenman Gbr
  90. Danny Barouty Usa
  91. Jalal Yousif Uae
  92. Jeff De Luna Phi
  93. Gou Takami Jpn (surname looks to be Takami, but needs verification)
  94. Phil Reilly Aus
  95. Philipp Ruthemann Ger
  96. Chan Keng-kwang Sin (family name is Chan)
  97. Klaus Zobrekis Ger
  98. Mike Ruffert Ger
  99. Angelo Millauro Ita
  100. Benjamin Baier Ger
  101. Warren Kiamco Phi (redlink at WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour, Marlon Manalo; winner of 2003 Tirador Tournament in Manila, Philippines)
  102. Hisashi Kusano Jpn (surname looks to be Kusano, but needs verification)
  103. Eric Marendaz Sui
  104. Zoran Svilar Scg
  105. Masaaki Tanaka Jpn (surname looks to be Tanaka, but needs verification)
  106. Troy Frank Usa
  107. David Reljic Aus
  108. Rob Saez Usa
  109. Cetin Aslan Aut
  110. Mohammed Yassin Ger
  111. Steve Lillis Usa
  112. Steve Lipsky Usa
  113. Chris Szuter Usa
  114. Paul Potier Can
  115. Danny Basavich Usa
  116. David Alcoberro Esp
  117. Hanni al Howri Uae (surname may actually be Al Howri, needs verification)
  118. Mehmet Cankurt Tur
  119. Benjamin Belhassen Fra
  120. Konstantin Zolotilov Rus
  121. Charles Bryant Usa
  122. Vittorio de Falco Ita (surname may actually be De Falco, needs verification)
  123. Hayato Hijikata Jpn (redlink from List of WPA World Nine-ball Champions; surname looks to be Hijikata, but needs verification)
  124. Katsushi Hoshi Jpn (surname looks to be Hoshi, but needs verification)
  125. Christoph Reintjes Ger
  126. Hisashi Yamamoto Jpn (surname looks to be Yamamoto, but needs verification)
  127. Tomoki Mekari Jpn (surname looks to be Mekari, but needs verification)
  128. Michele Quitadamo Ita
  129. Rico Diks Ned
  130. Timothy Hall Usa
  131. Serge Das Bel
  132. Tuomas Riipinen Fin
  133. Kynthia Orfanidis Ned
  134. Kim Woong Dae Kor (surname looks to be Kim, but needs verification; given name may really be Woong-dae or Woong-Dae, needs verification)
  135. Kevin Hew Gbr
  136. Nicolas Guimond
  137. Park Shi-young Kor (surname looks to be Park, but needs verification; given name may really be Shi-Young or Shi Young, needs verification)
  138. Singh Lilly Dharminder Ind
  139. Jarkko Honkanen Fin
  140. Gabor Solymosi Hun
  141. Kasper Kristoffersen Den
  142. Santos Sambajon Phi (redlink from Alex Pagulayan)
  143. Martin Kempter Aut
  144. Line Kjorsvik Nor
  145. Alain Martel Can
  146. Nobuaki Itsuno Jpn (surname looks to be Itsuno, but needs verification)
  147. Ralf Hintze Sui
  148. Nico Wehrner Ger
  149. Huang Chien-chen Tpe (family name is Huang)
  150. David Lopez Esp
  151. Michal Gavenciak Cze
  152. Elvis Calasang Phi
  153. Liu Chun-chiang Tpe (family name is Liu)
  154. Mitsuaki Kamada Jpn (surname looks to be Kamada, but needs verification)
  155. Wang Hua-fong Tpe (see also next entry - typo??; family name is Wang)
  156. Wang Hua-fang Tpe (just a typo for the above??; family name is Wang)
  157. James Alortega Uae
  158. Djorje Radulovic Scg (real name may have non-English characters, needs verification)
  159. Takashi Toda Jpn (surname looks to be Toda, but needs verification)
  160. Bob Maidhof Usa
  161. Elmer Hoya Phi
  162. Cheng Tsung-hue Tpe (family name is Cheng)
  163. Adam Abdulrahim Ina
  164. Wayne Catledge Usa
  165. Louis Condo Aus
  166. Noel Bruinooghe Bel
  167. Matt Tetrault Usa
  168. Carlos Cabella Spa
  169. Mike Zuglan Usa
  170. Rolando Aravena Usa
  171. Shervin Rahimi Irn
  172. Zion Zvi Country?
  173. Roberto Gomez Phi
  174. Joven Bustamente Uae
  175. Quan Do Hoang Vie (surname looks to be Quan, but needs verification, and if so article should refer to him as Hoang, per Vietnamese addressing convention)
  176. Lai Chia-hsiung Tpe (family name is Lai)
  177. Jonathan Smith Usa
  178. Nien Rong-chih Tpe (family name is Nien)
  179. Warren Horsley Saf
  180. Lu Hsun-chen Tpe (family name is Lu)
  181. Kevin Smith Gbr
  182. Ko Pin-yi Tpe (redlink at List of WPA World Nine-ball Champions; given name may be Ping-i, needs verification; family name is Ko)
  183. Jim Gottier Usa
  184. Michael Valentine Gbr
  185. Ed Deska Usa
  186. Jason Theron Rsa
  187. Hisashi Kasano Jpn (surname looks to be Kasano, but needs verification)
  188. Tomoo Takano Jpn (surname looks to be Takano, but needs verification)
  189. Cheng Chong-hua Tpe (family name is Cheng)
  190. Carlos Viera Usa
  191. Alejandro Carvajal Chi
  192. Omer el Serkal Uae (surname may really be El Serkal, needs verification)
  193. Irfan Ahmed Khan Pak
  194. Phil Wilkinson Nzl
  195. Enrique Rojas Chi
  196. Kang Chin-ching Tpe (family name is Kang)
  197. Jan Dulst Bel Country?? (surname presumably Bel but might be Dulst Bel, needs verification)

[edit] Pool players (women)

Section under construction - please begin adding names now. Start with WPBA top 50.

Priority should first be given to those that are the most redlinked from other articles, then in the order in which they appear in this list.

[edit] Snooker players

Presently unprioritized; see WP:SNOOKER for some marginal priortization (by member request level).

[edit] English billiards players

Priority should first be given to those that are the most redlinked from other articles. They are otherwise listed simply alphabetically.

  • Friedrich Wilhelm von Lindrum (Frederick William Lindrum I) .au (redlink from Walter Lindrum; first .au World Champ)
  • Frederick William Lindrum II .au (redlink from Walter Lindrum; World Champ after defeating John Roberts Sr.)
  • Frederick William Lindrum III .au (redlink from Walter Lindrum; Australian Champ)
  • John Roberts Sr. .uk (redlink from Walter Lindrum; World Champ until defeated by F.W. Lindrum II.)
  • John Roberts Jr. (presumably - could be unrelated) .uk ("had a monopoly on" E.b. until surprise-beaten by Frank Ives, in the Legends section above, after Ives had only played the game a few weeks - source - ca. 1890ish, so too late to have been Roberts Sr.)

[edit] Five-pins players

Priority should first be given to those that are the most redlinked from other articles. They are otherwise listed simply alphabetically.

Winners of the World Five-pins Championship and/or Five-pins Pro World Cup:

  • Domenico Acanfora (redlinked from Five-pins)
  • Michelangelo Aniello (redlinked from Five-pins; 2nd priority in this section, as current champ as of early 2007)
  • Anselmo Berrondo ("la Bibbia") (redlinked from Five-pins)
  • Miguel Angel Borrelli (redlinked from Five-pins)
  • Fabio Cavazzana (redlinked from Five-pins)
  • Carlo Cifalà (redlinked from Five-pins)
  • Ricardo Fantasia (redlinked from Five-pins)
  • Manuel Gomez (billiards player) (redlinked from Five-pins)
  • Nestor Gomez ("Nené") (redlinked from Five-pins)
  • Crocefisso Maggio (redlinked from Five-pins)
  • Salvatore Mannone (redlinked from Five-pins)
  • David Martinelli (redlinked from Five-pins)
  • Giampiero Rosanna (redlinked from Five-pins)
  • Attilio Sessa (redlinked from Five-pins)
  • Gustavo Torregiani (redlinked from Five-pins)
  • Gustavo Zito (redlinked from Five-pins; 1st priority in this section; has 2x as many titles as the best of the rest)

[edit] Unranked but notable

Other players (and some non-player personalities) not ranked above may be notable enough for articles because of major tournament victories or for some other reason.

Priority should first be given to those that are the most redlinked from other articles and by titles won or other achievements. They are otherwise listed somewhat haphazardly, with some eye to priority.

[edit] Marginally cue-sports related

This section is for people referred to repeatedly from cue sports articles, but only marginally related to the sport. A good example would be actors and directors in pool movies, announcers, etc.

Priority should be given to those with the most redlinks from cue sports articles only, not in Wikipedia as a whole.

[edit] Common wikilink errors

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