Corey Deuel

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Corey Deuel at the Big Apple Championship in 2003
Corey Deuel at the Big Apple Championship in 2003

Corey Deuel (born November 20, 1977 in Santa Barbara, California) is an American professional pocket billiards (pool) player from West Jefferson, Ohio. Nicknamed "the Prince of Pool", he is an accomplished tournament competitor, having won the US Open Nine-ball Championship in 2001, as well as many other major titles. He is ranked #2 in the US by the United States Professional Poolplayers Association (as of January 2008).[1]

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[edit] Early life

At the age of 14, Deuel began playing pool at Drexeline Billiards in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania,[2] before taking to the road in his teen years.

[edit] Professional career

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Deuel has been competing professionally since the year 2000.[3]

Deuel is (as of 2007) a member of the International Pool Tour.[4]

Deuel was selected again for Team USA in the 2007 Mosconi Cup,[5][6] after serving on the team in three previous years.

For 2007, he was ranked #9 in Pool & Billiard Magazine's "Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players" poll.[7]

His reported career earnings to date (as of February 2008) are approximately $562,000.[3] His worst professional year was 2003, in which he did not win a single major event.[8]

[edit] Titles

  • 2007 Pool & Billiard Magazine Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players, #9[7]
  • 2007 Gabriels Open Professional Players Champion[6]
  • 2007 Space Coast Open winner[6]
  • 2007 Bob Martin Memorial winner[6]
  • 2007 Jacksonville Open winner[6]
  • 2006 Mosconi Cup, winning team member[9]
  • 2006 Relay for Life Nine-Ball Invitational Charity Benefit winner[10]
  • 2005 UPA Pro Tour Champion[10]
  • 2005 Fast Eddie's Nine-ball Tour Stop, Open Division winner[10]
  • 2004 Derby City Classic Ring Game winner[11]
  • 2004 Predator Central Florida Ring Game winner[11]
  • 2004 ESPN Sudden Death Seven-ball winner[11]
  • 2004 Seminole Florida Pro Tour Stop winner[11]
  • 2002 IBC Tour Stop 1 winner (Shirahima, Japan)[12]
  • 2002 UPA Atlanta Pro Open winner[12]
  • 2001 US Open Nine-ball Championship[13]
  • 2001 Greater Columbus Open, Open Division winner[13]
  • 2001 Reno Open Nine-ball Champion[13]
  • 2001 BCA Open Nine-ball Champion, Men's Division[13]
  • 2001 ESPN Sudden Death Seven-ball winner[13]
  • 2001 All-Japan Nine-ball Champion, Open Division[13]
  • 2000 Northern Lights Nine-ball Shootout[14]
  • 2000 Viking Nine-ball Tour, Stop 18 winner[13]
  • 1999 Camel/ESPN/Time Warner Cable Open[citation needed]

[edit] Personal life

Deuel lives in West Jefferson, Ohio (as of early 2008).[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "UPA Men's Pro Rankings" (February 2008). Pool & Billiard Magazine 26 (2): p. 57. Summerville, South Carolina: Sports Publications. ISSN 1049-2852. 
  2. ^ "Deuel Dueling for #1", by Don "Cheese" Akerlow, OnTheBreakNews.com. Retrieved August 5, 2007
  3. ^ a b c 2008 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel. AZBilliards.com (2008). Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
  4. ^ Corey Deuel Player Profile, InternationalPoolTour.com. Retrieved August 5, 2007
  5. ^ Panozzo, Mike (February 2008). "Long Live the Cup!". Billiards Digest 30 (3): pp. 56–61. Chicago, Illinois: Luby Publishing. ISSN 0164-761X. 
  6. ^ a b c d e 2007 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel. AZBilliards.com (2007). Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
  7. ^ a b "The Survey Says...: Pool & Billiard Magazine's 22nd Annual Player and Fan Poll" (February 2008). Pool & Billiard Magazine 26 (2): p. 14. Summerville, SC: Sports Publications. ISSN 1049-2852. 
  8. ^ 2003 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel. AZBilliards.com (2003). Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
  9. ^ 2006 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel. AZBilliards.com (2006). Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
  10. ^ a b c 2005 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel. AZBilliards.com (2005). Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
  11. ^ a b c d 2004 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel. AZBilliards.com (2004). Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
  12. ^ a b 2002 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel. AZBilliards.com (2002). Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g 2001 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel. AZBilliards.com (2001). Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
  14. ^ 2000 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel. AZBilliards.com (2000). Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
Preceded by
Earl Strickland		 US Open Nine-ball Champion
2001		 Succeeded by
Ralf Souquet
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