Corey Deuel
 Corey Deuel at the Big Apple Championship in 2003 | |
| Born |
20 November 1977 Santa Barbara, California |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Cash Money |
| Professional | 2000- |
Corey Deuel (born November 20, 1977 in Santa Barbara, California) is an American professional pocket billiards (pool) player from West Jefferson, Ohio. Nicknamed "Cash Money", he is an accomplished tournament competitor, having won the US Open Nine-ball Championship in 2001, as well as many other major titles. As of January 2008, Deuel is the second highest ranked pool player in the US by the United States Professional Poolplayers Association.[1] He regularly represents the USA in the Mosconi Cup. In 2010 he again was selected for the US team in the Mosconi Cup and was responsible for winning 2 of the 8 points that the US team won during that event. In 2013 he made a successful crossover to snooker by capturing the United States National Snooker Championship title in Houston, Texas.[2] His victory meant he automatically qualified as the United States entrant for the 2013 IBSF World Snooker Championship where he was eliminated in the round-robin stage after finishing 5th in his group.[3]
Deuel later competed in the 2015 snooker Xuzhou Open however he was eliminated in the first round after losing 4-2 to world number 81 Zhou Yuelong.
Early life
At the age of 14, Deuel began playing pool at Drexeline Billiards in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania,[4] before taking to the road in his teen years.
Professional career
Deuel has been competing professionally since the year 2000.[5]
Deuel is (as of 2007) a member of the International Pool Tour.[6]
Deuel was selected again for Team USA in the 2007 Mosconi Cup,[7][8] after serving on the team in four previous years. He was not selected in 2008, but again represented his country during the 2009 tournament.[9]
For 2007, he was ranked #9 in Pool & Billiard Magazine's "Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players" poll.[10]
His reported career earnings to date (as of February 2008) are approximately $562,000.[5] His worst professional year was 2003, in which he did not win a single major event.[11]
Titles
Snooker
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2013 | United States Amateur Championship |  Sargon Isaac |
5–1 |
Pool
- 2007 Pool & Billiard Magazine Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players, #9[10]
- 2007 Gabriels Open Professional Players Champion[8]
- 2007 Space Coast Open winner[8]
- 2007 Bob Martin Memorial winner[8]
- 2007 Jacksonville Open winner[8]
- 2006 Mosconi Cup, winning team member[12]
- 2006 Relay for Life Nine-Ball Invitational Charity Benefit winner[13]
- 2005 UPA Pro Tour Champion[13]
- 2005 Fast Eddie's Nine-ball Tour Stop, Open Division winner[13]
- 2004 Derby City Classic Ring Game winner[14]
- 2004 Predator Central Florida Ring Game winner[14]
- 2004 ESPN Sudden Death Seven-ball winner[14]
- 2004 Seminole Florida Pro Tour Stop winner[14]
- 2002 IBC Tour Stop 1 winner (Shirahima, Japan)[15]
- 2002 UPA Atlanta Pro Open winner[15]
- 2001 US Open Nine-ball Championship[16]
- 2001 Greater Columbus Open, Open Division winner[16]
- 2001 Reno Open Nine-ball Champion[16]
- 2001 BCA Open Nine-ball Champion, Men's Division[16]
- 2001 ESPN Sudden Death Seven-ball winner[16]
- 2001 All-Japan Nine-ball Champion, Open Division[16]
- 2000 Northern Lights Nine-ball Shootout[17]
- 2000 Viking Nine-ball Tour, Stop 18 winner[16]
- 1999 Camel/ESPN/Time Warner Cable Open [18]
Personal life
Deuel lived in West Jefferson, Ohio (as of early 2008), but now resides in New Port Richey, Florida.[5]
References
- ↑ "UPA Men's Pro Rankings". Pool & Billiard Magazine (Summerville, South Carolina: Sports Publications) 26 (2): p. 57. February 2008. ISSN 1049-2852.
- ↑ "Corey Shows His Deuel Talent". World Snooker. 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ↑ "IBSF Snooker Championships Men - Daugavpils / Latvia 2013". E Snooker. 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ↑ "Deuel Dueling for #1", by Don "Cheese" Akerlow, OnTheBreakNews.com. Retrieved August 5, 2007
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "2008 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel". AZBilliards.com. 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ↑ Corey Deuel Player Profile, InternationalPoolTour.com. Retrieved August 5, 2007
- ↑ Panozzo, Mike (February 2008). "Long Live the Cup!". Billiards Digest (Chicago, Illinois: Luby Publishing) 30 (3): pp. 56–61. ISSN 0164-761X.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "2007 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel". AZBilliards.com. 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ↑ "Deuel hoping Europeans crack under weight of expectation". Matchroom Pool. 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "The Survey Says...: Pool & Billiard Magazine's 22nd Annual Player and Fan Poll". Pool & Billiard Magazine (Summerville, SC: Sports Publications) 26 (2): p. 14. February 2008. ISSN 1049-2852.
- ↑ "2003 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel". AZBilliards.com. 2003. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ↑ "2006 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel". AZBilliards.com. 2006. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "2005 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel". AZBilliards.com. 2005. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "2004 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel". AZBilliards.com. 2004. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "2002 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel". AZBilliards.com. 2002. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 "2001 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel". AZBilliards.com. 2001. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ↑ "2000 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel". AZBilliards.com. 2000. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ↑ http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/showtitles.php?playernum=45
18. Corey Deuel USA snooker champion - Article on SnookerUSA.com
| Preceded by Earl Strickland |
US Open Nine-ball Champion 2001 |
Succeeded by Ralf Souquet |
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