George Chenier

George Chenier (January 14, 1907 – November 11, 1970) was a Canadian snooker player, who was the North American Snooker Champion from 1948 to 1970 and was considered one of the top pool players in the world for over 20 years.[1]

Born in Hull, Quebec, he began playing snooker as a youngster in Ottawa, and lived in various cities around North America including Detroit, Montreal, Vancouver, and Toronto where he spent most of his time, explaining it was where “the best players are”.[1] He is noted for being the first world-class snooker player to use a two-piece cue.[2]

Chenier reached the Semi-Finals of the 1950 World Snooker Championship where he was beaten 43-28 by Fred Davis.this was the closest he got to the World Final. In 1963, he won the World Pocket Billiard Championship and ran the first perfect game of 150 ever registered in that tournament.[1]

Non-Ranking wins: (23)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "George Chenier". Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  2. ↑ Thorburn, Cliff (1987). Cliff Thorburn's Snooker Skills. Scarborough, Ontario: Prentice-Hall. p. 9. ISBN 0-13-136730-7.