Luc Salvas

Luc Salvas
Born November 21, 1962
Montreal, Quebec
Sport country  Canada
Nickname Machine Gun

Luc Salvas (born November 21, 1962 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian professional pool player. His quick-paced speed pool play earned him the nickname "Machine Gun". In 2006, he won the first International Speed Pool Challenge and the US$50,000 winner-take-all purse by defeating Great Britain's Dave Pearson.[1] He returned the next year to defend his title but was defeated in the semi-finals by Bobby McGrath of the United States, the eventual winner of the tournament.[2] In 2009, Salvas returned to play in the same tournament and won it for the second time, defeating Pearson again in the finals.[3] He successfully defended his title in 2010 by defeating McGrath.[4]

Despite his fast performance, he has yet to dominate any of the major nine-ball or eight-ball tournaments.

References

  1. ↑ "Luc Salvas Int’l Speed Pool Champion and Mike Massey Wins Trick Shot Magic Title". AZ Billiards. October 9, 2006. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  2. ↑ "Bobby McGrath Wins 2007 International Speed Pool Championship". AZ Billiards. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  3. ↑ "Luc Salvas Wins 2009 International Speed Pool Championship". AzBilliards.com. September 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
  4. ↑ Press Release (September 9, 2010). "Luc Salvas Wins 2010 International Speed Pool Championship". AzBilliards.com. Retrieved 2010-09-09.