Ralf Souquet

Souquet at the European Championship 2008
Ralf Souquet
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Men's Nine-ball
World Games
2001 Akita Individual
2009 Kaohsiung Individual

Ralf Souquet (pronounced soo-kay) (born 29 November 1968 in Eschweiler, Germany) is a German professional pool player. His nickname is "The Kaiser". Since 1981, he has won more than 250 tournament titles, including 41 German Championship titles and 34 European Championship titles.[1]

Career

He began playing billiards at the age of six in his parents' pub, practicing up to five hours per day. He won his first German Championship title at the age of fourteen in the juniors division. In 1985, Souquet co-won his first European Championship team title with the National Team, and in 1986 won his first individual title at the European Championship (juniors division). In 1997, he received the Silberne Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), the highest official distinction awarded to sportspeople by Germany, which was presented to him by German President Roman Herzog.

In 1996, Souquet won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship where he triumphed over Tom Storm of Sweden. He also reached the finals of the same event in 2001 and 2006, only to be bested by Mika Immonen and Ronato Alcano.

Souquet also won the US Open Nine-ball Championship in 2002 by defeating Alex Pagulayan who would also win the event in the next three years.

In 2008, Souquet won his second world title at the WPA World Eight-ball Championship with a victory over Ronato Alcano (Alcano was also a winner of this event). Souquet won the $ 60,000 championship prize, with 13-9 final score.[2]

Titles

References


Preceded by
Oliver Ortmann
WPA Men's World Nine-ball Champion
1996
Succeeded by
Johnny Archer
Preceded by
Corey Deuel
US Open Nine-ball Champion
2002
Succeeded by
Jeremy Jones
Preceded by
Ronato Alcano
WPA World Eight-ball Champion
2008
Succeeded by
Karl Boyes
Preceded by
Chang Pei-Weo
World Games - Men's Nine-ball Pool Champion
2009
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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