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Who is the best player of the last 40 years not to win a major event?

jay helfert
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in the past when there were not lots of tournaments and players were gamblers , there were so many very top players that never even entered one or tried to win.

most, few even knew their names because we did not have the internet.

just a couple// bernie swartz,, norm hitchcock,, joey spaeth, weldon rogers, richie ambrose ,mike euphemia, jimmy marino,
cuban joey, etc. all could beat anyone on a given day
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Jimmy Marino did win 9-Ball division at Johnston City in 1971, and Bernie Schwartz won the 9-Ball at the Stardust in 1970. Norman Hitchcock won the last 9-Ball tourney at the Stardust in 1973. Mike Eufemia won the 14.1 at the Stardust in 1967. They were considered to be major tournaments during that era. Billy Incardona won the last 9-Ball tourney at Johnston City in 1972. Oops, all were pre 1980's.
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Four of the five members of the 2025 USA Mosconi Cup team remain in contention. St. Augustine, FL – Beginning at around 4:45 this afternoon (Fri., Nov. 21), four of the five members of the 2025 USA Mosconi Cup team will battle in the final qualifying round for advancement to the Final 16 of the $75,000 International 9-Ball Open. The fifth member of the team, Billy Thorpe, was eliminated last night in a loss-side, double-hill battle versus Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour veteran Jeremy Sossei; a worthy match to watch on Accu-Stats YouTube channel, even knowing the outcome. The featured match […]

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Who is the best player of the last 40 years not to win a major event?

jay helfert
maha said:
in the past when there were not lots of tournaments and players were gamblers , there were so many very top players that never even entered one or tried to win.

most, few even knew their names because we did not have the internet.

just a couple// bernie swartz,, norm hitchcock,, joey spaeth, weldon rogers, richie ambrose ,mike euphemia, jimmy marino,
cuban joey, etc. all could beat anyone on a given day
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Bob Jewett said:
CJ was world champion, as a brief search will show.*
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CJ won probably the biggest tournament of the 1990's, when he won the ESPN World Championship held in Santa Rosa, CA in the 1990's. I actually did some commentary alongside Lon McEachern of World Series of Poker fame there. CJ won something like 75 or 80 thou at that event.
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