All-Time Greatest Accomplishments in Pool

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There have been so many it's pretty hard to single out one, but I think my favorite is Frank Taberski's 307 consecutive match victories at 14.1, ending in 1921 (per the Encyclopedia of Billiards by Mike Shamos). How does anyone win 307 straight matches against tough competition? This just boggles the mind. My runnerup would be Jim Rempe's string of consecutive 9Ball tournement wins. If someone has good details on Rempe's feat, I'd be most grateful. What is your favorite accomplishment (besides how you won the Squeegee Battery Open 8Ball festival at the Elks Club last Thursday)?
 
I would have to say Willie Mosconi's 15 World Championships and total domination of the game. I mean the guy had so many more 100 ball runs than anyone that's ever played.

Another would be Thorsten Hohmann's European 14.1 title win last year. I'm not sure of the exact numbers but his total points made versus his opponents was something like 750-60. That's truly incredible.

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Mr441 said:
I would have to say Willie Mosconi's 15 World Championships and total domination of the game. I mean the guy had so many more 100 ball runs than anyone that's ever played.

Another would be Thorsten Hohmann's European 14.1 title win last year. I'm not sure of the exact numbers but his total points made versus his opponents was something like 750-60. That's truly incredible.

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Hohmann's feat in 2005 European Championships 14.1 event was amazing. He played 8 matches, races to 125 and scored a total of 1000 points in 20 innings averaging 50.0 per inning. :cool:
 
My favourite from Hohmann is that decent little straight pool game.

Andy
 

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mjantti said:
Hohmann's feat in 2005 European Championships 14.1 event was amazing. He played 8 matches, races to 125 and scored a total of 1000 points in 20 innings averaging 50.0 per inning. :cool:
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I second the motion. Hohmann's performance in the 2005 European Straight Pool Championships may have been the most dominating performance of the last 25 years in any pool discipline.

Chia Ching Wu stepping up to the table trailing 16-12 in a race to seventeen in the final of the 2005 World 9-Balll Championships and running out to win 17-16 isn't far behind.
 
It may not be THE best, but i think it at least deserves some consideration:

Adding to the preformance of Wu Chia-Ching's at the World 9-Ball, is what he did at the World 8ball Championships as well.

Not only did he run out the last 5 racks to win the world 9ball championship with his opponent on the hill, he's 16!!!

Some thought it was a fluke until he went through the World 8-ball championships and won there too.

Winning both of these events would be an amazing feat for any pool player, but for a 16 year old to win both in the same year I think this is nothing short of godly...
 
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Raymond Ceulemens dominated three cushion as much as Mosconi dominated 14.1

Boston Shorty winning the one pocket at Johnson City a number of times is pretty impressive considering the talent there.
 
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Luther Lassitter has a very impressive record from the Johnson City days thru the Stardust Opens. I also just learned he was a VERY strong 14.1 player.

Earls 11 for a Mil was pretty unreal.

If it's true, Babe Cranfield running 700?...WOW!

Gerry
 
Well I know a guy who won a 16 player 8-ball tourney with 15 entrants without potting a winning ball. He got the only bye in the first round, then his 3 opponents either scratched potting the 8-ball or potted it accidentally out of turn.

That's a lot rarer than winning the Squeegee Battery Open 8Ball festival at the Elks Club :p

In terms of greatest players in history performances, the legendary Australian, Walter Lindrum of English Billiards fame should be thrown into the hat:
http://www.eaba.co.uk/articles/walterLindrum/walterLindrumProfile.html
 
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Hohmann's feat in 2005 European Championships 14.1 event was amazing. He played 8 matches, races to 125 and scored a total of 1000 points in 20 innings averaging 50.0 per inning. :cool:
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That is simply ridiculous, there are certainly alot of nominees. Earl running 11 racks for a million was pretty good, although he made several golden breaks doing it, I think Feijen running 15 consecutive racks with no golden breaks is worthy of consideration, Steve Davis and his 5 (or is it 6?) world snooker championships is a favorite of mine. There are too many great feats to pick just one.
 
PoolBum said:
I think Sigel making it to both finals of the first two inaugural IPT events has got to rank right up there.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't he get seated in the finals for both of those......

Not a great Accomplishment if you ask me, unless if take into consideration his play in the past and use that as the reason he was placed in the finals.
 
supergreenman said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't he get seated in the finals for both of those......

Not a great Accomplishment if you ask me, unless if take into consideration his play in the past and use that as the reason he was placed in the finals.
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uhmmm...heard of sarcasm?
 

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Colin Colenso said:
uhmmm...heard of sarcasm?
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Youve got to love it when sarcastic comments fly over some peoples heads - wooosh! (sorry mate)

Great original comment though, made me laugh!

wu winning BOTH world titles in one year @ 16 has to be THE greatest ever.
 
Here's one...

How about losing your first round to come back and take off the event?

Jimmy Caras, in 1967, lost to Luther Lassiter in the first roundof the 1967 US Open 14.1 Championships. He then came back from the one-loss side to win in true double elimination the finals against Wimpy. Plus, he set 4 BCA records for the tournament.

How's them apples?:D

Barbara
 
mosconi's 500+ ball run. just like wilt's 100 point game, somebody will come close one of these days but nobody will ever beat it.
 
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