Jump to content

Luc Salvas: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Wikilinked name of player mentioned. An article for that person has been made.
 
(47 intermediate revisions by 30 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|Canadian professional pool player (born 1962)}}
⚫
'''Luc Salvas''' (born [[November 21]], [[1962]] in [[Montreal, Quebec]]) is a [[Canadian people|Canadian]] professional [[pocket billiards|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 [[United States dollar|US$]]50,000 winner-take-all purse by defeating Great Britain's [[Dave Pearson (pool player)|Dave Pearson]].<ref>{{cite web
⚫
|url=http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?id=3825
⚫
|title=Luc Salvas Int’l Speed Pool Champion and Mike Massey Wins Trick Shot Magic Title
⚫
|publisher=AZ Billiards
⚫
|accessdate=2008-08-07
⚫
}}</ref>. 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.<ref>{{cite web
⚫
|url=http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?id=4735
⚫
|title=Bobby McGrath Wins 2007 International Speed Pool Championship
⚫
|publisher=AZ Billiards
⚫
|accessdate=2008-08-09
⚫
}}</ref>


{{Infobox pool player
⚫
Despite his fast performance, he has yet to dominate any of the major [[nine-ball]] or [[eight-ball]] tournaments.
| name = Luc Salvas
| honorific_suffix =
| image =
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|11|21|}}
| birth_place = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada
| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD|df=yes}} -->
| death_place =
| sport country = {{flag|Canada}}
| nickname = Machine Gun
| professional =
| game =
| best finish =
| major wins =
| minor wins =
| other wins =
| world champ =
| current ranking =
| website = <!-- {{URL|www.Example.com}} and leave off the "www." part if not necessary -->
| medals =
}}

'''Luc Salvas''' (born November 21, 1962) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] professional [[pocket billiards|pool]] player. His quick-paced [[speed pool]] play has earned him the nickname "Machine Gun".

⚫
Born in [[Yamaska]], [[Quebec]], in 1962, he won the first [[International Speed Pool Challenge]] and the [[United States dollar|US$]]50,000 winner-take-all purse by defeating Great Britain's [[Dave Pearson (pool player)|Dave Pearson]].<ref>{{cite web
⚫
|url=http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?id=3825
⚫
|title=Luc Salvas Int'l Speed Pool Champion and Mike Massey Wins Trick Shot Magic Title
⚫
|publisher=AZ Billiards
|date=October 9, 2006
⚫
|accessdate=2008-08-07
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714183656/http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?id=3825
|archivedate=July 14, 2010
⚫
}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web
⚫
|url=http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?id=4735
⚫
|title=Bobby McGrath Wins 2007 International Speed Pool Championship
⚫
|publisher=AZ Billiards
⚫
|accessdate=2008-08-09
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613202341/http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?id=4735
|archivedate=2011-06-13
}}</ref> In 2009, Salvas returned to play in the same tournament and won it for the second time, defeating Pearson again in the finals.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?storynum=6981
|title=Luc Salvas Wins 2009 International Speed Pool Championship
|date=September 21, 2009
|accessdate=2009-09-21
|publisher=AzBilliards.com
}}</ref> He successfully defended his title in 2010 by defeating McGrath.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?storynum=7935
|title=Luc Salvas Wins 2010 International Speed Pool Championship
|date=September 9, 2010
|accessdate=2010-09-09
|author=Press Release
|publisher=AzBilliards.com
⚫
}}</ref>

⚫
Despite his fast performance, he has yet to dominate any of the major [[nine-ball]] or [[eight-ball]] tournaments.{{Clarify|date=August 2010}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
<references/>


{{Cue sports nav}}
{{Cue sports nav}}
Line 21: Line 70:
[[Category:Canadian pool players]]
[[Category:Canadian pool players]]
[[Category:1962 births]]
[[Category:1962 births]]
⚫
[[Category:People from Quebec]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:French Canadians]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Montérégie]]
⚫
[[Category:People from Yamaska, Quebec]]



⚫
{{Cue-sports-bio-stub}}
{{Canada-sport-bio-stub}}
{{Canada-sport-bio-stub}}
⚫
{{pool-bio-stub}}

Latest revision as of 20:19, 17 February 2024

Luc Salvas
Born (1962-11-21) November 21, 1962 (age 62)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sport country Canada
NicknameMachine Gun

Luc Salvas (born November 21, 1962) is a Canadian professional pool player. His quick-paced speed pool play has earned him the nickname "Machine Gun".

Born in Yamaska, Quebec, in 1962, 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.[clarification needed]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Luc Salvas Int'l Speed Pool Champion and Mike Massey Wins Trick Shot Magic Title". AZ Billiards. October 9, 2006. Archived from the original on July 14, 2010. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  2. ^ "Bobby McGrath Wins 2007 International Speed Pool Championship". AZ Billiards. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. 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.


Stub icon 2 Flag of CanadaBiography icon

This biographical article related to Canadian sports is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This biographical article related to pool is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Luc_Salvas&oldid=1208507332"