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'''Darren Appleton''' (born 8 February 1978 in [[Pontefract]], [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]]) is a English [[Pool (cue sports)|pool]] (pocket billiards) player, nicknamed "'''Dynamite'''".<ref name="IPM 200810">[http://www.insidepoolmag.com/200810/billiard-news/dynamite-blasts-world-10-ball-championship.html insidepoolmag.com], "Dynamite Blasts World 10-Ball Championship"</ref> He won the first WPA World [[Ten-ball]] Championship in 2008 against [[Wu Chia-ching]], the former world champion in both nine-ball and eight-ball from Taiwan.<ref>{{cite web |
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}}</ref> With the victory, he became the second male player from Britain to win a world championship after [[Daryl Peach]] who won the world nine-ball title a year earlier. |
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| caption = Appleton at the World 9-Ball Pool Championship in Doha, 2012 |
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|8 February 1976}} |
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| birth_place = [[Pontefract]], [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]] |
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| nickname = "Dynamite" |
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| game = [[9-Ball]], [[Ten-ball]], [[8-ball]] |
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| world champ = [[Ten-Ball]] ([[2008 WPA World Ten-ball Championship|2008]]), <br /> [[Nine-Ball]] ([[2012 WPA World Nine-ball Championship|2012]]), <br /> [[Eight-ball#Chinese eight-ball (Heyball)|Heyball]] ([[Chinese Eight-ball World Championship|2015]]) |
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{{MedalCountry | {{GBR}} }} |
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[Nine-ball]] }} |
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{{MedalCompetition | [[World Games]] }} |
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{{MedalGold | [[Cue sports at the 2013 World Games|2013 Cali]] | [[Nine-ball at the 2013 World Games – men's singles|Singles]] }} |
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[[File:Darren Appleton 2012b.jpg|thumb|235px|Appleton after winning the World 9-Ball Pool Championship]] |
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'''Darren Appleton''' (born 8 February 1976) is an English professional [[Pool (cue sports)|pool]] player, best known for playing [[Eight-ball]], [[Nine-ball]] and [[Ten-ball]] pool.<ref name="IPM 200810">[http://www.insidepoolmag.com/200810/billiard-news/dynamite-blasts-world-10-ball-championship.html "Dynamite Blasts World 10-Ball Championship"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810112907/http://www.insidepoolmag.com/200810/billiard-news/dynamite-blasts-world-10-ball-championship.html |date=10 August 2018 }}. insidepoolmag.com (October 2008)</ref> |
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Appleton, who started playing pool at age 12,<ref name="Appleton 2008">{{Cite web |
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}}</ref> was formerly the world ranked no. 1 player in [[Blackball (pool)|British-style eight-ball pool]].<ref name="Appleton 2008" /> He was twice runner-up in the [[WEPF]] [[List of world eight-ball champions|Eight-ball Pool World Championship]]. In 2006, he joined the [[International Pool Tour]]'s [[Eight-ball|standardised eight-ball]] competition. That year, he also won the [[Straight pool|Straight Pool]] Challenge at the [[Derby City Classic]]. |
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Appleton won the [[2008 WPA World Ten-ball Championship]] (the inaugural 10-ball world championship) against [[Wu Jia-qing]], of China, a former world champion in both nine-ball and eight-ball.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?storynum=5817 |title=Appleton Wins World Ten Ball Championship |publisher=AzBilliards.com |date=5 October 2008 |access-date=5 October 2008 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024011440/http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?storynum=5817 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Appleton is also a world champion in [[nine-ball]], having won the [[2012 WPA World Nine-ball Championship]], defeating [[Li He-wen]] in the final. |
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On 5 October 2008, Appleton claimed an upset victory in the inaugural [[World Pool-Billiard Association|WPA]] [[Ten-ball#World Ten-ball Championship|World Ten-ball Championship]] over [[Wu Chia-ching]], 13–11, winning the [[United States dollar|US$]]100,000 top prize: "I've waited 16 years for this and have to enjoy the moment. I had mixed feelings and I was looking back at my disappointments in the past. I was ranked first (earlier in the decade) in the world but I have never won a world championship... It was a dream come true for me and I'm happy to win the title here in the Philippines."<ref>[http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=sports2_oct6_2008 manilastandardtoday], "Appleton's 16-year Wait Over"</ref><ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/10/05/sports/OUKSP-UK-POOL-WORLD.php iht.com], "Appleton Wins World 10-ball Title"</ref><ref>[http://sports.inquirer.net/inquirersports/inquirersports/view/20081006-164768/Appleton-nips-Wu-for-title-Pulpul-4th sports.inquirer.net], "Appleton Nips Wu for Title; Pulpul 4th"</ref><ref>[http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/10/05/08/appleton-makes-history-1st-world-ten-ball-champ abs-cbnnews.com] "Appleton Makes History as 1st World Ten Ball Champ"</ref> |
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==Career== |
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In May 2009, Appleton challenged Dennis Hatch of the United States in a three-day race-to-100 challenge match of ten-ball. Hatch, however, came out the victor with a score of 100-83.<ref>{{cite web |
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===Early career=== |
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|url=http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?id=6516 |
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Appleton, who started playing pool at age 12,<ref name="Appleton 2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.darrenappleton.com/ |title=Darren Appleton |last=Appleton |first=Darren |work=DarrenAppleton.com |publisher=self-published |location=[[Pontefract]] |year=2008 |access-date=6 October 2008}}</ref> was formerly the world ranked no. 1 player in [[Blackball (pool)|British-style eight-ball pool]].<ref name="Appleton 2008" /> He was twice runner-up in the [[WEPF]] [[List of world eight-ball champions|Eight-ball Pool World Championship]]. In 2006, he joined the [[International Pool Tour]]'s [[Eight-ball|standardised eight-ball]] competition. In 2008, he won the [[Straight pool|Straight Pool]] Challenge at the [[Derby City Classic]]. |
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|title=Hatch over Appleton |
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|date=May 8, 2009 |
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|author=Katy Moore |
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}}</ref> In the same year, he won the [[World Pool Masters]] tournament by defeating [[Nick van den Berg]].<ref>{{cite web |
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|url=http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?id=6541 |
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|title=Appleton Takes Masters Crown at First Attempt |
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|date=May 11, 2009 |
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|author=Matchroom Sport |
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===World Ten-ball Champion (2008–2012)=== |
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Darren Appleton also won the [[2010 U.S. Open 9-ball Championship]] against [[Corey Deuel]] of the United States in a match that went into extra racks.<ref>{{cite web |
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On 5 October 2008, Appleton claimed an upset victory in the inaugural [[World Pool-Billiard Association|WPA]] [[2008 WPA World Ten-ball Championship|Ten-ball World Championship]] over [[Wu Jia-qing]], 13–11, winning the [[United States dollar|US$]]100,000 top prize: "I've waited 16 years for this and have to enjoy the moment. I had mixed feelings and I was looking back at my disappointments in the past. I was ranked first (earlier in the decade) in the world but I have never won a world championship... It was a dream come true for me and I'm happy to win the title here in the Philippines."<ref>Joble, Rey (October 2008) [https://web.archive.org/web/20081009084739/http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=sports2_oct6_2008 "Appleton's 16-year Wait Over"]. manilastandardtoday.com</ref><ref>Castillo, Musong R. (6 October 2008) [https://web.archive.org/web/20130620203141/http://sports.inquirer.net/inquirersports/inquirersports/view/20081006-164768/Appleton-nips-Wu-for-title-Pulpul-4th "Appleton Nips Wu for Title; Pulpul 4th"]. ''Philippine Daily Inquirer''</ref><ref>Gasgonia, Dennis (5 October 2008) [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/10/05/08/appleton-makes-history-1st-world-ten-ball-champ "Appleton Makes History as 1st World Ten Ball Champ"]. abs-cbnnews.com</ref> |
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|url=http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?storynum=8094 |
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|title=Appleton wins US Open |
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|date=October 23, 2010 |
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|accessdate=2010-10-24 |
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|author=Skip Maloney |
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In May 2009, Appleton challenged Dennis Hatch of the United States in a three-day race-to-100 challenge match of ten-ball. Hatch, however, came out the victor with a score of 100–83.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?id=6516 |title=Hatch over Appleton |date=8 May 2009 |access-date=9 May 2009 |author=Katy Moore |publisher=AzBilliards.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515143613/http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?id=6516 |archive-date=15 May 2009 }}</ref> In the same year, he won the [[World Pool Masters]] tournament by defeating [[Nick van den Berg]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?id=6541 |title=Appleton Takes Masters Crown at First Attempt |date=11 May 2009 |access-date=11 May 2009 |author=Matchroom Sport |publisher=AzBilliards.com |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225082717/http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?id=6541 |archive-date=25 February 2012}}</ref> |
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Appleton was a member of the victorious European team in the 2010 Mosconi Cup. He was named MVP for the tournament with a 5-1 win to loss ratio. |
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Darren Appleton also won the [[2010 U.S. Open 9-ball Championship]] against [[Corey Deuel]] of the United States in a match that went into extra racks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?storynum=8094 |title=Appleton wins US Open |date=23 October 2010 |access-date=24 October 2010 |author=Skip Maloney |publisher=AzBilliards.com |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024012034/http://azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?storynum=8094 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Appleton was a member of the victorious European team in the [[2010 Mosconi Cup]]. He was named MVP for the tournament, after winning 5 of his 6 matches in the series.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-12-13|title=Matchroom Pool {{!}} Mosconi Cup {{!}} News {{!}} News {{!}} EUROPE WIN THE 2010 MOSCONI CUP|url=http://www.matchroompool.com/page/MosconiCup/NewsDetail/0,,12660~2242880,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714051242/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/MosconiCup/NewsDetail/0,,12660~2242880,00.html|archive-date=2011-07-14|access-date=|website=matchroompool.com}}</ref> In 2011 he defended his title, winning the [[U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship]] again.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lerner|first=Ted|date=2013-09-07|title='I Keep Pinching Myself'|url=https://wpapool.com/i-keep-pinching-myself/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-24|website=wpapool.com|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026072026/https://wpapool.com/i-keep-pinching-myself/ |archive-date=26 October 2020 }}</ref> |
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In 2012, Appleton won the World Nine-ball Championship, subduing China's [[Li He-wen]] in the finals.<ref>{{cite web |
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|url=http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?storynum=10155 |
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===World Nine-ball Champion (2012–present)=== |
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|title=Its Dynamite in Doha |
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In 2012, Appleton won the [[2012 WPA World Nine-ball Championship|WPA World Nine-ball Championship]], subduing China's [[Li Hewen]] in the final with a score of 13–12.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?storynum=10155 |title=Its Dynamite in Doha |date=29 June 2012 |access-date=29 June 2012 |author=Ted Lerner |publisher=AzBilliards.com |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024012037/http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?storynum=10155 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Later, in 2013, he also won the [[Nine-ball at the World Games 2013 – men's singles|nine-ball tournament]] at the [[World Games 2013]], beating [[Chang Jung-lin]] 11–10 in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thepoolscene.com/straight-pool-14-1-rotation/dynamite-darren-appleton-breaks-world-record-14-1-perfect-200-run |title=DYNAMITE!! Darren Appleton Breaks World Record in 14.1 : Perfect 200 Run |date=24 August 2013 |access-date=8 June 2015 |author=Charlie Williams |publisher=thePoolScene.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T425-DvtWk |title=World 14.1 Record Darren Appleton Vs. Fransisco[sic] Bustamante 2013 |date=18 August 2014 |access-date=8 June 2015 |work=www.Muellers.com}}</ref> |
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In 2014, he won the Dragon 14.1 Tournament, defeating [[Shane Van Boening]] in the final. Also he won 2014 [[World Cup of Pool]] playing with Karl Boyes for Team England. On 2 February 2015, Darren Appleton won the 2015 [[List of world eight-ball champions|WPA World Heyball Championship]], defeating world champion snooker player [[Mark Selby]] 21–19 in the final.<ref>Lai, Samuel (12 February 2015) [https://web.archive.org/web/20150217213854/http://alison-chang.com/darren-appleton-and-bai-ge-won-the-first-chinese-pool-champion/ Darren Appleton and Bai Ge Won the First Chinese Pool Champion]. alison-chang.com</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAaL7ZERSxA Mark Selby v Darren Appleton, Final 2015 Chinese Pool World Championship]. YouTube.com (2 February 2015). Retrieved on 17 June 2016.</ref> |
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==Titles and achievements== |
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* 2024 Ultimate Pool Louisiana Shootout |
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* 2017 [[Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame]] |
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* 2017 Super Billiards Expo One Pocket Championship |
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* 2016 [[Mosconi Cup]] |
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* 2016 Super Billiards Expo One Pocket Championship |
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* 2015 [[Mosconi Cup]] |
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* 2015 [[Chinese Eight-ball World Championship|WPA World Heyball Championship]] |
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* 2015 Kings Cup 10-Ball Team East vs. West |
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* 2015 [[American 14.1 Straight Pool Championship|American Straight Pool Championship]] |
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* 2014 [[Mosconi Cup]] |
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* 2014 Accu-Stats All-Star Invitational |
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* 2014 Dragon 14.1 Tournament |
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* 2014 Accu-Stats 8-Ball Invitational |
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* 2014 [[American 14.1 Straight Pool Championship|American Straight Pool Championship]] |
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* 2013 [[European Pocket Billiard Federation|EPBF]] [[Player of the Year]] |
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* 2013 [[Mosconi Cup]] |
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* 2013 [[Cue sports at the World Games|World Games Nine-ball Singles]] |
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* 2013 West Coast Challenge 10-Ball |
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* 2013 [[Derby City Classic]] 14.1 Challenge |
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* 2013 West Coast Challenge One Pocket |
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* 2012 [[Mosconi Cup]] |
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* 2012 [[International Challenge of Champions]] |
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* 2012 [[WPA World Nine-ball Championship]] |
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* 2011 [[Mosconi Cup]] |
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* 2011 [[U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship]] |
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* 2011 [[International Challenge of Champions]] |
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* 2011 Beassy 9-Ball Open |
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* 2011 [[World Cup of Pool]] - with ([[Karl Boyes (pool player)|Karl Boyes]]) |
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* 2010 Billiards Digest [[Player of the Year]] |
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* 2010 [[Mosconi Cup|Mosconi Cup (MVP)]] |
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* 2010 [[Mosconi Cup]] |
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* 2010 [[World Team Championship (pool)|WPA World Team Championship]] |
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* 2010 [[U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship]] |
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* 2010 [[Euro Tour]] [[List of Euro Tour tournaments|Costa Blanca Open]] |
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* 2009 [[World Pool Masters]] |
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* 2008 [[Derby City Classic]] 14.1 Challenge |
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* 2009 CSI US Bar Table 10-Ball Championship |
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* 2009 EPBF Nations Cup Championship |
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* 2008 [[Euro Tour]] [[List of Euro Tour tournaments|Italy Open]] |
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* 2008 [[WPA World Ten-ball Championship]] |
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* 2007 International 8-ball Championship |
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* 2006 BCA Grand Masters 8-ball |
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Pool games | 9-Ball, Ten-ball, 8-ball | ||||||||||||||
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World Champion | Ten-Ball (2008), Nine-Ball (2012), Heyball (2015) | ||||||||||||||
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Darren Appleton (born 8 February 1976) is an English professional pool player, best known for playing Eight-ball, Nine-ball and Ten-ball pool.[1]
Appleton won the 2008 WPA World Ten-ball Championship (the inaugural 10-ball world championship) against Wu Jia-qing, of China, a former world champion in both nine-ball and eight-ball.[2] Appleton is also a world champion in nine-ball, having won the 2012 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, defeating Li He-wen in the final.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Appleton, who started playing pool at age 12,[3] was formerly the world ranked no. 1 player in British-style eight-ball pool.[3] He was twice runner-up in the WEPF Eight-ball Pool World Championship. In 2006, he joined the International Pool Tour's standardised eight-ball competition. In 2008, he won the Straight Pool Challenge at the Derby City Classic.
World Ten-ball Champion (2008–2012)
[edit]On 5 October 2008, Appleton claimed an upset victory in the inaugural WPA Ten-ball World Championship over Wu Jia-qing, 13–11, winning the US$100,000 top prize: "I've waited 16 years for this and have to enjoy the moment. I had mixed feelings and I was looking back at my disappointments in the past. I was ranked first (earlier in the decade) in the world but I have never won a world championship... It was a dream come true for me and I'm happy to win the title here in the Philippines."[4][5][6]
In May 2009, Appleton challenged Dennis Hatch of the United States in a three-day race-to-100 challenge match of ten-ball. Hatch, however, came out the victor with a score of 100–83.[7] In the same year, he won the World Pool Masters tournament by defeating Nick van den Berg.[8]
Darren Appleton also won the 2010 U.S. Open 9-ball Championship against Corey Deuel of the United States in a match that went into extra racks.[9] Appleton was a member of the victorious European team in the 2010 Mosconi Cup. He was named MVP for the tournament, after winning 5 of his 6 matches in the series.[10] In 2011 he defended his title, winning the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship again.[11]
World Nine-ball Champion (2012–present)
[edit]In 2012, Appleton won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship, subduing China's Li Hewen in the final with a score of 13–12.[12] Later, in 2013, he also won the nine-ball tournament at the World Games 2013, beating Chang Jung-lin 11–10 in the final.[13][14] In 2014, he won the Dragon 14.1 Tournament, defeating Shane Van Boening in the final. Also he won 2014 World Cup of Pool playing with Karl Boyes for Team England. On 2 February 2015, Darren Appleton won the 2015 WPA World Heyball Championship, defeating world champion snooker player Mark Selby 21–19 in the final.[15][16]
Titles and achievements
[edit]- 2024 Ultimate Pool Louisiana Shootout
- 2017 Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame
- 2017 Super Billiards Expo One Pocket Championship
- 2016 Mosconi Cup
- 2016 Super Billiards Expo One Pocket Championship
- 2015 Mosconi Cup
- 2015 WPA World Heyball Championship
- 2015 Kings Cup 10-Ball Team East vs. West
- 2015 American Straight Pool Championship
- 2014 Mosconi Cup
- 2014 Accu-Stats All-Star Invitational
- 2014 Dragon 14.1 Tournament
- 2014 Accu-Stats 8-Ball Invitational
- 2014 American Straight Pool Championship
- 2013 EPBF Player of the Year
- 2013 Mosconi Cup
- 2013 World Games Nine-ball Singles
- 2013 West Coast Challenge 10-Ball
- 2013 Derby City Classic 14.1 Challenge
- 2013 West Coast Challenge One Pocket
- 2012 Mosconi Cup
- 2012 International Challenge of Champions
- 2012 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
- 2011 Mosconi Cup
- 2011 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship
- 2011 International Challenge of Champions
- 2011 Beassy 9-Ball Open
- 2011 World Cup of Pool - with (Karl Boyes)
- 2010 Billiards Digest Player of the Year
- 2010 Mosconi Cup (MVP)
- 2010 Mosconi Cup
- 2010 WPA World Team Championship
- 2010 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship
- 2010 Euro Tour Costa Blanca Open
- 2009 World Pool Masters
- 2008 Derby City Classic 14.1 Challenge
- 2009 CSI US Bar Table 10-Ball Championship
- 2009 EPBF Nations Cup Championship
- 2008 Euro Tour Italy Open
- 2008 WPA World Ten-ball Championship
- 2007 International 8-ball Championship
- 2006 BCA Grand Masters 8-ball
References
[edit]- ^ "Dynamite Blasts World 10-Ball Championship" Archived 10 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. insidepoolmag.com (October 2008)
- ^ "Appleton Wins World Ten Ball Championship". AzBilliards.com. 5 October 2008. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
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