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{{short description|English pool player}}
{{Short description|English pool player (born 1976)}}
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{{Infobox pool player
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| sport country = {{ENG}}
| sport country = {{ENG}}
| game = [[9-Ball]], [[Ten-ball]], [[8-ball]]
| game = [[9-Ball]], [[Ten-ball]], [[8-ball]]
| 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|Chinese Eight-ball]] ([[Chinese Eight-ball World Championship|2015]])
| 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]])
| show-medals = yes
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
| medaltemplates =
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[[File:Darren Appleton 2012b.jpg|thumb|235px|Appleton after winning the World 9-Ball Pool Championship]]
[[File:Darren Appleton 2012b.jpg|thumb|235px|Appleton after winning the World 9-Ball Pool Championship]]


'''Darren Appleton''' (born 8 February 1976) is an English [[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>
'''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>


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}}</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.
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.

His entrance by walk on music from “[[Here I Go Again (Whitesnake song)|Here I Go Again]]” by [[Whitesnake]].


==Career==
==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 |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>
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>


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}}</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>
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>


===World Nine-ball Champion (2012–present)===
===World Nine-ball Champion (2012–present)===
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}}</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>
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>
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|CBSA World Chinese Eight-ball 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>
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>


==Titles and achievements==
==Titles and achievements==
* 2024 Ultimate Pool Louisiana Shootout
* 2017 [[Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame]]
* 2017 [[Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame]]
* 2017 Super Billiards Expo One Pocket Championship
* 2017 Super Billiards Expo One Pocket Championship
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* 2016 Super Billiards Expo One Pocket Championship
* 2016 Super Billiards Expo One Pocket Championship
* 2015 [[Mosconi Cup]]
* 2015 [[Mosconi Cup]]
* 2015 [[Chinese Eight-ball World Championship|CBSA World Chinese Eight-ball Championship]]
* 2015 [[Chinese Eight-ball World Championship|WPA World Heyball Championship]]
* 2015 Kings Cup 10-Ball Team East vs. West
* 2015 Kings Cup 10-Ball Team East vs. West
* 2015 [[American 14.1 Straight Pool Championship|American Straight Pool Championship]]
* 2015 [[American 14.1 Straight Pool Championship|American Straight Pool Championship]]
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* 2008 [[Derby City Classic]] 14.1 Challenge
* 2008 [[Derby City Classic]] 14.1 Challenge
* 2009 CSI US Bar Table 10-Ball Championship
* 2009 CSI US Bar Table 10-Ball Championship
* 2009 EPBF Nations Cup (Team Britain)
* 2009 EPBF Nations Cup Championship
* 2008 [[Euro Tour]] [[List of Euro Tour tournaments|Italy Open]]
* 2008 [[Euro Tour]] [[List of Euro Tour tournaments|Italy Open]]
* 2008 [[WPA World Ten-ball Championship]]
* 2008 [[WPA World Ten-ball Championship]]
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[[Category:World champions in pool]]
[[Category:World champions in pool]]
[[Category:World Games gold medalists]]
[[Category:World Games gold medalists for Great Britain]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 2013 World Games]]
[[Category:World Games medalists in cue sports]]
[[Category:WPA World Nine-ball Champions]]
[[Category:WPA World Nine-ball Champions]]
[[Category:WPA World Ten-ball Champions]]
[[Category:WPA World Ten-ball Champions]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2013 World Games]]
[[Category:Straight pool world champions]]

Latest revision as of 14:52, 17 October 2024

Darren Appleton
Appleton at the World 9-Ball Pool Championship in Doha, 2012
Born8 February 1976 (1976-02-08) (age 48)
Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
Sport country England
Nickname"Dynamite"
Pool games9-Ball, Ten-ball, 8-ball
Tournament wins
World ChampionTen-Ball (2008),
Nine-Ball (2012),
Heyball (2015)
Medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
Men's Nine-ball
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Cali Singles
Appleton after winning the World 9-Ball Pool Championship

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

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Early career

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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)

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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)

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Dynamite Blasts World 10-Ball Championship" Archived 10 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. insidepoolmag.com (October 2008)
  2. ^ "Appleton Wins World Ten Ball Championship". AzBilliards.com. 5 October 2008. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  3. ^ a b Appleton, Darren (2008). "Darren Appleton". DarrenAppleton.com. Pontefract: self-published. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
  4. ^ Joble, Rey (October 2008) "Appleton's 16-year Wait Over". manilastandardtoday.com
  5. ^ Castillo, Musong R. (6 October 2008) "Appleton Nips Wu for Title; Pulpul 4th". Philippine Daily Inquirer
  6. ^ Gasgonia, Dennis (5 October 2008) "Appleton Makes History as 1st World Ten Ball Champ". abs-cbnnews.com
  7. ^ Katy Moore (8 May 2009). "Hatch over Appleton". AzBilliards.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  8. ^ Matchroom Sport (11 May 2009). "Appleton Takes Masters Crown at First Attempt". AzBilliards.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ Skip Maloney (23 October 2010). "Appleton wins US Open". AzBilliards.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  10. ^ "Matchroom Pool | Mosconi Cup | News | News | EUROPE WIN THE 2010 MOSCONI CUP". matchroompool.com. 13 December 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011.
  11. ^ Lerner, Ted (7 September 2013). "'I Keep Pinching Myself'". wpapool.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  12. ^ Ted Lerner (29 June 2012). "Its Dynamite in Doha". AzBilliards.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  13. ^ Charlie Williams (24 August 2013). "DYNAMITE!! Darren Appleton Breaks World Record in 14.1 : Perfect 200 Run". thePoolScene.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  14. ^ "World 14.1 Record Darren Appleton Vs. Fransisco[sic] Bustamante 2013". www.Muellers.com. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  15. ^ Lai, Samuel (12 February 2015) Darren Appleton and Bai Ge Won the First Chinese Pool Champion. alison-chang.com
  16. ^ Mark Selby v Darren Appleton, Final 2015 Chinese Pool World Championship. YouTube.com (2 February 2015). Retrieved on 17 June 2016.
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 WPA World Nine-ball Champion
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