Alexander Kazakis
Born | 16 July 1991 |
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Sport country | Greece |
Pool games | 9-ball, 10-ball |
Best finish | 2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship (Semi-final) |
Tournament wins | |
Major | 2016 Kremlin World Cup, European 10-ball |
Ranking info | |
Current WPA ranking | 18 (as of 7 February 2019[needs update]) |
Current Euro Tour ranking | (as of 16 Dec 2019[needs update]) |
Highest WPA ranking | 1[1] |
Alexander Kazakis[a] (Born July 16, 1991) is a Greek professional pool player. Kazakis is a former European 10-ball champion,[3] and regular 9-ball player. In 2018, he was the number one ranked player by the World Pool-Billiard Association.[1]
Career[]
In 2016, Kazakis won the Kremlin World Cup, without losing a game.[4] Kazakis reached the semi-final of the 2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship; before losing to eventual winner Joshua Filler on a final frame decider.[5][6]
Kazakis won the 2018 Austria Open event on the Euro Tour, defeating Denis Grabe in the final 9–6.[7]
Kazakis finished in second place of the 2019 World Pool Masters Tournament, losing to David Alcaide in the final 9–8 having led 5-0 and 8-5.[8]
Kazakis won the 2021 World Pool Masters Tournament, beating Shane Van Boening in the final 9–0. This is the first occasion a player has made a "clean sweep" of the final.[9]
Accomplishments[]
- 2016 Kremlin World Cup (winner)[4]
- Euro Tour
- 2018 Sankt Johann im Pongau Open (winner)[10]
- European Pool Championships
- 2015 (Ten-ball) - Winner.
References[]
- ^ a b "Ranking - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Archived from the original on 2018-12-16. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Alexandros KAZAKIS - AZBilliards.com". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Kazakis, Khodjaeva and Tahti grab the 10-ball titles – European Pocket Billiard Federation". europeanpocketbilliardfederation.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Kremlin Cup trophy goes to Athens". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "It's Biado vs. Van Boening, Filler vs. Kazakis As The 2018 World 9-ball Championship Heads To Final Day". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ News, ABS-CBN (20 December 2018). "Billiards: Carlo Biado bows to German foe in World 9-Ball Championship". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Kazakis vs Grabe Scoresheet". billiardapps.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "World Pool Masters 2019".
- ^ "World Pool Masters 2021".
- ^ "Player Profile". billiardapps.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
External links[]
- 1991 births
- Greek pool players
- Living people