Gareth Potts
Born | Stoke-on-Trent | 30 June 1983
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Sport country | ![]() |
Nickname | The Golden Boy |
Professional | 2000 - present |
Gareth Potts (born 30 June 1983) is an English 3-time world champion eight-ball pool player, winning the WEPF World Rules World Championship in 2005,[1] 2007 and 2008.[2] He was also IPA World Blackball Professional Champion in 2014.[3]
He also won the 2000 Junior World Pool Championships.[4]
Potts won the Chinese 8 Ball Masters in 2013 beating Chris Melling 17-9 in the final. The match was the best of 33.
He successfully defended the Chinese 8 Ball Masters in 2014 by beating Shi Hang-Qing 15-6 in a match lasting 2 hours and 10 minutes (130 minutes).[5]
Potts had signed a contract with Joy Billiard so he can play in the Chinese 8 Ball Tournament. He is also sponsored by the Finnish chalk, glove and tip company TAOM Billiards. As of 2015, Potts has concentrated his career on Chinese 8 Ball pool.[6]
From 2013 onwards, pool table retailer Home Leisure Direct announced they were Official Sponsor of Potts, and began offering coaching days, as well as instructional 'How to Play' video guides.[7][8]
Potts joined the Ultimate Pool circuit in 2021. His first tournament win was PRO Series 7 (3-4 December 2021). In that tournament, he defeated Rob Wharne 7-4, Karl Sutton 7-6, Greg Batten 7-4, Chris Melling 7-5, and Shaun Storry 9-4.[9]
References[]
- ^ Pool Champion - Gareth Potts at bbc.co.uk, 7 December 2005
- ^ World Pool Champions - Eight Ball Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine at wepf.org
- ^ "Potts Wins IPA Blackball Championship". Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ^ "Gareth Potts Biography". Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Gareth Potts retains his International 8-Ball Masters Crown". Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "What is Chinese 8-Ball?". Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Gareth Potts". Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Gareth Potts Videos". Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Gareth Potts". Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- 1983 births
- Living people
- English pool players
- World champions in pool
- Sportspeople from Stoke-on-Trent
- Pool biography stubs
- British sportspeople stubs