Ralf Souquet
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Germany
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| Men's Nine-ball | ||
| World Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2001 Akita | Individual |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2009 Kaohsiung | Individual |
Ralf Souquet (pronounced soo-kay) (born 29 November 1968 in Eschweiler, Germany) is a German professional pool player. His nickname is "The Kaiser". Since 1981, he has won more than 250 tournament titles, including 41 German Championship titles and 34 European Championship titles.[1]
Career
He began playing billiards at the age of six in his parents' pub, practicing up to five hours per day. He won his first German Championship title at the age of fourteen in the juniors division. In 1985, Souquet co-won his first European Championship team title with the National Team, and in 1986 won his first individual title at the European Championship (juniors division). In 1997, he received the Silberne Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), the highest official distinction awarded to sportspeople by Germany, which was presented to him by German President Roman Herzog.
In 1996, Souquet won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship where he triumphed over Tom Storm of Sweden. He also reached the finals of the same event in 2001 and 2006, only to be bested by Mika Immonen and Ronato Alcano.
Souquet also won the US Open Nine-ball Championship in 2002 by defeating Alex Pagulayan who would also win the event in the next three years.
In 2008, Souquet won his second world title at the WPA World Eight-ball Championship with a victory over Ronato Alcano (Alcano was also a winner of this event). Souquet won the $ 60,000 championship prize, with 13-9 final score.[2]
Titles
- WPA World Eight-ball Championship (2008)
- World Pool Masters (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2011)
- World Cup of Pool (2011)
- WPA World Nine-ball Championship (1996)
- US Open Nine-ball Championship (2002)
- International Challenge of Champions (1996)
- US Open 14.1 Championship (2000)
- BCA Open Nine-ball Championship (2003, 2006)
- All-Japan Pool Championship (2004)
- Derby City Nine-ball Classic (2004, 2006, 2008)
External links
- Ralf Souquet official website
- An industry profile of Souquet
- Article on his 2006 World Pool Masters victory
- Article on his 2006 World Pool Championship loss
- Article on his team's 2006 Mosconi Cup loss
References
| Preceded by Oliver Ortmann |
WPA Men's World Nine-ball Champion 1996 |
Succeeded by Johnny Archer |
| Preceded by Corey Deuel |
US Open Nine-ball Champion 2002 |
Succeeded by Jeremy Jones |
| Preceded by Ronato Alcano |
WPA World Eight-ball Champion 2008 |
Succeeded by Karl Boyes |
| Preceded by Chang Pei-Weo |
World Games - Men's Nine-ball Pool Champion 2009 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
