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Alexander Kazakis

Alexander Kazakis

Professional 9-Ball pool player

Alexander Kazakis[lower-alpha 1] (Born July 16, 1991) is a Greek professional pool player. Kazakis is a former European 10-ball champion,[2] and regular 9-ball player. In 2018, he was the number one ranked player by the World Pool-Billiard Association.[3]

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Career

In 2016, Kazakis won the Kremlin 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, 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]

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References

  1. Sometimes known as Alexandros Kazakis[1]
  1. [1]
    "Alexandros KAZAKIS - AZBilliards.com". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. [2]
    "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.
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    "Ranking - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Archived from the original on 2018-12-16. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Kremlin Cup trophy goes to Athens". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  5. [5]
    "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.
  6. [6]
    "Billiards: Carlo Biado bows to German foe in World 9-Ball Championship". ABS-CBN News. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  7. [7]
    "Kazakis vs Grabe Scoresheet". billiardapps.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  8. [8]
    "World Pool Masters 2019".
  9. [9]
    "World Pool Masters 2021".
  10. [10]
    "Player Profile". billiardapps.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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