Alexander Kazakis
Born (1991-07-16) 16 July 1991
Sport country Greece
Pool games9-ball, 10-ball
Best finishSemi finals 2022 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

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]

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]

Titles

References

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