Born | Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK | 30 June 1983
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Sport country | England |
Nickname | The Golden Boy [1] |
Professional | 2000–present |
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Tournament wins | |
Major | 3-time C8B masters champion |
Minor | 2-time B8B junior world champion |
World Champion | 4-time B8B world champion |
http://www.HomeLeisureDirect.com/gareth_potts/ |
Gareth David Potts (born 30 June 1983) is an English pool player, nicknamed "the Golden Boy". [1] He is a two-time amateur and four-time professional world champion in British-style eightball/blackball, a co-champion in that discipline's pairs (doubles) event, and a three-time champion of a leading Chinese eight-ball competition.
Turning professional in 2000, he won the 2000 and 2001 Junior World Pool Championships. [1] [2][ clarification needed]
He won the WEPF World Eightball Championship three times, in 2005, [3] 2007 and 2008, [4] and was IPA World Blackball Professional Champion in 2014. [5]
Potts won the Chinese 8 Ball Masters in 2013, beating Chris Melling 17–9 in the best-of-33 final. He successfully defended the Chinese 8 Ball Masters in 2014 by beating Shi Hanqing 15–6 in a match lasting 2 hours and 10 minutes. [6] As of 2015, Potts has concentrated his career on Chinese eight-ball pool. [7]
In 2021, Potts joined the Ultimate Pool circuit, a professional tour in the UK, in which his first win was Pro Series 7 (3–4 December 2021). [1] 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. [8][ permanent dead link] In 2022, Potts and Mark Selby took the Ultimate Pool Pairs Cup Championship. [1]
Potts first signed a contract with Joy Billiard, to sponsor him in the Chinese 8 Ball Masters tournament.[ citation needed] He is also sponsored by the Finnish chalk, glove, and tip company TAOM Billiards.[ citation needed]
Since 2010, [9] pool table retailer Home Leisure Direct has sponsored Potts; through them, he offers coaching services, as well as free instructional videos. [10] [11]
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