Wikipedia / Corey Deuel
Wikipedia / Corey Deuel
Corey Deuel (born November 20, 1977) is an American professional pool player from West Jefferson, Ohio. Nicknamed "Prince of Pool", he won the US Open Nine-ball Championship in 2001, and has won many other major titles. In January 2008, he was ranked the second highest US pool player by the United States Professional Poolplayers Association. He regularly represents the US in the Mosconi Cup. In 2010, he again was selected for the US team in the Mosconi Cup and was responsible for winning 2 of the US team's 8 points in the event. His tournament walk-on music is "Disco Inferno" by the Trammps.
His reported career earnings to February 2008 were approximately $562,000. His worst professional year was 2003, in which he did not win a single major event.
"Soft breaking" and "pattern racking" are techniques that have been used by Deuel and others as a strategy to gain an advantage in tournament competitions. Pattern racking refers to purposefully racking the balls in strategic positions to take advantage of where those balls typically head. Pattern racking is illegal and unethical unless tournament rules specifically allow it.
In 2013, he made a successful crossover to snooker by capturing the United States Amateur Championship title in Houston, Texas, and went on to represent the United States in the 2013 IBSF World Snooker Championship.
Early life
At the age of 14, Deuel began playing pool at Drexeline Billiards in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, before taking to the road in his teen years.
Snooker career
In 2013, Deuel decided to cross over to snooker. He entered in the United States National Snooker Championship and went on to win the event. His victory meant he automatically qualified as the United States entrant for the 2013 IBSF World Snooker Championship where he was eliminated in the round-robin stage after finishing 5th in his group.
Deuel entered the World Snooker 2014 Q School qualification tournament in an attempt to win himself a 2-year tour card to play on the professional World Snooker Tour. He lost in the second round to the former world number 70 Daniel Wells in the first event and lost 2–4 to Martin Ball in the second event.
Deuel later competed in the 2015 Xuzhou Open in China, but was eliminated in the first round after losing 2–4 to the world number 81 Zhou Yuelong.
Deuel re-entered the 2015 Q School qualification tournament in May 2015. Despite at one stage leading 3–1 and only needed one more frame to advance Deuel, lost 3–4 to Jamie Barrett in the second round of the first event.
He again entered Q School 2018 and lost in the first round of the first event to Haydon Pinhey.
Pool career
Deuel has been competing professionally since 1995. He was a member of the International Pool Tour.
He was selected again for Team USA in the 2007 Mosconi Cup, after being on the team in the four previous years. He was not selected in 2008, but again represented his country during the 2009 tournament.
For 2007, he was ranked #9 in Pool & Billiard Magazines "Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players" poll.
Personal life
Deuel lived in West Jefferson, Ohio, in early 2008. He now resides in New Port Richey, Florida.
Career titles & Achievements
1997 Viking 9-Ball Tour
1999 Camel Milwaukee 9-Ball Open
1999 Camel Time Warner Cable Open
1999 Viking 9-Ball Tour
2000 Viking Nine-ball Tour
2000 Northern Lights Nine-ball Shootout
2000 Mosconi Cup
2001 All Japan Championship 9-Ball
2001 BCA Open Nine-ball Championship
2001 Sands Regency 9-Ball Open
2001 Greater Columbus Open
2001 ESPN Sudden Death Seven-ball
2001 Mosconi Cup
2001 Billiards Digest Players of the Year
2002 UPA Atlanta Pro Open
2002 IBC Japan Nanki Classic
2003 Patriot Cup Border Battle
2004 ESPN Sudden Death Seven-ball
2004 Predator Central Florida Ring Game
2004 Derby City Classic Ring Game
2005 Fast Eddie's 9-Ball Tour
2005 UPA Pro Tour Championship
2006 Mosconi Cup (MVP)
2006 Relay for Life Nine-Ball Invitational
2007 Space Coast Open
2007 Super Billiards Expo Players Championship
2008 Million Dollar Shootout
2008 Seminole Florida Pro Tour
2009 Mosconi Cup
2009 Seminole Florida Pro Tour
2010 Turning Stone Classic
2010 Seminole Florida Pro Tour
2013 Four Bears Classic 8-Ball
2013 Derby City Classic One Pocket
2014 CSI US Bar Table 8-Ball Championship
2014 Music City Classic
2014 Chuck Markulis Memorial One Pocket
2015 Smokin Aces Bar Box 9-Ball Open
2015 Chinook Winds Open 8-Ball Open
2017 ABN Dream Challenge Team USA vs. Russia
2017 GT Jam
2017 Four Bears Classic 8-Ball
2017 The Break Room's 8-Ball Classic
2018 ABN Dream Challenge Team USA vs. Russia
2018 Wyoming Open Triple Crown
2018 High Dessert Shootout 8-Ball
2018 Derby City Classic Bank Pool
2018 Mosconi Cup
2019 ABN Dream Challenge Team USA vs. Russia
2021 Texas Open Banks Ring Game
2024 The Americas Heyball Championship
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