Alexander Kazakis

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

Alexander Kazakis
Born (1991-07-16) 16 July 1991
Sport country Greece
Pool games9-ball, 10-ball
Best finish2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship (Semi-final)
Tournament wins
Major2016 Kremlin World Cup, European 10-ball
Ranking info
Current WPA ranking 18 (as of 7 February 2019)
Current Euro Tour ranking (as of 16 Dec 2019)
Highest WPA ranking1[1]

Career

In 2016, Kazakis won the Kremlin World 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.[8]

Accomplishments
gollark: Clearly we need space mining and nuclear fission power.
gollark: I'm not sure the UK's does, and I live there.
gollark: I mean, the policies relating to COVID-19 are controlled by governments, which presumably should have *some* plan.
gollark: I propose that we all push in the opposite direction to tectonic plate motion.
gollark: Apparently. Or at least home breadmaking, because she did it first and is now... finding it harder to get ingredients.

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