Chris Christofi
Chris Christofi is a Greek-Australian entrepreneur, sporting director and sports sponsor. He is the founder and CEO of Reventon Finance & Investments, and CHC Planning, and the main sponsor of Australian Billiards and Snooker Council (ABSC) and National Rankings. Founder and director of the Reventon Snooker Academy, and main sponsor of the Reventon Triple Crown.
Biography
Chris Christofi was born in Australia from Cypriot parents. He spent part of his teenage years in Cyprus before moving to Australia when he was 16 years old.[1] By the time he was 19, Christofi had joined the property investment industry. In 2005 he founded Reventon Investment & Finance, one of the leading companies in the Australian property investment market, where he is CEO.[1] In 2019, he was appointed as one of the top 100 young entrepreneurs in Australia and won the Melbourne Young Entrepreneur Awards 2019 in the category Finance.[2][3]
Contribution to cue sports in Australia
Chris Christofi is a former snooker and billiards player, having competed on Australian U18 and U21 national tournaments. After losing aspirations of becoming a top snooker and billiards player, Christofi started sponsoring the Australian national cue sports scene. In 2010, Christofi started officially sponsoring the Australian Billiards and Snooker Council's (ABSC) and its National Rankings, which is now named Reventon Ranking, after Christofi's company), at a time that Australian cue sports scene was declining.[4][5][6][7]
Chris Christofi's contributions to ABSC resulted in the creation of the Reventon Triple Crown, the biggest series of cue sports in Australia, host of the Reventon Masters, Reventon Classic and Reventon International, the highest prized tournaments in today's Australia. As of 2020, Reventon Triple Crown has had international coverage, with 278 entries and disclosed AU$ 135,700 in prize payouts, and part of the funds raised for the tournament are donated to White Ribbon Foundation.[8][9][10][11]
See also
References
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