Gareth Potts

Gareth 'Potts' Potts (born 30 June 1983) is an English 3 time world champion eight-ball pool player, winning the WEPF World Rules World Championship in 2005,[1] 2007 and 2008.[2] He was also IPA World Blackball Professional Champion in 2014.[3]

For the English rugby league footballer, see Gareth Potts (rugby league).
Gareth David Potts
Born (1983-06-30) 30 June 1983
Stoke-on-Trent
Sport country England
NicknameThe Golden Boy
Professional2000 - present
Highest ranking
  1. 1
Tournament wins
Major3

He also won the 2000 Junior World Pool Championships.[4]

Potts won the Chinese 8 Ball Masters in 2013 beating Chris Melling 17-9 in the final. The match was best of 33.

He successfully defended the Chinese 8 Ball Masters in 2014 by beating Shi Hang-Qing 15-6 in a 210-minute match.[5]

Potts had signed a contract with Joy Billiard so he can play in the Chinese 8 Ball Tournament. He is also sponsored by the Finnish chalk, glove and tip company TAOM Billiards. As of 2015 Potts has concentrated his career on Chinese 8 Ball pool.[6]

From 2013 onwards, pool table retailer Home Leisure Direct announced they were Official Sponsor of Potts, and began offering coaching days, as well as instructional 'How to Play' video guides.[7][8]

References
  1. Pool Champion - Gareth Potts at bbc.co.uk, 7 December 2005
  2. World Pool Champions - Eight Ball Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine at wepf.org
  3. "Potts Wins IPA Blackball Championship". Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  4. "Gareth Potts Biography". Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  5. "Gareth Potts retains his International 8-Ball Masters Crown". Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  6. "What is Chinese 8-Ball?". Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  7. "Gareth Potts". Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  8. "Gareth Potts Videos". Retrieved 25 February 2015.


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