Chris Melling (pool player)
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Chris "The Magician" Melling is a British
8-ball pool player and former world number 1.
He won the English Pool Association World Rules World Championship twice, in 2001 and 2003. He was ranked #1 in 2003 by the World Eight-ball Pool Federation
.
He has also twice won the International Pool Masters (2001 and 2002) and the European Professional title (2002). He was the first player to win two International Tour events back to back.
Melling currently lives in Keighley
, England
, although he tours worldwide to pursue his 9-Ball Pool career.
In October 2010 he won his European 9-Ball event-the Portugal Open.
On June 12, 2011 Melling was crowned China Open champion and received $40,000. This was his first major 9-Ball Pool tournament victory. He is currently ranked first in the European Mosconi Cup rankings.
Melling has been invited to participate the World Pool Masters and World Cup of Pool in September.
He is the first person to have been a professional in 8-Ball Pool, 9-Ball Pool and Snooker at the same time. Although was once beaten in a Premier League match by Lee Albin.
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8-ball pool player and former world number 1.
He won the English Pool Association World Rules World Championship twice, in 2001 and 2003. He was ranked #1 in 2003 by the World Eight-ball Pool Federation
World Eight-ball Pool Federation
The World Eight-ball Pool Federation is an international pool governing body overseeing international tournaments and rankings...
.
He has also twice won the International Pool Masters (2001 and 2002) and the European Professional title (2002). He was the first player to win two International Tour events back to back.
Melling currently lives in Keighley
Keighley
Keighley is a town and civil parish within the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated northwest of Bradford and is at the confluence of the River Aire and the River Worth...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, although he tours worldwide to pursue his 9-Ball Pool career.
In October 2010 he won his European 9-Ball event-the Portugal Open.
On June 12, 2011 Melling was crowned China Open champion and received $40,000. This was his first major 9-Ball Pool tournament victory. He is currently ranked first in the European Mosconi Cup rankings.
Melling has been invited to participate the World Pool Masters and World Cup of Pool in September.
He is the first person to have been a professional in 8-Ball Pool, 9-Ball Pool and Snooker at the same time. Although was once beaten in a Premier League match by Lee Albin.