 Albin Ouschan at the European Pool Championship 2008 in Willingen, Germany. | |
| Born | 14 August 1990 |
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| Sport country |  Austria |
| Nickname | "Smooth Operator" |
| Professional | 2007 |
| Pool games | Nine-ball, Straight pool, Eight-ball |
| Tournament wins | |
| World Champion | Nine-ball (2016, 2021), Eight-ball (2025) |
Albin Alois Ouschan (born August 14, 1990) [1] is an Austrian professional pool player. Ouschan was the 2016 WPA World Nine-ball Championship winner, as well as the runner-up in 2014. He also won the 14.1 Continuous European championship the same year. [2] Ouschan is a multiple time Austrian champion in 8-ball, ten-ball and straight pool. [3] Ouschan alongside partner Mario He won both the 2017 World Cup of Pool, 2019 World Cup of Pool and reached the final of the 2018 World Cup of Pool. [4] They would lose 10–3 to the Chinese team of Wu Jia-qing & Liu Haitao. [5] He won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship for the second time in 2021, beating Omar Al-Shaheen 13–9 in the final. He won the International Open in 2021, defeating Dennis Orcollo 13–6 in the final. He is the younger brother of Jasmin Ouschan. [6]
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In 2023 Ouschan won his sixth Mosconi Cup whilst representing Team Europe. They defeated Team USA at the Alexandra Palace, London. [7]
