Gareth Potts

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Gareth Potts
Born (1983-06-30) 30 June 1983 (age 42)
Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK
Sport countryFlag of England.svg  England
NicknameThe Golden Boy [1]
Professional2000–present
Pool games
Tournament wins
Major3-time C8B masters champion
Minor2-time B8B junior world champion
World Champion 4-time B8B world champion
http://www.HomeLeisureDirect.com/gareth_potts/

Gareth David Potts (born 30 June 1983) is an English pool player, nicknamed "the Golden Boy". [1] He is a two-time amateur and four-time professional world champion in British-style eightball/blackball, a co-champion in that discipline's pairs (doubles) event, and a three-time champion of a leading Chinese eight-ball competition.

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Career

Turning professional in 2000, he won the 2000 and 2001 Junior World Pool Championships. [1] [2] [ clarification needed ]

He won the WEPF World Eightball Championship three times, in 2005, [3] 2007 and 2008, [4] and was IPA World Blackball Professional Champion in 2014. [5]

Potts won the Chinese 8 Ball Masters in 2013, beating Chris Melling 17–9 in the best-of-33 final. He successfully defended the Chinese 8 Ball Masters in 2014 by beating Shi Hanqing 15–6 in a match lasting 2 hours and 10 minutes. [6] As of 2015, Potts has concentrated his career on Chinese eight-ball pool. [7]

In 2021, Potts joined the Ultimate Pool circuit, a professional tour in the UK, in which his first win was Pro Series 7 (3–4 December 2021). [1] In that tournament, he defeated Rob Wharne 7–4, Karl Sutton 7–6, Greg Batten 7–4, Chris Melling 7–5, and Shaun Storry 9–4. [8] [ permanent dead link ] In 2022, Potts and Mark Selby took the Ultimate Pool Pairs Cup Championship. [1]

Sponsorships

Potts first signed a contract with Joy Billiard, to sponsor him in the Chinese 8 Ball Masters tournament.[ citation needed ] He is also sponsored by the Finnish chalk, glove, and tip company TAOM Billiards.[ citation needed ]

Since 2010, [9] pool table retailer Home Leisure Direct has sponsored Potts; through them, he offers coaching services, as well as free instructional videos. [10] [11]

Achievements

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gareth Potts (7)". UltimatePoolGroup.com. 2023. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023. Some details are on specific tabs at this page.
  2. Potts, Gareth. "Biography". GarethPotts.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2023.[ self-published source ]
  3. "Pool Champion – Gareth Potts". BBC News . 12 July 2005.
  4. "World Pool Championships Hall of Fame". WEPF.org. World Eightball Pool Federation. 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012.
  5. Trivass, Sean (4 February 2014). "Potts Wins IPA Blackball Championship". AZBilliards. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  6. "Gareth Potts retains his International 8-Ball Masters Crown". The Sentinel . Stoke-on-Trent. 17 January 2014. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  7. "What is Chinese 8-Ball?". Billiards Boutique. 26 January 2015. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  8. "Gareth Potts (4)". UltimatePoolGroup.com. 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  9. "Gareth Potts". HomeLeisureDirect.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  10. "Gareth Potts". HomeLeisureDirect.com. 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  11. "Select Your Channel: Gareth Potts". HomeLeisureDirect.com. 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2015. Inlined videos are via YouTube channel @HomeLeisureDirect.