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Paul Richard William Potier (born July 12, 1954 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a Canadian professional pool player and two-time Canadian nine-ball champion.
Besides being a touring professional, Paul has been a trick shot artist, coach/teacher, tournament director and promoter, league operator, board member of various associations (including past president of the Canadian Professional Billiards Association), pool hall manager/designer/consultant/pro, billiards industry consultant, and referee and referee trainer.
In 2001, he captained Team Canada to a silver medal in the International Team Championships in Taiwan. [1]
In 2005 he represented Canada at the World Games in Germany. [2]
Titles and achievements between 1985 and 2007: [3]
In 2004 he finished the season ranked #2 on the Pechaur Tour. Potier was Canadian Professional Player of the Year twice. [4]
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