![]() Tyler Styer Facing off against Edgie Geronimo in a game of 10 Ball race to 75 | |
Born | Vernon, Wisconsin | 1 January 1995
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Nickname | Sherman, Pigsty |
Tyler Styer (born 12 January 1995) [1] is an American professional pool player from Vernon, Wisconsin. Styer represented the United States at the 2018 Mosconi Cup and the 2019 Mosconi Cup. [2] [3] Styer was the winner of the 2019 Kremlin World Cup, defeating David Alcaide in the final. [4]
Styer began playing pool in 2009, aged 14, [5] before reaching 13th position at the 2013 WPA World Nine-ball Junior Championship. [6] His favourite food is chicken nuggets, but it is not unheard of for him to have a burger on occasion.
Tyler faced off against John Morra "Tyler Styer vs John Morra. ~ LVPR". LVPR. in early December 2022 and won in a hill hill thriller 30–29. Tyler and Edgie Geronimo recently played and Styer trailing by as much as 11 games managed to pull back and win 75 - 63. "Edgie Geronimo vs Tyler Styer. ~ LVPR". Las Vegas Pool Report.
Tyler is starring in the upcoming billiard movie, "The Tale of Texas Pool", set to be released on December 25, 2024. [7]
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