Dominic Jentsch

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Dominic Jentsch
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Born (1991-11-20) 20 November 1991 (age 31)
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Dominic Jentsch (born 20 November 1991) is a German professional pool player. In 2006 he reached the final of the Under 17 European championships in 9-Ball. Two years later, he was again runner-up at the 2008 European championships, this time in the age group this time for straight pool, for under 19s.

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Jentsch's biggest success so far was reaching the last 16 at the World Straight Pool Championship in 2008 before losing 38–200 against Nick van den Berg. [1] He won his first Euro Tour event at the 2012 Treviso Open. [2] [3]

Jentsch is a three-time German champion, winning the 8-ball national championship in 2009 and 2012, and 9-ball in 2010. At the 2011 European Pool Championships, Jentsch won his first European championship in 8-ball, through a final victory over Ralf Souquet. The following season, at the 2012 European Pool Championships he won the event for a second time, winning the 10-Ball event through an 8–5 win over Stephan Cohen.

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