Gareth Potts
Born (1983-06-30) 30 June 1983
Stoke-on-Trent, England
Sport country England
NicknameGolden Boy of 8-ball[1]
Professional2000–present

Gareth David Potts (born 30 June 1983) is an English eight-ball pool player. He has won the WEPF World Eightball Championship three times, in 2005,[2] 2007 and 2008,[3] and was IPA World Blackball Professional Champion in 2014.[1]

He also won the 2000 Junior World Pool Championships.[4]

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 Hang-Qing 15-6 in a match lasting 2 hours and 10 minutes.[5]

Potts had signed a contract with Joy Billiard so he can play in the Chinese 8 Ball Tournament. He is also sponsored by the Finnish chalk, glove and tip company TAOM Billiards. As of 2015, Potts has concentrated his career on Chinese 8 Ball pool.[6]

From 2013 onwards, pool table retailer Home Leisure Direct has sponsored Potts, and began offering coaching days, as well as instructional 'How to Play' video guides.[7][8]

Potts joined the Ultimate Pool circuit in 2021. His first tournament win was PRO Series 7 (3-4 December 2021). 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.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Potts Wins IPA Blackball Championship". Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Pool Champion - Gareth Potts at bbc.co.uk, 7 December 2005
  3. ↑ World Pool Champions - Eight Ball Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine at wepf.org
  4. ↑ "Gareth Potts Biography". Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Gareth Potts retains his International 8-Ball Masters Crown". Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "What is Chinese 8-Ball?". Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Gareth Potts". Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Gareth Potts Videos". Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Gareth Potts". Retrieved 15 March 2022.


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