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Francisco Sánchez Ruíz

Francisco Sánchez Ruíz
Born (1991-12-29) 29 December 1991 (age 32)
Murcia, Spain
Sport country Spain
Nickname"The Ferrari", "FSR"
ProfessionalPool player
Pool gamesNine-ball, eight-ball
Tournament wins
MajorU.S. Open (2022)
World ChampionEight-ball (2022),
Nine-ball (2023)

Francisco Sánchez Ruíz (born December 29, 1991, in Murcia, Spain) is a Spanish professional pool player, nicknamed "The Ferrari" and by his initials "FSR".[1] He won both the 2022 WPA World Eight-ball Championship and the 2023 WPA World Nine-ball Championship.

Career

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Ruiz won the World Nine-ball Junior Championship in 2010, defeating Jesse Engel 11–6 in the final.[2]

In 2016, Ruiz won the 2016 European Pool Championship in nine-ball defeating Joshua Filler in the final, 9–3.[3][4] He also reached the final of the eight-ball event, but lost 7–8 to Vitaly Pazura.[5][6]

Ruiz was the runner-up at the 2017 Austrian Open, defeated in the final 9-2 by Mario He.[7]

In 2022, Ruiz alongside David Alcaide won the World Cup of Pool, defeating Aloysius Yapp and Toh Lian Han of Singapore 11–6 the final.[8] He then won the U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship defeating Max Lechner in the final 13–10. [9] Ruiz won his first world title at the 2022 WPA World Eight-ball Championship after defeating Wiktor Zieliński 10–6 in the final at the Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan.[10] Ruiz was named Billiard Digest Player of the year in 2022.[11]

In 2023, Ruiz won his second world title at the World Nine-ball Championship after defeating Mohammad Soufi 13–10 in the final held in Kielce, Poland.[12][13]

In 2024, Ruiz won the 2024 European Pool Championship in eight-ball defeating Mario He in the final, 8-6[14]

Titles and achievements

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References

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  1. ^ "Francisco Sánchez Ruiz, ganador del US Open Pool 2022". Barcelona Pool Billiards Academy. 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  2. ^ "Billiard Education Foundation - Page not found (404)". billiardeducation.org. Retrieved 24 January 2019. ((cite web)): Cite uses generic title (help)
  3. ^ "9-Ball Titles for Khodjaeva, Larsson and Sanchez-Ruiz". azbilliards.com. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Filler Through to Semifinal". azbilliards.com. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  5. ^ "European Championships 2016 – Men, Women & WheelChair". sixpockets.de. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Matches - Draw and Results". billiardapps.com. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Mario He Takes the Title on Home Turf". azbilliards.com. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  8. ^ Pool, Matchroom (2023-03-30). "WORLD CUP OF POOL CHAMPIONS SPAIN TO DEFEND TITLE ON HOME SOIL". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  9. ^ Pool, Matchroom (2022-10-15). "FRANCISCO SANCHEZ RUIZ WINS 2022 US OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  10. ^ wpapool-admin (2022-11-23). "Sanchez-Ruiz Is Predator World 8-Ball Champion". WPA Pool. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  11. ^ Derek (2023-05-06). "Meet Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (2022 Player of the Year) | Cue Cave". The Cue Cave. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  12. ^ Pool, Matchroom (2022-10-16). "FRANCISCO SANCHEZ RUIZ BECOMES NEW NINEBALL WORLD NO.1 AFTER WIN". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  13. ^ "World Pool Championship: Francisco Sanchez Ruiz wins title in Kielce, Poland". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  14. ^ "Sanchez Ruiz, Gradisnik, Larsson & Sevastyanov take 8-Ball Golds". epbf.com. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  15. ^ "World Cup of Pool".
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World pool champions
Nine-ball
(men's)
Nine-ball
(women's)
Eight-ball
(champions)
Ten-ball
Straight pool


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