Pat Holtz
Encyclopedia
Pat Holtz is a Scottish
professional pool
player.
He was born in Hamilton, Scotland and comes from a family of three older brothers and one younger sister, and has a daughter, Jasmine Willcox.
Holtz has been playing pool for over twenty years and won many major honours in the game both at UK and American pool.
In UK pool he has been the number one ranked played in Scotland and top eight ranked player in the World (WEPF) rankings.
Since taking up American pool in January 2006 he has gone on to be Scottish 9 Ball Champion and No1 ranked player and continues to win many tournaments in this new sport of his.
During the 2006 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Championship he triumphed with three wins from three in the group stages, the round of 64 and the round of 32, but was eliminated in the round of 16 by Wu Chia-ching
, the defending champion. This performance secured him a spot in the 2007 edition of the tournament
.
In June 2007, he was one of 16 players invited by Matchroom Sport to compete in the World Pool Masters in Holland. He had a fine win over Li He-Wen (China) and followed that up with a convincing 8-5 victory over European No1 Neils Feijn (Holland) before bowing out the event 8-5 to Mosconi Cup player David Alcaide (Spain).
He was the PPPO World Eight-ball Champion in 1996.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
professional pool
Pocket billiards
Pool, also more formally known as pocket billiards or pool billiards , is the family of cue sports and games played on a pool table having six receptacles called pockets along the , into which balls are deposited as the main goal of play. Popular versions include eight-ball and nine-ball...
player.
He was born in Hamilton, Scotland and comes from a family of three older brothers and one younger sister, and has a daughter, Jasmine Willcox.
Holtz has been playing pool for over twenty years and won many major honours in the game both at UK and American pool.
In UK pool he has been the number one ranked played in Scotland and top eight ranked player in the World (WEPF) rankings.
Since taking up American pool in January 2006 he has gone on to be Scottish 9 Ball Champion and No1 ranked player and continues to win many tournaments in this new sport of his.
During the 2006 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Championship he triumphed with three wins from three in the group stages, the round of 64 and the round of 32, but was eliminated in the round of 16 by Wu Chia-ching
Wu Chia-ching
Wu Jia-Qing is a professional pool player. He is nicknamed the Taishan Shentong . Previously known as Wu Chia-Ching , he changed his name upon moving to China....
, the defending champion. This performance secured him a spot in the 2007 edition of the tournament
WPA World Nine-ball Championship
The WPA World Nine-ball Championship is an annual, international, professional nine-ball pool tournament, founded in 1990, sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association , and principally sponsored and organised by Matchroom Sport...
.
In June 2007, he was one of 16 players invited by Matchroom Sport to compete in the World Pool Masters in Holland. He had a fine win over Li He-Wen (China) and followed that up with a convincing 8-5 victory over European No1 Neils Feijn (Holland) before bowing out the event 8-5 to Mosconi Cup player David Alcaide (Spain).
He was the PPPO World Eight-ball Champion in 1996.
External links
- Pat Holtz list of Honours
- World Pool Masters, profile of Pat Holtz
- World 9 Ball Pool Championships, Pat Holtz profile
- World Cup of Pool, team Scotland profile
- Scottish Pool Association Rankings, No1 player Pat Holtz
- Scottish American Pool Players Association Rankings, No1 player Pat Holtz
- Ireland's 9 Ball Tour, Hall of Fame, Pat Holtz profile
- World Eightball Pool Federation (WEPF), player rankings, No6 Pat Holtz