Ralf Souquet

Ralf Souquet (/suːˈkeɪ/ soo-KAY;[1] born 29 November 1968 in Eschweiler) is a German professional pool player. His nickname is "The Kaiser".

Ralf Souquet
Souquet at the European Championship 2008
Sport country Germany
Nickname"The Kaiser"
Professional1981
Tournament wins
Other titles250
World Champion8-Ball (2008), 9-Ball (1996)
Ranking info
Current WPA ranking 11 (as of 7 February 2019)
Current Euro Tour ranking (as of 16 Dec 2019)
Highest WPA ranking1
Medal record
Men's nine-ball
Representing  Germany
World Games
2009 Kaohsiung Individual
2001 Akita Individual

Since 1981, he has won more than 200 tournament titles, including 41 German Championship titles, 23 Euro Tour titles and 19 European Pool Championships.[2] Souquet is a two-time world champion, winning the 2008 WPA World Eight-ball Championship and 1996 WPA World Nine-ball Championship.

Career

Souquet began playing billiards at the age of six in his parents' pub, practicing up to five hours per day. He won his first German Championship title at the age of fourteen in the juniors division. In 1985, Souquet co-won his first European Championship team title with the National Team, and in 1986 won his first individual title at the European Championship (juniors division).

In 1997, he received the Silberne Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), the highest official distinction awarded to sportspeople by Germany, which was presented to him by German President Roman Herzog.

In 1996, Souquet won the 1996 WPA World Nine-ball Championship where he triumphed over Tom Storm of Sweden. He also reached the finals of the same event in 2001 and 2006, only to be bested by Mika Immonen and Ronato Alcano.

Souquet also won the US Open Nine-ball Championship in 2002 by defeating Alex Pagulayan who would also win the event in the next three years.

In 2008, Souquet won his second world title at the 2008 WPA World Eight-ball Championship with a victory over Alcano.

Titles and Achievements

Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame (2011)

References
  1. CueSports International (CSI) (2014-09-05), CSI Ten Questions with Ralf Souquet, retrieved 2019-07-05
  2. "Ralf Souquet – Billiard Professional athletes".
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