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2014 WPA World Artistic Pool Championship Results
2014 WPA World Artistic Pool Championship
Final Positions, Discipline Winners, Sportsmanship And Rising Star
1 Nick “Quick Nick” Nikolaidis (CN) 277 / 3500$
2 Gabi “Mr. Perfect” Visoiu (EUR) 270 / 2600$
3 Andy “The Magic Man” Segal (US) 266 / 1800$
4 Abram “Too Tall” Diaz (US) 263 / 1300$
5 Jamey “The Sharpshooter” Gray (US) 258 / 1000$
6 William “The Gentleman” DeYonker (US) * 254 / 800$
7 Tim “The Dragon” Chin (US) 238 / 700$
8 Chris “Trickyshot” Woodrum (US) 236 / 600$
9 Jason “The Michigan Kid” Lynch (US) 232 / 550$
10 Jamie “The Bayou Bullet” Moody (US) 228 / 500$
11 Sebastian “The Matador” Giumelli (S.AM) 226/17 / 450$
12 Steve “Philly Flash” Markle (US) 226/14 / 400$
13 Mark “Dr. Popper” Dimick (US) 224 / 150$
14 Curtis “Redneck Cue Guy” Robertson (US) 223 / 150$
15 Tom “Too Kool” Kinzel (US) 214 / 150$
16 Dave “Triple Jump” Nangle (US) 210 / 150$
17 Jimmy “The General” Glanville (US) 206/15 / 100$
18 Ronnie “TBD 1” Jones (US) * 206/14 / 100$
19 Marty “The Farmer” Carey (US) 196 / 100$
20 Iulian “The Eagle” Cernatinschi (US) 195 / 100$
21 Dan “The Spear Thrower” Hosier (US) * 192 / 100$
22 Jim “Coach” Barnard (US) 188 / 100$
23 Gordon “The Wolf” Hedges (US) 176 / 100$
24 Byron “Mr. Karate” Ledesma (S.AM) 168 / 100$
25 Adam “Carnage” Nickels (EUR) * 166 / 100$
26 Rick “The Barber” Hawkinson (US) 42 / 100$
* Players that were eligible for Special Rising Star Medal / Ribbon Award
Special Award Note: 1st place received large custom cup trophy from CSI; top 3 places received respective gold, silver, and bronze WPA medals; each player 2nd thru 31st position of finish received a picturesque acrylic “participation” award.
Discipline Champions:
Trick / Fancy Shots Nick Nikolaidis 39 out of 40 pts.
Special Arts Tim Chin 39 out of 40 pts.
Draw Shots Gabi Visoiu 40 out of 40 pts.
Follow Shots William DeYonker 40 out of 40 pts.
Bank / Kick Shots Chris Woodrum 37 out of 40 pts.
Stroke Shots Andy Segal 38 out of 40 pts.
Jump Shots Jason Lynch 39 out of 40 pts.
Masse Shots Andy Segal 37 out of 40 pts.
Note: Each discipline champion received a special medal/ribbon award!
Sportsmanship Medal/Ribbon Award:
By Player Vote: Adam “Carnage” Nickels
Special Rising Star Medal/Ribbon Award:
By Player Scores: William “The Gentleman” DeYonker
SPECIAL NOTE:
There have been 13 WPA World Artistic Pool Championships since the first official professional event in 2000. The WPA Artistic Pool Division has documented 13 WPA World Champion titles based on the “overall” 1st place position of finish for each event and 104 WPA World Champion titles based on the 8 “discipline” 1st place positions of finish for each event.