Mario He

Mario He (Born 3 August 1993, Rankweil, Austria) is an Austrian professional pool player. He is a former winner of the European Pool Championships, and winner of both the 2017 and 2019 World Cup of Pool events alongside Albin Ouschan.

Mario He
Born (1993-08-03) 3 August 1993
Sport country Austria
Nickname"Chinese Shooter"
Pool games9-Ball, 8-Ball
Best finishEuro Tour winner (4 times)
Tournament wins
MajorEuropean Pool Championships (2012)
Minor4 Euro Tour events
Ranking info
Highest WPA ranking23[1][2]

Career

He has won four Euro Tour events, the first in 2016, at the North Cyprus Open 2016, and later the 2017 Austrian Open, and in 2018 both the 2018 Veldhoven Open, and 2018 Klagenfurt Open.[3][4] With four victories overall, He is in the top 10 winners of Euro Tour events.

He was set to represent Europe for the first time at the 2018 Mosconi Cup, however, he withdrew from the team, due to a failed drugs test.[5] Having previously reached the final of the 9-ball 2011 European Pool Championships,[6] He won the 2012 European Pool Championships in 8-Ball defeating Artem Koschowyj of the Ukraine in the final.[7] He won the final in an 8–0 whitewash.[8]

In 2017, alongside Albin Ouschan, He won the 2017 World Cup of Pool.[9] Entering the tournament as second seeds, the team defeated Sweden (7–5), Russia (7–2), England (9–7) and third seed China (9–1) on route to the final.[10] In the final, they played the USA team of Shane Van Boening, and Skyler Woodward, who defeated the first seeded team of Chinese Taipei in the semi-final. The Austrian team prevailed in the final, winning the final 10–6.[11]

Personal life

Outside of pool, He is also a chess player, where he was a young state champion.[12][13]

Achievements

References
  1. "Men Rankings". wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. "WPA Men Rankings". wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  3. "Mario He Keeps the Trophy in Austria". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. "Mario He takes the title on home turf – European Pocket Billiard Federation". europeanpocketbilliardfederation.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  5. "Mario He Withdraws From Mosconi Cup". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  6. "Players: Mario He ::Pro Pool".
  7. "Matches – Draw and Results". billiardapps.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  8. "Scoresheet". billiardapps.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  9. "2017 12BET World Cup of Pool – Austria are the Champions!". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  10. "World Cup of Pool – Matchroom Pool". Matchroom Pool. Archived from the original on 9 May 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  11. "Austria crowned World Cup of Pool champions after victory over USA". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  12. "Mario He chess games and profile - Chess-DB.com". chess-db.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  13. Frédéric Schwendinger (17 March 2017). "Mario He – ein Meister der Kugeln". vorarlberg.orf.at. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  14. "Mario He keeps the trophy in Austria". Kozoom.com. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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