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{{Short description|American professional pool player}}
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'''Corey Deuel''' (born November 20, 1977 in [[Santa Barbara, California]]) is an American professional [[pocket billiards]] (pool) player from [[West Jefferson, Ohio|West Jefferson]], [[Ohio]]. Nicknamed "Prince of Pool", he won the [[US Open Nine-ball Championship]] in 2001, and has won many other major titles. In January 2008, he was ranked the second highest US pool player by the [[United States Professional Poolplayers Association]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=UPA Men's Pro Rankings|magazine=Pool & Billiard Magazine|date=February 2008|volume=26|issue=2|issn=1049-2852|publisher=Sports Publications|location=[[Summerville, South Carolina]]|page=57}}</ref> He regularly represents the US in the [[Mosconi Cup]]. In 2010, he again was selected for the US team in the Mosconi Cup and was responsible for winning [https://web.archive.org/web/20110714050335/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/MosconiCup/Results/0%2C%2C12660%2C00.html 2 of the US team's 8] points in the event. His tournament walk-on music is “[[Disco Inferno]]” by [[The Trammps]].


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'''Corey Deuel''' (born November 20, 1977, in [[Santa Barbara, California]]) is an American professional [[Pool (cue sports)|pool]] player from [[West Jefferson, Ohio]]. Nicknamed '''"Prince of Pool"''', he won the [[US Open Nine-ball Championship]] in 2001, and has won many other major titles. In January 2008, he was ranked the second highest US pool player by the [[United States Professional Poolplayers Association]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=UPA Men's Pro Rankings|magazine=Pool & Billiard Magazine|date=February 2008|volume=26|issue=2|issn=1049-2852|publisher=Sports Publications|location=[[Summerville, South Carolina]]|page=57}}</ref> He regularly represents the US in the [[Mosconi Cup]]. In 2010, he again was selected for the US team in the Mosconi Cup and was responsible for winning [https://web.archive.org/web/20110714050335/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/MosconiCup/Results/0%2C%2C12660%2C00.html 2 of the US team's 8] points in the event. His tournament walk-on music is "[[Disco Inferno]]" by [[the Trammps]].
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In 2013, he made a successful crossover to [[snooker]] by capturing the [[United States National Snooker Championship]] title in Houston, Texas, and went on to represent the [[United States of America|United States]] in the [[IBSF World Snooker Championship|2013 IBSF World Snooker Championship]].<ref name="WS 2013">{{Cite web|title=Corey Shows His Deuel Talent|work=World Snooker|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3194252,00.html|year=2013|access-date=May 29, 2013|archive-date=December 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210013112/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3194252,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=IBSF Snooker Championships Men - Daugavpils / Latvia 2013|work=E Snooker|url=http://esnooker.pl/turnieje/2013/ms/en/show_group_details.php?id_t=23&group=14|year=2013|access-date=November 29, 2013}}</ref>

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His reported career earnings to February 2008 were approximately [[United States dollar|$]]562,000.<ref name="AZB 2008" /> His worst professional year was 2003, in which he did not win a single major event.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2003 |title=2003 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel |url=http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/2000showplayer2003.cfm?playernum=45 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070407073415/http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/2000showplayer2003.cfm?playernum=45 |archive-date=April 7, 2007 |access-date=February 14, 2008 |work=AZBilliards}}</ref>

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"Soft breaking" and "pattern racking" are techniques that have been used by Deuel and others as a strategy to gain an advantage in tournament competitions. Pattern racking refers to purposefully racking the balls in strategic positions to take advantage of where those balls typically head. Pattern racking is illegal and unethical unless tournament rules specifically allow it.<ref>{{cite web |author=Dave Alciatore |date=October 2017 |title=VENT–Part I: Corey’s 9-ball Soft Break |url=https://billiards.colostate.edu/bd_articles/2017/oct17.pdf |accessdate=May 3, 2020 |work=Billiards Digest}}</ref>

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In 2013, he made a successful crossover to [[snooker]] by capturing the [[United States National Snooker Championship|United States Amateur Championship]] title in [[Houston]], [[Texas]], and went on to represent the [[United States of America|United States]] in the [[IBSF World Snooker Championship|2013 IBSF World Snooker Championship]].<ref name="WS 2013">{{Cite web|title=Corey Shows His Deuel Talent|work=World Snooker|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3194252,00.html|year=2013|access-date=May 29, 2013|archive-date=December 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210013112/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3194252,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=IBSF Snooker Championships Men - Daugavpils / Latvia 2013|work=E Snooker|url=http://esnooker.pl/turnieje/2013/ms/en/show_group_details.php?id_t=23&group=14|year=2013|access-date=November 29, 2013}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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In 2013, Deuel decided to cross over to [[snooker]]. He entered in the [[United States National Snooker Championship]] and went on to win the event.<ref name="WS 2013"/> His victory meant he automatically qualified as the United States entrant for the [[IBSF World Snooker Championship|2013 IBSF World Snooker Championship]] where he was eliminated in the round-robin stage after finishing 5th in his group.<ref name="auto"/>
In 2013, Deuel decided to cross over to [[snooker]]. He entered in the [[United States National Snooker Championship]] and went on to win the event.<ref name="WS 2013"/> His victory meant he automatically qualified as the United States entrant for the [[IBSF World Snooker Championship|2013 IBSF World Snooker Championship]] where he was eliminated in the round-robin stage after finishing 5th in his group.<ref name="auto"/>


In May 2014, Deuel entered into the [[World Snooker]] [[Q School (snooker)|Q School]] qualification tournament in an attempt to win himself a 2-year tour card to play on the professional [[World Snooker Tour]]. He lost in the second round to the former world number 70 [[Daniel Wells (snooker player)|Daniel Wells]] in the first event and lost 4–2 to Martin Ball in the second event.
Deuel entered the [[World Snooker]] [[2014 Q School]] qualification tournament in an attempt to win himself a 2-year tour card to play on the professional [[World Snooker Tour]]. He lost in the second round to the former world number 70 [[Daniel Wells (snooker player)|Daniel Wells]] in the first event and lost 2–4 to Martin Ball in the second event.


Deuel later competed in the 2015 [[Asian Tour 2014/2015 – Event 3|Xuzhou Open]] in [[China]], but was eliminated in the first round after losing 4–2 to the world number 81 [[Zhou Yuelong]].
Deuel later competed in the 2015 [[Asian Tour 2014/2015 – Event 3|Xuzhou Open]] in [[China]], but was eliminated in the first round after losing 2–4 to the world number 81 [[Zhou Yuelong]].


Deuel re-entered the World Snooker Q School qualification tournament in May 2015. Despite at one stage leading 3–1 and only needed one more frame to advance Deuel lost 4–3 Jamie Barrett in the second round of the [[Q-School 2015/16 - Event 1|first event]].
Deuel re-entered the [[2015 Q School]] qualification tournament in May 2015. Despite at one stage leading 3–1 and only needed one more frame to advance Deuel, lost 3–4 to Jamie Barrett in the second round of the first event.


He entered Q School in May 2018 in a bid to win himself place on the snooker professional tour<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wpbsa.com/snooker-q-school-receives-190-entries/|title=Snooker Q School Receives 190 Entries|publisher=WPBSA|date=April 5, 2018}}</ref> and lost in the first round of the first event to [[Haydon Pinhey]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/cope-progresses-in-burton/|title=Cope Progresses In Burton|date=May 15, 2018|publisher=World Snooker}}</ref>
He again entered [[2018 Q School|Q School 2018]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wpbsa.com/snooker-q-school-receives-190-entries/|title=Snooker Q School Receives 190 Entries|publisher=WPBSA|date=April 5, 2018}}</ref> and lost in the first round of the first event to [[Haydon Pinhey]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/cope-progresses-in-burton/|title=Cope Progresses In Burton|date=May 15, 2018|publisher=World Snooker}}</ref>


==Pool career==
==Pool career==
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Deuel has been competing professionally since 1995.<ref name="AZB 2008" /> He was a member of the [[International Pool Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalpooltour.com/ipt_content/ipt_players/bio/Deuel_Corey.asp|title=Player Profile|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822055045/http://www.internationalpooltour.com/ipt_content/ipt_players/bio/Deuel_Corey.asp |archivedate=August 22, 2007|publisher=International Pool Tour|accessdate=August 5, 2007}}</ref>
Deuel has been competing professionally since 1995.<ref name="AZB 2008" />

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Deuel was a member of the [[International Pool Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalpooltour.com/ipt_content/ipt_players/bio/Deuel_Corey.asp|title=Player Profile|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822055045/http://www.internationalpooltour.com/ipt_content/ipt_players/bio/Deuel_Corey.asp |archivedate=August 22, 2007|publisher=International Pool Tour|accessdate=August 5, 2007}}</ref>


He was selected again for Team USA in the [[2007 Mosconi Cup]],<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Long Live the Cup!|last=Panozzo|first=Mike|journal=Billiards Digest|date=February 2008|volume=30|issue=3|issn=0164-761X|publisher=Luby Publishing|location=[[Chicago, Illinois]]|pages=56–61}}</ref><ref name="AZB 2007" /> after being on the team in the four previous years. He was not selected in 2008, but again represented his country during the [[2009 Mosconi Cup|2009 tournament]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Deuel hoping Europeans crack under weight of expectation |work=Matchroom Pool |url=http://www.matchroompool.com/page/MosconiCup/NewsDetail/0,,12660~1900459,00.html |date=December 9, 2009 |access-date=December 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215150938/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/MosconiCup/NewsDetail/0,,12660~1900459,00.html |archive-date=December 15, 2009|url-status=dead }}</ref>
He was selected again for Team USA in the [[2007 Mosconi Cup]],<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Long Live the Cup!|last=Panozzo|first=Mike|journal=Billiards Digest|date=February 2008|volume=30|issue=3|issn=0164-761X|publisher=Luby Publishing|location=[[Chicago, Illinois]]|pages=56–61}}</ref><ref name="AZB 2007" /> after being on the team in the four previous years. He was not selected in 2008, but again represented his country during the [[2009 Mosconi Cup|2009 tournament]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Deuel hoping Europeans crack under weight of expectation |work=Matchroom Pool |url=http://www.matchroompool.com/page/MosconiCup/NewsDetail/0,,12660~1900459,00.html |date=December 9, 2009 |access-date=December 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215150938/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/MosconiCup/NewsDetail/0,,12660~1900459,00.html |archive-date=December 15, 2009|url-status=dead }}</ref>


For<!--The use of "for" not "in" is intentional here; was not published until 2/2008--> 2007, he was ranked #9 in ''Pool & Billiard Magazine''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players" poll.<ref name="PBM Feb. 2008 2">{{Cite magazine|title=The Survey Says...: ''Pool & Billiard Magazine''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 22nd Annual Player and Fan Poll|magazine=Pool & Billiard Magazine|date=February 2008|volume=26|issue=2|issn=1049-2852|publisher=Sports Publications|location=Summerville, SC|page=14}}</ref>
For<!--The use of "for" not "in" is intentional here; was not published until 2/2008--> 2007, he was ranked #9 in ''Pool & Billiard Magazine''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players" poll.<ref name="PBM Feb. 2008 2">{{Cite magazine|title=The Survey Says...: ''Pool & Billiard Magazine''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 22nd Annual Player and Fan Poll|magazine=Pool & Billiard Magazine|date=February 2008|volume=26|issue=2|issn=1049-2852|publisher=Sports Publications|location=Summerville, South Carolina|page=14}}</ref>

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His reported career earnings to February 2008 were approximately [[United States dollar|$]]562,000.<ref name="AZB 2008"/> His worst professional year was 2003, in which he did not win a single major event.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2003 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel|work=AZBilliards|url=http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/2000showplayer2003.cfm?playernum=45|year=2003|access-date=February 14, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070407073415/http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/2000showplayer2003.cfm?playernum=45|archive-date=April 7, 2007}}</ref>

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"Soft breaking" and "pattern racking" are techniques that have been used by Deuel and others as a strategy to gain an advantage in tournament competitions. Pattern racking refers to purposefully racking the balls in strategic positions to take advantage of where those balls typically head. Pattern racking is illegal and unethical unless tournament rules specifically allow it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://billiards.colostate.edu/bd_articles/2017/oct17.pdf|title=VENT–Part I: Corey’s 9-ball Soft Break|work=Billiards Digest|author=Dave Alciatore|date=October 2017|accessdate=May 3, 2020}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Deuel lived in [[West Jefferson, Ohio]] in early 2008. He now resides in New Port Richey, Florida.<ref name="AZB 2008">{{Cite web|title=2008 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel|work=AZBilliards|url=http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/2000showplayer2008.cfm?playernum=45|year=2008|access-date=February 14, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080126113621/http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/2000showplayer2008.cfm?playernum=45|archive-date=January 26, 2008}}</ref>
Deuel lived in [[West Jefferson, Ohio]], in early 2008. He now resides in New Port Richey, Florida.<ref name="AZB 2008">{{Cite web|title=2008 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel|work=AZBilliards|url=http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/2000showplayer2008.cfm?playernum=45|year=2008|access-date=February 14, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080126113621/http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/2000showplayer2008.cfm?playernum=45|archive-date=January 26, 2008}}</ref>


==Career titles & Achievements==
==Career titles==
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* 1997 Viking 9-Ball Tour
* 1999 Camel Milwaukee 9-Ball Open
* 1999 Camel Milwaukee 9-Ball Open
* 1999 Camel Time Warner Cable Open <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/showtitles.php?playernum=45 |title=Past Titles - Corey Deuel |access-date=September 27, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923071031/http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/showtitles.php?playernum=45|work=AZBilliards |archive-date=September 23, 2012 }}</ref>
* 1999 Camel Time Warner Cable Open <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/showtitles.php?playernum=45 |title=Past Titles - Corey Deuel |access-date=September 27, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923071031/http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/showtitles.php?playernum=45|work=AZBilliards |archive-date=September 23, 2012 }}</ref>
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* 2000 Northern Lights Nine-ball Shootout<ref>{{Cite web|title=2000 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel|work=AZBilliards.com|url=http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/2000showplayer2000.cfm?playernum=45|year=2000|access-date=February 14, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070406220118/http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/2000showplayer2000.cfm?playernum=45|archive-date=April 6, 2007}}</ref>
* 2000 Northern Lights Nine-ball Shootout<ref>{{Cite web|title=2000 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel|work=AZBilliards.com|url=http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/2000showplayer2000.cfm?playernum=45|year=2000|access-date=February 14, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070406220118/http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/2000showplayer2000.cfm?playernum=45|archive-date=April 6, 2007}}</ref>
* 2000 [[Mosconi Cup]]
* 2000 [[Mosconi Cup]]
* 2001 [[All Japan Championship (pool)|All Japan Championship]]<ref name="AZB 2001"/>
* 2001 [[All Japan Championship (pool)|All Japan Championship]] 9-Ball<ref name="AZB 2001"/>
* 2001 BCA Open Nine-ball Championship<ref name="AZB 2001"/>
* 2001 BCA Open Nine-ball Championship<ref name="AZB 2001"/>
* 2001 [[Sands Regency]] Reno Open Nine-ball<ref name="AZB 2001"/>
* 2001 [[Sands Regency]] 9-Ball Open<ref name="AZB 2001"/>
* 2001 [[US Open Nine-ball Championship]]<ref name="AZB 2001"/>
* 2001 [[U.S. Open 9-ball Championship]]<ref name="AZB 2001"/>
* 2001 Greater Columbus Open<ref name="AZB 2001"/>
* 2001 Greater Columbus Open<ref name="AZB 2001"/>
* 2001 ESPN [[Sudden Death Seven-ball]]<ref name="AZB 2001"/>
* 2001 ESPN Sudden Death Seven-ball<ref name="AZB 2001"/>
* 2001 [[Mosconi Cup]]
* 2001 [[Mosconi Cup]]
* 2001 Billiards Digest Players of the Year
* 2001 Billiards Digest Players of the Year
* 2002 [[United States Professional Poolplayers Association|UPA]] Atlanta Pro Open<ref name="AZB 2002">{{Cite web|title=2002 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel|work=AZBilliards|url=http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/2000showplayer2002.cfm?playernum=45|year=2002|access-date=February 14, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221010910/http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/2000showplayer2002.cfm?playernum=45|archive-date=December 21, 2007}}</ref>
* 2002 [[United States Professional Poolplayers Association|UPA]] Atlanta Pro Open<ref name="AZB 2002">{{Cite web|title=2002 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel|work=AZBilliards|url=http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/2000showplayer2002.cfm?playernum=45|year=2002|access-date=February 14, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221010910/http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/2000showplayer2002.cfm?playernum=45|archive-date=December 21, 2007}}</ref>
* 2002 IBC Nanki Classic, Japan<ref name="AZB 2002"/>
* 2002 IBC Japan Nanki Classic<ref name="AZB 2002"/>
* 2003 Patriot Cup Border Battle
* 2003 Patriot Cup Border Battle
* 2004 ESPN [[Sudden Death Seven-ball]]<ref name="AZB 2004">{{Cite web|title=2004 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel|work=AZBilliards|url=http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/2000showplayer2004.cfm?playernum=45|year=2004|access-date=February 14, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223142951/http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/2000showplayer2004.cfm?playernum=45|archive-date=December 23, 2007}}</ref>
* 2004 ESPN Sudden Death Seven-ball<ref name="AZB 2004">{{Cite web|title=2004 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel|work=AZBilliards|url=http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/2000showplayer2004.cfm?playernum=45|year=2004|access-date=February 14, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223142951/http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/2000showplayer2004.cfm?playernum=45|archive-date=December 23, 2007}}</ref>
* 2004 Predator Central Florida Ring Game<ref name="AZB 2004"/>
* 2004 Predator Central Florida Ring Game<ref name="AZB 2004"/>
* 2004 [[Derby City Classic]] Ring Game<ref name="AZB 2004"/>
* 2004 [[Derby City Classic]] Ring Game<ref name="AZB 2004"/>
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* 2010 [[Turning Stone]] Classic
* 2010 [[Turning Stone]] Classic
* 2010 Seminole Florida Pro Tour
* 2010 Seminole Florida Pro Tour
* 2013 [[United States Amateur Championship (snooker)|U.S. Amateur Snooker Championship]]
* 2013 [[United States Amateur Championship (snooker)|United States Amateur Championship]]
* 2013 Four Bears Classic 8-Ball Event
* 2013 Four Bears Classic 8-Ball
* 2013 [[Derby City Classic]] One Pocket Division
* 2013 [[Derby City Classic]] One Pocket
* 2014 US Bar Box Championship 8-Ball Open
* 2014 CSI US Bar Table 8-Ball Championship
* 2014 Music City Classic
* 2014 Music City Classic
* 2014 Chuck Markulis Memorial One Pocket
* 2014 Chuck Markulis Memorial One Pocket
* 2015 Smokin Aces Bar Box 9-Ball Open
* 2015 Smokin Aces Bar Box 9-Ball Open
* 2015 Chinook Winds Open 8-Ball Open Division
* 2015 Chinook Winds Open 8-Ball Open
* 2017 ABN Dream Challenge Team USA vs. Russia
* 2017 ABN Dream Challenge Team USA vs. Russia
* 2017 GT Jam
* 2017 GT Jam
* 2017 4 Bears Casino 8 ball Champion
* 2017 Four Bears Classic 8-Ball
* 2017 The Break Room's 8-Ball Classic
* 2017 The Break Room's 8-Ball Classic
* 2018 ABN Dream Challenge Team USA vs. Russia
* 2018 ABN Dream Challenge Team USA vs. Russia
* 2018 Wyoming Open Triple Crown
* 2018 Wyoming Open Triple Crown
* 2018 High Dessert Shootout 8-Ball
* 2018 High Dessert Shootout 8-Ball
* 2018 [[Derby City Classic]] Bank Pool Division
* 2018 [[Derby City Classic]] Bank Pool
* 2018 [[Mosconi Cup]]
* 2018 [[Mosconi Cup]]
* 2019 ABN Dream Challenge Team USA vs. Russia
* 2019 ABN Dream Challenge Team USA vs. Russia
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[[Category:American snooker players]]
[[Category:American snooker players]]
[[Category:People from Santa Barbara, California]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Santa Barbara, California]]
[[Category:People from West Jefferson, Ohio]]
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Corey Deuel
Corey Deuel at the 2003 Big Apple Championship
Born (1977-11-20) 20 November 1977 (age 46)
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Sport country United States
Nickname"Prince of Pool"
Professional1995
Best finishQuarter finals 2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

Corey Deuel (born November 20, 1977, in Santa Barbara, California) is an American professional pool player from West Jefferson, Ohio. Nicknamed "Prince of Pool", he won the US Open Nine-ball Championship in 2001, and has won many other major titles. In January 2008, he was ranked the second highest US pool player by the United States Professional Poolplayers Association.[1] He regularly represents the US in the Mosconi Cup. In 2010, he again was selected for the US team in the Mosconi Cup and was responsible for winning 2 of the US team's 8 points in the event. His tournament walk-on music is "Disco Inferno" by the Trammps.

His reported career earnings to February 2008 were approximately $562,000.[2] His worst professional year was 2003, in which he did not win a single major event.[3]

"Soft breaking" and "pattern racking" are techniques that have been used by Deuel and others as a strategy to gain an advantage in tournament competitions. Pattern racking refers to purposefully racking the balls in strategic positions to take advantage of where those balls typically head. Pattern racking is illegal and unethical unless tournament rules specifically allow it.[4]

In 2013, he made a successful crossover to snooker by capturing the United States Amateur Championship title in Houston, Texas, and went on to represent the United States in the 2013 IBSF World Snooker Championship.[5][6]

Early life

At the age of 14, Deuel began playing pool at Drexeline Billiards in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania,[7] before taking to the road in his teen years.

Snooker career

In 2013, Deuel decided to cross over to snooker. He entered in the United States National Snooker Championship and went on to win the event.[5] His victory meant he automatically qualified as the United States entrant for the 2013 IBSF World Snooker Championship where he was eliminated in the round-robin stage after finishing 5th in his group.[6]

Deuel entered the World Snooker 2014 Q School qualification tournament in an attempt to win himself a 2-year tour card to play on the professional World Snooker Tour. He lost in the second round to the former world number 70 Daniel Wells in the first event and lost 2–4 to Martin Ball in the second event.

Deuel later competed in the 2015 Xuzhou Open in China, but was eliminated in the first round after losing 2–4 to the world number 81 Zhou Yuelong.

Deuel re-entered the 2015 Q School qualification tournament in May 2015. Despite at one stage leading 3–1 and only needed one more frame to advance Deuel, lost 3–4 to Jamie Barrett in the second round of the first event.

He again entered Q School 2018[8] and lost in the first round of the first event to Haydon Pinhey.[9]

Pool career

Deuel has been competing professionally since 1995.[2] He was a member of the International Pool Tour.[10]

He was selected again for Team USA in the 2007 Mosconi Cup,[11][12] after being on the team in the four previous years. He was not selected in 2008, but again represented his country during the 2009 tournament.[13]

For 2007, he was ranked #9 in Pool & Billiard Magazine's "Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players" poll.[14]

Personal life

Deuel lived in West Jefferson, Ohio, in early 2008. He now resides in New Port Richey, Florida.[2]

Career titles

  • 2007 Super Billiards Expo Players Championship
  • 2008 Seminole Florida Pro Tour
  • 2008 Million Dollar Shootout
  • 2008 Seminole Florida Pro Tour
  • 2009 Mosconi Cup
  • 2009 Seminole Florida Pro Tour
  • 2010 Turning Stone Classic
  • 2010 Seminole Florida Pro Tour
  • 2013 United States Amateur Championship
  • 2013 Four Bears Classic 8-Ball
  • 2013 Derby City Classic One Pocket
  • 2014 CSI US Bar Table 8-Ball Championship
  • 2014 Music City Classic
  • 2014 Chuck Markulis Memorial One Pocket
  • 2015 Smokin Aces Bar Box 9-Ball Open
  • 2015 Chinook Winds Open 8-Ball Open
  • 2017 ABN Dream Challenge Team USA vs. Russia
  • 2017 GT Jam
  • 2017 Four Bears Classic 8-Ball
  • 2017 The Break Room's 8-Ball Classic
  • 2018 ABN Dream Challenge Team USA vs. Russia
  • 2018 Wyoming Open Triple Crown
  • 2018 High Dessert Shootout 8-Ball
  • 2018 Derby City Classic Bank Pool
  • 2018 Mosconi Cup
  • 2019 ABN Dream Challenge Team USA vs. Russia
  • 2021 Texas Open Banks Ring Game

References

  1. ^ "UPA Men's Pro Rankings". Pool & Billiard Magazine. Vol. 26, no. 2. Summerville, South Carolina: Sports Publications. February 2008. p. 57. ISSN 1049-2852.
  2. ^ a b c "2008 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel". AZBilliards. 2008. Archived from the original on January 26, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  3. ^ "2003 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel". AZBilliards. 2003. Archived from the original on April 7, 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  4. ^ Dave Alciatore (October 2017). "VENT–Part I: Corey's 9-ball Soft Break" (PDF). Billiards Digest. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Corey Shows His Deuel Talent". World Snooker. 2013. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "IBSF Snooker Championships Men - Daugavpils / Latvia 2013". E Snooker. 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  7. ^ "Deuel Dueling for #1", by Don "Cheese" Akerlow, On TheBreak News. Retrieved August 5, 2007. Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Snooker Q School Receives 190 Entries". WPBSA. April 5, 2018.
  9. ^ "Cope Progresses In Burton". World Snooker. May 15, 2018.
  10. ^ "Player Profile". International Pool Tour. Archived from the original on August 22, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2007.
  11. ^ Panozzo, Mike (February 2008). "Long Live the Cup!". Billiards Digest. 30 (3). Chicago, Illinois: Luby Publishing: 56–61. ISSN 0164-761X.
  12. ^ a b c d e "2007 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel". AZBilliards. 2007. Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  13. ^ "Deuel hoping Europeans crack under weight of expectation". Matchroom Pool. December 9, 2009. Archived from the original on December 15, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  14. ^ "The Survey Says...: Pool & Billiard Magazine's 22nd Annual Player and Fan Poll". Pool & Billiard Magazine. Vol. 26, no. 2. Summerville, South Carolina: Sports Publications. February 2008. p. 14. ISSN 1049-2852.
  15. ^ "Past Titles - Corey Deuel". AZBilliards. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g "2000 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel". AZBilliards. 2000. Archived from the original on April 6, 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  17. ^ "2000 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel". AZBilliards.com. 2000. Archived from the original on April 6, 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  18. ^ a b "2002 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel". AZBilliards. 2002. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  19. ^ a b c "2004 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel". AZBilliards. 2004. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  20. ^ a b "2005 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel". AZBilliards. 2005. Archived from the original on February 23, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  21. ^ "2006 Player Profiles: Corey Deuel". AZBilliards. 2006. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
Preceded by US Open Nine-ball Champion
2001 		Succeeded by
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