Huidji See (born 30 May 1981 in Arnhem, Netherlands, also known as Huidji Lake[citation needed]) is a Dutch professional pool and billiards player. He was the 2011 WPA World 10-Ball Pool Champion.[2][3]
| Born | 30 May 1981[1] |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Netherlands |
| Nickname | "Hooch" |
| Professional | 2005 |
| Pool games | 10-ball, 9-ball, Straight pool |
| Tournament wins | |
| World Champion | 10-ball (2011) |
Career
editEarly life
editSee was born in 1981 in the Netherlands, the son of Chinese parents, and grew up there. Instead of finishing his education, he opted for a career as a professional billiard player.[4] In competitions he competes for the Rotterdam Billiards Club Thurston . His nickname in the pool billiard scene is Hooch.[5]
Pool career
editIn 2007 See won silver in the WPA World Straight Pool Championship, losing the final 171–200 against the German Oliver Ortmann. On reaching the final, he had successively defeated players Stevie Moore, Antonio Fazanes, Matt Krah, Bob Maidhof, Niels Feijen, Warren Kiamco and Martin Kempter.
In the Straight pool world championship 2008 in New Brunswick See lost in the quarterfinals to Francisco Bustamante. At the European Pool Championship 2011 he was defeated in 10-ball in the quarterfinals the Russian Konstantin Stepanov, however, won the bronze medal in 9-ball.[6] In March 2010 in the European Pool Championship in the See won a bronze medal in straight pool.[4]
In May 2011, See in Manila won the 2011 WPA World Ten-ball Championship with an 11–8 victory in the final against the Chinese title favorite Jian-Bo Fu.[7] In the group stage he had previously successively defeated the players Jalal Yousef (9–3), Ricky Yang (9–7), Ko Pin-yi (9–6), Tony Drago (9–4) and Yukio Akakariyama (9–6).[8]
See did not opt to retain his World 10-ball championship in 2015.[9]
Titles
editReferences
edit- ^ "Huidji SEE - AZBilliards.com". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "World 10 Ball Championship 2011". sixpockets.de. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "'El Nino' Nick van den Berg Delfshaven Champion". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ a b ANP/Redactie (17 May 2011). "Nederlander Huidji See: poolheld op Filipijnen". AD.nl. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ billiardapps.com, retrieved on 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Matches – Draw and Results (Men 9-Ball)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Huidji See wereldkampioen 10-ball". nos.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Huidji See Wins the 2011 WPA World 10-Ball Championship". philnews.ph. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Striding, and Stumbling, Out Of The Gates". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
External links
edit- Huidji See on azbilliards.com