Kim Davenport (born November 15, 1955, in McAlester, Oklahoma) is an American professional pocket billiards (pool) player, nicknamed "Kimmer".
 Kim Davenport at the 2006 Joss Northeast Nine-ball Tour | |
| Born | 15 November 1955 McAlester, Oklahoma |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  United States |
| Nickname | "Kimmer" |
| Best finish | Semi finals 1992 WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
| Tournament wins | |
| Other titles | 50 |
Professional career
editHe became a professional player in 1985.
Davenport is an originator of target pool.
Winner of over 50 professional tournaments, Davenport has represented the United States as a three-time member and two-time captain of the Team USA at the Mosconi Cup.[1]
He was also a member of the International Pool Tour,[2]
Davenport has only limited vision in his right eye, the result of a golf accident at a local driving range on November 16, 2002. The setback came during a period in which Davenport had regained a spot in the men's top 10 rankings of the United States Professional Poolplayers Association. "I've been playing well", Davenport said. "But if I never get to play pool again, I've had 17 great years. It's just a bad roll. A nice sunny day that went dark."[3]
Kim and wife Aida have one son and two grandchildren.
He and American champion Johnny Archer operated a pool room in Marietta, Georgia, named the Marietta Billiard Club.
Davenport became a member of the BCA Hall of Fame (2018).
Career titles
edit- 1984 Labour Day Open 9-Ball
- 1985 Kentucky Open 9-Ball
- 1986 California Open 9-Ball
- 1987 Tar Heel Open 9-Ball
- 1987 B.C. Open 9-Ball Pro-Am Doubles
- 1988 Capital City Mini Open 9-Ball
- 1988 Japan 9-Ball Cup
- 1988 Eastern States Open 9-Ball
- 1989 Lexington All-Star Nine-ball
- 1989 Greensboro Open 9-Ball
- 1989 McDermott Masters 9-Ball Championship
- 1990 Brunswick Swedish 9-Ball Cup
- 1990 Sands Regency 9-Ball Open
- 1990 B.C. Open 9-Ball Championship
- 1990 Billiards Digest Players of the Year
- 1992 Lexington All-Star Nine-ball
- 1993 Tommy Billiards Open 9-Ball
- 1993 Hard Times Open 9-Ball
- 1993 San Francisco Classic
- 1994 PBT Pro Tour Nine-Ball Championship
- 1995 PBT Chalkers 9-Ball Classic
- 1996 Sunset Royal 9-Ball Open
- 1997 Sands Regency 9-Ball Open
- 1997 Mosconi Cup
- 1998 Mosconi Cup
- 1999 Mosconi Cup
- 2000 U.S. Bar Table 9-Ball Championship
- 2000 Hard Times 9-Ball Open
- 2001 U.S. Bar Table 8-Ball Championship
- 2002 Sands Regency 9-Ball Open
- 2018 Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame
References
edit- ^ "About Us", MariettaBilliardClub.com. Retrieved 16 June 2008
- ^ "Kim Davenport Player Profile" Archived 2012-09-22 at the Wayback Machine, InternationalPoolTour.com, International Pool Tour. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
- ^ "Men's Pro Kim Davenport Suffers Eye Injury"[permanent dead link], Billiards Digest. Retrieved 15 June 2008
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