Albin Ouschan

Albin Ouschan
Albin Ouschan at the European Pool Championship 2008 in Willingen, Germany.
Born (1990-08-14) 14 August 1990 (age 34)
Klagenfurt, Austria
Sport country Austria
Nickname"Smooth Operator"
Professional2007
Pool gamesNine-ball
Tournament wins
World Champion9-ball (2016, 2021)

Albin Alois Ouschan (born August 14, 1990, in Klagenfurt, Austria)[1] is an Austrian professional pool player. Ouschan was the 2016 WPA World Nine-ball Championship winner, as well as the runner-up in 2014. He also won the 14.1 Continuous European championship the same year.[2] Ouschan is a multiple time Austrian champion in 8-ball, ten-ball and straight pool.[3] Ouschan alongside partner Mario He won both the 2017 World Cup of Pool, 2019 World Cup of Pool and reached the final of the 2018 World Cup of Pool.[4] They would lose 10–3 to the Chinese team of Wu Jia-qing & Liu Haitao.[5] He won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship for the second time in 2021, beating Omar Al-Shaheen 13–9 in the final. He won the International Open in 2021, defeating Dennis Orcollo 13–6 in the final.

Titles and achievements

References

  1. ^ "Athlete Information: Albin Ouschan". worldgames2013.sportresult.com. World Games 2013. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  2. ^ "Albin Ouschan tritt aus dem großen Schatten". kurier.at (in German). Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  3. ^ (ÖPBV), 2017 Österreichischer Pool-Billard Verband. "Austrian Pool Billiards Association (ÖPBV)". oepbv.at (in German). Retrieved 2018-08-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "2018 World Cup of Pool - Austria, China A & B and Chinese Taipei are the final four in Shanghai". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. ^ "China are World Cup of Pool champions!". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.


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