Mario He
Born (1993-08-03) 3 August 1993
Sport country Austria
Nickname"The Panda"
Pool games9-Ball, 8-Ball
Best finishSemi finals 2023 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Tournament wins
Minor6 Euro Tour events

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.

Career

He has won six 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, and 2019 Veldhoven Open and 2022 Italian Open.[1][2] With six victories overall, He is in the top 6 winners of Euro Tour events. He competed in the 2023 US Open 8 and 10 ball event placing 2nd to Fedor Gorst. Mario has the nickname of "The Panda" which was given to him by his teammate Albin Ouschan.

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.[3] Having previously reached the final of the 9-ball 2011 European Pool Championships,[4] He won the 2012 European Pool Championships in 8-Ball defeating Artem Koschowyj of the Ukraine in the final.[5] He won the final in an 8–0 whitewash.[6]

In 2017, alongside Albin Ouschan, He won the 2017 World Cup of Pool.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]

Personal life

Outside of pool, He is also a chess player, where he was a young state champion.[10][11]

Titles & Achievements

References

  1. ↑ "Mario He Keeps the Trophy in Austria". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Mario He Withdraws From Mosconi Cup". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Players: Mario He ::Pro Pool".
  5. ↑ "Matches – Draw and Results". billiardapps.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Scoresheet". billiardapps.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "2017 12BET World Cup of Pool – Austria are the Champions!". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "World Cup of Pool – Matchroom Pool". Matchroom Pool. Archived from the original on 9 May 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "Mario He chess games and profile - Chess-DB.com". chess-db.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "Mario He keeps the trophy in Austria". Kozoom.com. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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