Charlie Williams (pool player)

Charlie Williams (born January 5, 1977, in Seoul, South Korea) is an American professional pool player. Williams represented America as a player at the Mosconi Cup 5 times (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005) and as a non-playing captain in 2011.[1] In 2001, Williams founded the sports marketing company Dragon Promotions.[2]

Charlie Williams
Born (1977-01-05) 5 January 1977
Seoul, South Korea
Sport country United States
Pool games9-Ball, Straight pool

At the 2008 WPA World Ten-ball Championships, Williams would reach the quarter-finals,[3] defeating Chang Jung-Lin (9-8),[4] and Fu Che-wei (9-5),[5] before losing to Darren Appleton 11–5.[6]

In 2011, Williams reached the semi-finals of the Dragon 14.1 Tournament but lost to Mike Davis.

Career titles
  • 2010 Derby City Classic 14.1 Challenge
  • 2008 Lucasi 10-Ball
  • 2008 Quezon City Invasion
  • 2007 Korea Pro Tour Championship
  • 2006 JBC Japan Championship
  • 2006 Seminole Florida Pro Tour
  • 2005 Mosconi Cup
  • 2005 Korea International Championship
  • 2004 Florida State 9-Ball Championship
  • 2004 Mosconi Cup
  • 2003 Firecracker Open
  • 2003 UPA Big Apple 9-Ball Challenge
  • 2003 UPA Capitol City Classic
  • 2003 Mosconi Cup
  • 2002 BCA Open 9-Ball Championship
  • 2001 Mosconi Cup
  • 2001 Turning Stone Classic

References
  1. "A little Mosconi Cup History". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  2. "dragon1 | About us". dragon1. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  3. "WPA World 10-Ball Championship 2008". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  4. "Banares advances, De Luna Falls at WTBC Day Five". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  5. "Peach Ousts Bautista To March To The Round-of-32". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  6. "WTBC Final Four". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2019.


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