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Rodney Morris
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Rodney "The Rocket" Morris
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  United States | ||
| Men's Nine-ball | ||
| World Games | ||
| Bronze | 2005 Duisburg | Individual |
Rodney Morris (born 25 November 1970 in Anaheim, California, USA) is a professional pool player of Chamorro - Hawaiian descent. He currently resides in Spring Hill, Florida.
In 1996, Morris won his first major tournament by defeating Efren Reyes in the finals of the US Open Nine-ball Championship. In 2003, after six years without a major title, he returned to top form and dominated the World Pool League tournament, besting Thorsten Hohmann the reigning World Champion.[1]
He has represented Team USA in the Mosconi Cup on eight occasions. He was the Mosconi Cup MVP in 2004.
As a member of the International Pool Tour (IPT),[2] in July 2006 he was runner-up to Efren Reyes in the inaugural IPT World Eight-ball Championshipwhich was held in Reno, Nevada. While Reyes earned $500K for first place, Morris won $150K for second.
In July 2007, Rodney Morris was designated as the United Pool Players Association (UPA) Lead Player Representative. The UPA is the men's governing body of professional pool in the United States.[3]
In 2008, Rodney won the World Cup of Pool in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
[edit]Titles
- 1996 Grand Prix de Puerto Rico
- 1996 US Open Nine-ball Championship
- 2001 Reno Open
- 2002 Hard Times Summer Jamboree 9-Ball Division
- 2003 World Pool League (Warsaw, Poland)
- 2003 Mosconi Cup
- 2004 Breakers Open 9-Ball Event
- 2004 Reno Open
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