Albin Ouschan
 Albin Ouschan at the European Pool Championship 2008 in Willingen, Germany. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | "Smooth Operator" |
| Born | 14 August 1990 |
| Pool career | |
| Country |  Austria |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Pool games | Nine-ball, Straight pool, Eight-ball |
| Tournament wins | |
| World Champion | Nine-ball (2016, 2021), Eight-ball (2025) |
| Current rank | 1[when?] |
| Highest rank | 1[1] |
Albin Alois Ouschan (born August 14, 1990)[2] 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.[3] Ouschan is a multiple time Austrian champion in 8-ball, ten-ball and straight pool.[4] 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.[5] They would lose 10–3 to the Chinese team of Wu Jia-qing & Liu Haitao.[6] 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. He is the younger brother of Jasmin Ouschan.[7]
In 2023 Ouschan won his sixth Mosconi Cup whilst representing Team Europe. They defeated Team USA at the Alexandra Palace, London.[8]
Titles and achievements
[edit]- 2025 WPA World Eight-ball Championship
- 2024 Marina Nine-ball Open
- 2023 Mosconi Cup
- 2022 Mosconi Cup
- 2022 European Open 9-ball Championship
- 2022 Premier League Pool
- 2021 AZBilliards Player of the Year
- 2021 Mosconi Cup
- 2021 International 9-Ball Open
- 2021 Championship League Pool
- 2021 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
- 2020 Mosconi Cup
- 2019 World Cup of Pool - with (Mario He)
- 2017 World Cup of Pool - with (Mario He)
- 2016 EPBF Player of the Year
- 2016 Mosconi Cup Most Valuable Player (MVP)
- 2016 Mosconi Cup
- 2016 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
- 2016 European Pool Championship 14.1
- 2015 Mosconi Cup
- 2015 Kings Cup 10-Ball Team East vs. West
- 2015 China Open 9-Ball Championship
- 2015 Euro Tour Dutch Open
- 2012 Euro Tour Bosnia Open
- 2011 Austrian Pool Championship 14.1
- 2010 Austrian Pool Championship 14.1
- 2009 Austrian Pool Championship 9-Ball
- 2008 Austrian Pool Championship 9-Ball
- 2007 Austrian Pool Championship 9-Ball
- 2006 Austrian Pool Championship 14.1
- 2006 Austrian Pool Championship 8-Ball
- 2006 Austrian Pool Championship 9-Ball
- 2005 Austrian Pool Championship 14.1
- 2005 Austrian Pool Championship 8-Ball
- 2004 Austrian Pool Championship 9-Ball
References
[edit]- ^ "Ranking - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Archived from the original on 2018-12-16. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Athlete Information: Albin Ouschan". worldgames2013.sportresult.com. World Games 2013. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
- ^ "Albin Ouschan tritt aus dem großen Schatten". kurier.at (in German). 4 August 2016. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ (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) - ^ "2018 World Cup of Pool - Austria, China A & B and Chinese Taipei are the final four in Shanghai". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "China are World Cup of Pool champions!". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Jasmin Ouschan - Women's 9 ball Pool Player". 9ballpool.com. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ "Albin Ouschan triumphiert erneut beim Mosconi-Cup". LAOLA1. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Albin Ouschan at AZBilliards.com
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