Shane Van Boening
Born | Rapid City, South Dakota | July 14, 1983
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Sport country | United States |
Nickname | "The South Dakota Kid" |
Professional | 2005 |
Tournament wins | |
Other titles | 100 |
World Champion | 9-Ball (2022) |
Shane Van Boening (/ˌvæn ˈboʊnɪŋ/;[1] born July 14, 1983) is an American professional pool player from Rapid City, South Dakota. As of 2022, Van Boening is the number 1 ranked player in the "World Rankings" published by the Matchroom Pool and the "WPA Rankings" published by the World Pool-Billiard Association. Van Boening is a winner of over 100 professional titles.
Van Boening has a hearing impairment and uses a hearing aid, but it does not affect his pool ability.[2] He has received praise for his attitude towards the sport, partially for his behavior during matches, and for eschewing alcohol.[3]
Professional career
Van Boening has a family background in pool. His grandfather, Gary Bloomberg, was a trick-shot artist; his grandmother, Jeanne Bloomberg, a VNEA national champion; his mother, Timi Bloomberg, a BCA national champion; and his aunt, Gari Jo Bloomberg, a three-time VNEA national champion.
Van Boening defeated Hungarian Vilmos Foldes at the International Pool Tour qualifier in 2006, and was one of several players to earn a bonus of US$5,000 for breaking and running six consecutive racks in tournament play. He was one of 10 players to earn their IPT tour card by finishing in the top two spots of one of five qualifiers, and won the second spot held at the Pool Room in Atlanta, Georgia.[4] He has been ranked number one in the world by AZBilliards.com. He practices at Lucky Billiards in Sioux Falls, where he is the house pro and co-owner.[5]
Van Boening is a three-time VNEA national amateur eight-ball champion.[6] In 2007, he reached the final of the BCA Open Nine-ball Championship, losing to Dennis Orcollo.[7] A few days later, he won the Predator International Ten-Ball Championship.[8][9]
In 2007, Van Boening was tipped by Inside POOL Magazine as a possible future best pool player in the US.[10] Van Boening captured the hot seat in the World Summit of Pool on June 16, 2007, beating 2004 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Champion Alex Pagulayan 11–4. On the last day, all matches were shortened to best of 13 as they were being recorded by ESPN. Pagulayan beat Francisco Bustamante and Warren Kiamco to face Van Boening in the final. Van Boening came back from 4–1 behind to tie the score 5–5, before Pagulayan won the next two games win, 7–5.[11]
Mark Griffin, owner of the Billiards Congress of America Pool League, began sponsoring Van Boening in 2007.[12] On October 20, 2007, Van Boening won the 32nd US Open Nine-ball Championship, defeating Filipino champion Ronnie Alcano in the finals by 13–10. Van Boening remained undefeated in the double-elimination format of the championship, held in Chesapeake, Virginia. At the Reno Open Nine-ball Championship on December 9, 2007, Van Boening and Johnny Archer were in the double-elimination finals. Archer was undefeated until then, and Van Boening had to beat him twice; Van Boening won the first set, and 83 minutes later, claimed the championship.[13]
He has been named "Player of the Year" by the Billiards Digest Magazine and "AZBilliards" in 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2018. In 2020, he was named "Player of the Decade" for the 2010s by the Billiards Digest Magazine.[14][15]
In April 2022, Van Boening won the 2022 WPA World Nine-ball Championship.[16]
Career titles and achievements
- World Championships
- World Pool Masters (2014, 2015)
- World Cup of Pool (2008) - with (Rodney Morris)[17]
- Mosconi Cup (2009, 2018, 2019)
- Derby City Classic
- Derby City Classic 9-Ball (2009, 2012, 2014, 2016)
- Derby City Classic One Pocket (2011, 2012)
- Derby City Classic Master of the Table (2011, 2012)
- Derby City Classic Bigfoot 10-Ball Challenge (2014, 2015)
- Derby City Classic 10-Ball Ring Game (2008)
- Derby City Classic Louie Roberts Award (2008)
- U.S. Open Championships
- U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship (2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016)
- U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship (2011, 2016, 2017, 2018)
- U.S Open 8-Ball Championship (2013, 2016, 2018)[18]
- U.S. Open One Pocket Championship (2012, 2018)
- U.S. Open Bank Pool Championship (2018, 2019)
- U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship (2019)
- US Bar Table Championships
- US Bar Table 9-Ball Championship (2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017)
- US Bar Table 10-Ball Championship (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
- US Bar Table 8-Ball Championship (2016, 2017)
- US Bar Table All-Around Title (2008, 2010, 2017)
- Accu-Stats Make It Happen Invitational
- One Pocket Invitational (2013, 2017)
- 10-Ball Invitational (2015)
- Euro Tour
- Leende Open (2018)
- Super Billiards Expo Championship (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017)
- Turning Stone Classic (2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
- Texas Open 9-Ball Championship (2008, 2021)
- Sands Regency 9-Ball Open (2007)
- Predator International Ten-Ball Championship (2007)
- Ultimate 10-Ball Championship (2010)
- Seminole Florida Pro Tour Stop (2011)
- Steve Mizerak 10-Ball Championship (2011)
- Pool Ocho Open (2011)
- Steinway Classic 10-Ball (2013)
- International Challenge of Champions (2015)
- Kings Cup 10-Ball Team East vs. West (2015)
- The Tornado Open 10-Ball (2016)
- ABN Dream Challenge Team USA vs. Russia (2017, 2018, 2019)
- Dragon World 14.1 Tournament (2019)
- Accolades & Awards
- Billiards Digest Player of the Year (2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
- AZBilliards Player of the Year (2018)
- Billiards Digest Player of the Decade (2010–2019)
References
- ^ "CSI Ten Questions with Shane Van Boening" on YouTube
- ^ "Shark in Pool" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, by Tony Burns, Keloland TV, June 21, 2007. Retrieved June 22, 2007
- ^ The Rapid City Weekly News, Straight Shooter, November 16, 2005. Retrieved June 12, 2007 Archived September 27, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ InternationalPoolTour.com, "Hill-Hill Battle goes to Van Boening," by Sally Timko, January 29, 2006. Retrieved June 12, 2007
- ^ ArgusLeader.com, "S.D.'s Next Super Star?", by Matt Zimmer, June 12, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2007
- ^ "Strong Contenders and Up-and-Comers", Billiards Digest, August 2006. Retrieved June 13, 2007
- ^ BCA Open 9-Ball Championship Archived 2007-06-21 at the Wayback MachineBCA-Pool.com, Men's Division. Retrieved June 12, 2007
- ^ Van Boening Wins World Ten-ball Championship, AzBilliards.com, May 27, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2007
- ^ Van Boening Wins World Ten-ball Championship Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, Pool and Billiards Magazine, June 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2007
- ^ Shane Van Boening Archived 2007-06-18 at the Wayback Machine, Inside POOL Magazine, June 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2007
- ^ "Lion Wins World Summit of Pool", AzBilliards.com, June 16, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007
- ^ AzBilliards.com Archived 2008-06-20 at the Wayback Machine, Press Release, June 10, 2007, BCA Pool League Sponsors Shane Van Boening. Retrieved June 12, 2007
- ^ Shane Wins, http://otbntv.com. Retrieved December 11, 2007
- ^ King, Mason (February 2008). "The Quiet Man". Billiards Digest. Vol. 30, no. 3. Chicago: Luby Publishing. pp. 48–53. ISSN 0164-761X.
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Shank, Dale (February 2008). "Shane Van Boening: 2007 'Player of the Year'". Pool & Billiard Magazine. Vol. 26, no. 2. Summerville, South Carolina: Sports Publications. pp. 21–23 14. ISSN 1049-2852.
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Lynch, Matt (April 10, 2022). "Shane Van Boening is Champion of the World". azbilliards.com. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ http://www.insidepoolmag.com/200810/billiard-news/usa-billiards-team-claims-world-cup-title.html
- ^ Shane Van Boening Wins US Open 8-Ball Kozoom.com. Retrieved 28. July 2013.
External links
- "Shane Van Boening: Year in Review" – most current results and statistics for this player available at AZBilliards.com: The A to Z of Billiards and Pool, with links to previous years
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