- Rodney Morris
Rodney Morris (born
25 November ,1970 inAnaheim ,California , USA) is a professional pool player. He currently resides inHouston ,Texas .In 1996, Morris made a name of himself when he won the US Open Nine-ball Championship against
Efren Reyes . From there, his name didn't shine for several years. This wasn't until in 2003 where he dominated theWorld Pool League tournament, bestingThorsten Hohmann who won world championship that year. [cite web
url=http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?id=1348
title=Morris Takes League Title
publisher=AzBilliards.com
accessdate=2008-08-14]He has represented Team USA in the
Mosconi Cup on four occasions.As a member of the
International Pool Tour (IPT), [ [http://internationalpooltour.com/ipt_content/ipt_players/bio/Morris_Rodney.asp Rodney Morris Player Profile] InternationalPoolTour.com. Retrieved August 3, 2007 ] , in July 2006 he was runner-up toEfren Reyes in the inaugural IPT World Eight-ball Championship which was held inReno, 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. [ [http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.cfm?storynum=4524 Rodney "The Rocket" Morris, UPA Representative] , AzBilliards.com. Retrieved August 3, 2007 ]
Titles
* 1996 Grand Prix de Puerto Rico
* 1996 US Open Nine-ball Championship
* 2003 World Pool League
* 2004 Houston Open
* 2006 UPA Pro Tour Championship
* 2007 Seminole Florida Pro Tour Season FinaleReferences
* [http://www.internationalpooltour.com/Players/Bio_Morris_Rodney.aspx] Player Profile
* [http://www.internationalpooltour.com/players/spotlight_morris.aspx] Upcoming matchExternal links
* [http://www.internationalpooltour.com/players/spotlight_morris.aspx]
* [http://www.worldpoolmasters.com/players/morris.asp Industry profile of Rodney Morris]
* [http://www.mosconicup.com/article_detail.asp?article_id=7 Rodney Morris interview from the official 2006 Mosconi Cup website]
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