Appleton at the World 9-Ball Pool Championship in Doha, 2012
Born
8 February 1976 (1976-02-08) (age 48) Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
Sport country
England
Nickname
"Dynamite"
Pool games
9-Ball, Ten-ball, 8-ball
Tournament wins
World Champion
Ten-Ball (2008), Nine-Ball (2012), Chinese Eight-ball (2015)
Medal record
Representing United Kingdom
Men's Nine-ball
World Games
2013 Cali
Singles
Darren Appleton (born 8 February 1976) is an English professional pool player, best known for playing Eight-ball, Nine-ball and Ten-ball pool.[1]
Appleton won the 2008 WPA World Ten-ball Championship (the inaugural 10-ball world championship) against Wu Jia-qing, of China, a former world champion in both nine-ball and eight-ball.[2] Appleton is also a world champion in nine-ball, having won the 2012 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, defeating Li He-wen in the final.
^"Dynamite Blasts World 10-Ball Championship" Archived 10 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. insidepoolmag.com (October 2008)
^"Appleton Wins World Ten Ball Championship". AzBilliards.com. 5 October 2008. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
DarrenAppleton (born 8 February 1976) is an English professional pool player, best known for playing Eight-ball, Nine-ball and Ten-ball pool. Appleton...
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