(1953-07-11) 11 July 1953 (age 70) Rochester, New York, U.S.
Sport country
United States
Nickname
"Captain Hook", "Mr. Finals"
Professional
1973
Tournament wins
Other titles
100
World Champion
Straight Pool (1979, 1981, 1988)
Michael Sigel (born July 11, 1953) is an American professional pool player[1][2] nicknamed "Captain Hook." He earned the nickname from his ability to hook his opponents with safety plays.[3] Sigel was dominant during the 1980s in 9-Ball and Straight Pool and has a high run of 339 balls in Straight Pool. Mike Sigel is widely considered one of the greatest pool players of all time. In the year 2000, Sigel was voted "Greatest Living Player of the Century" by Billiards Digest Magazine.[4]
^Dawn Meurin (1993). Billiards: Official Rules & Records Book. SP Books. p. 133. ISBN 9781561712106. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
^"Michael Sigel". Jewishsports.net. July 11, 1952. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
^"Mike Sigel aka Captain Hook" Archived January 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, www.Billiards.About.com, Retrieved December 11, 2011.
^BCA Hall of Fame Archived 2007-11-18 at the Wayback Machine, BCA-POOL.com. Retrieved June 17, 2007
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place prize of any pool tournament at the time. In the final, he met MikeSigel in a best-of-three sets match, winning 8–0 in the first set and 8–5 in...
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take too long, so the shot was performed for him by professional player, MikeSigel. Cruise mentioned that, to prepare for the role, he bought a pool table...
Championship, after a momentous final confrontation between himself and MikeSigel. A 45-second shot clock was used to monitor each shot because the tournament...
Nevada. It was an exhibition match between MikeSigel and LoreeJon Jones in 2005. For their participation, Sigel (winner) won $150,000 and Jones (loser)...
cameo appearances, including Lou Butera, Willie Mosconi, Steve Mizerak, MikeSigel and Jimmy Mataya. As of January 2009, the film has been released on (now...
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1985 Midwest 9-Ball Open 1987 Brunswick 9-Ball Team Challenge - with (MikeSigel) 1988 WPBA U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship 1990 Cleveland Spring Open 1990...
competitive endeavors. In 1989, Varner became only the second man to MikeSigel, to earn over $100,000 in prize winnings in single year, accumulating...
showed it to the gentleman of the American team (Paul Gerni, Jim Rempe and MikeSigel) in an exhibition prior to the 1980 Swedish Open in Gothenburg, using...
or your money back". The series was endorsed by professional players MikeSigel and Jeanette Lee and equipment manufacturers Viking Cues, Imperial International...
"brilliant and entertaining" performance, defeating Paul Brienza and MikeSigel in the event. In April 2005, he won a Joss Northeast Nine-ball Tour event...
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World Billiard Federation World Team, whose members included Nick Varner, MikeSigel and Ray Martin. In a profile that appeared in the May/June, 1995 issue...
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third, fourth, and sixth season of High Stakes Poker. In September 2006, Mike made his debut on the European Poker Tour (EPT) in Barcelona; however, he...
Butera makes a return in game to teach the player trick shots, whilst MikeSigel is seen in game, showing off pool shots via in-game cutscenes. Reception...
he finished third, knocked out by the ultimate winner, dominant pro MikeSigel with a score of 9 to 8. Later that year he took first place at the McDermott...
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