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unusual facts about straight pool



Jim Rempe

In September 1975, Rempe went on a 23-stop tour in Australia where he defeated World Snooker Champion Eddie Charlton in nine-ball, rotation, and straight pool.

Stefano Pelinga

Pelinga won several national titles in Italy in straight pool and nine-ball throughout the late 1970s and 1980s and began traveling around Italy giving exhibitions under the sponsorship of Longoni Cues.


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Irving Crane

Crane's status as a wunderkind was quickly evident; although he was entirely self-taught, at 14 he ran 89 balls in straight pool at a local pool room, calling each shot in advance, as is mandatory in straight pool.

World Straight Pool Championship

The World Straight Pool Championship, or the World 14.1 Tournament if no world championship is on the line, is an annual pocket billiards (pool) competition held in New Brunswick, New Jersey, since 2006.