Jayson Shaw

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Jayson Shaw
Born (1988-09-13) 13 September 1988 (age 36)[1]
Glasgow, Scotland
Sport countryFile:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Nickname"Eagle Eye"
Pool gamesNine-ball, ten-ball, eight-ball
Best finishQuarter-finals 2016 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Tournament wins
MajorU.S. Open Pool Championship, (2017)
World ChampionBlackball (2010)

Jayson Shaw (born 13 September 1988 in Glasgow)[1][2] is a Scottish professional pool player. In 2010, Shaw was a WPA World Blackball Champion.[3][4]

Career

In 2016, Shaw won the 25th International Challenge of Champions event.[5]

In 2017, Shaw dominated Eklent Kaci, 13–4, to win the 42nd U.S. Open Pool Championship.[6]

Shaw also appeared representing Europe at the Mosconi Cup, winning the event in 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. He won the MVP award at the 2020 and 2021 events.

On 18 January 2022, Shaw set a new world high run record in 14.1 straight pool with a score of 714.[7]

In 2023, Shaw snapped off the inaugural Hanoi Open Pool Championship in Hanoi, Vietnam, after defeating Albin Ouchan in an incredible, dramatic hill-hill final of 13–12 to secure his first major Matchroom title. Shaw won $30,000, while Ouchan settled for $15,000 for his runner-up finish.[8][9]

Personal life

Shaw and his wife own a pool room in West Haven, Connecticut. It was first established in 2001 by Shaw's wife's parents and during the COVID-19 pandemic, Shaw and his wife took it over for them.

Titles and achievements

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