Andy Segal

Andy Segal, nicknamed the Magic Man, is a trick-shot pool champion from Huntington, New York, born on April 14, 1968, and raised in Queens. He studied math and computer science at Carnegie Mellon University and worked in information technology in the financial world before turning to pool full time in 2007. He began as a professional nine-ball player in the 1990s and was a regular on the Camel Pro Billiard Tour before switching to trick-shot competition in 2002. He holds four world records in artistic billiards and has won the WPA World Artistic Pool Championship in 2007, 2011, 2012 and 2013, the World Cup of Trick Shots and the Masters Artistic Pool Championship. He is also a sleight of hand magician and performs exhibitions worldwide and on television.