Corey Deuel

Corey Deuel, nicknamed the Prince of Pool, is an American professional pool player from West Jefferson, Ohio, born on November 20, 1977. He won the 2001 US Open Nine-ball Championship and many other major titles, and in January 2008 the United States Professional Poolplayers Association ranked him the second highest US player. He regularly represents the United States in the Mosconi Cup and in 2010 won two of the American team's eight points. His reported career earnings to February 2008 were about 562,000 dollars, and his worst professional year was 2003, when he won no major event. Soft breaking and pattern racking are techniques he and others have used to gain an advantage in tournaments.