Gareth Potts

Gareth Potts, whose full name is Gareth David Potts, is an English pool player nicknamed the Golden Boy, born on 30 June 1983. He is a two-time amateur and four-time professional world champion in British-style eightball or blackball, a co-champion in that discipline pairs event, and a three-time champion of the Chinese 8 Ball Masters. He turned professional in 2000 and won the 2000 and 2001 Junior World Pool Championships, took the WEPF World Eightball Championship in 2005, 2007 and 2008, and was IPA World Blackball Professional Champion in 2014. He beat Chris Melling 17-9 in the 2013 Chinese 8 Ball Masters final, and in 2022 he and Mark Selby won the Ultimate Pool Pairs Cup Championship.