Michael Schmidt

Michael Schmidt is a German professional pool player, born on April 6, 1966, in Bremen. After turning professional in 1991 he continually reached the knockout rounds of the WPA World Nine-ball Championships. He represented Germany at the 2002 World Pool Masters, where he reached the last 16 before losing to Marcus Chamat. On the Euro Tour he finished runner-up at the 1996 German Open and the 2001 Austrian Open and took four third place finishes, which made him one of the steadier German contenders of the 1990s and early 2000s.