Mick Hill

Mick Hill, whose full name is Michael Hill, is an English pool player who started his pool life in Dudley in the West Midlands. He was WEPF men world champion of British eight-ball pool in 2004, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019, the first person to win it six times, and is frequently described by his peers as a genius and regarded as one of the best players of all time. He was picked for the English Junior team for the 1996 European Championships in Nurnberg, which won a bronze medal, and qualified for the England Men team through trials in March 1998. His 2004 title came by beating Darren Appleton in the final, and in 2010 he beat the then world number 1 Gareth Potts 11-8.