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Expo may refer to:

• Expo (exhibition), short for "exposition", and also known as World's Fair
• A trade fair, an exhibition where companies in an industry showcase and demonstrate their latest products

• Computer expo, a trade fair focused on computers and electronics

• Singapore Expo, convention and exhibition venue
• Expo MRT Station, part of the Singapore MRT Changi Airport Extension
• Expo (magazine), an anti-fascist magazine
• Expo (album), a 2005 album by Robert Schneider/Marbles
• Expo (Stockhausen) (1970), a composition for three players by Karlheinz Stockhausen
• Expo Channel, a home shopping channel in Australia
• Montreal Expos, a baseball team located in Montreal from 1969 to 2004
• Windows Live Expo, a social classifieds web site
• Expo Dry Erase Products, Sanford Corp's brand of dry erase markers
• Expo Design Center, a chain of high end home furnishing and decor stores owned by The Home Depot
• LG eXpo, a mobile phone

See also[link]

• Exposition (disambiguation)
• Exhibition (disambiguation)

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Born	(1983-07-14) July 14, 1983 (age 28)
Occupation	Professional pool player

Shane Van Boening (born 14 July 1983) is an American professional pocket billiards (pool) player from Rapid City, South Dakota, currently ranked No. 1 in the U.S. Rankings published by the UPA Tour.

Van Boening is hearing-impaired and uses a hearing aid, but it has not limited his pool ability.^[1] He has received praise for his attitude towards the sport, partially for his behaviour during matches, and for eschewing alcohol.^[2]

Professional career[link]

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Van Boening's family has a strong pocket billiards background. His grandfather, Gary Bloomberg, was a trick-shot artist; his grandmother, Jeanne Bloomberg, a VNEA national champion; his mother, Timi Bloomberg, a BCA national champion; and his aunt, Gari Jo Bloomberg, a three-time VNEA national champion.

Van Boening defeated Hungarian Vilmos Foldes at the International Pool Tour qualifier in 2006, and was one of several players to earn a bonus of US$5,000 for breaking and running six consecutive racks in tournament play. Shane was one of only 10 players to earn their IPT tour card by finishing in the top two spots of one of five qualifiers. Shane won the second stop held at the Pool Room in Atlanta, Georgia.^[3] He has been ranked number one in the world by AZBilliards.com. When he is not competing professionally, he can be found practicing in downtown Sioux Falls at Lucky Billiards, where he is the house pro and co-owner.^[4]

Van Boening is a three-time VNEA national eight-ball champion.^[5] In 2007, he made it to the final of the BCA Open Nine-ball Championship but lost to Dennis Orcollo.^[6] Days later, he dominated the inaugural World Ten-ball Championship^[7][8] to become the first-ever world champion in that discipline of pool.

Shane has been declared by some as the next-in-line and heir-apparent to the throne of being the best pool player in the US by Inside POOL Magazine.^[9]

Van Boening captured the hot seat in the World Summit of Pool on June 16, 2007, giving 2004 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Champion Alex "the Lion" Pagulayan an 11–4 thrashing. The last day, all matches were shortened races to 7 because they were being recorded by ESPN. Alex Pagulayan plowed through Francisco Bustamante and Warren Kiamco and faced Van Boening in the final. Despite Pagulayan leading 4-1, Van Boening recovered to tie the score 5-5 before veteran Pagulayan won the next two games to claim the victory, 7 to 5.^[10]

The Billiards Congress of America Pool League owner Mark Griffin recognized his talent and decided in 2007 to sponsor him as he advances his professional career.^[11]

On October 20, 2007, he won the 2007 (32nd annual) US Open Nine-ball Championship, defeating Filipino Champion Ronnie Alcano in the finals, 13–10. Van Boening remained undefeated in the double-elimination format of the championship, held in Chesapeake, Virginia.

At the Reno Open Nine-ball Championship, held on December 9, 2007, Van Boening and Johnny Archer were in the double-elimination finals. Archer was up to that point undefeated, and Van Boening had to beat Archer twice; Van Boening won the first set, and 83 minutes later, claimed the championship.^[12]

As a capstone to his record year, for 2007 he was declared the male Player of the Year by all three of the major pool publications, Billiards Digest,^[13] Pool & Billiard Magazine,^[14] and InsidePOOL Magazine^[15] (in each case with Allison Fisher as his female co-recipient of the honor), and also ranked #11 in the P&B "Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players" poll for that year.^[16]

Titles and achievements[link]

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• 2007 Reno Open 9-Ball Championship
• 2007 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship
• 2007 Predator World Ten-ball Championship, Jacksonville, Florida
• 2007 Inside POOL Magazine Player of the Year
• 2007 Billiards Digest Player of the Year (male)
• 2007 Pool & Billiard Magazine Player of the Year (male)
• 2007 Pool & Billiard Magazine Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players, #11

References[link]

Shane Van Boening in Mosconi Cup v t e United States Mosconi Cup team – 2007 Earl Strickland Johnny Archer Rodney Morris Corey Deuel Shane Van Boening Kim Davenport (non-playing captain) v t e United States Mosconi Cup team – 2008 Earl Strickland Johnny Archer Rodney Morris Jeremy Jones Shane Van Boening Nick Varner (non-playing captain) v t e United States Mosconi Cup team – 2009 Johnny Archer Corey Deuel Óscar Domínguez Shane Van Boening Dennis Hatch Nick Varner (non-playing captain) v t e United States Mosconi Cup team – 2010 Johnny Archer Dennis Hatch Rodney Morris Shane Van Boening Corey Deuel Nick Varner (non-playing captain) v t e United States Mosconi Cup team – 2011 Shane Van Boening Shawn Putnam Mike Dechaine Johnny Archer Rodney Morris Charles Williams (non-playing captain)

Thorsten Hohmann

Born	(1979-07-14) July 14, 1979 (age 32) Fulda, Germany
Sport country	Germany
Nickname	The Hitman
Career winnings	US$658,800 (estimated, as of early 2007)

Medal record
Competitor for  Germany
Men's Nine-ball
World Games
Silver	2005 Duisburg	Individual

Thorsten Hohmann (born 14 July 1979 in Fulda, Germany) is a German professional pool player, nicknamed "the Hitman." He has been described^[who?] as having a steely demeanor, and being a very precise player.

Early Life[link]

Thorsten was born and rasied in Fulda, Germany and at a very young age had always been interested in sports playing soccer, table tenis, and badminton. At the age of nine Thorsten's father took him to a local pool hall and on his 10 birthday Thorsten received a miniature pool table. By age twelve Thorsten and a friend began playing pool at a local pool hall. To try and save money Thorsten began paying a monthly fee to play at a local pool hall called Pool-Billard Club Fulda. By age 16 he had won his first open adult tournament with 128 players in the State of Hessia.^[1]

Germany-based career[link]

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Hohmann first made a name for himself in 2003 by winning the WPA World Nine-ball Championship at the expense of Alex Pagulayan, 17–10, becoming the third German to become World Champion after Oliver Ortmann (1995) and Ralf Souquet (1996).

Months later, reached the finals of the World Pool League but lost to Rodney Morris, 8–3.^[2]

US-based career[link]

In 2004, Hohmann signed on to be managed by US- and South Korea-based event promotions company Dragon Promotions, who transplanted the German-resident champion to Jacksonville, Florida, as a base of practice and preparation for US competitions. Hohmann then signed with Florida-based sponsors Lucasi Cues and Universal Smartshaft as their official representative and spokesperson. He remains a German citizen, but a US permanent resident. Thorsten has since been featured on the cover of many pool magazines.^{[clarification needed]}

In 2004, Hohmann reached the finals of the US Open Nine-ball Championship. However, he was lost to Gabe Owen, 3–11.

The year 2005 was his most successful to date as he dominated a number of tournaments, including the BCA Open Nine-ball Championship, the Sudden Death Seven-ball event^[3] and the World Pool League.^[4]

In 2006, he won the inaugural World Straight Pool Championship^[5] by defeating Thomas Engert 200–80. Later, he defeated Marlon Manalo 8-7 to win the IPT North American Open Eight-ball Championship with a first prize of US$350K.^[6] The IPT prize set a record as the largest first prize ever won in a pool tournament at that time. However, Efren Reyes beat the record shortly afterwards winning $500,000 in the 2006 IPT World Open Eight-ball Championship, the second major IPT event. But because IPT had financial difficulties, 200 players including Reyes were not able to collect their money thus Hohmann is still on record as the biggest purse winner in billiards history to actually get paid, as of early 2007.

Awards and recognition[link]

Hohmann won the 2005 USA Sportsman of the Year for Pocket Billiards as well as the 2005 Best Dressed Player.^[who?] Pool & Billiard magazine made Thorsten the cover feature for 2007^{[not specific enough to verify]} and honored him as the 2006 Player of the Year.

Titles[link]

• 2003 WPA World 9-Ball Champion
• 2003 New Jersey State 14.1 Champion
• 2003 German 9-Ball Champion
• 2005 BCA Open 9-Ball Championship
• 2005 Sudden Death 7-Ball Champion
• 2005 World Pool League Champion
• 2005 Silver Medal World Games
• 2006 World 14.1 Champion
• 2006 IPT North American Open 8-Ball Champion
• 2007 European 9-Ball Champion
• 2008 Lucasi Hybrid 14.1 Champion
• 2008 Accu-Stats 14.1 Invitational^[7]

Personal life[link]

Thorsten spends most of his time traveling the world, but lives in Jacksonville, Florida.

References[link]

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http://pool.bz/content/234-thorsten-hohmann-wins-2011-philippine-open-pool-championships.html

External links[link]

• Hohmann's official website
• Hohmann's promoter: Charlie Williams/Dragon Promotions^{[clarification needed]}
• Hohmann’s connections to Francisco "Django" Bustamante^{[clarification needed]}

Thorsten Hohmann at Mosconi Cup v t e European Mosconi Cup team – 2003 Mika Immonen Ralf Souquet Nick van den Berg Marcus Chamat Steve Davis Thorsten Hohmann Oliver Ortmann (non-playing captain) v t e European Mosconi Cup team – 2005 Alex Lely Niels Feijen Marcus Chamat Raj Hundal Thorsten Hohmann Mika Immonen (captain) v t e European Mosconi Cup team – 2009 Ralf Souquet Niels Feijen Darren Appleton Mika Immonen Thorsten Hohmann Alex Lely (non-playing captain)