Manuel Gama
Manuel Gama 
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| birthday | May 30, 1980 |
| Professional since | 2007 |
| society |
Sporting Braga Viana Taurino Clube |
| Greatest successes | |
| 8-ball World Cup | 17th place ( 2011 ) |
| 9-ball World Cup | 33rd place ( 2012 , 2013 ) |
Manuel Gama (born May 30, 1980 ) is a Portuguese pool player .
Career
Gama became Portuguese Junior Champion in 2001. In 2005 he became Portuguese men's champion. In 2007 he finished fifth at the Predator 10-Ball World Championship .
In 2010 Gama lost to David Alcaide in the 8-ball quarter-finals of the European Championship . At the EM 2011 he reached the semi-finals in 10-Ball, which he lost to the eventual European Champion Stephan Cohen with 3-8. Already in February 2011 he managed to reach the sixteenth finals at the 8-Ball World Cup . At the 9-ball World Cup , however, he was eliminated in the preliminary round. In the same year he also reached a Euro Tour quarter- finals at the French Open for the only time to date . However, he lost this against Niels Feijen 3: 9. At the 9-ball competition of the EM 2012Gama lost in the quarterfinals against the eventual European champion Francisco Díaz-Pizarro 8: 9. At the 9-Ball World Championships in 2012 and 2013 , he was eliminated in the last 64 round.
Together with Guilherme Sousa , Gama formed the Portuguese doubles at the World Cup of Pool in 2013 and 2014 . They were eliminated in the first round, in 2013 against England B , in 2014 against the later semi-finalists Albin Ouschan and Mario He from Austria .
Web links
- Player profile on azbilliards.com
- Player profile on kozoom.com
- Player profile on the Euro-Tour website
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| SURNAME | Gama, Manuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese pool player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1980 |