Paul Kimura

Paul Kimura
birthday	20th century
date of death	April 2020
nationality	United States
Highest break	?
Century Breaks	-
Success at amateur tournaments
National championships	1 × winner
Best results
World championships	-
Continental Championships	-
Professional tournaments	-

Paul Kimura ( 20th century - April 2020 ) was an American snooker player who won the United States' snooker championship in 2006 .

Career

In 2006, Kimura, who came from California and trained in a snooker club in San Gabriel , took part in the US snooker championship and reached the semi-finals, in which he surprisingly defeated the second placed Raymond Fung , before beating Romil Azemat in the final became the surprise winner of the tournament with 5: 3. After he did not participate in 2007, he took part in the tournament again in 2008, but was defeated by old master Tom Kollins in the round of 16 . In the same year he was part of the US team at the Can-Am Snooker Challenge , before losing to Yi Fei Mei in the final of the fourth event of the USSA National Snooker Tour in 2009. In 2012 he took part in the US championship for the last time, but was eliminated in the group stage. He died in all likelihood in April 2020; his death was announced by the U.S. federation on April 30, 2020.

successes

output	year	competition	Final opponent	Result
Amateur tournaments
winner	2006	United States Snooker Championship	Romil Azemat	5: 3
Second	2009	Event 4 of the USSA National Snooker Tour	Yi Fei Mei	0: 4

Web links

• Profile of Paul Kimura on CueTracker

Individual evidence

1. ↑ January file. Los Angeles Times , January 6, 2008, accessed July 25, 2020 .  
2. ↑ ^{a b c} In memory of Paul Kimura. In: snookerusa.com. USSA , April 30, 2020, accessed July 25, 2020 .  
3. ↑ Ron Florax: Paul Kimura - Season 2006-2007 - Non-professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on July 25, 2020 .  
4. ↑ Ron Florax: Paul Kimura - Season 2007-2008 - Non-professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on July 25, 2020 .  
5. ↑ Dominating Mei Captures 2009 USSA National Snooker TourStop # 4 Title at The Embassy Billiards Club. Professor-Q-Ball's, February 26, 2009, accessed on July 25, 2020 .