Tom Storm
Tom Storm
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birthday | March 18, 1965 |
place of birth | Bor length |
Nickname | Hurricane |
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9-ball World Cup | Finalist (1996) |
Tom Storm (born March 18, 1965 in Borlänge ) is a Swedish pool player .
He won his first major title in 1983 at the European Junior Championships in discipline 14 and 1 endless . In 1986 he made it to the final of the men's pool championship in 8-ball for the first time . A year later he finally became European men's champion for the first time; this time in 9-ball . Another year later he was able to successfully defend his title in this discipline. There were two more EM victories in 8-Ball (1990) and 14 and 1 endless (1999) as well as numerous other top placements. In addition, he became European Senior Champion in 9-Ball and Vice-European 8-Ball Champion in 2013 .
His greatest career success so far, however, is second place at the 9-Ball World Cup in 1996, which took place in his home town of Borlänge. In the final, however, he was defeated by the German Ralf Souquet . In 1994 he made it to the semi-finals of the World Cup.
Storm also achieved five tournament wins and three further finals in the Euro Tour .
He also represented Europe in 1994 and 1995 at the Mosconi Cup .
His nickname in the billiards scene is Hurricane . It uses Queues the company Bear .
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SURNAME | Storm, Tom |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish pool player |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1965 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Borlange , Sweden |