Huidji See (born 30 May 1981 in

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, also known as Huidji Lake) is a Dutch professional

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player. He was the 2011 WPA World 10-Ball Pool Champion.

Career

Early life

See was born in 1981 in the Netherlands, the son of Chinese parents, and grew up there. Instead of finishing his education, he opted for a career as a professional billiard player. In competitions he competes for the Rotterdam Billiards Club Thurston. His nickname in the pool billiard scene is Hooch.

Pool career

In 2007 See won silver in the WPA World Straight Pool Championship, losing the final 171–200 against the German

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and . In the Straight pool world championship 2008 in

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See lost in the quarterfinals to

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, however, won the bronze medal in 9-ball. In March 2010 in the European Pool Championship in the See won a bronze medal in straight pool. In May 2011, See in Manila won the 2011 WPA World Ten-ball Championship with an 11–8 victory in the final against the Chinese title favorite Jian-Bo Fu. In the group stage he had previously successively defeated the players Jalal Yousef (9–3), Ricky Yang (9–7),

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(9–6),

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(9–4) and

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(9–6). See did not opt to retain his World 10-ball championship in

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Titles

* 2011

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* 2007 CSI U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship

References

External links

Huidji See
on azbilliards.com {{DEFAULTSORT:See, Huidji WPA World Ten-ball Champions Dutch pool players Dutch people of Chinese descent 1981 births Sportspeople from Arnhem Living people