Jayson Shaw (born 13 September 1988) is a Scottish professional pool player. In 2010, Shaw was a WPA World Blackball Champion. Shaw has won the

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seven times whilst representing Team Europe.

Career

In 2016, Shaw won the 25th

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event. He defeated

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in the final in

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. In 2017, Shaw dominated Eklent Kaci, 13–4, to win the 42nd U.S. Open Pool Championship in Nine-ball pool. Shaw also appeared representing Europe at the Mosconi Cup, winning the event in 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. He won the

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award at the 2020, 2021 and 2024 events. At the 2024 Mosconi Cup he became the first player-captain to win the MVP award. On 18 January 2022, Shaw set a new world high run record in 14.1 straight pool with a score of 714. This record was broken by himself on January 6th 2025, with a new high-run of 832 balls. In 2023, Shaw won the inaugural Hanoi Open Pool Championship in

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, Vietnam, after defeating Albin Ouschan in a dramatic final frame decider 13–12 to secure his first major Matchroom title.

Personal life

Shaw and his wife own a pool room in

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. It was first established in 2002 by Shaw's wife's parents and during the

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, Shaw and his wife took it over for them.

Titles and achievements

* 2025 14.1 Record High Run. 832 Consecutive Balls * 2024

(MVP) * 2024

* 2024 Super Billiards Expo Players Championship * 2023

* 2023

Open 9-Ball Championship * 2023 JFlowers Scottish 9-Ball Open * 2023 Turning Stone Classic * 2022

* 2022 International 9-Ball Open * 2022 Turning Stone Classic * 2022 Super Billiards Expo Players Championship * 2022 14.1 Record High Run. 714 Consecutive Balls * 2022 Turning Stone Classic * 2021 Mosconi Cup (MVP) * 2021

* 2020 Mosconi Cup (MVP) * 2020

* 2020

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Treviso Open * 2020

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Bigfoot Ten-ball Challenge * 2019 Great Dismal Swamp Nine-ball Classic * 2019

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Ten-ball Championship * 2019 International 9-Ball Open * 2019 Turning Stone Classic * 2018 Ocean State Nine-ball Championship * 2017 AZBilliards Player of the Year * 2017

* 2017 Accu-Stats 14.1 Invitational * 2017 U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship * 2017 Accu-Stats Eight-ball Invitational * 2017 Ginky Memorial Open Nine-ball * 2017 West Coast Ten-ball Pro Challenge * 2017 Turning Stone Classic * 2017

Bigfoot Ten-ball Challenge * 2016 Billiards Digest Player of the Year * 2016

* 2016

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Open Nine-ball Championship * 2016 Great Dismal Swamp Nine-ball Classic * 2016 Steinway Classic Ten-ball * 2016 Deurne City Classic Nine-ball * 2016 Turning Stone Classic * 2016

Bigfoot Ten-ball Challenge * 2016 Accu-Stats Eight-ball Invitational * 2015 Turning Stone Classic * 2015 Turning Stone Classic * 2014 Ocean State Nine-ball Championship * 2014 Turning Stone Classic * 2013

Ten-ball Championship * 2010 WPA World Blackball Championship

References

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