Karl Boyes (born 4 November 1982) is an English professional

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player. Boyes is a former 8-ball world champion and has won the

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four times representing Team Europe.

Career

He won the

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world 8-ball championships. In the final, Boyes had the much better start and led

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4-0 and 11–5, before his opponent started a catch-up and levelled at 12-12. Boyes won the final rack, winning 13–12. Boyes first victory on the

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came at the 2010 Austrian Open, where after defeating compatriot

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97 in the semi-finals, he clinched the title with a 96 win against

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in the final. In 2012, Boyes won the World Series of Pool

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title, beating

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in the final. Boyes has been a part of four

teams, competing for Europe in

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and

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. In all of these seasons, Europe would defeat the USA. Boyes and Darren Appleton won the

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in 2014 after beating Netherlands in the final 109. It marked the first time that England had won the competition. Boyes reached the final of the 2015 US Open Nine-ball Championship but was heavily defeated 311 by

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in the final. Boyes reached the semi-finals of the

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in 2018. After beating

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in their quarter-final match, Boyes was then defeated in the last four by

38. In 2021, Boyes and Appleton formed an England C team at the World Cup of Pool, receiving a late call up after a withdrawal. They reached the final after whitewashing Slovakia in the semi-finals before losing 611 to Germany in the final. In 2024 it was announced that Boyes would be the captain of Team Europe in the inaugural

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versus Team Asia. The event would be similar in format to the Mosconi Cup. Asia would go on to win 11-6 in

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Personal life

Boyes was born in

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. He began playing pool, mainly English 8-ball, as a teenager in

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. He is a cousin of professional darts player Joe Cullen. In November 2020, Boyes started a self-named

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channel. On the channel, he uploads pool tutorial videos as well as lessons and tips.

Career achievements

* 2015

* 2014

- with (

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) * 2014

* 2013 Southern Classic Bigfoot 10-Ball Challenge * 2010

* 2012 Guinness

Championship * 2010

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* 2010 WPA World Team Championship * 2010

Austria Open * 2010

References

External links

Karl Boyes on AZ Billiards
Living people 1982 births English pool players Place of birth missing (living people) WPA World Eight-ball Champions {{pool-bio-stub