Mickey Krause is a Danish professional

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player nicknamed The Viking. He was the champion of the 2024 European Open and was also a member of the European team that won the 2024

Mosconi Cup The Mosconi Cup is an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested since 1994 between teams representing Europe and the United States. Named after American pool player Willie Mosconi, the event is comparable to the Ryder Cup in golf and the We ...

Career

Originally based in

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, Krause moved to the USA after competing in the World Championship and reaching the semi-finals of the U.S. Open Eight-Ball Pool Championship in 2023, where he defeated

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during the tournament. In June 2024 Krause won the Bucharest Open after defeating Hubert Lopotko 117 in the final, The victory marked his first ranking title on the World Nineball Tour. He won his first major title in August 2024 when he won the European Pool Open in

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, Germany He beat

Skyler Woodward Skyler Woodward (born May 7, 1993) is an American professional pool player. At the 2017 World Cup of Pool, he was the runner up, alongside Shane Van Boening. Woodward has represented the United States each year in the Mosconi Cup since the 2015 ...

in the semi-final and then defeated

Johann Chua Johann Gonzales Chua is a Filipino professional pool player from Manila. His nickname is "Bad Koi". Chua is a 2023 World Cup of Pool champion alongside James Aranas. He is also a two-time All Japan Championship winner, winning the event in 2 ...

138 in the final. The victory also clinched his place on the European team for the inaugural

Reyes Cup The Reyes Cup is an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested between teams representing Asia and Europe. Similar in format to the Mosconi Cup, the inaugural event was held in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, during October 2024 and ...

. He was, however, unable to help Team Europe defeat Team Asia in the 2024 Reyes Cup, despite himself and

Jayson Shaw 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 Mosconi Cup seven times whilst representing Team Europe. Career In 2016, Shaw won the 25th Interna ...

coming from 30 down to win a doubles match against Johann Chua and

Carlo Biado Carlo Biado (born October 31, 1983) is a Filipino professional pool player. His highest profile wins include the World Nine-ball Championship and the World Ten-ball Championship in 2017 and 2024 respectively. Early life Biado has roots in Ros ...

on the first day in

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. Krause was part of the European team that defeated Team USA 116 in the 2024 Mosconi Cup which was held in

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. Krause was the only rookie in the competition. Krause won his third nine-ball ranking title at the 2025 Scottish Open, where he defeated

Aloysius Yapp Aloysius Yapp (; zh, s=叶浚惟, p=Yè Jùnwéi; born 2 May 1996) is a Singaporean professional pool player. He was the world junior champion in nine-ball in 2014 and runner-up in the 2021. In 2025, Yapp defeated Jonas Souto Comino of Spain 13� ...

103 in the final.

Titles

* 2025 Jacoby Scottish Open Nine-ball * 2025 Mini Derb Open Nine-ball * 2024

* 2024 European Open Nine-ball Championship * 2024 Bucharest Open

References

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