Michael Massey (born April 9, 1947), professionally known as Mike Massey, is an American professional

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player. From 1989 to 1991 he served as a contributing editor of '' The Snap Magazine''. Massey was born in

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, and for several years lived in

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, where he owned a pool hall. He has the

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", but he now lives in Midway, Utah. Massey was inducted into the

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on April 7, 2005. For 2007 he was ranked as #8 in ''Pool & Billiard Magazine'''s poll of the "Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players".

World Trickshot Championship

In 1991, Massey took part in the inaugural World Trickshot Championship in the United Kingdom and despite not winning the event, demonstrated his skills in a special "duel" against the former World Snooker Champion

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before a live audience, hosted by TV personality Jeremy Beadle. Massey also demonstrated his ability to impart spin onto a ball with his hand, throwing s from the end of the 12-foot-long

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table, which would then curve around and travel behind the to (snooker term: ) a placed in front of the righthand pocket, without the cue ball touching a . Massey used props and illusion as an integral part of his routine, such as two balls bonded together, magic props and card tricks. In the words of the 1991 World Trickshot Champion

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: "I feel quite embarrassed to have won actually; Mike Massey is miles ahead of the rest of us. I think it was maybe a touch of nerves that put him off tonight." Massey would go on to win the event in later years.

Titles & achievements

*2024

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Hall of Fame *2008 World Cup of Trick Shots *2006 Trick Shot Magic Championship *2005

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*2005 WPA World Artistic Pool Championship *2005 World Snooker Trickshot Championship *2004 Trick Shot Magic Championship *2004 Hard Times 9-Ball Open *2003 Trick Shot Magic Championship *2003 WPA World Artistic Pool Championship *2002 BCA North American Artistic Pool Championship *2002 WPA World Artistic Pool Championship *2001 Trick Shot Magic Championship *2000 BCA North American Artistic Pool Championship *2000

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Trick Shot Challenge *2000 WPA World Artistic Pool Championship *2000 Trick Shot Magic Championship *1997 World Snooker Trickshot Championship *1997 Senior Nine-ball Masters Championship *1996

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*1996 Dutch National Eight-ball Championship *1993 World Snooker Trickshot Championship *1984 Sylacauga Open 9-Ball *1982 Classic Cup 9-Ball

Records

*11,230 balls pocketed in marathon shooting (24 hours) *8,090 balls pocketed in marathon shooting with one arm (24 hours) *330 racks of nine-ball run on live television (24 hours)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Massey, Mike 1947 births Living people American pool players Trick shot artists Place of birth missing (living people) People from Loudon, Tennessee Sportspeople from the Knoxville metropolitan area Sportspeople from Chattanooga, Tennessee People from Midway, Utah Sportspeople from the Salt Lake City metropolitan area