Nikos Ekonomopoulos (Greek Νίκος Οικονομόπουλος ''Nikos Ikonomopoulos'', also: ''Nick Ekonomopoulos''; born 22 February 1982 in
Athens
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) is a
Greek
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*Greeks, an ethnic group
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**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
professional
pool
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Bodies of water
* Swimming pool, usually an artificial structure containing a large body of water intended for swimming
* Reflecting pool, a shallow pool designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings
* Tide pool, a roc ...
player.
Ekonomopoulos won the Junior
8-ball World Championship in 2000.
Ekonomopoulos reached the final of the
2014 World Pool Masters losing to
Shane Van Boening
Shane Van Boening (; born July 14, 1983) is an American professional pool player from Rapid City, South Dakota. Van Boening is considered one of the best players of all time. Van Boening has won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship and has won ...
in the final 8–2.
Titles
* 2012
Euro Tour
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Austria Open
References
External links
Profile on azbilliards.com
Living people
1982 births
Greek pool players
Sportspeople from Athens
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