Rodney Morris (born 25 November 1970 in
Anaheim
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,
California,
USA) is a professional
pool player of Chamorro - Hawaiian descent. Nicknamed "Rocket" he currently resides in
Acworth, Georgia. Rodney married his wife Rheyannon in July 2020.
Career
In 1996, Morris won his first major tournament by defeating
Efren Reyes in the finals of the US Open Nine-ball Championship. In 2001, after 5 years of not playing in a tournament Morris came back to win the
Sands Regency 9-Ball Open.
In 2003, he was on top form and dominated the
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tournament, besting
Thorsten Hohmann the reigning World Champion.
He has represented Team USA in the
Mosconi Cup on eight occasions. He was the Mosconi Cup MVP in 2004.
As a member of the
International Pool Tour (IPT), in July 2006 he was runner-up to
Efren Reyes in the inaugural
IPT World Open Eight-ball Championship which was held in
Reno, Nevada. While Reyes earned $500K for first place, Morris won $150K for second.
In July 2007, Rodney Morris was designated as the
United Pool Players Association (UPA) Lead Player Representative. The UPA is the men's governing body of professional pool in the United States.
In 2008, Rodney won the World Cup of Pool in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Career titles
* 1994 Capital City 9-Ball Open
* 1996 Grand Prix de Puerto Rico
* 1996
U.S. Open 9-ball Championship
* 2001
Sands Regency 9-Ball Open
* 2002 Hard Times 9-Ball Division
* 2003
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* 2003
Mosconi Cup
* 2004 Breakers Open 9-Ball Event
* 2004
Sands Regency 9-Ball Open
* 2004 Seminole Florida Pro Tour Stop
* 2004 Corpus Christi Classic
* 2004 Houston Open
* 2004 World All Stars Invitational Team Cup
* 2004
Mosconi Cup
* 2004
Mosconi Cup (MVP)
* 2005
Mosconi Cup
* 2006 Andy Grubbs Memorial 9 Ball
* 2006
UPA Pro Tour Championship
* 2006 Seminole Florida Pro Tour Stop
* 2007 SE Open 9-Ball Tour Stop
* 2007
Steve Mizerak
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10-Ball Championship
* 2008
World Cup of Pool - with (
Shane Van Boening)
* 2008 Quezon City Invasion
* 2010 Seminole Pro Tour Stop
* 2010 Poison Doubles 8-ball Championships
* 2010 Seminole Pro Tour Stop
* 2011
Derby City Classic 10-ball Challenge
* 2011 Interpool Open 9-ball
* 2011
Turning Stone Classic XVII
* 2011 Chuck Markulis Memorial 9-Ball Division
* 2011 Seminole Pro Tour Stop
* 2012 Wyoming 9-Ball Open
* 2013
CSI U.S. Open 10-ball Championship
* 2014 Cole Dickson Memorial
* 2015 Super 32 10-Ball Championship
* 2015 Chinook Winds Open 10-Ball Open Division
* 2016 Don Coates Memorial 9-Ball
* 2016
Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame
References
External links
Player ProfileUpcoming matchIndustry profile of Rodney MorrisRodney Morris interview from the official 2006 Mosconi Cup website
American pool players
1970 births
Living people
World Games bronze medalists
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Competitors at the 2005 World Games