Roman Hybler (born 27 December 1977 in
Liberec
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,
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) is a
Czech
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professional
pool player. Hybler is most well known for winning the ''2002 German Open''
Euro Tour
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event.
Career
Hybler took up pool aged 12. His first club was the ''PBC Woodstock Germering''; later he moved to ''PBC Olympics Munich'', for which he won several titles at the German Junior Championships. In 2001, Hybler entered his first international tournament, as a part of the
Euro Tour
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, and a year later won his only Tour championship, the ''2002 German Open'', defeating
Klaus Zobrekis in the final. The same year, Hybler also entered his first world championship, the
2002 WPA World Nine-ball Championship reaching the knockout round, finishing 33rd.
Hybler is a three time semi-finalist at the
European Pool Championships
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,
and reached the last 16 of the world championships on three occasions.
Titles
* 2002
Euro Tour
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German Open
References
External links
1977 births
Sportspeople from Liberec
Czech pool players
Living people
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