Kunihiko Takahashi
(born March 4, 1969, in Nagasaki) is a Japanese professional pool player and a WPA World Nine-ball Champion. Nicknamed "the Sniper".He began practicing pool at 17 and turned professional in 1996. In 1998, he won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship by defeating the reigning champion, Johnny Archer, in the final match. He became the second World Nine-ball Champion from Japan, after Takeshi Okumura, who won it in 1994. In 1999, Takahashi won the ESPN Ultimate Shootout, earning him US$40,000.
Four years later, Takahashi was three stages away from a second world title when he lost to Earl Strickland, who would later win the championship. Takahashi was critical of the Strickland's behavior during the match: "I lost up here. Strickland shows no sportsmanship. He played very well. But no sportsmanship." Strickland denied the allegation of unsportsmanlike conduct. Provided by Wikipedia
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9by Tatsuhiko Anzai, Kunihiko Takahashi, Michiko Watanabe, Mayumi Mochizuki, Atsuko MurashimaGet full text
Published 2020-03-01
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11by Toshiki Fukasawa, Hayato Takahashi, Kunihiko Takahashi, Nanae Tanemura, Masayuki Amagai, Hisashi UrushiharaGet full text
Published 2021-07-01
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15by Yoshiko Tominaga, Tohru Aomori, Tomohisa Hayakawa, Nobuhiko Kijima, Donald E. Morisky, Kunihiko Takahashi, Mayumi MochizukiGet full text
Published 2018-07-01
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16by Takaharu Matsuhisa, Noriyuki Takahashi, Muneyoshi Aomatsu, Kunihiko Takahashi, Jo Nishino, Nobutaro Ban, Stewart W. MercerGet full text
Published 2018-08-01
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17by Takashi Yamauchi, Takeshi Sasaki, Kunihiko Takahashi, Shigeo Umezaki, Masaya Takahashi, Toru Yoshikawa, Machi Suka, Hiroyuki YanagisawaGet full text
Published 2019-01-01
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18by Takaharu Matsuhisa, Noriyuki Takahashi, Kunihiko Takahashi, Yuki Yoshikawa, Muneyoshi Aomatsu, Juichi Sato, Stewart W. Mercer, Nobutaro BanGet full text
Published 2021-03-01
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19by Daisuke Kasugai, Mitsuaki Nishikimi, Kazuki Nishida, Michiko Higashi, Takanori Yamamoto, Atsushi Numaguchi, Kunihiko Takahashi, Shigeyuki Matsui, Naoyuki MatsudaGet full text
Published 2019-04-01
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20by Mitsuaki Nishikimi, Takayuki Ogura, Kota Matsui, Kunihiko Takahashi, Kenji Fukaya, Keibun Liu, Hideo Morita, Mitsunobu Nakamura, Shigeyuki Matsui, Naoyuki MatsudaGet full text
Published 2018-04-01
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