World Artistic Pool Championships photography - used by Pro9 with express permission The medal winners top left to right - Adam Nickels (UK) - The Rising Star award, Tim Chin (Vegas) - Masse Champion, Nkoyoyo Eddy (Africa) Sportsmanship Recipient. Bottom left to right - Sebastian Giumelli (Argentina) Trick & Fancy Champion, Florian Kohler (France) Draw Champion & 2nd Place, Jamie Moody (US) Bank/Kick Champion, Gabi Visoiu (Romania) Special Arts Champion, Stroke Champion and 1st place, Jamie Grey (US) Follow Champion and Jump Champion 4th place finish.
Someone from over here, doing remarkably well, over there!
Some great news from the recent World Artistic Pool Championships - British Pro9'er, Adam (Carnage) Nickels came in at 20th position overall. They were performing on 9 foot diamond tables (not 7 foot as was the case last year) with a harder shot program which omitted some of the easier shots from last year with new harder ones.
Last year, Adam was awarded the Best Sportsmanship Medal - the only medal decided by popular vote among the players themselves. This year, Adam won another medal which this time was a skill medal called "The Rising Star" award. It is awarded to the highest score for any competitor that has competed in 3 or less competitions in the past. Being his second competition he was eligible for this award. He was awarded with the medal, a custom jump cue from Jacoby which looks beautiful and a year's membership to Iplaypool.com a pool website worth $129.
Adam also got to meet and play with the best in the world. To name a few -
Gabi Visoiu "Mr Perfect"- Gabi came in first place and is the New Champion of the World and a good friend of Adam's since last year when they performed a one off show together in Exeter, and they are working on getting another show together soon and possibly an English championship.
Florian Kohler "Venom" - Florian came second and is the first artistic pool player Adam ever saw online, he now has over a quarter of a billion views on Youtube, arguably the most famous artistic pool player on the planet right now.
Adam (Carnage) Nickels with his custom Jacoby Jump Cue prize.
Andy Segal "The Magic Man" - Andy is ranked no.1 in the world and was the guy responsible for getting Adam to last yearss World Championships. He is a fantastic person and gave Adam some one on one time with him which helped me lock down a shot giving Adam an extra six points. He did that in his free time and asks for nothing in return, he just wants to see people do their best, a true sportsman. Nick Nikolaidas "Quick Nick" - Nick was the 2014 World Champion and helped Adam with some sports psychology issues he was having, he also helped him get around the area and they spent a lot of time together outside competition.
I have not seen the updated rankings but Adam should have moved up from 34th in the world to 20-something. He will keep his position of ranked 3rd in Europe and No.1 in the UK.
The Top 3 Champions, from Left to Right, 3rd Place - Andy Segal (USA), 1st Place - Gabi Visoiu (Romania), 2nd Place - Florian Kohler (France).
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