Yaroslav Vynokur
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Yaroslav Vynokur (born June 6, 1974, Odessa, Ukrainian SSR) is a professional Russian billiards player from Ukraine.[1] He is a two-time Ukraine and World Champion. Besides Russian billiards, he also plays American pool.
He is also the joint owner of the billiards club "Odyn" (One) in Odessa, which is the largest billiards club in Ukraine. It measures 1,500 square metres and offers Russian billiards, pool and snooker.
[edit] Achievements
His most notable sports achievements are:
- Absolute Сhampion of the World, 2003 (St.Petersburg, Russia).
- Silver prizewinner of the World Championship 2001 (Vilnius, Lithuania).
- Silver prizewinner of the European Championship 2002 (Minsk, Belarus).
- Champion of Ukraine, 2003, 2004.
- Champion of Eurasia, 2003 (Karaganda, Kazakhstan).
- Champion of Asia Open Cup 2002 (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
[edit] References
- ^ "Ukrainian pool players: Europe’s best". Day.kiev.ua. 3 November 2009. http://www.day.kiev.ua/282736/. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- American Billiards in Kyiv’s Tampere Movie Theater, The Day. Retrieved on 13 February 2010.
