Darren Appleton

: January 10, 2024
: Pool Player

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Full Name	Darren Appleton
Occupation	Pool Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 8, 1978(1978-02-08)
Age	46
Birthplace	Pontefract
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aquarius

Darren Appleton Biography

Name	Darren Appleton
Birthday	Feb 8
Birth Year	1978
Place Of Birth	Pontefract
Home Town	England
Birth Country	United Kingdom
Birth Sign	Aquarius
Siblings	Shane Appleton
Spouse	Angie Tran

Darren Appleton is one of the most popular and richest Pool Player who was born on February 8, 1978 in Pontefract, England, United Kingdom. Darren Appleton (born 8 February 1976) is an English pool player who is most well-known for his the nine-ball and ten-ball pools.

On May 9, 2009 Appleton was matched against Dennis Hatch from in the United States in a three-day race-to-100 match played with 10-ball. Hatch did come out on top by scoring 100-83. The same year, he also won his place in the World Pool Masters tournament by beating Nick van den Berg.

In 2012, Appleton won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship, subduing China’s Li Hewen in the final with a score of 13-12. Later, in 2013, he also won the nine-ball tournament at the World Games 2013, beating Chang Jung-lin 11–10 in the final. Later that year, he scored a record breaking 200 run in the World 14.1 Tournament against Francisco Bustamante, winning 200-1. This feat would break the World Straight Pool Championship record of 73 events with a 175 ball run which was previously held by Thorsten Hohmann., as well as the all-time record at any major event of 183 which was set at the US Open 14.1 by Joe Procita, and also the first time, in a major tournament, of completing all 200 balls and finishing the game without missing a shot.

In 2014, he won the World 14.1 Tournament, beating Shane Van Boening in the final. Also he won 2014 World Cup of Pool playing with Karl Boyes for Team England. On 2 February 2015, Darren Appleton won the 2015 Chinese Pool World Championship, defeating Mark Selby 21–19 in the final.

Appleton was the winner of the 2008 World Ten-ball Championship by the WPA (the first world championship in 10 balls) in the face of Wu Jia-qing, who was the world’s champion in nine-ball as well as eight-ball in Taiwan. In winning, he became the first male from Britain to win a world championship , following Daryl Peach who won the world championship in nine-ball one year prior. Appleton is also the world champion in nine-ball. He won the 2012 WPA World Nine-ball Champion by beating Li He-wen the final.

Darren Appleton Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Pool Player
House	Living in own house.

Darren Appleton is one of the richest Pool Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Darren Appleton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Appleton who first began playing pool when he was 12 was previously the world’s no. one player in the British style eight-ball pool. He finished second twice in the world championship of the WEPF eight-ball pool. The year 2006 was the first time he was a participant in the World Pool Tour’s eight- ball tournament, which is a standardised event. The same year, he was the winner of the Straight Pool Challenge at the Derby City Classic.

On October 5, 2008. Appleton won an unexpected victory at the WPA’s inaugural Ten-ball World Championship over Wu Jia-qing 13-11. Appleton won the top prize of US$100,000 “I’ve waited 16 years for this and have to enjoy the moment. I had mixed feelings and I was looking back at my disappointments in the past. I was ranked first (earlier in the decade) in the world but I have never won a world championship… It was a dream come true for me and I’m happy to win the title here in the Philippines.”

Darren Appleton also won the 2010 U.S. Open 9-ball Championship against Corey Deuel of the United States in a match that went into extra racks. Appleton was a member of the victorious European team in the 2010 Mosconi Cup. He was named MVP for the tournament, after winning 5 of his 6 matches in the series.

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Who is Darren Appleton Dating?

According to our records, Darren Appleton married to Angie Tran. As of December 1, 2023, Darren Appleton’s is not dating anyone.

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Darren Ranked on the list of most popular Pool Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Darren Appleton celebrates birthday on February 8 of every year.

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Born	8 February 1976 (age 46) Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
Sport country	England
Nickname	“Dynamite”
Pool games	9-Ball, Ten-ball, 8-ball

Tournament wins

What cue does Darren Appleton use?

Appleton: My playing cue is 19.5 oz. and my break cue is 19 oz. Bergman: My playing cue is 18 oz. Morris: My playing cue is 20 oz.

Who is the current World Pool champion?

Shane Van Boening collects £60,000 in prize money after becoming the first American to lift the title since Earl Strickland in 2002; the South Dakota Kid beats Albin Ouschan to win World Pool Championship in Milton Keynes.