Charlie Williams (pool player)

{{short description|Pool player and promoter}}

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Charlie Williams (born January 5, 1977, in Seoul, South Korea) is an American professional pool player. Williams represented America as a player at the Mosconi Cup 5 times (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005) and as a non-playing captain in 2011.{{Cite web |title=A little Mosconi Cup History |work=azbilliards.com |access-date=January 6, 2019 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/8474-a-little-mosconi-cup-history/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105043152/https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/8474-a-little-mosconi-cup-history/ |archive-date=January 5, 2019 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }} In 2001, Williams founded the sports marketing company Dragon Promotions.{{Cite web |title=dragon1 {{!}} About us |author= |work=dragon1 |date= |access-date=January 6, 2019 |url=https://www.dragonpromotions.com/about-us |quote= |archive-date=January 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106150920/https://www.dragonpromotions.com/about-us |url-status=live }}

At the 2008 WPA World Ten-ball Championships, Williams would reach the quarter-finals,{{Cite web|title=WPA World 10-Ball Championship 2008|work=azbilliards.com|access-date=7 January 2019|url=https://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/168-world-10-ball-championship/2395-wpa-world-10-ball-championship-2008/results/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831141845/http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/168-world-10-ball-championship/2395-wpa-world-10-ball-championship-2008/results/|archive-date=August 31, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} defeating Chang Jung-Lin (9-8),{{Cite web|title=Banares advances, De Luna Falls at WTBC Day Five|work=azbilliards.com|access-date=7 January 2019|url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/4830-banares-advances-de-luna-falls-at-wtbc-day-five/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125020607/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/4830-banares-advances-de-luna-falls-at-wtbc-day-five/|archive-date=January 25, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} and Fu Che-wei (9-5),{{Cite web|title=Peach Ousts Bautista To March To The Round-of-32|work=azbilliards.com|access-date=7 January 2019|url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/4822-peach-ousts-bautista-to-march-to-the-round-of-32/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124152300/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/4822-peach-ousts-bautista-to-march-to-the-round-of-32/|archive-date=January 24, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} before losing to Darren Appleton 11–5.{{Cite web|title=WTBC Final Four|work=azbilliards.com|access-date=7 January 2019|url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/4833-wtbc-final-four/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123005834/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/4833-wtbc-final-four/|archive-date=January 23, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}

In 2011, Williams reached the semi-finals of the Dragon 14.1 Tournament but lost to Mike Davis.