Denis Grabe

{{short description|Estonian pool player, born 1990}}

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| birth_place = Tallinn, Estonia

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| nickname = "Mr. Grapefruit"

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| current ranking = 2 WPA

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Denis Grabe (born February 22, 1990, in Tallinn, Estonia), is an Estonian professional pool player.

Grabe won the Las Vegas open in 2025 beating Joshua Filler in the finals. Sets 2-2 and in shootout 4-3, winning his biggest tournament of his career.

Grabe won Maldives Open in 2024 beating Alexandros Kazakis 10-9.

Grabe reached the semifinal of 2024 WPA World Ten-ball Championship losing to Naoyuki Ōi of Japan 2-3 in sets, he beat Aloysious Yapp in the last 16 and Francisco Sánchez Ruíz in the last 8 to achieve a bronze medal. Grabe reached the quarter-final of the 2016 WPA World Nine-ball Championship,{{Cite web|title=Shaw, Shane Go On The Offensive|work=azbilliards.com|access-date=31 December 2018|url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/12837-shaw-shane-go-on-the-offensive/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906183434/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/12837-shaw-shane-go-on-the-offensive/|archive-date=2018-09-06|url-status=live}} before losing to Cheng Yu-hsuan 11–3.{{Cite web|title=It's Down to a Fantastic Four in Doha|work=azbilliards.com|access-date=31 December 2018|url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/12839-its-down-to-a-fantastic-four-in-doha/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721112303/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/12839-its-down-to-a-fantastic-four-in-doha/|archive-date=2018-07-21|url-status=live}} Grabe won two consecutive Euro Tour tournaments in a row in 2014, at the Austria Open, and Slovenian Open.{{Cite web|title=Boyes inflicted Grabe's first defeat in three tournaments|work=azbilliards.com|access-date=31 December 2018|url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/11531-boyes-inflicted-grabes-first-defeat-in-three-tournaments/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906221901/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/11531-boyes-inflicted-grabes-first-defeat-in-three-tournaments/|archive-date=2018-09-06|url-status=live}} In 2018, he also reached the final of the 2018 Sankt Johann im Pongau Open, losing the final 9–5 to Alexander Kazakis.{{Cite web |title=Kazakis takes his first title at the Euro-Tour |author= |work=azbilliards.com |date= |access-date=23 January 2019 |url= https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/13949-kazakis-takes-his-first-title-at-the-euro-tour/ |language= |quote=}}

Titles & Achievements

  • 2025 Predator Las Vegas Open Ten-ball
  • 2024 Maldives Open Ten-ball Championship
  • 2019 Euro Tour Antalya Open
  • 2018 World Pool Series 9-Ball Championship New York
  • 2014 Euro Tour Austria Open
  • 2014 Euro Tour Slovenian Open{{Cite web |title=Player profiles – Dynamic Billard Eurotour |author= |work=eurotouronline.com |date= |access-date=3 January 2019 |url= https://eurotouronline.com/player-profiles/ |quote=}}

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