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Mario He

{{short description|Austrian professional pool player (born 1993)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox pool player

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|08|03|df=yes}}

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| sport country = {{AUT}}

| nickname = "The Panda"

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| game = 9-Ball, 8-Ball

| best finish = Semi finals 2023 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

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| minor wins = 6 Euro Tour events

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| highest ranking = 23{{cite web |url=http://www.wpa-pool.com/web/rankings |title=Men Rankings |work=wpa-pool.com |publisher=World Pool-Billiard Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116011037/http://www.wpa-pool.com/web/rankings |archive-date=16 November 2014 |accessdate=5 June 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wpa-pool.com/web/rankings |title=WPA Men Rankings |work=wpa-pool.com |publisher=World Pool-Billiard Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125115842/http://wpa-pool.com/web/Rankings |archive-date=25 November 2014 |accessdate=5 June 2016}}

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Mario He (born 3 August 1993, Rankweil, Austria) is an Austrian professional pool player. He is a former winner of the European Pool Championships, and winner of both the 2017 and 2019 World Cup of Pool events alongside Albin Ouschan.

Career

He has won six Euro Tour events, the first in 2016, at the North Cyprus Open 2016, and later the 2017 Austrian Open, and in 2018 both the 2018 Veldhoven Open, and 2018 Klagenfurt Open, and 2019 Veldhoven Open and 2022 Italian Open.{{Cite web |title=Mario He Keeps the Trophy in Austria |work=azbilliards.com |access-date=4 January 2019 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/14217-mario-he-keeps-the-trophy-in-austria/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015032423/https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/14217-mario-he-keeps-the-trophy-in-austria/ |archive-date=15 October 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}{{Cite web |title=Mario He takes the title on home turf – European Pocket Billiard Federation |work=europeanpocketbilliardfederation.com |access-date=4 January 2019 |url=http://europeanpocketbilliardfederation.com/mario-he-takes-the-title-on-home-turf/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014115410/http://europeanpocketbilliardfederation.com/mario-he-takes-the-title-on-home-turf/ |archive-date=14 October 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} With six victories overall, He is in the top 6 winners of Euro Tour events. He competed in the 2023 US Open 8 and 10 ball event placing 2nd to Fedor Gorst. Mario has the nickname of "The Panda" which was given to him by his teammate Albin Ouschan.

He was set to represent Europe for the first time at the 2018 Mosconi Cup, however, he withdrew from the team, due to a failed drugs test.{{Cite web |title=Mario He Withdraws From Mosconi Cup |work=azbilliards.com |access-date=4 January 2019 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/14293-mario-he-withdraws-from-mosconi-cup/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128164842/https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/14293-mario-he-withdraws-from-mosconi-cup/ |archive-date=28 November 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }} Having previously reached the final of the 9-ball 2011 European Pool Championships,{{cite web|url=http://www.propool.info/players/mario-he.htm|title=Players: Mario He ::Pro Pool}} He won the 2012 European Pool Championships in 8-Ball defeating Artem Koschowyj of Ukraine in the final.{{Cite web |title=Matches – Draw and Results |work=billiardapps.com |access-date=4 January 2019 |url=http://www.billiardapps.com/drawresults.asp?db=epc&client=&eventnr=2012100&header=yes&eventheader=no&showtabs=yes&tab=Tournament&footer=no&tournament=M8&stageround=All |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220145015/http://www.billiardapps.com/drawresults.asp?db=epc&client=&eventnr=2012100&header=yes&eventheader=no&showtabs=yes&tab=Tournament&footer=no&tournament=M8&stageround=All |archive-date=20 February 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} He won the final in an 8–0 whitewash.{{Cite web |title=Scoresheet |author= |work=billiardapps.com |date= |access-date=4 January 2019 |url=http://www.billiardapps.com/Scoresheet.asp?db=epc&eventheader=yes&showtabs=yes&eventnr=2012100&matchcode=M8-223 |language= |quote=}}

In 2017, alongside Albin Ouschan, He won the 2017 World Cup of Pool.{{Cite web |title=2017 12BET World Cup of Pool – Austria are the Champions! |work=azbilliards.com |access-date=4 January 2019 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/13437-2017-12bet-world-cup-of-pool-austria-are-the-champions/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907095341/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/13437-2017-12bet-world-cup-of-pool-austria-are-the-champions/ |archive-date=7 September 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }} Entering the tournament as second seeds, the team defeated Sweden (7–5), Russia (7–2), England (9–7) and third seed China (9–1) on route to the final.{{Cite web |title=World Cup of Pool – Matchroom Pool |work=Matchroom Pool |access-date=4 January 2019 |url=http://www.matchroompool.com/world-cup-of-pool/#fixtures |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509073914/http://www.matchroompool.com/world-cup-of-pool/#fixtures#fixtures |archive-date=9 May 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }} In the final, they played the USA team of Shane Van Boening, and Skyler Woodward, who defeated the first seeded team of Chinese Taipei in the semi-final. The Austrian team prevailed in the final, winning the final 10–6.{{Cite web |title=Austria crowned World Cup of Pool champions after victory over USA |work=Sky Sports |access-date=4 January 2019 |url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/other-sports/news/29877/10920212/austria-crowned-world-cup-of-pool-champions-after-victory-over-usa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707033559/http://www.skysports.com/more-sports/other-sports/news/29877/10920212/austria-crowned-world-cup-of-pool-champions-after-victory-over-usa |archive-date=7 July 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}

On September 29, 2024 Carlo Biado won the inaugural Ho Chi Minh City Open Championship in Ho Xuan Huong Gymnasium, Vietnam, defeating He of Austria 13–8.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-30 |title=Biado rules Ho Chi Minh City Open after surviving Pehlivanovic scare in semi-finals |url=https://absolute-pool.com/2024/09/30/biado-rules-ho-chi-minh-city-open-after-surviving-pehlivanovic-scare-in-semi-finals/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Absolute Pool |language=en}}

Personal life

Outside of pool, He is also a chess player, where he was a young state champion.{{Cite web |title=Mario He chess games and profile - Chess-DB.com |author= |work=chess-db.com |date= |access-date=4 January 2019 |url=https://chess-db.com/public/pinfo.jsp?id=1619357 |language= |quote= }}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web |author=Frédéric Schwendinger |url=http://vorarlberg.orf.at/tv/stories/2831774/ |title=Mario He – ein Meister der Kugeln |work=vorarlberg.orf.at |date=17 March 2017 |accessdate=20 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507143038/http://vorarlberg.orf.at/tv/stories/2831774/ |archive-date=7 May 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}

Titles & Achievements

References

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  • Daniel Krupinski - SPM Live

External links

{{AZB|http://www.azbilliards.com/people/7571-mario-he/}}

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Category:1993 births

Category:Living people

Category:Austrian pool players

Category:People from Feldkirch District

Category:Sportspeople from Vorarlberg