Thorsten Hohmann
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July 14, 1979 Fulda, West Germany |
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 Germany
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| Nickname | The Hitman | ||||||||||||
| Career winnings | US$658,800 (estimated, as of early 2007) | ||||||||||||
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Thorsten Hohmann (born 14 July 1979 in Fulda, West Germany) is a German professional pool player, nicknamed "the Hitman."
Thorsten was born and raised in Fulda, Germany and at a very young age had always been interested in sports playing soccer, table tennis, and badminton. At the age of nine Thorsten's father took him to a local pool hall. On his 10th birthday Thorsten received a miniature pool table. By age twelve Thorsten and a friend began playing pool at a local pool hall. To try and save money Thorsten began paying a monthly fee to play at a local pool hall called Pool-Billiard Club Fulda. By age 16 he had won his first open adult tournament with 128 players in the State of Hessia.
Hohmann first made a name for himself in 2003 by winning the WPA World Nine-ball Championship in Cardiff, at the expense of Alex Pagulayan, 17–10, becoming the third German to become World Champion after Oliver Ortmann (1995) and Ralf Souquet (1996).
Months later, reached the finals of the World Pool League but lost to Rodney Morris, 8–3.
In 2004, Hohmann signed on to be managed by US- and South Korea-based event promotions company Dragon Promotions, who transplanted the German-resident champion to Jacksonville, Florida, as a base of practice and preparation for US competitions. Hohmann then signed with Florida-based sponsors Lucasi Cues and Universal Smartshaft as their official representative and spokesperson. He remains a German citizen, but a US permanent resident. Thorsten has since been featured on the cover of many pool magazines.
In 2004, Hohmann reached the finals of the US Open Nine-ball Championship. However, he lost to Gabe Owen, 3–11.
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