Daryl Peach
Encyclopedia
Daryl Peach is an English
professional pocket billiards
(pool) player. Nicknamed "Razzledazzle" and "the Dazzler," he defeated the Philippines' Roberto Gomez in 2007 to become the first English male to win the WPA World Nine-ball Championship
(the woman's world championship having been won by England's Allison Fisher
). His tournament nearly ended prematurely when his match against Filipino Francisco Bustamante
had to be suspended, after Bustamante fluked the a 3-9 canon to clinch the match. After over 20 minutes of examining replays of the shot by referees and tournament officials, it was shown that the cue ball had hit the 9-ball fractionally before the 3-ball, and was thus a foul. Despite the furor, Peach held his composure to win the match. With the subsequent cancellation of further 9-ball world championships, Peach was effectively still the world champion of the sport until its revival in 2010 in Doha, Qatar which was won by Franscisco Bustamante.
Due to his success in the World Championship he was called up into the 2007 Mosconi Cup
in Las Vegas, Nevada
, where he took part in a controversial match against American Earl Strickland
, whose constant disruptive behaviour lead Peach to brand the American "The scum of the Earth" in his post-match interview.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional pocket billiards
Pocket billiards
Pool, also more formally known as pocket billiards or pool billiards , is the family of cue sports and games played on a pool table having six receptacles called pockets along the , into which balls are deposited as the main goal of play. Popular versions include eight-ball and nine-ball...
(pool) player. Nicknamed "Razzledazzle" and "the Dazzler," he defeated the Philippines' Roberto Gomez in 2007 to become the first English male to win the WPA World Nine-ball Championship
WPA World Nine-ball Championship
The WPA World Nine-ball Championship is an annual, international, professional nine-ball pool tournament, founded in 1990, sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association , and principally sponsored and organised by Matchroom Sport...
(the woman's world championship having been won by England's Allison Fisher
Allison Fisher
Allison Fisher is an English professional pool player.-Biography:Fisher grew up in Hadlow, Kent. She won her first world title at the age of 17. To date, she has won over 80 national titles and 11 world titles in total. She even entered the men's snooker rankings, but never progressed into the...
). His tournament nearly ended prematurely when his match against Filipino Francisco Bustamante
Francisco Bustamante
Francisco Bustamante is a Filipino professional pocket billiards player from Tarlac, and the 2010 World Nine-ball Champion., nicknamed "Django", after the lead character of the film of the same name, and sometimes also called "Bustie", especially in the United States.-Early life:Bustamante is the...
had to be suspended, after Bustamante fluked the a 3-9 canon to clinch the match. After over 20 minutes of examining replays of the shot by referees and tournament officials, it was shown that the cue ball had hit the 9-ball fractionally before the 3-ball, and was thus a foul. Despite the furor, Peach held his composure to win the match. With the subsequent cancellation of further 9-ball world championships, Peach was effectively still the world champion of the sport until its revival in 2010 in Doha, Qatar which was won by Franscisco Bustamante.
Due to his success in the World Championship he was called up into the 2007 Mosconi Cup
2007 Mosconi Cup
The 2007 Mosconi Cup took place December 13–16, at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada....
in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, where he took part in a controversial match against American Earl Strickland
Earl Strickland
Earl "The Pearl" Strickland is an American professional pool player and was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 2006...
, whose constant disruptive behaviour lead Peach to brand the American "The scum of the Earth" in his post-match interview.
List of titles
- 1995 World Pool Masters
- 2007 Mosconi Cup
- 2007 World Nine-ball Championship
- 2009 Lugo International Nine-ball Open
- 2010 World Team Championship