Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

Jayson Shaw

Scottish pool player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Remove ads

Jayson Shaw (born 13 September 1988)[1][2] is a Scottish professional pool player. In 2010, Shaw was a WPA World Blackball Champion.[3][4] Shaw has won the Mosconi Cup seven times whilst representing Team Europe.

Quick Facts Born, Sport country ...
Remove ads

Career

In 2016, Shaw won the 25th International Challenge of Champions event. He defeated Shane Van Boening in the final in Atlantic City.[5]

In 2017, Shaw dominated Eklent Kaci, 13–4, to win the 42nd U.S. Open Pool Championship in Nine-ball pool.[6]

Shaw also appeared representing Europe at the Mosconi Cup, winning the event in 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. He won the MVP award at the 2020, 2021 and 2024 events. At the 2024 Mosconi Cup he became the first player-captain to win the MVP award.[7]

On 18 January 2022, Shaw set a new world high run record in 14.1 straight pool with a score of 714.[8] This record was broken by himself on January 6th 2025, with a new high-run of 832 balls.

In 2023, Shaw won the inaugural Hanoi Open Pool Championship in Hanoi, Vietnam, after defeating Albin Ouschan in a dramatic final frame decider 13–12 to secure his first major Matchroom title.[9][10]

Remove ads

Personal life

Shaw and his wife own a pool room in West Haven, Connecticut. It was first established in 2002 by Shaw's wife's parents and during the COVID-19 pandemic, Shaw and his wife took it over for them.[citation needed]

Titles and achievements

References

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads
Remove ads