Rodney Morris
Rodney Morris (born 25 November 1970 in Anaheim, California, USA) is a professional pool player of Chamorro - Hawaiian descent. He currently resides in Acworth, Georgia. Rodney married his wife Rheyannon in July 2020.
Rodney "The Rocket" Morris | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's nine-ball | ||
| Representing United States | ||
| World Games | ||
| 2005 Duisburg | Individual | |
Career
In 1996, Morris won his first major tournament by defeating Efren Reyes in the finals of the US Open Nine-ball Championship. In 2001, after 5 years of not playing in a tournament Morris came back to win the Sands Regency 9-Ball Open. In 2003, he was on top form and dominated the World Pool League tournament, besting Thorsten Hohmann the reigning World Champion.[1]
He has represented Team USA in the Mosconi Cup on eight occasions. He was the Mosconi Cup MVP in 2004.
As a member of the International Pool Tour (IPT),[2] in July 2006 he was runner-up to Efren Reyes in the inaugural IPT World Eight-ball Championship which was held in Reno, Nevada. While Reyes earned $500K for first place, Morris won $150K for second.
In July 2007, Rodney Morris was designated as the United Pool Players Association (UPA) Lead Player Representative. The UPA is the men's governing body of professional pool in the United States.[3]
In 2008, Rodney won the World Cup of Pool in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Career titles
- 1994 Capital City Open
- 1996 Grand Prix de Puerto Rico
- 1996 U.S. Open 9-ball Championship
- 2001 Sands Regency 9-Ball Open
- 2002 Hard Times 9-Ball Division
- 2003 World Pool League
- 2003 Mosconi Cup
- 2004 Breakers Open 9-Ball Event
- 2004 Sands Regency 9-Ball Open
- 2004 Seminole Florida Pro Tour Stop
- 2004 Corpus Christi Classic
- 2004 Houston Open
- 2004 World All Stars Invitational Team Cup
- 2004 Mosconi Cup
- 2004 Mosconi Cup (MVP)
- 2005 Mosconi Cup
- 2006 Andy Grubbs Memorial 9 Ball
- 2006 UPA Pro Tour Championship
- 2006 Seminole Florida Pro Tour Stop
- 2007 SE Open 9-Ball Tour Stop
- 2007 Steve Mizerak 10-Ball Championship
- 2008 World Cup of Pool - with (Shane Van Boening)
- 2008 Quezon City Invasion
- 2010 Seminole Pro Tour Stop
- 2010 Poison Doubles 8-ball Championships
- 2010 Seminole Pro Tour Stop
- 2011 Derby City Classic 10-ball Challenge
- 2011 Interpool Open 9-ball
- 2011 Turning Stone Classic XVII
- 2011 Chuck Markulis Memorial 9-Ball Division
- 2011 Seminole Pro Tour Stop
- 2012 Wyoming 9-Ball Open
- 2013 CSI U.S. Open 10-ball Championship[4]
- 2014 Cole Dickson Memorial
- 2015 Super 32 10-Ball Championship
- 2015 Chinook Winds Open 10-Ball Open Division
- 2016 Don Coates Memorial 9-Ball
- 2016 Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame
References
- ^ . AzBilliards.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ^ Rodney Morris Player Profile InternationalPoolTour.com. Retrieved August 3, 2007
- ^ Rodney "The Rocket" Morris, UPA Representative, AzBilliards.com. Retrieved August 3, 2007
- ^ US Open 10-Ball Championship 2013 Results AzBilliards.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021
External links
- Player Profile
- Upcoming match
- Industry profile of Rodney Morris
- Rodney Morris interview from the official 2006 Mosconi Cup website