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 Saratoga, Wyoming. Rodney married his wife Rheyannon in July of 2020. He and his wife have 7 children between the two of them.
 Rodney "The Rocket" Morris | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's nine-ball | ||
Representing  United States | ||
| World Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 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 2003, after six years without a major title, he returned to 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.
Titles
- 1996 Grand Prix de Puerto Rico
- 1996 US Open Nine-ball Championship
- 2001 Reno Open
- 2002 Hard Times Summer Jamboree 9-Ball Division
- 2003 World Pool League (Warsaw, Poland)
- 2003 Mosconi Cup
- 2004 Breakers Open 9-Ball Event
- 2004 Reno Open
- 2004 Seminole Florida Pro Tour Stop
- 2004 Corpus Christi Classic
- 2004 Houston Open
- 2004 Mosconi Cup (MVP)
- 2005 Andy Grubbs Memorial 9 Ball
- 2005 Mosconi Cup
- 2006 UPA Pro Tour Championship (Las Vegas, NV)
- 2006 Seminole Florida Pro Tour Stop
- 2006 Mosconi Cup
- 2007 SE Open 9-Ball Tour Stop
- 2007 Seminole Pro Tour Steve Mizerak Championship
- 2008 Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour
- 2008 World Cup of Pool (Outland, Rotterdam)
- 2008 Quezon City Invasion (Manila, Philippines)
- 2010 Seminole Pro Tour Stop
- 2010 Seminole Pro Tour Stop
- 2011 Derby City Classic Fatboy Challenge
- 2011 Poison Tour Pro Event
- 2011 Interpool Open 9-ball (Gävle, Sweden)
- 2011 Turning Stone Classic XVII
- 2011 Chuck Markulis Memorial 9-Ball Division
- 2013 US Open 10-Ball[4]
- 2014 2nd Annual Cole Dickson Memorial[4]
References
- "Morris Takes League Title". 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
- http://www.azbilliards.com
External links
- Industry profile of Rodney Morris
- Rodney Morris interview from the official 2006 Mosconi Cup website
| Preceded by Reed Pierce |
US Open Nine-ball Champion 1996 |
Succeeded by Earl Strickland |
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