Albin Ouschan

Albin Ouschan
Albin Ouschan at the 2022 Straight Pool tournament, October 26, 2022
Personal information
Nickname"Smooth Operator"
Born (1990-08-14) 14 August 1990 (age 36)
Klagenfurt, Austria
Pool career
Country Austria
Turned pro
2007
Pool gamesNine-ball, Straight pool, Eight-ball
Tournament wins
World ChampionNine-ball (2016, 2021),
Eight-ball (2025)
Current rank9
Highest rank1

Albin Alois Ouschan (born August 14, 1990) is an Austrian professional pool player. Ouschan was the 2016 WPA World Nine-ball Championship winner, as well as the runner-up in 2014. He also won the 14.1 Continuous European championship the same year. Ouschan is a multiple time Austrian champion in 8-ball, ten-ball and straight pool. Ouschan alongside partner Mario He won both the 2017 World Cup of Pool, 2019 World Cup of Pool and reached the final of the 2018 World Cup of Pool. They would lose 10–3 to the Chinese team of Wu Jia-qing & Liu Haitao. He won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship for the second time in 2021, beating Omar Al-Shaheen 13–9 in the final. He won the International Open in 2021, defeating Dennis Orcollo 13–6 in the final. He is the younger brother of Jasmin Ouschan.

In 2023 Ouschan won his sixth Mosconi Cup whilst representing Team Europe. They defeated Team USA at the Alexandra Palace, London.

Titles and achievements

References

  1. ↑ "Ranking - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Archived from the original on 2018-12-16. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Athlete Information: Albin Ouschan". worldgames2013.sportresult.com. World Games 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  3. ↑ "Albin Ouschan tritt aus dem großen Schatten" [Albin Ouschan Steps Out of a Great Shadow]. kurier.at (in German). 4 August 2016. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  4. ↑ "2017 Österreichischer Pool-Billard Verband" [Austrian Pool Billiards Association (ÖPBV)]. oepbv.at (in German). Retrieved 2018-08-08.[dead link]
  5. ↑ "2018 World Cup of Pool - Austria, China A & B and Chinese Taipei are the final four in Shanghai". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "China are World Cup of Pool champions!". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "Jasmin Ouschan - Women's 9 ball Pool Player". 9ballpool.com. Retrieved 2009-08-03.[dead link]
  8. ↑ "Albin Ouschan triumphiert erneut beim Mosconi-Cup" [Albin Ouschan Triumphs Again at the Mosconi Cup]. LAOLA1 (in German). 2023-12-10. Retrieved 12 December 2024.