Bogdan Wołkowski
This is a Slavic name. The family name "Wołkowski" is sometimes transliterated as "Wolkowski".
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| Born |
1957 Jaworzno |
|---|---|
| Sport country |
 Poland |
| Nickname | The Wizard |
Copy of B. Wołkowski medal and autograph in Avenue Sport Stars in Dziwnów
Bogdan Wołkowski (born 1957 in Jaworzno, Poland), nicknamed "The Wizard", is a Polish professional billiards trick-shot artist and entertainer, who has won many World Trick Shot Championships.[1]
Titles and tournament achievements
- Three-time Polish Trick Shot Champion
- Three-time World Master Trick Shot Champion
- 1997 Slovakian Pool Trick Shot Champion
- 1998 World Pool Trick Shot Champion
- 1999 World Pool Trick Shot Champion (title shared with Mike Massey)
- 1999 World Snooker Trick Shot Champion
- 2000 World Snooker Trick Shot Champion
- 2000 World Pool Trick Shot Champion
- 2000 World Artistic Pool Championship, Jump and Massé Shot Champion
- 2000 World Artistic Pool Championship, 5th Place, overall
- 2001 World Snooker Trick Shot Champion
- 2001 World Artistic Pool Championship, Jump Shot Champion
- 2001 World Artistic Pool Championship, 7th Place, overall
- 2001 European Pool Billiard Artistic Championship, 3rd Place, overall
- 2002 World Snooker Trick Shot Champion
- 2002 World Artistic Pool Championship, 7th Place, overall
- 2002 European Pool Billiard Artistic Champion, overall
- 2003 World Snooker Trick Shot Champion
- 2003 World Artistic Pool Championship, 8th Place, overall
- 2004 World Snooker Trick Shot Champion
- 2005 World Snooker Trick Shot Champion, 3rd Place
- 2005 Trickshot Pool Masters World Championship, 2nd Place
- 2006 Trickshot Pool Masters World Championship, 3rd Place
- 2006 Trickshot Snooker World Championship, 2nd Place
- 2008 Trickshot Pool Masters (USA, Las Vegas), Champion
References
External links
- http://www.wizardshow.com/ (in Polish)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_1BmziMS2Y - A great performance by Bogdan Wolkowski against Ronnie O'Sullivan
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