JUNIOR PLAYER PROFILE: BILLY
THORPE
NAME: Billy Thorpe HOME TOWN: Dayton, Ohio BIRTH DATE: 8-31-1996 NICKNAME: Billy SCHOOL YOU CURRENTLY ATTEND: Northmont High GRADE: 9TH FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Math AT WHAT AGE DID YOU START PLAYING POOL? 3 TITLES: • BEF Junior National 9-Ball Champion 2011 & 2010, 14 & Under Boys’ Division • VNEA 8-Ball National Champion, 3 times OTHER NOTABLE AWARDS: • United States representative to the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) World Junior 9-Ball Championships in 2010
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WHAT KIND OF CUE(S) DO YOU USE? Robert Weir LEFT OR RIGHT HANDED: Right SPONSORS: None Currently FAVORITE BAND/MUSIC: SHINEDOWN, COUNTRY AND ROCK HOBBIES: LOVE POOL and BILLIARDS, SPORTS, VIDEO GAMES MEMORABLE POOL MOMENT: DERBY CITY PLAYING PIGGY BANKS ON THE T.V. TABLE AND WINNING FAVORITE FOOD: SPAGHETTI FICTIONAL HERO: FAMILY GUY REAL-WORLD HERO: TRAVIS PASTRANA FONDEST CHILDHOOD MEMORY: WINNING THE PEE-WEE SUPERBOWL; I HAD AN INTERCEPTION GOALS- PERSONAL AND/OR CAREER: TO BECOME A PROFESSIONAL POOL PLAYER AND TO WIN SOME WORLD TITLES
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