Pro billiards u s open 9 ball championship mika immonen vs nick varner
Career
Nick D. Varner graduated from Tell City High School in Tell City, Indiana in 1966. Varner learned to play pool in his father's (Nick Varner) pool hall in Grandview, Indiana. After graduating from high school, Varner gained notoriety on the professional pool scene after he won two ACU-I Intercollegiate Championships while attending Purdue University. A cliché given to Varner was "Speak softly and carry a big stick" because of the way he conducted himself as well as his competitive endeavors.
In 1989, Varner became only the second man to earn over $100,000 in prize winnings accumulating 16 major nine-ball events and was "Player of the Year" in 1980 and 1989.
Varner is also an author, a video personality, a pool room proprietor, a manufacturer's representative, and an exhibition player.
Titles
1970 ACU-I Intercolleagiate Championship
1975 Midwest Open 9-Ball
1979 Lexington All-Star Tournament
1980 Professional Pool Players Association World Open 14.1 Pocket Billiard Championship
1980 Billiard Congress of America National Eight-ball Championship
1980 Kentucky Derby Open
1980 BCA 8-Ball Qualifier
1980 Illinois 9-Ball Open
1981 Kentucky Open 9-Ball
1982 Professional Pool Players Association World Nine-ball Championship
1982 Kentucky Open 9-Ball
1982 Bowling Green Open, Bank
1982 Prestonburg Open 9-Ball
1982 Owensboro Open 9-Ball
1983 McDermott Masters Champion 9-Ball
1983 San Jose Open 9-Ball
1983 Kentucky Open 9-Ball
1983 National Open 9-Ball
1983 Fresno Open 9-Ball
1984 Kentucky Open 9-Ball
1984 Tennessee State 9-Ball
1985 Tennessee State 9-Ball
1985 Zurich Open 9-Ball
1986 Professional Pool Players Association World 14.1 Championship
