Florian Kohler facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Florian Kohler
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| Born | July 10, 1988 France
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| Other names | Venom |
| Occupation | Professional artistic pool player, owner of Venom Trickshots Corp. |
Florian "Venom" Kohler, born on July 10, 1988, is a super talented professional pool player from France. He is famous for his amazing trick shots, especially a special kind called "massé shots."
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Becoming a Pool Star
Florian grew up in eastern France. He didn't start playing pool until he was 18 years old. His parents gave him a 6-foot pool table for his birthday.
He loved watching videos of other amazing trick shot players online. He tried to copy their moves. Some of his biggest inspirations were Mike Massey and Semih Sayginer.
Inventing New Tricks
Soon, Florian started making up his own unique trick shots. He created many new ideas for playing pool. These included making balls jump high and using several cue sticks at once for massé shots.
He also learned to do jump and massé shots on balls that were moving. He even set a record for the highest jump shot on a moving ball. The ball jumped 34 inches (86 centimeters) high!
Florian also helped create a special pool cue called the Mezz massé cue. This cue is designed to help players do amazing trick shots.
Working with the APA
On April 28, 2014, the APA announced they would sponsor Florian Kohler. He became an official spokesperson for the APA. This happened at their yearly meeting in Las Vegas.
In 2019, Florian and his wife became leaders for the APA in Las Vegas. They help run the pool leagues there.
Guinness World Records
Florian Kohler holds 7 amazing Guinness World Record titles for his pool skills:
- Playing with the longest usable pool cue (17 feet 7.4 inches long).
- Most pool balls potted into the middle pocket over an obstacle in 1 minute.
- Highest jump pot of a billiard ball.
- Fastest time to jump pot 15 pool balls on a US table.
- Fastest time to jump pot 15 pool balls (using only one hand).
- Longest time to spin a billiard ball.
- Most pool balls jumped with one hand in 1 minute.
Breaking His Own Records
One of his records is for potting the most pool balls into the middle pocket over an obstacle in one minute. He first competed for this record on an Italian TV show. He was against another player named Stefano Pelinga.
Stefano potted 35 balls, but Florian potted an amazing 68 balls, setting a new record! Later, Florian broke his own record by potting 70 balls. On December 16, 2018, he broke it again in Las Vegas with 75 balls.
Championships
- WPA World Artistic Pool Championship
