IPT Player Biography

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Name: Paul Brienza

Alias: Knight of the Green Felt

Residence: United States

D.O.B.: N/A Age: N/A

About Paul Brienza

Nickname 'Knight of the Green Felt', Paul started shooting pool on Jackie Gleason's table when he was twelve. Starting with the New Jersey Collegiate 14.1 Championship in 1965, Paul has gone on to win many tournaments for five decades. In 1979, he was appointed to the Anheuser-Busch advisory staff. Paul was one of the main characters in John Grissim's book Billiards, with one chapter devoted to Paul's 1977 World Nine-Ball Association Championship held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. Minnesota Fats named Brienza one of the top 10 players of modern times in "The Book of Sports Lists # 2" by Phil Pepe and Zande Hollander. Ironically, his initials P.B. also stand for Pocket Billiards!

Statistics:

2006 North American Open - Las Vegas, NV

Matches				Games				Winning Method				Prize Money Won
Total	Won	Lost	Win%	Total	Won	Lost	Win %	B&R	B&R%*	B&R%+	8 on B	Prize Money Won
4	1	3	25	52	22	30	42.31	3	13.64	5.77	0	$2,000.00

2006 World Open - Reno, NV

Matches				Games				Winning Method				Prize Money Won
Total	Won	Lost	Win%	Total	Won	Lost	Win %	B&R	B&R%*	B&R%+	8 on B	Prize Money Won
4	2	2	50	51	25	26	49.02	5	20	9.8	1	$5,000.00

Cumilative Statistics

Prize Money Won	Total Matches Won	Game Winning %	Break and Runouts	8 Balls on the Break
$7,000.00	3	45.63	8	1

* Denotes percentage of B&Rs out of total games won

+ Denotes percentage of B&Rs out of games played