IPT Player Biography

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Name: Wade Crane

Alias: Not Available

Residence: United States

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

About Wade Crane

Wade Crane who is best known as “BoomBoom”, aka, “Billy Johnson”, was born in the small mountain town of Robbinsville, N.C. Wade’s first job was working in a billiard room at the age of 12. It was there that Wade fell in love with the sport. He was a self taught player who had a number of accomplishments; Former World 8-Ball and 9-Ball Champion. He was a former leading money maker on the pro tour. Wade is the only player in history to shoot a perfect score in the finals of a major tournament, a record that still stands after 21 years. At the height of his game, he had the highest run out percentage after pocketing a ball on the break than any other 9-Ball player. He was voted by his peers “to have had the best 9-Ball break in history.” Wade now resides in Bradenton, FL where he is the house pro at Daiamond’s Sports Palace and is a very active teacher when he is between events.

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	0	4	0	41	9	32	21.95	2	22.22	4.88	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	0	4	0	47	15	32	31.91	3	20	6.38	0	$5,000.00

Cumilative Statistics

Prize Money Won	Total Matches Won	Game Winning %	Break and Runouts	8 Balls on the Break
$7,000.00	0	27.27	5	0

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

+ Denotes percentage of B&Rs out of games played