&sq=&lang=&file=File:Pool_player_Chris_Melling.jpg) Melling in 2012 | |
| Born | 27 January 1979[1] Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire.[1] |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Nickname | The Magician[2] |
| Professional | 1998 |
| Best ranking finish | Quarter finals 2013 WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
| Tournament wins | |
| World Champion | English eight-ball (2001, 2003) |
Christopher Melling (born 27 January 1979) is an English professional pool and snooker player from Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire.[1] He's a former world number 1 at World Rules British Eight-Ball. He won the WEPF World Eightball Championship twice, in 2001 and 2003. He was ranked #1 in 2003 by the World Eightball Pool Federation.[3] Melling has also twice won the International Pool Masters (2001 and 2002) and the European Professional title (2002). He was the first player to win two International Tour events back to back. His entrance by walk-on music is from the song “Wannabe” by Spice Girls. Melling is also the only cue sports player to hold professional status in English 8 ball, American pool and snooker.[citation needed]
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- ^ "Chris "The Magician" Melling joins the Cuetec team". Cuetec. 1 February 2023. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Men's Individual Rankings". World Eight-ball Pool Federation. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2009.