Joe Grech (snooker player)

Joe Grech
Born(1954-07-09)July 9, 1954
Ħamrun, Malta
Died (aged 66)
Sport country Malta
Professional1988–2000
Tournament wins
World Champion1997 (Amateur)

Joe Grech (Maltese: Ġużi Grech;[1] 9 July 1954[2] – 21 August 2021) was a Maltese snooker and billiards player.[3] A professional snooker player for various years from 1988 to 2000, he won the IBSF World Billiards Championship in 1997. First competing as an amateur in the 1979s, he competed in amateur and professional snooker and billiards championships in a career spanning nearly 40 years. He won the Maltese English Billiards Championship on 21 occasions including 13 successive titles from 2003 to 2015.[4][5]

Grech was born in Ħamrun, Malta.[1] As an amateur, he also won the Maltese Snooker Championship six times and the men's EBSA European Team Championship twice. He represented the St. Joseph Band Club in local competitions.[6] The Maltese Olympic Committee inducted Grech in its Hall of Fame in 2017.

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  2. ^ Hayton, Eric Norman (September 2004). Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record and History. Rose Villa Publications. p. 473. ISBN 9780954854904.
  3. ^ "Malta in the limelight once again ... A satisfying outcome". The Times. Malta. 13 April 2003. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Maltese English Billiards Championship" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  5. ^ "The Global Snooker Centre". 15 January 2007. Archived from the original on 15 January 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Billiards: Tenth Triumph for Guzi Grech – The Malta Independent". independent.com.mt. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.