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Ralf Souquet ( ; born 29 November 1968) is a German people professional pool player. His nickname is "The Kaiser". Souquet is considered one of the greatest pool players of all time.
Since 1988, he has won over 100 professional tournaments, including 23 Euro Tour titles, 20 European Pool Championship and 12 German Pool Championship. Souquet is a two-time world champion, winning the 2008 WPA World Eight-ball Championship and 1996 WPA World Nine-ball Championship.
In 1997, he received the Silberne Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), the highest official distinction awarded to by Germany, which was presented to him by German President Roman Herzog.
In 1996, Souquet won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship where he triumphed over Tom Storm of Sweden. He also reached the finals of the same event in 2001 and 2006, only to be bested by Mika Immonen and Ronato Alcano.
In 2000, Souquet won the BCA U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship and also won the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship in 2002 by defeating Alex Pagulayan who would also win the event three years later.
In 2008, Souquet won his second world title at the WPA World Eight-ball Championship with a victory over Ronnie Alcano.
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