Kunihiko Takahashi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kunihiko Takahashi

Japanese pool player

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1969

Place of Birth: Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

Profession: pool player

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Kunihiko Takahashi (?? ??, Takahashi Kunihiko) (born March 4, 1969 in Nagasaki) is a Japanese professional pool player and a WPA World Nine-ball Champion.
Nicknamed "the Sniper". He began practicing pool at 17 and turned professional in 1996.
In 1998, he won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship by defeating the reigning champion, Johnny Archer, in the final match.
He became the second World Nine-ball Champion from Japan, after Takeshi Okumura, who won it in 1994.
In that same year, Takahashi won the ESPN Ultimate Shootout, earning him US$40,000.Four years later, Takahashi was three stages away from a second world title when he lost to Earl Strickland, who would later win the championship.
Takahashi was critical of the Strickland's behavior during the match: "I lost up here.
Strickland shows no sportsmanship.
He played very well.
But no sportsmanship." Strickland denied the allegation of unsportsmanlike conduct.