Kim Davenport

Kim Davenport (born November 15, 1955 in McAlester, Oklahoma) is an American professional pocket billiards (pool) player, nicknamed "Kimmer".

Kim Davenport
Kim Davenport at the 2006 Joss Northeast Nine-ball Tour
Born(1955-11-15)15 November 1955
McAlester, Oklahoma
Sport country United States
Nickname"Kimmer"
Best finishSemi finals 1992 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Tournament wins
Other titles50

Professional career

He became a professional player in 1985.

Davenport is an originator of target pool.

Winner of over 60 professional tournaments, Davenport has represented the United States as a three-time member and two-time captain of the Team USA at the Mosconi Cup.[1]

He was also a member of the International Pool Tour,[2]

Davenport has only limited vision in his right eye, the result of a golf accident at a local driving range on November 16, 2002. The setback came during a period in which Davenport had regained a spot in the men's top 10 rankings of the United States Professional Poolplayers Association. "I've been playing well", Davenport said. "But if I never get to play pool again, I've had 17 great years. It's just a bad roll. A nice sunny day that went dark."[3]

Kim and wife Aida have one son and two grandchildren.

He and American champion Johnny Archer operated a pool room in Marietta, Georgia named the Marietta Billiard Club.

Davenport became a member of the BCA Hall of Fame (2018).

Career titles
  • 1984 Labour Day Open 9-Ball
  • 1985 Kentucky Open 9-Ball
  • 1986 California Open 9-Ball
  • 1987 Tar Heel Open 9-Ball
  • 1987 B.C. Open 9-Ball Pro-Am Doubles
  • 1988 Capital City Mini Open 9-Ball
  • 1988 Japan 9-Ball Cup
  • 1988 Eastern States Open 9-Ball
  • 1989 Lexington All-Star Nine-ball
  • 1989 Greensboro Open 9-Ball
  • 1989 McDermott Masters 9-Ball Championship
  • 1990 Brunswick Swedish 9-Ball Cup
  • 1990 Sands Regency 9-Ball Open
  • 1990 B.C. Open 9-Ball Championship
  • 1990 Billiards Digest Players of the Year
  • 1992 Lexington All-Star Nine-ball
  • 1993 Tommy Billiards Open 9-Ball
  • 1993 Hard Times Open 9-Ball
  • 1993 San Francisco Classic
  • 1994 PBT Pro Tour Nine-Ball Championship
  • 1995 PBT Chalkers 9-Ball Classic
  • 1997 Sands Regency 9-Ball Open
  • 1997 Mosconi Cup
  • 1998 Mosconi Cup
  • 1999 Mosconi Cup
  • 2000 U.S. Bar Table 9-Ball Championship
  • 2001 U.S. Bar Table 8-Ball Championship
  • 2002 Sands Regency 9-Ball Open
  • 2018 Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame

References
  1. "About Us", MariettaBilliardClub.com. Retrieved 16 June 2008
  2. "Kim Davenport Player Profile" Archived 2012-09-22 at the Wayback Machine, InternationalPoolTour.com, International Pool Tour. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
  3. "Men's Pro Kim Davenport Suffers Eye Injury", Billiards Digest. Retrieved 15 June 2008


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