AzB Player of the Year
Filler and Chen Named AzB Players of the Year The 2019 Male Player of the Year was a controversial one. Relishing in his success at such a young age, Germany’s Joshua Filler was brimming with confidence all year. With almost $150,000 in 2019 prize money (by our records), Filler had every reason in the world to be confident though.
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iller added a US Open 9-Ball Championship to his trophy cabinet in 2019, along with wins at the World Pool Series’ Grand Finale, the Eurotour’s Leende Open and the 2019 Interpool Open in Sweden. He also had a runner-up finish at the World 10-Ball Championship and Derby City Bigfoot Challenge, to name just a few.
Joshua Filler and his US Open trophy
Filler’s 2019 ended in disappointment, when he and his European teammates were unable to take the Mosconi Cup back from Team USA. We suspect that loss will do nothing but motivate Filler and fuel his 2020 schedule. While the Male Player of the Year topped the money list, the Female Player of the Year had to settle for second on the ladies money list. Si Ming Si Ming Chen
Chen had a little over $50,000 in prize money (by our records), and captured her third China Open Championship, as well as the WPBA Masters. Admittedly, we do not have records from the list of CBSA events that Chen competed in during the year.
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