George "Ginky" San Souci "o último Adeus"

[BrunoVy]

George "Ginky" San Souci (born August 8, 1971 - died March 8, 2011) is a professional pool player from New York. He grew up in Yorkville, New York, and started his career as a player in Chelsea Billiards. San Souci lived in Astoria, New York

He developed the nickname "Ginky" when he was only three years old. He could not pronounce his name, and therefore, any time he was asked, he responded with "Ginky

In 1995, Billiards Digest named San Souci as Rookie Player of the Year.

San Souci retired back in 2002 after he injured his neck, but he could not stay away from pool, slowly making a comeback.

He competed regularly in a regional tour of the New York region, the Predator Nine-ball Tour, with Tony Robles, the 2004 BCA Open Champion, as the tournament director.

His high run in straight pool is 343 consecutive shots which occurred in July, 2009 at Slate Billiards in New York City.

George SanSouci was Sponsored and Endorsed By Lucasi Cues.

San Souci was a member of the International Pool Tour, when it was active.

Titles1991 Massachusetts State Champion
1994 Rhode Island State Champion
1994 Fifth Annual Ocean State Championship
1995 Rhode Island State Champion
1995 Sixth Annual Ocean State Championship
1996 Maine State Champion
1996 Seventh Annual Ocean State Championship
1997 Delaware State Champion
1998 Camel Pro Billiard Series Ten-Ball Championship
1999 National Straight Pool Championship
1999 BCA Nine-Ball Championship

BYE CHAMP, friends of ONIXPOOL - PORTUGAL

[BrunoVy]

George San Souci Leaves Us

George "Ginky" San Souci passed away on Tuesday. His life had been in a spiral since his neck injury that forced him to 'retire' from professional pool in 2002 only three years after playing a near-perfect week of pool to win the BCA Open in Las Vegas. George obtained the nickname Ginky from his parents who said that was the first sound that he made as an infant.

In his prime, during the mid to late 90's, San Souci could win any event he entered. He won the Camel Pro Tour 10-Ball event in Charlotte in 1996 and awoke everyone on the scene to his presence then. That year Billiards Digest named him Rookie of the Year. He was continuously in the top ten of major events for the remainder of the decade. After that, the pain in his neck sidelined him on a near-permanent basis. Surgery did little except show his sense of humor. When the surgeon, tasked with placing a cadaver bone in his neck to replacing his deteriorating bone, asked San Souci if he wanted anything before being put under San Souci quipped: "Can you use a bone from Mosconi?"

Those who knew San Souci were all pulling for him to conquer his health issues and come back to the pro scene. Sadly, that was not to be. The void that he leaves is a darkness that will sadden many of us for a long time. This is truly a time for grieving.

By AzB Staff - 2011-03-09

(cortesia AzBilliards.com)

[Antonio Neves]

RIP