Luc Salvas

Luc Salvas

Born	November 21, 1962 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sport country	Canada
Nickname	Machine Gun

Luc Salvas (born November 21, 1962) is a Canadian professional pool player. His quick-paced speed pool play has earned him the nickname "Machine Gun".

Born in Montreal, Quebec, in 2006, he won the first International Speed Pool Challenge and the US$50,000 winner-take-all purse by defeating Great Britain's Dave Pearson.^[1] He returned the next year to defend his title but was defeated in the semi-finals by Bobby McGrath of the United States, the eventual winner of the tournament.^[2] In 2009, Salvas returned to play in the same tournament and won it for the second time, defeating Pearson again in the finals.^[3] He successfully defended his title in 2010 by defeating McGrath.^[4]

Despite his fast performance, he has yet to dominate any of the major nine-ball or eight-ball tournaments.

References

1. "Luc Salvas Int'l Speed Pool Champion and Mike Massey Wins Trick Shot Magic Title". AZ Billiards. October 9, 2006. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
2. "Bobby McGrath Wins 2007 International Speed Pool Championship". AZ Billiards. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
3. "Luc Salvas Wins 2009 International Speed Pool Championship". AzBilliards.com. September 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
4. Press Release (September 9, 2010). "Luc Salvas Wins 2010 International Speed Pool Championship". AzBilliards.com. Retrieved 2010-09-09.