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| birth_place = Queens, NY | occupation = Professional Artistic Pool Player Website Designer | education = Bachelors Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science | alma_mater = Carnegie Mellon University | home_town = Huntington, NY | website = (www.andysegal.com ) }} Andy Segal (born April 14, 1968) is a Trick Shot Champion from Huntington, NY. He began as a professional 9-Ball player in the 1990s, playing out of Amsterdam Billiards in New York City, and learing from top professionals like Tony Robles and George "Ginky" San Souci. He was a regular on the (Camel Pro Billiard Series ), and during these competitions, he would often perform Trick Shot shows for both players and spectators. A number of years earlier, he met the great Trick Shot artist Mike Massey and by the early 2000s, he was concentrating more on Trick Shots than 9-Ball. In 2002, he was asked to compete in a professional Trick Shot competition, The North American Championship, and after a 4th-place finish, he stayed in that discipline. Best known for his television appearances on ESPN, he has won many televised competitions such as (Trick Shot Magic ) (2009, 2010 & 2014), (The World Cup of Trick Shots ) (2006, 2008 & 2009), (The WPA World Artistic Pool Championship ) (2007, 2011 & 2012) and (The Masters Championship ) (2005, 2007 & 2009). In addition to performing Trick Shot exhibitions all over the world, he is also a sleight of hand magician, and trains weekly at mixed martial arts. ==Early life== Andy Segal was born and raised in Queens, NY. He attended (Elementary School PS 196 ) and (Halsey Junior High School ) before going to Stuyvesant High School in New York City. He was an active member of the Debating Team, and towards the end of his high school years, became interested in pool. After high school, he attended Carnegie Mellon University, where he studied math and computer science. While there, he spent some time teaching at the University of Pittsburgh Billiards Club, where he met his girlfriend Kimberly Segal. On September 2, 1995, the two were married and less than four years later had their daughter Jessica Segal. They moved to Huntington, NY where they currently reside. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andy Segal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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