{{short description|Estonian pool player, born 1990}} {{Infobox pool player | name = Denis Grabe | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|02|22|df=yes}} | birth_place = Tallinn, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD|df=yes}} --> | death_place = | sport_country = {{EST}} | nickname = "Mr. Grapefruit" | professional = | game = | best_finish = | major_wins = | minor_wins = | other_wins = | world_champ = | current_ranking = 2 WPA | highest_ranking = 11<ref name="wpap_Rank">{{Cite web |title=Ranking - WPA Pool |work=WPA Pool |access-date=31 December 2018 |url=https://wpapool.com/ranking/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216135023/https://wpapool.com/ranking/ |archive-date=2018-12-16 |url-status=live }}</ref> <!-- if known --> | website = <!-- {{URL|www.Example.com}} and leave off the "www." part if not necessary --> | medaltemplates = }}
'''Denis Grabe''' (born February 22, 1990, in Tallinn, Estonia), is an Estonian professional pool player. Grabe won the Las Vegas open in 2025 beating Joshua Filler in the finals. Sets 2-2 and in shootout 4–3, winning his biggest tournament of his career. Grabe won Maldives Open in 2024 beating Alexandros Kazakis 10–9.
Grabe reached the semifinal of 2024 WPA World Ten-ball Championship losing to Naoyuki Ōi of Japan 2–3 in sets, he beat Aloysious Yapp in the last 16 and Francisco Sánchez Ruiz in the last 8 to achieve a bronze medal. Grabe reached the quarter-final of the 2016 WPA World Nine-ball Championship,<ref name="azbi_Shaw">{{Cite web|title=Shaw, Shane Go On The Offensive|work=azbilliards.com|access-date=31 December 2018|url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/12837-shaw-shane-go-on-the-offensive/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906183434/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/12837-shaw-shane-go-on-the-offensive/|archive-date=2018-09-06|url-status=live}}</ref> before losing to Cheng Yu-hsuan 11–3.<ref name="azbi_It's">{{Cite web|title=It's Down to a Fantastic Four in Doha|work=azbilliards.com|access-date=31 December 2018|url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/12839-its-down-to-a-fantastic-four-in-doha/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721112303/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/12839-its-down-to-a-fantastic-four-in-doha/|archive-date=2018-07-21|url-status=live}}</ref> Grabe won two consecutive ''Euro Tour'' tournaments in a row in 2014, at the Austria Open, and Slovenian Open.<ref name="azbi_Boye">{{Cite web|title=Boyes inflicted Grabe's first defeat in three tournaments|work=azbilliards.com|access-date=31 December 2018|url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/11531-boyes-inflicted-grabes-first-defeat-in-three-tournaments/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906221901/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/11531-boyes-inflicted-grabes-first-defeat-in-three-tournaments/|archive-date=2018-09-06|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, he also reached the final of the 2018 Sankt Johann im Pongau Open, losing the final 9–5 to Alexander Kazakis.<ref name="azbi_Kaza">{{Cite web |title=Kazakis takes his first title at the Euro-Tour |author= |work=azbilliards.com |date= |access-date=23 January 2019 |url= https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/13949-kazakis-takes-his-first-title-at-the-euro-tour/ |language= |quote=}}</ref>
==Titles & Achievements == * 2025 Las Vegas Open 10-ball Champion * 2024 Maldives Open Ten-ball Championship winner * 2024 Bronze medallist World Championships in Vegas 10-ball * 2019 Euro Tour Antalya Open<ref name="euro_tour" /> * 2018 World Pool Series 9-Ball Championship New York * 2014 Euro Tour Austria Open<ref name="euro_tour"/> * 2014 Euro Tour Slovenian Open<ref name="euro_tour">{{Cite web |title=Player profiles – Dynamic Billard Eurotour |author= |work=eurotouronline.com |date= |access-date=3 January 2019 |url=https://eurotouronline.com/player-profiles/ |quote= |archive-date=29 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429015116/https://eurotouronline.com/player-profiles/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
35x Estonian national champion
15x time Baltic Pool League Winner
Highest World Ranking nr 2 in 2025/2026
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.azbilliards.com/people/7768-denis-grabe/ Denis Grabe] at AZBilliards
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grabe, Denis}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Estonian pool players Category:Sportspeople from Tallinn
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