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Welcome To The Unofficial Fansite of Oliver Ortmann

Oliver Ortmann
Nickname: The Machine
Country: Germany
Date of birth: 11/06/1967
Lives: Hamburg
Turned professional: 1983

Oliver has been Europe's most successful pool player since the early 1990s. In his career to date he has captured more than 250 tournament wins at all levels, from junior through to national, European and World titles.

A native-born Hamburger, Ortmann is one of the most successful European players. He first came to prominence by defeating Steve Mizerak to win the 1989 US Open 14.1 Championship.

Again in 1993 he won the U.S. Open and in 1995 he reached the pinnacle of his career by beating Dallas West 11-9 in the final of the WPA Men's Nine-ball World Champion.. This was the first time ever a European player had been crowned World 9 Ball Champion.

He is renowned not only as a World Champion in Nine-Ball but also in the resurgent discipline of 14.1 or straight pool.

In 2006, Ortmann joined the International Pool Tour, and also continued competing in events sanctioned by other organizations. He won the 2007 WPA World Straight Pool Championship defeating Huidji See, 200-171 in the final match. This is his second World title in 12 years. During the tournament Ortmann made the third-highest run of the tournament, 131.

2007 World Straight Pool Champion
2007 European Eight-ball Pool Champion
2006 European Eight-ball Pool Champion
2003 European Nine-ball Pool Champion
2002 European Nine-ball Pool Champion
2002 Mosconi Cup winning team captain
2000 International Challenge of Champions Winner
1999 European Nine-ball Pool Champion
1997 International Challenge of Champions Winner
1996 European Nine-ball Pool Champion
1996 European Eight-ball Pool Champion
1995 WPA Men's Nine-ball World Champion
1995 Mosconi Cup winning team captain
1994 European Nine-ball Pool Champion
1993 European Nine-ball Pool Champion
1989 US Open Straight Pool Champion
13 time European Tour Champion
41 German Championship medals
26 European Championship medals

 

 

 

 
 

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