Mario He


Mario He is an Austrian professional pool player. He is a former winner of the European Pool Championships, and winner of both the 2017 and 2019 World Cup of Pool events alongside Albin Ouschan.

Career

He has won four Euro Tour events, the first in 2016, at the North Cyprus Open 2016, and later the 2017 Austrian Open, and in 2018 both the 2018 Veldhoven Open, and 2018 Klagenfurt Open. With four victories overall, He is in the top 10 winners of Euro Tour events.
He was set to represent Europe for the first time at the 2018 Mosconi Cup, however, he withdrew from the team, due to a failed drugs test. Having previously reached the final of the 9-ball 2011 European Pool Championships, He won the 2012 European Pool Championships in 8-Ball defeating Artem Koschowyj of the Ukraine in the final. He won the final in a 8–0 whitewash.
In 2017, alongside Albin Ouschan, He won the 2017 World Cup of Pool. Entering the tournament as second seeds, the team defeated Sweden, Russia, England and third seed China on route to the final. In the final, they played the USA team of Shane Van Boening, and Skyler Woodward, who defeated the first seeded team of Chinese Taipei in the semi-final. The Austrian team prevailed in the final, winning the final 10–6.

Personal life

Outside of pool, He is also a chess player, where he was a young state champion.

Achievements