Bio
Florian Kohler was born in France the 10 of july 1988, speaks 3 languages, is a licensed Optometrist and holds a black belt in Judo. Forgot to mention that he is also a pool phenom, redefining the sport of
trick shot pool though a combination of artistry and breathtaking skill.
Florian (better known as "Venom"), has an extraordinary blend of unique billiard talent and spectacular shot execution. Venom is trick shot pool at its best.
FWHEN you watch Venom gracefully defy the laws of gravity and motion, it‟s hard to believe that someone so young can possess such advanced skills. Trick shot pool typically takes years to master – most of the top names have been playing since they were 3 or 4 years old.
Yet Venom first picked up a pool cue and began "fooling around‟ at the age of 18, when he received a mini-pool table for his birthday. He learned his first trick shots from videos on the Internet, watching and imitating what he saw.
Not satisfied, Venom quickly moved on to inventing his own, modern version of old trick shots. Within two years, Venom was competing against trick shot pool pros that had been playing since before he was born. He hasn‟t looked back since.
Achievements
2007 Release the first youtube trick shots video and first shows in France
2008 First international competition in, CT, USA
2009 Making of the Venom Trickshots DVD (canada)
| - 2 nationals TV appearances (France) | |
| - TV show France got talent, quarter finalist | |
| - In search of Cue Dean E, 3rd place in Maryland, USA | |
| - XTM Trick shots Masters 1st place in Seoul, Korea | |
| - XTM 3 cushion team champion in Seoul, Korea |
2010 Release of the DVD Venom Trickshots
| - Shows at the Super Billard Expo in PA, USA | |
| - ESPN Trick Shot Magic, 3rd place in Las Vegas,USA | |
| - Artistic Cup IV, 1st place in St Charles, Missouri | |
| - Show tour in California | |
| - 4 TV appearances in USA: ESPN, Channel 3, 4, 5 | |
| - More than 800 000 views on youtube |
2011 6th at the 2011 Trick Shots world championship, PA (USA)
| - Ranked 2nd in Europe and 15 in the world | |
| - Appeared in the movie 'Ride the 9' as pool consultant and actor | |
| - Broadcasted on the US Tv channel 'Comcast' for the first pool event in 3D | |
| - Developer for the new Mezz masse cue | |
| - Created more than 1000 new shots | |
| - Appeared on ESPN web weird story TV show | |
| - Vienna Cup Artistic billiard, runner up (Austria) | |
| - Ultimate Trickshot Tour Las Vegas, runner up (USA) | |
| - Juanjo Trilles Artistic cup, winner (Spain) |
Firsts and records:
| First to achive a double, triple and quadruple masse | |
| First to create more than a 1000 new shots | |
| First achieve a double and triple jump | |
| First to achieve a double masse |
| Youngest player to ever win an Artistic Cup | |
| Youngest trick shot pool player featured on ESPN | |
| Youngest trick shot artist with a best-selling DVD... | |
| Fastest jump shots in show with 7 balls jumped and pocketed in 1.5 second (unofficial) | |
| Highest jump shot ever done with a moving cue ball ( 23 inches) | |
| And much more to come... |
