George Chenier

Who is George Chenier?

George Chenier was a Canadian snooker player, who was the North American Snooker Champion from 1948 to 1970 and was considered one of the top pocket billiard players in the world for over 20 years.

Born in Hull, Quebec, he began playing snooker as a youngster in Ottawa, and lived in various cities around North America including Detroit, Montreal, Vancouver, and Toronto where he spent most of his time, explaining it was where “the best players are”. He is noted for being the first world-class snooker player to use a two-piece cue.

Chenier won second place in the World Snooker Championship in 1950, where he ran 144 in a match, the longest ever score from a break up to that time. In 1963, he won the World Pocket Billiard Championship and ran the first perfect game of 150 ever registered in that tournament.