Jason Twist dead and obituary, four times World Champion 8-ball pool player

We are devastated to hear of the
passing of a legend of our sport,
Jason Twist. Our thoughts are
with his family at this time. Can’t
believe what I’m hearing online.
Jason Twist, two-time world 8-
ball pool champion has passed
away. One of the greatest players
ever to grace the small table,
Twisty was one of the funniest
and nicest people in cuesports
that I have ever met. R.I.P. Jason.

Jason “Tornado” Twist is a four-
time World Eight Ball Champion,
two-time WEPF World Rules
World Championships (2000 and
2002), and two-time IPA World
Professional Senior (40+)
Championship (Blackball Rules)
Roger Demortier (France) and in
2016 against Jeremy Hooper
(Cornwall, England). He lives in
Ilfracombe, a seaside town in
northern Devon, England.

He reached the final four more
times in 1995, 2003, 2008 and
2015, but lost to Daz Ward, Chris
Melling and Gareth Potts and
Jack Whelan respectively. He also
won three European titles and
represented England from 1989
to 2009, winning 12 world titles
for a total of 16.