FORMER World Nineball Pool champion Mika Immonen has passed away aged 52.
He had been suffering from a long-term illness.
PA:Press AssociationMika Immonen has died aged 52[/caption]
AFPThe former world champion, left, won the Mosconi Cup four times[/caption]
Tributes have poured in for Immonen, who became a legend on the pool circuit.
He became the only Finnish star to win the World Nineball Championship in 2001.
And he won back-to-back US Open Pool Championship titles in 2008 and 2009.
Immonen established himself as a pool icon with his appearances at the Mosconi Cup.
He represented Team Europe on 15 occasions – the second most of any European.
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