Name: Mika Immonen

Nickname: ICEMAN

Home Town: New York

Date and Place of Birth: London Dec 17-1972

Family: Mom, dad, sister and four brothers.

Wins / High Finishes In Last 12 Months: 2nd in last year's WPM,
Winner of US.Open 2008,
Winner of IPT Pro-am,
Winner of Estonia Open,
2nd place at Asian 10-ball Championships,
Winner or All Japan Championships,
Winner of World Team VS Philippines,
MVP of the winning Mosconi Team last December in Malta.

Top Three Career Achievements: World 9-ball Champion 2001,
US Open Champion 2008,
MVP at 2008 Mosconi win.

Biggest Disappointment: Not winning Masters last year while up 6-3 vs Alex. I was called illegal break though it was a firm one. Alex ran 4 racks and basically stole the match.

Favourite Masters Memory: Hmmm, maybe this year.

Favourite Pool Player (one only): None

Cues Used: Mezz Cues, Mezz Power Break2 with Deep Impact shaft.

Hobbies: Running, reading, travel.

Sponsors/ Website: Mezz Cues, Cafe Puro, Ota EnterPrises, Brunswick tables. Managed by Dragon Promotions.

Like About Pool: Finding the zone

Dislike About Pool: Silly politics.

Describe Yourself in Ten Words: Passionate for the game, driven for success. Respect all, fear none.