Background
Mika was born in London, England, and is also an extremely accomplished snooker player, having amassed more than 100 century breaks.
Mika was born in London, England, and is also an extremely accomplished snooker player, having amassed more than 100 century breaks.
That same year, he was the runner-up to Corey Deuel in the United States Open Nine-ball Championship He has represented Team on thirteen occasions in the Mosconi Cup, most recently in 2013. During the 2008 event Mika was crowned Most Valuable Player, forever banishing bad memories of a costly miss in the final game of the 2006 event. Subsequently, he also claimed that title for season 2009 and was awarded early 2010.
Mika is a two-time Men"s Division title-holder of the United States Open Nine-ball Championship, where the world"s top professional billiard players compete in Chesapeake, Virginia.
On October 26, 2008, Mika claimed a 13-7 victory and pocketed the first-place prize of United States$40,000 against runner-up Filipino Ronato Alcano, who settled for $20,000. He Dominated the Philippine hope Lee Van Corteza in the finals 11-6.
In late 2008 Mika teamed up with Intrinsic Media to produce MASTERING POOL, a 3-part pocket billiard instructional series. The Digital Video Disc series is packed with tips, techniques, systems, 3D animated diagrams, and expert commentary by Immonen himself.
Mezz Cues Kamui Tips Volturi Cases Taom Break&Jump Tips Moose Billiard shoes.
2000 Sudden Death Seven-ball Champion 2001 World Pet Association World Nine-ball Championship 2002 LG Flatron Challenge Champion 2002 Universal Postal Union International Ten-ball Champion 2003 On Cue. Philippines versus Europe 2003 Philippine Open Champion 2004 Atlanta Open Champion 2004 Universal Postal Union Pro Tour Champion 2005 Atlanta Open Champion 2006 Norway Open Champion 2006 Weert Open & invitational 7-ball Champion 2007 Derby City Straight Pool Champion 2007 Korean Pro Tour Champion 2008 United States Open 9-Ball Champion 2008 IPT Pro-Am Champion 2008 Mosconi Cup Most Valuable Player 2008 All Japan Champion 2009 Galveston World Classic 10-ball Champion 2009 United States Open 9-Ball Champion 2009 World Pet Association World Ten-ball Championship 2009 Mezz Classic 10-Ball Event 2009 Blackpool Open 2009 Joss North-East 9-Ball Tour Stop 2009 Tri State Tour Stop 2009 Predator Tour Stop 2009 Joss North-East 9-Ball Tour Stop 2009 The Challenge of Champions 2009 Qatar International Open Champion 2010 International Challenge of Champions 2010 Ozone 10-Ball Championships, Louisiana 2010 Poison Doubles 8-ball Championships, Louisiana (with Rodney Morris) 2010 Mezz Tour stop in Skyline Billiards 2010 Mezz tour stop in Atlantic City Billiards 2012 World Cup of Pool Champion (Doubles with Petri Makkonen) 2013 Ultimate 10-Ball Championship | Men"s Division (Champion) 2014 Bank Central Asia Hall of Fame inductee.
