Sigel, Mike
Pool Professional
Mike Sigel, at 35, became the youngest male elected to the BCA Hall of Fame. Born in Rochester, N.Y. Sigel began playing pool at 13, and turned professional when he was 20. A natural right-hander who shoots left-handed, Sigel won his first major tournament, the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship, in 1975. His career blossomed quickly, and Sigel was perhaps the game's dominant player in the 1980s. He amassed 38 major 14.1 and 9-ball championships in that decade. Sigel has won three World 14.1 crowns (1979, 1981 and 1985) and one World 9-Ball title (1985) as well as numerous national titles.
Dec. 29, 2025
Mike Sigel - Part 3 (The Art, Science & Fire of a Champion)
In this third installment of our multi-part conversation with Hall of Famer Mike Sigel, we dive deeper into the mind of one of the most electrifying champions in cue sports history. With characteristic candor, humor, and razo...
Dec. 29, 2025
Mike Sigel - Part 2 (Life on the Road, The Rise of a Champion, and the Birth of the Modern Pool Era)
In the second installment of our multi-part conversation with Billiard Congress of America Hall of Famer Mike “Captain Hook” Sigel , we dive deeper into the wild early years that shaped one of the greatest champions the sport...
Dec. 22, 2025
Mike Sigel - (Mike Sigel’s Billion-Dollar Vision: Inside the Rise of America’s Billiard League)
When a true giant of the game speaks, the pool world listens. In this episode of Legends of the Cue , Hall of Fame icon Mike Sigel joins us to unveil the most ambitious billiards initiative in decades—the launch of America’s ...
Dec. 22, 2025
Mike Sigel - Part 1 (Captain Hook Begins: The Making of Mike Sigel)
In this captivating first chapter of our multi-part conversation with Billiard Congress of America Hall of Famer “Captain Hook” Mike Sigel , we step into the origins of one of the greatest cue artists the sport has ever known...