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{{short description|Swedish pool player, born 1975}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox pool player
|name         = Marcus Chamat
|image        = Chamat.JPG
|caption      = During Interpool Open 2006 in Gävle, Sweden
|birth_date   = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|5|06}}
|birth_place  = [[Borlänge]], [[Sweden]]
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|sport country= {{SWE}}
|nickname     = Napoleon
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|current rank = 
|game         = [[eight-ball]], [[nine-ball]], [[ten-ball]]
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}}'''Marcus Chamat''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈmǎrːkɵs ɧaˈmatː}}; born 6 May 1975) is a [[Swedish language|Swedish]] professional [[eight-ball]] and [[nine-ball]] [[Pocket billiards|pool]] player. He was [[Nickname|nicknamed]] "[[Napoleon]]" due to his personality and standing at {{height|ft=5|in=4}} tall. He is a two time [[European Pool Championships]] winner and one of the most successful players on the [[Euro Tour]], winning four events and finishing runner-up twice. Chamat reached the semi-finals of the [[2004 WPA World Nine-ball Championship|2004 WPA World Nine-Ball]] and the [[2008 WPA World Eight-ball Championship|2008 WPA World Eight-Ball Championship]]s but did not reach the final of a world championship event.

He first represented Europe at the [[Mosconi Cup]] in [[2000 Mosconi Cup|2000]] and played for the continent six times. After retiring in 2015, he became the non-playing captain of the side, winning the event in [[2015 Mosconi Cup|2015]], [[2016 Mosconi Cup|2016]], and [[2017 Mosconi Cup|2017]].

==Career==
In 2000, Chamat won his first major title by defeating [[Ralf Souquet]] in the final of the nine-ball event at the European Pool Championships.<ref name="EPCHallofFame" /><ref name="Euro champs" /> He won at the European championships again, this time in the eight-ball event in 2008, defeating Svilar Zoren in the final 8-3.<ref name="Euro champs" /><ref name="9QsrO" /> Chamat has also been runner-up at the championships on two further occasions, being defeated in the final of the eight-ball in 2010 and the nine-ball in 2012.<ref name="Tt3Fh" />

Chamat reached the semi-finals of a world championship for the first time in 2004 at the [[2004 WPA World Nine-ball Championship|2004 WPA World Nine-Ball Championship]]. After the preliminary round, Chamat defeated Souquet, [[Ramil Gallego]] (both 9–6), Thorsten Schober (11–8), and [[Marlon Manalo]] (11–6).<ref name="QXI9Y" /> Chamat played [[Chang Pei-Wei]] in the semi-final but lost 11-9.<ref name="syulb" /> He also reached this stage at the [[2008 WPA World Eight-ball Championship]], defeating [[Gabriele Cimmino]], [[Kasper Kristoffersen]] (both 10–5), and [[Dimitri Jungo]] (10–6) before losing in the semi-final to Souquet 10–8.<ref name="QOcLT" /><ref name="zHWU4" />

Chamat played on the [[International Pool Tour]] and, as of 2019, also appears at [[Euro Tour]] events.<ref name="2LYxk" /> Chamat is one of the most successful players on the Tour, with four event wins, starting with his first tournament win in 1999 at the Finland Open.<ref name="pool bio" /> He later won three more Euro Tour events, all in Austria in 2004, 2006, and 2009.<ref name="pool bio" /> With four victories overall, he is in the [[Euro Tour#Tournament statistics|top 10 winners of Euro Tour events]]. Chamat also won the UPA World Pool Summit in 2005, defeating [[Corey Deuel]] in the finals.<ref name="g7833" /><ref name="LeK90" />

Chamat semi-retired from professional pool in 2015 before taking over as captain at the [[Mosconi Cup]].<ref name="sixp_2016">{{Cite web |title=2016 Betfair Mosconi Cup – Euros continue to dominate |work=sixpockets.de |access-date=12 September 2019 |url= https://www.sixpockets.de/2016/12/2016-betfair-mosconi-cup-euros-continue-to-dominate/ |language=de }}</ref> Shortly before this, Chamat reached the last 16 at the [[2015 WPA World Ten-ball Championship|2015 WPA World Ten-Ball Championship]], losing to [[Yang Ching-shun]] 11–8.<ref name="matc_Cham" />

===Mosconi Cup===
Chamat represented Team Europe at the Mosconi Cup six times ([[2000 Mosconi Cup|2000]], [[2001 Mosconi Cup|2001]], [[2002 Mosconi Cup|2002]], [[2003 Mosconi Cup|2003]], [[2004 Mosconi Cup|2004]], and [[2005 Mosconi Cup|2005]]).<ref name="Fkm3v" /> Despite the American side dominating the event at this time, the European side that Chamat won in 2002 was referred to as "one of the best moments of [his] career" by team-mate [[Steve Davis]].<ref name="f2fjf" /> During this period, Chamat secured 11 victories from 26 matches played at the event.<ref name="matc_Cham" />

After failing to regain his place on the team in 2006, Chamat continued to play professionally; however, he took over as non-playing captain for Europe at the Mosconi Cup at the [[2015 Mosconi Cup|2015 event]].<ref name="matc_Cham" /> Chamat led the team to three victories at the 2015, [[2016 Mosconi Cup|2016]], and [[2017 Mosconi Cup|2017]] events.<ref name="GnTLQ" /><ref name="ZxBJB" /><ref name="eSwEl" /> In his fourth event as captain, he saw a losing effort in [[2018 Mosconi Cup|2018]], the first USA victory since 2009.<ref name="nlDnj" /><ref name="EVYj8" /><ref name="uD1zz" /> During the event, after [[Joshua Filler]] put Europe 3–0 ahead, he neglected to shake the hand of his opponent [[Dennis Hatch]], which led to Hatch leaving the arena feeling aggrieved. Chamat, as captain, took Filler to one side to calm the player down. Filler later praised Chamat, saying, "He is the best captain."<ref name="Mosconi" /> In total, Chamat has represented Europe at the event on ten occasions.<ref name="bonu_WhoW" /><ref name="azbi_More" />

==Personal life==
Chamat was born 6 May 1975, in [[Borlänge]], [[Sweden]].<ref name="pool bio" /> He is a co-owner of the ''Interpool Restaurant and Biljard'' clubs in [[Gävle]], [[Uppsala]], and [[Malmö]], Sweden.<ref name="matc_Cham" /> The club has become a base for pool in Sweden and began to run international pool events in 2009, with the ''interpool open 9-ball'' starting in 2009.<ref name="XnIzC" /><ref name="FQUQz" /><ref name="Z819M" /> Chamat is nicknamed Napoleon for his attitude while playing pool and his small stature, standing at {{height|ft=5|in=4}} tall.<ref name="matc_Cham" /><ref name="WjgG0" />

==Titles==
* 2009 [[Euro Tour]] [[List of Euro Tour tournaments|Austrian Open]]<ref name="1Jgf6" />
* 2008 [[European Pool Championship]] 8-Ball <ref name="EPCHallofFame" />
* 2006 [[Euro Tour]] [[List of Euro Tour tournaments|Austrian Open]]<ref name="MPtAj" />
* 2005 UPA World Summit of Pool<ref name="wsv2q" />
* 2004 [[Euro Tour]] [[List of Euro Tour tournaments|Austrian Open]]<ref name="uU9Au" />
* 2002 [[Mosconi Cup]]<ref name="Mosconi" />
* 2000 [[European Pool Championship]] 9-Ball<ref name="EPCHallofFame" />
* 1999 [[Euro Tour]] [[List of Euro Tour tournaments|Finland Open]]<ref name="ys1EB" />

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== External links ==
{{AZB|https://www.azbilliards.com/people/190-marcus-chamat/}}

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