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{{Short description|American pool player (born 1983)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{family name hatnote|Van Boening|Boening|lang=Dutch}}
{{Infobox pool player
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 |caption          = Shane Van Boening in 2003
 |birth_date       ={{Birth date and age|1983|07|14}}
 |birth_place      = [[Rapid City, South Dakota]]
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 |nickname         = "The South Dakota Kid"
 |professional     = 2005
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 |other wins       = 100
 |world champ      = [[9-ball]] ([[World Nine-ball Championship|2022]]),<br />[[8-ball]] ([[WPA World Eight-ball Championship|2023]])
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'''Shane Van Boening''' ({{IPAc-en|,|v|æ|n|_|'|b|oʊ|n|ɪ|ŋ}};<ref>{{YouTube|6Ab_xP2cWW0|"CSI Ten Questions with Shane Van Boening"}}</ref> born July 14, 1983) is an American professional [[Pool (cue sports)|pool]] player from [[Rapid City, South Dakota|Rapid City]], [[South Dakota]]. Van Boening is considered one of the best players of all time. Van Boening has won the [[WPA World Nine-ball Championship]] and has won the [[US Open Nine-ball Championship]] on 5 occasions, along with over 100 other professional titles.

Van Boening has a hearing impairment and uses a hearing aid, but it does not affect his pool ability.<ref>[http://www.keloland.com/Sports/NewsDetail7981.cfm?Id=0,58118 "Shark in Pool"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927014409/http://www.keloland.com/Sports/NewsDetail7981.cfm?Id=0,58118 |date=September 27, 2007}}, by Tony Burns, ''Keloland TV'', June 21, 2007.  Retrieved June 22, 2007</ref> He has received praise for his attitude towards the sport, particularly for his behavior during matches, and for avoiding alcohol.<ref>[http://www.rcweeklynews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/11/16/437b8cc291b3b The Rapid City Weekly News], Straight Shooter, November 16, 2005. Retrieved June 12, 2007 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927094840/http://www.rcweeklynews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/11/16/437b8cc291b3b |date=September 27, 2018}}</ref>

==Professional career==

Van Boening has a family background in [[Pool (cue sports)|pool]]. His grandfather, Gary Bloomberg, was a trick-shot artist; his grandmother, Jeanne Bloomberg, a [[Valley National Eight-ball Association|VNEA]] national champion; his mother, Timi Bloomberg, a [[Billiard Congress of America|BCA]] national champion; and his aunt, Gari Jo Bloomberg, a three-time VNEA national champion.

Van Boening defeated Hungarian [[Vilmos Foldes]] at the International Pool Tour qualifier in 2006, and was one of several players to earn a bonus of US$5,000 for breaking and running six consecutive racks in tournament play. He was one of 10 players to earn their IPT tour card by finishing in the top two spots of one of five qualifiers, and won the second spot held at the Pool Room in [[Atlanta, Georgia]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060204193244/http://www.internationalpooltour.com/ipt_content/events_thepoolroom06/sportswriter3.asp ''InternationalPoolTour.com'']}}, "Hill-Hill Battle goes to Van Boening," by Sally Timko, January 29, 2006. Retrieved June 12, 2007</ref> He has been ranked number one in the world by ''AZBilliards.com''. He practices at Lucky Billiards in [[Sioux Falls]], where he is the house pro and co-owner.<ref>[http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070612/SPORTS/706120329/1002 ''ArgusLeader.com''], "S.D.'s Next Super Star?", by Matt Zimmer, June 12, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2007</ref>

Van Boening is a three-time VNEA national amateur eight-ball champion.<ref>[http://www.billiardsdigest.com/current_issue/aug_06/IPTpreview.pdf "Strong Contenders and Up-and-Comers"], ''Billiards Digest'', August 2006. Retrieved June 13, 2007</ref> In 2007, he reached the final of the BCA Open Nine-ball Championship, losing to [[Dennis Orcollo]].<ref>[http://www.bca-pool.com/play/tournaments/9ballpro/9ball_main.shtml BCA Open 9-Ball Championship] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621014632/http://www.bca-pool.com/play/tournaments/9ballpro/9ball_main.shtml |date=June 21, 2007}}''BCA-Pool.com'', Men's Division. Retrieved June 12, 2007</ref> A few days later, he won the Predator International Ten-ball Championship.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120728180939/http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.cfm?storynum=4382 Van Boening Wins World Ten-ball Championship], ''AzBilliards.com'', May 27, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.poolmag.com/predator.cfm Van Boening Wins World Ten-ball Championship] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930084755/http://www.poolmag.com/predator.cfm |date=September 30, 2007}}, ''Pool and Billiards Magazine'', June 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2007</ref>

In 2007, Van Boening was tipped by ''Inside POOL Magazine'' as a possible future best pool player in the US.<ref>[http://www.insidepoolmag.com/pool-players/billiard-players/shane-van-boening-200706165042.html Shane Van Boening] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618093902/http://www.insidepoolmag.com/pool-players/billiard-players/shane-van-boening-200706165042.html |date=June 18, 2007}}, ''Inside POOL Magazine'', June 2007.  Retrieved June 16, 2007</ref> Van Boening captured the hot seat in the World Summit of Pool on June 16, 2007, beating 2004 [[List of WPA World Nine-ball Champions|WPA Men's World Nine-ball Champion]] [[Alex Pagulayan]] 11&ndash;4. On the last day, all matches were shortened to best of 13 as they were being recorded by [[ESPN]]. Pagulayan beat [[Francisco Bustamante]] and [[Warren Kiamco]] to face Van Boening in the final. Van Boening came back from 4–1 behind to tie the score 5–5, before Pagulayan won the next two games win, 7–5.<ref>[http://www.azbilliards.com "Lion Wins World Summit of Pool"], ''AzBilliards.com'', June 16, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007</ref>

Mark Griffin, owner of the Billiard Congress of America Pool League, began sponsoring Van Boening in 2007.<ref>[http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storyb.cfm?storynum=4411 ''AzBilliards.com''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620103637/http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storyb.cfm?storynum=4411 |date=June 20, 2008}}, Press Release, June 10, 2007, BCA Pool League Sponsors Shane Van Boening. Retrieved June 12, 2007</ref> On October 20, 2007, Van Boening won the 32nd US Open Nine-ball Championship, defeating Filipino champion [[Ronnie Alcano]] in the finals by 13&ndash;10. Van Boening remained undefeated in the double-elimination format of the championship, held in [[Chesapeake, Virginia]]. At the Reno Open Nine-ball Championship on December 9, 2007, Van Boening and Johnny Archer were in the double-elimination finals. Archer was undefeated until then, and Van Boening had to beat him twice; Van Boening won the first set, and 83 minutes later, claimed the championship.<ref>[http://otbntv.com/ Shane Wins], ''http://otbntv.com''. Retrieved December 11, 2007</ref>

He has been named "Player of the Year" by the ''Billiards Digest Magazine'' and "AZBilliards" in 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2018. In 2020, he was named "Player of the Decade" for the 2010s by the ''Billiards Digest Magazine''.<ref>{{BDMag |title=The Quiet Man |last=King |first=Mason |date=February 2008 |volume=30 |issue=3 |pages=48–53}}</ref><ref>{{PBMag |title=Shane Van Boening: 2007 'Player of the Year' |date=February 2008 |volume=26 |issue=2 |pages=14, 21-23 |last=Shank |first=Dale}}</ref>

In April 2022, Van Boening won the [[2022 WPA World Nine-ball Championship]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/shane-van-boening-is-champion-of-the-world/ |title=Shane Van Boening is Champion of the World |first=Matt |last=Lynch |website=azbilliards.com |date=April 10, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref>

As of 2023, He holds the record for the AZBilliards Money List at over $2 million in earnings since 2005. The AZBilliards Money List has recorded tournament results of players, primarily in the [[United States]], since the early 2000s. In 2023, Van Boening was featured on ''[[60 Minutes]]''.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=July 26, 2023 |title= World Number 1 Pool Player Shane Van Boening: The 60 Minutes Interview|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ervLwxz7xPo&t=7s |access-date= December 17, 2023 |publisher=60 Minutes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shane-van-boening-professional-pool-60-minutes-transcript-2023-07-26/|last=Wertheim|first=Jon|title=Shane Van Boening and the changing world of professional pool|publisher=60 Mnutes|date=July 26, 2023|access-date= December 17, 2023}}</ref>

==Career titles and achievements==
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* 2025 Big Tyme Classic One Pocket
* 2025 Ultimate Pool Iowa Shootout 8-Ball
* 2025 [[List of U.S. Open pool championships#U.S. Open Eight-ball Championship|U.S. Open Eight-ball pool championship]]
* 2025 [[List of U.S. Open pool championships#U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship|U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship]]
* 2024 International Bigfoot Ten-ball Open
* 2024 Battle of the Bull One Pocket
* 2024 Texas Open One Pocket Championship
* 2024 Predator Big Easy Classic Nine-ball
* 2024 Predator Big Easy Classic One Pocket
* 2024 Weir Memorial Nine-ball
* 2024 [[Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame]]
* 2024 Premier League Pool
* 2024 [[List of U.S. Open pool championships#U.S. Open One-pocket Championship|CSI U.S. Open One-pocket Championship]] 
* 2024 [[List of U.S. Open pool championships#U.S. Open Bank Pool Championship|CSI U.S. Open Bank Pool Championship]]
* 2024 [[List of U.S. Open pool championships#U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship|CSI U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship]]
* 2024 Bayou State Classic Nine-ball
* 2024 Skinny Bob's One-pocket
* 2023 International Bigfoot Ten-ball Challenge<ref>{{cite web |title=Van Boening Earns Another Bigfoot Challenge Title |date=November 3, 2023 |work=AZBilliards.com |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url= https://www.azbilliards.com/van-boening-earns-another-bigfoot-challenge-title/ |access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref>
* 2023 [[WPA World Eight-ball Championship]]
* 2023 Weir Memorial Nine-ball 
* 2023 Midwest Billiards and Cue Expo 9-Ball
* 2023 [[Derby City Classic]] Bigfoot Ten-ball Challenge<ref>{{Cite web |title=SVB Wins Derby City Big Foot 10-Ball Challenge |date=January 24, 2023 |work=AZBilliards.com |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url= https://www.azbilliards.com/svb-wins-derby-city-big-foot-10-ball-challenge/ |access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref>
* 2022 Hex.com Pro-Am Eight-ball 
* 2022 [[WPA World Nine-ball Championship]]
* 2021 Texas Open Nine-ball Championship 
* 2021 Michael Montgomery Memorial
* 2021 Jay Swanson Memorial Nine-ball
* 2021 Midwest Billiards Expo One-pocket 
* 2020 Turning Stone Classic
* 2020 Billiards Digest Player of the Decade – 2010s
* 2019 [[2019 Mosconi Cup|Mosconi Cup]]
* 2019 ABN Dream Challenge Team USA vs. Russia 
* 2019 Dragon 14.1 Tournament 
* 2019 Turning Stone Classic 
* 2019 Midwest Billiards Expo One-pocket
* 2019 [[US Open Straight Pool Championship|CSI U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship]] 
* 2019 [[List of U.S. Open pool championships#U.S. Open Bank Pool Championship|CSI U.S. Open Bank Pool Championship]] 
* 2018 AZBilliards [[Player of the Year]]
* 2018 [[2018 Mosconi Cup|Mosconi Cup]]
* 2018 ABN Dream Challenge Team USA vs. Russia 
* 2018 [[Euro Tour]] [[2018 Leende Open|Leende Open]] 
* 2018 Turning Stone Classic 
* 2018 [[List of U.S. Open pool championships#U.S. Open Eight-ball Championship|CSI U.S. Open Eight-ball Championship]] 
* 2018 [[List of U.S. Open pool championships#U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship|U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship]] 
* 2018 4-Bears Eight-ball Classic 
* 2018 [[List of U.S. Open pool championships#U.S. Open One-pocket Championship|CSI U.S. Open One-pocket Championship]]
* 2018 [[List of U.S. Open pool championships#U.S. Open Bank Pool Championship|CSI U.S. Open Bank Pool Championship]]
* 2017 ABN Dream Challenge Team USA vs. Russia 
* 2017 CSI US Bar Table All-Around Title 
* 2017 CSI US Bar Table Nine-ball Championship 
* 2017 CSI US Bar Table Eight-ball Championship 
* 2017 Turning Stone Classic 
* 2017 [[List of U.S. Open pool championships#U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship|CSI U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship]] 
* 2017 Pac-West Invitational
* 2017 Accu-Stats One-pocket Invitational 
* 2017 Super Billiards Expo Players Championship 
* 2017 Chinook Winds Late Night Ten-ball
* 2016 [[US Open Nine-ball Championship]]
* 2016 Tornado Open Tne-ball Championship
* 2016 CSI US Bar Table Eight-ball Championship 
* 2016 [[List of U.S. Open pool championships#U.S. Open Eight-ball Championship|CSI U.S. Open Eight-ball Championship]] 
* 2016 [[List of U.S. Open pool championships#U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship|CSI U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship]] 
* 2016 [[Derby City Classic]] Nine-ball 
* 2015 Accu-Stats Ten-ball Invitational 
* 2015 Kings Cup Ten-ball Team East vs. West 
* 2015 [[International Challenge of Champions]] 
* 2015 [[World Pool Masters]]
* 2015 CSI US Bar Table Nine-ball Championship 

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* 2015 [[Derby City Classic]] Bigfoot Ten-ball Challenge 
* 2014 Billiards Digest [[Player of the Year]] 
* 2014 [[World Pool Masters]] 
* 2014 [[US Open Nine-ball Championship]] 
* 2014 Carom Room Classic Mini Tournament
* 2014 Andy Mercer Memorial Nine-ball
* 2014 Super Billiards Expo Players Championship 
* 2014 CSI US Bar Table All-around Title 
* 2014 CSI US Bar Table Nine-ball Championship
* 2014 CSI US Bar Table Ten-ball Championship
* 2014 [[Derby City Classic]] Nine-ball 
* 2014 [[Derby City Classic]] Bigfoot Ten-ball Challenge 
* 2013 Billiards Digest [[Player of the Year]] 
* 2013 [[US Open Nine-ball Championship]] 
* 2013 Steinway Classic Ten-ball 
* 2013 [[List of U.S. Open pool championships#U.S. Open Eight-ball Championship|CSI U.S. Open Eight-ball Championship]]<ref>[http://www.kozoom.com/en/pool-billiard/news/shane-van-boening-wins-us-open-8-ball.html Shane Van Boening Wins US Open 8-Ball] Kozoom.com. Retrieved 28. July 2013.</ref>
* 2013 Accu-Stats Bigfoot One-Pocket Invitational 
* 2013 Super Billiards Expo Players Championship 
* 2013 Andy Mercer Memorial Nine-ball
* 2013 CSI US Bar Table Nine-ball Championship 
* 2013 Turning Stone Classic 
* 2012 Billiards Digest [[Player of the Year]] 
* 2012 [[US Open Nine-ball Championship]] 
* 2012 Andy Mercer Memorial Nine-ball
* 2012 [[List of U.S. Open pool championships#U.S. Open One-Pocket Championship|CSI U.S. Open One-pocket Championship]] 
* 2012 Super Billiards Expo Players Championship 
* 2012 CSI US Bar Table Nine-ball Championship 
* 2012 [[Derby City Classic]] Master of the Table 
* 2012 [[Derby City Classic]] Nine-ball 
* 2012 [[Derby City Classic]] One-pocket
* 2011 Billiards Digest [[Player of the Year]] 
* 2011 Turning Stone Classic 
* 2011 [[Steve Mizerak]] Ten-ball Championship 
* 2011 Seminole Florida Pro Tour Stop
* 2011 [[Pool (cue sports)|Pool]] Ocho Open 
* 2011 [[List of U.S. Open pool championships#U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship|CSI U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship]] 
* 2011 Runrunner Open Barbox Event
* 2011 [[Derby City Classic]] Master of the Table 
* 2011 [[Derby City Classic]] One-pocket
* 2010 Gem City Classic 
* 2010 Ultimate Ten-ball Championship 
* 2010 Super Billiards Expo Players Championship
* 2010 CSI US Bar Table All-Around Title 
* 2010 CSI US Bar Table Ten-ball Championship 
* 2010 CSI US Bar Table Nine-ball Championship 
* 2009 [[2009 Mosconi Cup|Mosconi Cup]]
* 2009 Andy Mercer Memorial Nine-ball
* 2009 [[Derby City Classic]] Nine-ball 
* 2008 [[World Cup of Pool]] - with ([[Rodney Morris]])<ref>[http://www.insidepoolmag.com/200810/billiard-news/usa-billiards-team-claims-world-cup-title.html USA Billiards Team claims World Cup title]insidepoolmag October 2008 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063846/http://www.insidepoolmag.com/200810/billiard-news/usa-billiards-team-claims-world-cup-title.html |date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>
* 2008 Texas Open Nine-ball Championship
* 2008 Four Bears Eight-ball Classic  
* 2008 Super Billiards Expo Players Championship
* 2008 CSI US Bar Table All-Around Title 
* 2008 CSI US Bar Table Ten-ball Championship 
* 2008 [[Derby City Classic]] Ten-ball Ring Game 
* 2008 [[Derby City Classic]] Louie Roberts Award 
* 2007 Billiards Digest [[Player of the Year]] 
* 2007 Sands Regency Nine-ball Open 
* 2007 [[US Open Nine-ball Championship]] 
* 2007 Predator International Ten-ball Championship 
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.azbilliards.com/people/4315-shane-van-boening/ "Shane Van Boening: Year in Review"] – most current results and statistics for this player available at ''AZBilliards.com: The A to Z of Billiards and Pool'', with links to previous years

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