He organized a " World Legends of Artistic Pool" event" in Kyiv in 2006 to showcase trick shots, with the participation of the greatest contemporary trick shot champions. On October 29, 2009, he was a part of the fourth World Cup of Trick Shots on Team Europe, in which he and his team lost to their American counterparts. In 2008, Pelinga competed in the second annual Showdown in Seoul, playing against World Three-cushion Billiards Champion from Turkey, Semih Saygıner in both artistic pool and artistic billiards. In 2006, he competed in the first annual trans-Atlantic World Cup of Trick Shots, as captain of Team Europe, who lost to Team USA that year his team won in 2007. In 20, Pelinga won the prestigious ESPN Trick Shot Magic title. Open of Artistic Pool in New Bedford, Massachusetts, followed by another major title, the EPBF European Artistic Pool Championship in St. Gerni, in response, had Pelinga accompany him on a tour throughout the United States as a pseudo-apprenticeship. After speaking with Gerni and acting as his translator, Pelinga explained his interest in learning to become a professional trick shot artist. In 1990, he asked Longoni if he would be allowed to meet Paul Gerni on his arrival at the airport in Rome, and that was their first meeting, Gerni's exhibition and TV documentary, and personal training from Gerni during that tour first got Pelinga interested in artistic pool, the formalized practice of trick shots. Pelinga won several national titles in Italy in straight pool and nine-ball throughout the late 1970s and 1980s and began traveling around Italy giving exhibitions under the sponsorship of Longoni Cues. A part of the Reparto volanti group, he continued to serve even while pursuing his billiards career until 2011, when he retired from police work with pension. He became a member of the Polizia di Stato (Italian Federal Police) for the Calabria region after six months of police training. Pelinga began serving as a police officer in the beginning of 1985. While he was a teenager, he "became a black belt in Kung Fu and then.switched to boxing.for several years." During his years in university, he focused his studies on foreign languages, specifically English. He has also stated and exhibited his Dean Martin memorabilia collection, which includes "every applicable book and record album, plus publicity photos, newspaper and magazine clippings, novelty statuettes, comic books, and even a copy of Dino's death certificate." He also cites Paul Gerni, Mike Massey and Yoshikazu Kimura as influences. Pelinga began to play pool at age 12, drawing inspiration from his favorite singer and actor, Dean Martin, whom he emulates in various parts of his life. Pelinga is represented by (and in turn represents, as co-founder and Western & International Executive Manager) the booking agent Billiards Superstars Promotions, who also represent Paul Gerni, Allison Fisher, Mike Massey, Ewa Laurance and other top pool pros. In 2012, Pelinga was inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame. He is recognized as one of the greatest trick shot champions in the history of the sport, and has earned a spot in ESPN's Trick Shot Magic Hall of Fame. Pelinga has a large repertoire of trick shots and is able to execute over 1,000 unique and "fancy" shots. He was also awarded the honorary title of Professor of Sport Games by the University of Kharkiv (Ukraine). In addition to having won several international titles, Pelinga has also produced a series of instructional videos, and he was appointed on January 31, 2000, as official instructor of cue sports by the Italian Federation of Billiard Sports (FIBiS) and the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI). He won two Trick Shot Magic events, in 20, after a few second places. He was invited to tour in the USA with Paul Gerni, Norway's Lars Riiber, and Japan's Yoshikazu Kimura, and nominated by Paul Gerni for a spot on ESPN's Trick Shot Magic, where he has been featured for over ten years. Aside from competition, Pelinga performs exhibitions, organizes competitions and raises funds for a variety of charitable organizations with his personal appearances. Trick Shots" and " Il Maestro" ("The Master"). He was the featured player on the cover of the May 2010 issue of Billiards Digest magazine, which named him one of the world's best trick shot artists. Pelinga has served as a board member of the International Artistic Poolplayers Association (IAPA). He has also served as an officer for the Polizia di Stato (Italy's national police) for 27 years, retiring from police work in 2011, then moving to Las Vegas, Nevada to play pool full-time. He is best known as a multi-year international artistic pool champion, as both an individual and team captain. Stefano Pelinga (born May 1964) is an Italian professional pool (pocket billiards) player from Rome.
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