David Alcaide

David Alcaide Bermúdez (born 14 December 1978) is a Spanish professional pool player. He is a two-time winner of the World Pool Masters, winning the 2017 event, defeating Jayson Shaw 8–7 in the final, and again in 2019 defeating Alexander Kazakis 9–8. Alcaide is a three-time world championship semi-finalist having reached the stage at the WPA World Ten-ball Championship, in 2009 and 2015, and the WPA World Eight-ball Championship in 2011.

Alcaide has also represented Europe at the Mosconi Cup in 2006, 2017, 2021,2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 with six wins. At the 2006 event, he was the first Spanish player to compete in the competition. In addition to pool, Alcaide also plays snooker, having competed at the 2019 Gibraltar Open professional snooker event. He has also represented Spain at the World Cup of Pool on multiple occasions, partnering fellow Spaniard Francisco Sánchez Ruiz in the events.

Career Nine-ball Alcaide began playing pool aged 5, and became national Spanish eight-ball champion aged 14.

Other disciplines

In addition to nine-ball, Alcaide is an accomplished ten-ball player. At the 2009 WPA World Ten-ball Championship, Alcaide reached the knockout rounds before defeating Antonio Gabica 9–8, Chao Fong-pang 9–5, Dennis Orcollo and Darren Appleton (both 9–6) to reach the semi-finals, before losing to Lee Vann Corteza 9–7, after leading 7–6.

Alcaide is a two-time Euro Tour champion, having won both the and 2016 Treviso Open, reaching the final on three other occasions, and the semi-final on six occasions.