Jason Twist

Jason "Tornado" Twist (28 March 1968 – 14 May 2023) was an English professional player of eight-ball pool and a four-time world champion.

Twist won the WEPF World Championship (world rules) twice, in 2000 and 2002. He also won the IPA World Professional Seniors Championship (blackball rules) twice, in 2015 and 2016.

He won three European titles and represented the England national pool team from 1989 to 2009, winning 12 world team titles, bringing his total to 16 world titles.

Twist also reached the world championship final on four further occasions—in 1995, 2003, 2008, and 2015—but lost to Daz Ward, Chris Melling, Gareth Potts, and Jack Whelan respectively.

Twist lived in the North Devon coastal town of Ilfracombe.

Achievements World titles 2000 – WEPF World Eightball Championship 2002 – WEPF World Eightball Championship 2015 – IPA World Professional Seniors Championship 2016 – IPA World Professional Seniors Championship

Team achievements Member of the England national pool team (1989–2009) Part of England teams that won 12 World Team Championships