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title: "Shane Van Boening"
url: https://cueculture.wiki/shane-van-boening
published: 2026-09-03T11:53:08Z
updated: 2026-09-03T11:53:08Z
summary: "Shane Van Boening, the \"South Dakota Kid\", is one of the most decorated Americans in the sport's history, with five US Open titles and a 2022 World Pool…"
author: "Editorial"
tags: ["USA", "World Nineball Tour"]
lang: en
---

# Shane Van Boening

*South Dakota Kid*

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Shane Van Boening, the "South Dakota Kid", is one of the most decorated Americans in the sport's history, with five US Open titles and a 2022 World Pool Championship crown to his name. In 2026 he added the Florida Open Pool Championship, defeating Alexander Kazakis 13-5 in the final for a title he had fallen just short of two years earlier.

Van Boening also reached the 2024 US Open final before finishing runner-up to Fedor Gorst, and captured the 2024 Premier League Pool title. His body of work over the 2010s earned him Billiards Digest's "Player of the Decade" honor.

## Quick facts
- Country: USA
- Age: 43 · Height: 6'0"
- Highest world ranking: No. 15
- Majors: 0 · Invitationals: 1 · Ranking events: 0
- Career prize money: $103,800