Child prodigy Keith O'Dell Jnr hailed the Tiger Woods of pool

By Megan Levy
Updated November 5 2012 - 7:50pm, first published May 26 2009 - 1:41am

A two-year-old boy is being hailed as the Tiger Woods of pool after videos of his game were posted on YouTube.Keith O'Dell Jnr from New York is still in nappies, but that hasn't stopped the child pool prodigy from outplaying opponents 10 times his age.O'Dell, who is the youngest member of the American Pool Association, started playing on a miniature pool table but has since moved up to a regulation table - although he has to stand on a chair so he can reach.His parents, who are also keen pool players, say the game is also teaching him about colours and counting.Now Keith Jnr is racking up some celebrity status, CBS reports .He has filmed a commercial for the American Poolplayers Association, is scheduled to appear on national daytime talk shows in the US, and has his own website, www.poolprodigy.com.Keith Jnr's father said he hoped his son would become the Tiger Woods of pool."Maybe, eventually, hopefully," he told CBS. "We're treating him like a normal kid - we don't want that to get out of hand."More weird news ...

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