Originally from the Western Australian mining town of Kalgoorlie, Halligan has been taking his one-man show around the country for the last decade.

Halligan entertains crowds with trick shot exhibitions, up to 30 games against the local players and coaching during a fun-packed evening's entertainment.

The ‘Kid's' credentials are certainly strong – he has played in the world pool titles for eight of the last 11 years and is one of only three people, along with Mike Delahuntly and Steve Hogan, in the Australia 8-ball Hall of Fame.

He was ranked number one pool player in the world twice in the 1990s and has captained his country at the world championships on five occasions.

Halligan amassed a world record 88.89 per cent winning record when he collected his first world number one ranking in 1993.

"It started back in 1984," Halligan said. "Eddie Charlton came to Kalgoorlie and inspired me to get into the caper. We remained good friends until Eddie's death in November 2004."

While pool has a lower international sporting profile than snooker, Halligan has toured the world performing in England, Ireland, Wales, America and South Africa, along with a host of local bookings.