1994’te ilk Dünya Bilardo Şampiyonluğunu kazanan Saygıner, dünyada "Mr. Magic" (Bay Sihir) ya da "The Turkish Prince (Türk Prensi)" lakaplarıyla tanınır. Türkiye’de bilardonun federasyon haline gelmesini sağlayan kişidir. Hollanda liginde 9 yıl, Portekiz liginde 3 yıl profesyonel oyunculuk yapan Saygıner'in bilardo literatürüne "Semih Saygıner Magic Shots" (Semih Saygıner'in Sihirli Vuruşları) olarak geçmiş, 42 özel vuruş tekniğine sahiptir ve bu oyunun dünyadaki en önemli isimlerinden biridir.
Semih Saygıner (born November 12, 1964, in Adapazarı, Turkey) nicknamed Mr. Magic and the Turkish Prince.
Saygıner is the fifth of 6 brothers and sisters. His parents died in a traffic accident when he was 14 years old. Saygıner then started playing billiards. He had a good performance in high school but left for depression over the loss of his mother and father. He then focused on billiards. A year later, he won his first Turkish title.