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CEB European Three-cushion Championship

The CEB European Three-cushion Championship is three-cushion billiards tournament organized by the Confédération Européenne de Billard. Held since 1932, it is one of longest-running tournaments in the sport. The 2007 event offered a total purse of €18,500 (US$26,134) with €4,000 ($5,651) for the winner.

Panoramic shot of the venue.

Before 1995, there was a third place match played between the two losing finalists, in order to determine the ranking. However, the match has been cancelled since then and the losing finalists are regarded as having the same ranking in the competition.

Since the season 2012/13 the tournament was held in a mammoth event every two years in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany.

History edit

Until the Second World War the European Championships were held only in the disciplines balkline and in three-cushion, and that even more irregular. After the war (1947) a regular, annual cycle was introduced. Exception was the season 1995/96. This had to do with the association disputes between the World Federation Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB) and the Billiards World Cup Association (BWA). It also meant that the players which were under contract with the BWA in the years 1993 to 1997 were not allowed to participate at the European Championship.

In the season 1956/57, there have been already two associations. In the dispute over sports and leadership policies within the "Union Internationale des Fédérations d'Amateurs de Billard" (UIFAB) culminated in the founding of the competing "Fédération Internationale de Billard" (FIB) and a "double" European Championships were held in straight rail, balkline, and three-cushion in 1957. The following year, the disputes were resolved and UIFAB was again the only European federation. This fusion was expressed in the founding/renamed into Confédération Européenne de Billard (CEB) on 12. July 1958.[1]

Prize money and ranking points edit

[2] Prize
money (€)		 Ranking
points
Winner 8,000 80
Runner-up 4,000 54
Semi-finalists 2,500 38
5. – 8. 1,500 26
9. – 16. 750 16
17. – 32. 300 8
P-Quali – 4
Overall 32,800 –
(current state: 2019)

Tournament records (timeline) edit

Billiard legend Raymond Ceulemans from Belgium won the tournament more times (23) than any other player. His closest competitors for the record are country fellow René Vingerhoedt and Swedish Torbjörn Blomdahl at a distant 9 and 8 respectively. By delivering the European Champion for 22 consecutive years (1962-1983), Belgium also holds the record for most consecutive wins.

In 2013 Marco Zanetti played a new record General Average (GA) of 2.500. Frédéric Caudron puts up a new European record in High-run of 28 and equalizes the records of Junichi Komori (1993), Raymond Ceulemans (1998), and Roland Forthomme (2012).

General Average (GA)[3]
GD Name Year
0,717   Henk Robijns 1932
0,804   Alfred Lagache 1939
0,827   Roger Hanoun 1948
0,890   Alfred Lagache 1949
0,895   René Vingerhoedt 1951
1,023   René Vingerhoedt 1952
1,190   René Vingerhoedt 1954
1,238   Raymond Ceulemans 1963
1,420   Cecilia Luxem 1965
1,538   Raymond Ceulemans 1969
1,621   Raymond Ceulemans 1971
1,808   Raymond Ceulemans 1991
2,314   Frédéric Caudron 2001
2,376   Torbjörn Blomdahl 2003
2,500   Marco Zanetti 2013
Special Average (SA)[3]
BED Name Year
0,925   Henk Robijns 1932
  Jacques Davin 1935
1,041   Alfred Lagache 1939
1,111   Alfred Lagache 1947
1,219   Roger Hanoun 1948
  Alfred Lagache 1949
1,428   René Vingerhoedt 1952
  René Vingerhoedt 1953
1,515   René Vingerhoedt 1954
1,724   René Vingerhoedt 1958
1,764   Raymond Ceulemans 1964
1,818   Raymond Ceulemans 1965
2,068   Raymond Ceulemans 1965
2,222   Raymond Ceulemans 1969
2,400   Johann Scherz 1971
2,875   Raymond Ceulemans 1972
3,000  Tayfun Taşdemir 2002
3,461   Torbjörn Blomdahl 2003
  Frédéric Caudron 2003
5,625   Dick Jaspers 2008
High Run (HR)[3]
HS Name Year
08   Otto Unshelm 1932
09   René Vingerhoedt 1939
12   Alfred Lagache 1948
15   Herman Popeijus 1955
  Henny de Ruijter 1960
17   Raymond Ceulemans 1964
20   Raymond Ceulemans 1973
23   Nikos Polychronopoulos 2012
28   Frédéric Caudron 2013

Champions edit

The GA indicates the General Average.[3]

No. Year Venue Winner GA Runner-up GA 3. Place GA
01 1932   Amsterdam   Franz Aeberhard 0,659   Henk Robijns 0,717   Claudio Puigvert 0,613
02 1935   Amsterdam   Alfred Lagache 0,704   Jaques Davin 0,686   Emile Zaman 0,595
03 1939   Angoulême   Alfred Lagache 0,804   Arie Bos 0,714   Alfredo Ferraz 0,574
04 1947   Brussels   Alfred Lagache 0,773   René Vingerhoedt 0,756   Claudio Puigvert 0,644
05 1948   Madrid   Joaquín Domingo 0,793   Roger Hanoun 0,835   René Vingerhoedt 0,718
06 1949   Angoulême   Alfred Lagache 0,890   René Vingerhoedt 0,733   Marcel Lacroix 0,634
07 1950   Amsterdam   Bert Wevers 0,584   Bernard Siguret 0,673   Leonard Dessart 0,652
08 1951   Antwerp   René Vingerhoedt 0,895   Alfred Lagache 0,640   Leonard Dessart 0,702
09 1952   Lausanne   René Vingerhoedt 1,023   August Tiedtke 0,807   Jan Brockhuizen 0,731
10 1953   Madrid   René Vingerhoedt 1,008   August Tiedtke 0,796   Antonio Ventura 0,680
11 1954   Mannheim   René Vingerhoedt 1,190   Walter Lütgehetmann 0,863   Pierre Fauconnier 0,877
12 1955   Amsterdam   René Vingerhoedt 1,017   Herman Popeijus 0,884   Walter Lütgehetmann 0,813
13 1956   Saarbrücken   René Vingerhoedt 0,831   August Tiedtke 0,784   Pierre Fauconnier 0,763
14 1957/1*1   Lisbon   Bernard Siguret 0,677   Jaime Pimenta 0,636   Johann Scherz 0,666
15 1957/2*1   Antwerp   René Vingerhoedt 0,800   August Tiedtke 0,815   Raymond Steylaerts 0,638
16 1958   Cannes   Johann Scherz 0,902   August Tiedtke 0,863   René Vingerhoedt 0,946
17 1959   Hilversum   René Vingerhoedt 1,041   August Tiedtke 0,935   Bernard Siguret 0,854
18 1960   Düsseldorf   René Vingerhoedt 1,105   August Tiedtke 0,992   Laurent Boulanger 0,994
19 1961   Trieste   Johann Scherz 1,000   Henny de Ruyter 0,796   Raymond Ceulemans 0,928
20 1962   Kaatsheuvel   Raymond Ceulemans 1,159   Johann Scherz 1,015   Herman Popeijus 0,890
21 1963   Brussels   Raymond Ceulemans 1,202   Johann Scherz 1,007   Raymond Steylaerts 0,952
22 1964   Copenhagen   Raymond Ceulemans 1,197   Johann Scherz 0,876   Raymond Steylaerts 0,843
23 1965   Vienna   Raymond Ceulemans 1,160   Johann Scherz 1,053   Roger Hanoun 0,922
24 1966   Lisbon   Raymond Ceulemans 1,420   Johann Scherz 0,872   Jan Doggen 0,801
25 1967   Angoulême   Raymond Ceulemans 1,253   Fernand van Barel 0,971   Johann Scherz 0,924
26 1968   Madrid   Raymond Ceulemans 1,379   Johann Scherz 1,125   Laurent Boulanger 1,150
27 1969   The Hague   Raymond Ceulemans 1,538   Laurent Boulanger 1,174   Johann Scherz 1,069
28 1970   Tournai   Raymond Ceulemans 1,366   Johann Scherz 1,010   August Tiedtke 0,809
29 1971   Geel   Raymond Ceulemans 1,621   Johann Scherz 1,142   Laurent Boulanger 1,041
30 1972   Dortmund   Raymond Ceulemans 1,501   Peter Thøgersen 0,907   Rini van Bracht 0,961
31 1973   Crosne   Arnold de Pape 0,940   Ludo Dielis 0,949   Roland Dufetelle 0,869
32 1974   Eeklo   Raymond Ceulemans 1,527   Ludo Dielis 1,111   Richard Bitalis 1,019
33 1975   Rotterdam   Raymond Ceulemans 1,406   Rini van Bracht 0,982   Laurent Boulanger 1,274
34 1976   Valencia   Raymond Ceulemans 1,563   Ludo Dielis 0,993   Johann Scherz 1,091
35 1977   Lausanne   Raymond Ceulemans 1,310   Ludo Dielis 1,074   Johann Scherz 1,016
36 1978   Copenhagen   Raymond Ceulemans 1,476   Peter Thøgersen 1,071   Ludo Dielis 1,060
37 1979   Düren   Raymond Ceulemans 1,369   Johann Scherz 1,059   Egidio Vierat 1,029
38 1980   Helsingborg   Raymond Ceulemans 1,571   Johann Scherz 0,979   Christ van der Smissen 1,113
39 1981   Vienna   Raymond Ceulemans 1,382   Raymond Steylaerts 0,808   Piet de Jong 0,773
40 1982   Porto   Raymond Ceulemans 1,365   Johann Scherz 1,125   Ludo Dielis 1,184
41 1983   Dunkirk   Raymond Ceulemans 1,333   Torbjörn Blomdahl 1,104   Egidio Vierat 1,045
42 1984   Leuven   Rini van Bracht 1,193   Egidio Vierat 0,978   Günter Siebert 1,054
43 1985   Amersfoort   Torbjörn Blomdahl 1,327   Rini van Bracht 1,080   Raymond Ceulemans 1,262
44 1986   Mondorf-les-Bains   Torbjörn Blomdahl 1,218   Avelino Rico 1,027   Jorge Theriaga 1,084
45 1987   Waalwijk   Raymond Ceulemans 1,411   Torbjörn Blomdahl 1,261   Ludo Dielis 1,156
46 1988   Vejle   Torbjörn Blomdahl 1,506   Raymond Ceulemans 1,476   Christ van der Smissen 1,202
47 1989   Viersen   Lennart Blomdahl 1,099   Richard Bitalis 1,324   Torbjörn Blomdahl 1,225
48 1990   Norrköping   Torbjörn Blomdahl 1,435   Dick Jaspers 1,389   Paul Stroobants 1,158
49 1991   Dordrecht   Torbjörn Blomdahl 1,772   Dick Jaspers 1,513   Raymond Ceulemans 1,808
55 1992   Cairo   Raymond Ceulemans 1,293   Francis Connesson 1,232   Marco Zanetti 1,135
51 1993   Corbeil-Essonnes   Rini van Bracht 1,231   Maximo Aguirre 0,958   Paul Stroobants 1,213
52 1994   Odense   John Tijssens 1,097   Andreas Efler 0,996   Dion Nelin 1,231
No. Year Venue Winner GA Runner-up GA Semifinalists GA
53 1995   Prague   Jozef Philipoom 1,203   Hans Laursen 1,083   Jorge Theriaga
  John Tijssens 		1,151
1,050
54 1997   Mondorf-les-Bains   Daniel Sánchez 1,579   Jean-Christophe Roux 1,311   Dion Nelin
  Peter de Backer 		1,353
1,171
55 1998   Aubagne   Torbjörn Blomdahl 1,429   Martin Horn 1,378   Dick Jaspers
  Daniel Sánchez 		1,583
1,524
56 1999   Porto   Semih Saygıner 1,571   Dion Nelin 1,355   Jorge Theriaga
  Dick Jaspers 		1,333
1,448
57 2000   Madrid   Daniel Sánchez 1,544   Semih Saygıner 1,568   Eddy Leppens
  Raimond Burgman 		1,285
1,200
58 2001   Odense   Torbjörn Blomdahl 2,235   Tonny Carlsen 1,326   Dion Nelin
  Dick Jaspers 		1,447
1,839
59 2002   İzmir   Frédéric Caudron 1,730   Tonny Carlsen 1,497   Torbjörn Blomdahl
  Jacob Haack Sørensen 		1,481
1,397
60 2003   Göynük   Dick Jaspers 1,834   Frédéric Caudron 1,864   Marco Zanetti
  Martin Horn 		1,984
1,468
61 2004   Ölüdeniz   Murat Naci Çoklu 1,652   Martin Horn 1,358   Torbjörn Blomdahl
  Daniel Sánchez 		1,669
1,493
62 2005   Porto   Torbjörn Blomdahl 1,643   Frédéric Caudron 1,333   Dick Jaspers
  Brian Knudsen 		1,920
1,413
63 2006   Antalya   Frédéric Caudron 1,937   Semih Saygıner 1,922   Daniel Sánchez
  Dick Jaspers 		1,772
1,698
64 2007   Salon-de-Provence   Eddy Merckx 1,714   Frédéric Caudron 1,962   Daniel Sánchez
  Dick Jaspers 		1,608
1,860
65 2008   Florange   Dick Jaspers 2,169   Torbjörn Blomdahl 1,557   Marco Zanetti
  Roland Forthomme 		1,317
1,391
66 2009   Odense   Daniel Sánchez 1,864   Frédéric Caudron 1,760   Torbjörn Blomdahl
  Tayfun Taşdemir 		1,529
1,388
67 2010   Sankt Wendel   Dick Jaspers 2,168   Eddy Merckx 1,581   Marco Zanetti
  Tayfun Taşdemir 		2,007
1,428
68 2011   Porto   Dick Jaspers 1,715   Eddy Merckx 1,518   Torbjörn Blomdahl
  Frédéric Caudron 		1,655
1,631
69 2012   Istanbul   Filippos Kasidokostas 1,798   Raimond Burgman 1,465   Martin Horn
  Murat Naci Çoklu 		1,682
1,587
70 2013   Brandenburg/Havel   Marco Zanetti 2,500*2   Christian Rudolph 1,465   Frédéric Caudron
  Glenn Hofman 		1,869
1,059
71 2015   Brandenburg/Havel   Torbjörn Blomdahl 1,739   Eddy Merckx 2,417   Dick Jaspers
  Adnan Yüksel 		1.646
1,405
72 2017   Brandenburg/Havel   Marco Zanetti 1.980   Frédéric Caudron 1.933   Dick Jaspers
  David Martínez 		1.807
1.366
73 2019   Brandenburg/Havel   Dick Jaspers 2.352   Marco Zanetti 1.948   Murat Naci Coklu
  Rubén Legazpi 		1.873
1.666
74 2022   Berlicum   Daniel Sánchez 2.192   Dick Jaspers 2,373   Semih Saygıner
  Martin Horn 		2,127
1.828
75 2023   Antalya   Marco Zanetti 1.953   Berkay Karakurt 1.605   Daniel Sánchez
  Torbjörn Blomdahl 		1.736
1.429
Note

Medals (1932-2023) edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Belgium37182782
2  Sweden103619
3  Netherlands9101837
4  France58720
5  Spain511016
6  Italy3148
7  Austria211518
8  Turkey23611
9  Switzerland1102
10  Greece1001
11  Germany012618
12  Denmark06511
13  Portugal0145
Totals (13 entries)757598248

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Haase, Dieter; Weingartner, Heinrich (2009). Enzyklopädie des Billardsports. Wien: Verlag Heinrich Weingartner. ISBN 978-3-200-01489-3.: p855 
  2. ^ "Prize money and ranking points" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF; 110 kB) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  3. ^ a b c d Haase, Dieter; Weingartner, Heinrich (2009). Enzyklopädie des Billardsports. Wien: Verlag Heinrich Weingartner. ISBN 978-3-200-01489-3.: p867–915 

External links edit

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