Artistic Billiards World Championship

The Artistic Billiards World Championship is a carom billiards tournament in the discipline of artistic billiards, organized by the Confédération International de Billard Artistique.

Raymond Steylaerts of Belgium has won the tournament six times, more than any other player. The current champion is David González from Mexico.

List of champions

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This is the list of Artistic Billiards World Champions since 1937 (years not shown are years in which the event was not held). The winners have mainly been European, and more commonly Belgian.

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze
1937   Paris   August Tiedtke   Richard Kron   René Vingerhoedt
1939   Marseille   René Vingerhoedt   M. van de Kerckhove   Richard Kron
1957   Murcia   Joaquín Domingo   Roger de Becker   Francisco Munte
1963   Lyon   Joaquín Domingo   Raymond Steylaerts   Francisco Munte
1966   Madrid   Joaquín Domingo   Carlos Tosi   Raymond Steylaerts
1970   La Plata[1]   Raymond Steylaerts   Carlos Tosi   Ricardo Fernández
1972   Deurne   Léo Corin   Claudio Nadal   Raymond Steylaerts
1973   Lyon   Léo Corin   Ricardo Fernández   Raymond Steylaerts
1974   Sint-Niklaas   Ricardo Fernández   Florent de Jonghe   Léo Corin
1975   Mol   Léo Corin   Valentín Almerich   Joaquín Domingo
1979   Den Haag   Raymond Steylaerts   Ricardo Fernández   Léo Corin
1980   Maubeuge   Raymond Steylaerts   Léo Corin   Cees van Oosterhout
1983   Paris   Léo Corin   Ricardo Fernández   Roberto Rojas
1984   Heeswijk-Dinther   Raymond Steylaerts   Jean Bessems   Léo Corin
1985   Sluis   Jean Bessems   Francis Connesson   Maurice Coyret
1986   Acapulco   Raymond Steylaerts   Tadashi Mashida   Frans Belderbos
1987   Mönchengladbach   Raymond Steylaerts   Jean Reverchon   Jean Bessems
1988   Stockerau   Jean Bessems   Léo Corin   Jan Brunnekreef
1990   Barcelona   Jean Reverchon   Roberto Rojas   Xavier Fonellosa
1991   Bad Bergzabern   Frans Belderbos   Madou Touré   Andreas Horvath
1992   Épernay   Jean Reverchon   Xavier Fonellosa   Andreas Horvath
1993   Grubbenvorst   Xavier Fonellosa   Thomas Ahrens   Jean Reverchon
1995   Zaragoza   Xavier Fonellosa   Jean Reverchon   Raymond Steylaerts
1996   Pithiviers   Jean Reverchon   Xavier Fonellosa   Ger Holka
2002   Faches-Thumesnil   Roberto Rojas   Thomas Ahrens   Xavier Fonellosa
  Jaume Norberto
2006   Amsterdam   Sander Jonen   Walter Bax   Madou Touré
  Thomas Ahrens
2008   Schelle   Haci Arap Yaman   Xavier Fonellosa   Ruud de Vos
  Serdar Gümüş
2009   Kastamonu   Eric Daelman   Haci Arap Yaman   Walter Bax
  Martin van Rhee
2011   Florange   Sander Jonen   Bernd Singer   Nobuyasu Sakai
  Walter Bax
2012   Samsun   Serdar Gümüş   Erik Vijverberg   Haci Arap Yaman
  Eric Daelman
2023   Ankara   David González   Kevin Tran   Barış Cin
  Thomas Ahrens
2024   Hacı Arap Yaman   Barış Cin   Serdar Gümüş
  Héctor Cuadrado

References

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  1. ^ "1970 World Championship". tv.kozoom.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.