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.

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

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
[2]Prize
money (€)		Ranking
points
Winner6,00080
Runner-up3,50054
Semi-finalists2,00038
5. – 8.1,00026
9. – 16.60016
17. – 32.4008
P-Quali–4
Overall28,700–
(current state: 7 February 2013)

Tournament records (timeline)

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]
GDNameYear
0,717 Henk Robijns1932
0,804 Alfred Lagache1939
0,827 Roger Hanoun1948
0,890 Alfred Lagache1949
0,895 René Vingerhoedt1951
1,023 René Vingerhoedt1952
1,190 René Vingerhoedt1954
1,238 Raymond Ceulemans1963
1,420 Cecilia Luxem1965
1,538 Raymond Ceulemans1969
1,621 Raymond Ceulemans1971
1,808 Raymond Ceulemans1991
2,314 Frédéric Caudron2001
2,376 Torbjörn Blomdahl2003
2,500 Marco Zanetti2013
2,739 Torbjörn Blomdahl2013
Special Average (SA)[3]
BEDNameYear
0,925 Henk Robijns1932
Jacques Davin1935
1,041 Alfred Lagache1939
1,111 Alfred Lagache1947
1,219 Roger Hanoun1948
Alfred Lagache1949
1,428 René Vingerhoedt1952
René Vingerhoedt1953
1,515 René Vingerhoedt1954
1,724 René Vingerhoedt1958
1,764 Raymond Ceulemans1964
1,818 Raymond Ceulemans1965
2,068 Raymond Ceulemans1965
2,222 Raymond Ceulemans1969
2,400 Johann Scherz1971
2,875 Raymond Ceulemans1972
3,000Tayfun Taşdemir2002
3,461 Torbjörn Blomdahl2003
Frédéric Caudron2003
5,625 Dick Jaspers2008
High Run (HR)[3]
HSNameYear
08 Otto Unshelm1932
09 René Vingerhoedt1939
12 Alfred Lagache1948
15 Herman Popeijus1955
Henny de Ruijter1960
17 Raymond Ceulemans1964
20 Raymond Ceulemans1973
23 Nikos Polychronopoulos2012
28 Frédéric Caudron2013

Champions

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 2.352 Eddy Merckx 1.823 Dick Jaspers
Adnan Yüksel		 1.500
0.700
72 2017 Brandenburg/Havel Marco Zanetti 1.980 Frédéric Caudron 1.933 Dick Jaspers
David Martínez		 1.807
1.229
73 2019 Brandenburg/Havel Dick Jaspers 2.500 Marco Zanetti 1.937 Rubén Legazpi
Murat Naci Coklu		 1.875
1.866
Note
  • *1 Since there were two competing and fractious associations at that time, namely, Union Internationale des Fédérations d'Amateurs de Billard (UIFAB) und Fédération Internationale de Billard (FIB), two different championships were held. Since the players could only affiliate to one of the associations, there was no overlapping of the participants of the respective European Championship.
  • *2 New European record

Wins by country
Country # Events Won

Out of 70 To Date

 Percentage
Belgium 37 52.85%
Sweden 9 12.85%
Netherlands 8 11.42%
France 5 7.14%
Spain 5 7.14%
 Others 6 8.57%

See also

Media related to European Three-Cushion Championships at Wikimedia Commons

References
  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 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  3. Haase, Dieter; Weingartner, Heinrich (2009). Enzyklopädie des Billardsports. Wien: Verlag Heinrich Weingartner. ISBN 978-3-200-01489-3.:p867–915
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