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.

Prize money and ranking points Prizemoney (€) Rankingpoints 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) 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). + 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 + BED Name Year 0,925 Henk Robijns 1932 Jacques Davin 1935 1,041 Alfred Lagache 1939 1,111 Alfred Lagache 19471,219 Roger Hanoun 1948 Alfred Lagache 19491,428 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 20023,461 Torbjörn Blomdahl 2003 Frédéric Caudron 2003 5,625 Dick Jaspers 2008 + High Run (HR) HS Name Year8 Otto Unshelm 19329 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 The GA indicates the General Average. No. Year Venue Winner GA Runner-up GA 3. Place GA11932 Amsterdam Franz Aeberhard0,659 Henk Robijns0,717 Claudio Puigvert0,61321935 Amsterdam Alfred Lagache0,704 Jaques Davin0,686 Emile Zaman0,59531939 Angoulême Alfred Lagache0,804 Arie Bos0,714 Alfredo Ferraz0,57441947 Brussels Alfred Lagache0,773 René Vingerhoedt0,756 Claudio Puigvert0,64451948 Madrid Joaquín Domingo0,793 Roger Hanoun0,835 René Vingerhoedt0,71861949 Angoulême Alfred Lagache0,890 René Vingerhoedt0,733 Marcel Lacroix0,63471950 Amsterdam Bert Wevers0,584 Bernard Siguret0,673 Leonard Dessart0,65281951 Antwerp René Vingerhoedt0,895 Alfred Lagache0,640 Leonard Dessart0,70291952 Lausanne René Vingerhoedt1,023 August Tiedtke0,807 Jan Brockhuizen0,731101953 Madrid René Vingerhoedt1,008 August Tiedtke0,796 Antonio Ventura0,680111954 Mannheim René Vingerhoedt1,190 Walter Lütgehetmann0,863 Pierre Fauconnier0,877121955 Amsterdam René Vingerhoedt1,017 Herman Popeijus0,884 Walter Lütgehetmann0,813131956 Saarbrücken René Vingerhoedt0,831 August Tiedtke0,784 Pierre Fauconnier0,763141957/1*1 Lisbon Bernard Siguret0,677 Jaime Pimenta0,636 Johann Scherz0,666151957/2*1 Antwerp René Vingerhoedt0,800 August Tiedtke0,815 Raymond Steylaerts0,638161958 Cannes Johann Scherz0,902 August Tiedtke0,863 René Vingerhoedt0,946171959 Hilversum René Vingerhoedt1,041 August Tiedtke0,935 Bernard Siguret0,854181960 Düsseldorf René Vingerhoedt1,105 August Tiedtke0,992 Laurent Boulanger0,994191961 Trieste Johann Scherz1,000 Henny de Ruyter0,796 Raymond Ceulemans0,928201962 Kaatsheuvel Raymond Ceulemans1,159 Johann Scherz1,015 Herman Popeijus0,890211963 Brussels Raymond Ceulemans1,202 Johann Scherz1,007 Raymond Steylaerts0,952221964 Copenhagen Raymond Ceulemans1,197 Johann Scherz0,876 Raymond Steylaerts0,843231965 Vienna Raymond Ceulemans1,160 Johann Scherz1,053 Roger Hanoun0,922241966 Lisbon Raymond Ceulemans1,420 Johann Scherz0,872 Jan Doggen0,801251967 Angoulême Raymond Ceulemans1,253 Fernand van Barel0,971 Johann Scherz0,924261968 Madrid Raymond Ceulemans1,379 Johann Scherz1,125 Laurent Boulanger1,150271969 The Hague Raymond Ceulemans1,538 Laurent Boulanger1,174 Johann Scherz1,069281970 Tournai Raymond Ceulemans1,366 Johann Scherz1,010 August Tiedtke0,809291971 Geel Raymond Ceulemans1,621 Johann Scherz1,142 Laurent Boulanger1,041301972 Dortmund Raymond Ceulemans1,501 Peter Thøgersen0,907 Rini van Bracht0,961311973 Crosne Arnold de Pape0,940 Ludo Dielis0,949 Roland Dufetelle0,869321974 Eeklo Raymond Ceulemans1,527 Ludo Dielis1,111 Richard Bitalis1,019331975 Rotterdam Raymond Ceulemans1,406 Rini van Bracht0,982 Laurent Boulanger1,274341976 Valencia Raymond Ceulemans1,563 Ludo Dielis0,993 Johann Scherz1,091351977 Lausanne Raymond Ceulemans1,310 Ludo Dielis1,074 Johann Scherz1,016361978 Copenhagen Raymond Ceulemans1,476 Peter Thøgersen1,071 Ludo Dielis1,060371979 Düren Raymond Ceulemans1,369 Johann Scherz1,059 Egidio Vierat1,029381980 Helsingborg Raymond Ceulemans1,571 Johann Scherz0,979 Christ van der Smissen1,113391981 Vienna Raymond Ceulemans1,382 Raymond Steylaerts0,808 Piet de Jong0,773401982 Porto Raymond Ceulemans1,365 Johann Scherz1,125 Ludo Dielis1,184411983 Dunkirk Raymond Ceulemans1,333 Torbjörn Blomdahl1,104 Egidio Vierat1,045421984 Leuven Rini van Bracht1,193 Egidio Vierat0,978 Günter Siebert1,054431985 Amersfoort Torbjörn Blomdahl1,327 Rini van Bracht1,080 Raymond Ceulemans1,262441986 Mondorf-les-Bains Torbjörn Blomdahl1,218 Avelino Rico1,027 Jorge Theriaga1,084451987 Waalwijk Raymond Ceulemans1,411 Torbjörn Blomdahl1,261 Ludo Dielis1,156461988 Vejle Torbjörn Blomdahl1,506 Raymond Ceulemans1,476 Christ van der Smissen1,202471989 Viersen Lennart Blomdahl1,099 Richard Bitalis1,324 Torbjörn Blomdahl1,225481990 Norrköping Torbjörn Blomdahl1,435 Dick Jaspers1,389 Paul Stroobants1,158491991 Dordrecht Torbjörn Blomdahl1,772 Dick Jaspers1,513 Raymond Ceulemans1,808551992 Cairo Raymond Ceulemans1,293 Francis Connesson1,232 Marco Zanetti1,135511993 Corbeil-Essonnes Rini van Bracht1,231 Maximo Aguirre0,958 Paul Stroobants1,213521994 Odense John Tijssens1,097 Andreas Efler0,996 Dion Nelin1,231 No. Year Venue Winner GA Runner-up GA Semifinalists GA531995 Prague Jozef Philipoom1,203 Hans Laursen1,083 Jorge Theriaga John Tijssens1,1511,050541997 Mondorf-les-Bains Daniel Sánchez1,579 Jean-Christophe Roux1,311 Dion Nelin Peter de Backer1,3531,171551998 Aubagne Torbjörn Blomdahl1,429 Martin Horn1,378 Dick Jaspers Daniel Sánchez1,5831,524561999 Porto Semih Saygıner1,571 Dion Nelin1,355 Jorge Theriaga Dick Jaspers1,3331,448572000 Madrid Daniel Sánchez1,544 Semih Saygıner1,568 Eddy Leppens Raimond Burgman1,2851,200582001 Odense Torbjörn Blomdahl2,235 Tonny Carlsen1,326 Dion Nelin Dick Jaspers1,4471,839592002 İzmir Frédéric Caudron1,730 Tonny Carlsen1,497 Torbjörn Blomdahl Jacob Haack Sørensen1,4811,397602003 Göynük Dick Jaspers1,834 Frédéric Caudron1,864 Marco Zanetti Martin Horn1,9841,468612004 Ölüdeniz Murat Naci Çoklu1,652 Martin Horn1,358 Torbjörn Blomdahl Daniel Sánchez1,6691,493622005 Porto Torbjörn Blomdahl1,643 Frédéric Caudron1,333 Dick Jaspers Brian Knudsen1,9201,413632006 Antalya Frédéric Caudron1,937 Semih Saygıner1,922 Daniel Sánchez Dick Jaspers1,7721,698642007 Salon-de-Provence Eddy Merckx1,714 Frédéric Caudron1,962 Daniel Sánchez Dick Jaspers1,6081,860652008 Florange Dick Jaspers2,169 Torbjörn Blomdahl1,557 Marco Zanetti Roland Forthomme1,3171,391662009 Odense Daniel Sánchez1,864 Frédéric Caudron1,760 Torbjörn Blomdahl Tayfun Taşdemir1,5291,388672010 Sankt Wendel Dick Jaspers2,168 Eddy Merckx1,581 Marco Zanetti Tayfun Taşdemir2,0071,428682011 Porto Dick Jaspers1,715 Eddy Merckx1,518 Torbjörn Blomdahl Frédéric Caudron1,6551,631692012 Istanbul Filippos Kasidokostas1,798 Raimond Burgman1,465 Martin Horn Murat Naci Çoklu1,6821,58770 2013 Brandenburg/Havel Marco Zanetti 2,500*2 Christian Rudolph 1,465 Frédéric Caudron Glenn Hofman 1,8691,05971 2015 Brandenburg/Havel Torbjörn Blomdahl 1,739 Eddy Merckx 2,417 Dick Jaspers Adnan Yüksel 1.6461,40572 2017 Brandenburg/Havel Marco Zanetti 1.980 Frédéric Caudron 1.933 Dick Jaspers David Martínez 1.8071.36673 2019 Brandenburg/Havel Dick Jaspers 2.352 Marco Zanetti 1.948 Murat Naci Coklu Rubén Legazpi 1.8731.66674 2022 Berlicum Daniel Sánchez 2.192 Dick Jaspers 2,373 Semih Saygıner Martin Horn 2,1271.82875 2023 Ankara Marco Zanetti 1.953 Berkay Karakurt 1.605 Daniel Sánchez Torbjörn Blomdahl 1.7361.42976 2024 Antalya Torbjörn Blomdahl 1.644 Martin Horn 1.493 Rubén Legazpi Jeffrey Jorissen 1.7071.42977 2025 Martin Horn 2.032 Roland Forthomme 1.446 Eddy Merckx Jeffrey Jorissen 1.6951.56778 2026 Antalya Peter Ceulemans 2.000 Eddy Merckx 1.605 Martin Horn Tayfun Taşdemir 1.4611.047 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

Medals (1932-2023)

See also UMB World Three-cushion Championship Cue sports at the World Games

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