World 3-Cushion News
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Dick Jaspers of the Netherlands has achieved an incredible milestone in his career, setting a new world record for a single match to 40 points. Playing in Germany on Sunday January 21, 2018, Jaspers met Andreas Efler In a game played in the Bundesliga team competition. The Dutch billiard player scored the 40 caroms in just 4 innings to average an unbelievable 10.00!
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Edddy Merckx is the new 3-cushion champion in Belgiian, defeating the great Frédéric Caudron in a superior final. Their clash was the perfect climax of a week of the Belgian Nationals in (almost) all disciplines.The crowd in Blankenberge casino had high hopes for the match between the world's number 1 & 2. But it was mostly one-sided as Merckx was the clearly better player on this day as he easily won his ninth Belgian title.
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Dion Nelin has made an impressive comeback to the Danish 3-cushion billiards championship. In a wonderful effort Nelin won his eighth individual Danish title equaling the record of the legendary Danish star Peter Thøgersen. Thøgersen, who is a former Danish world class player and medal winner at World championships and European championships, won his last individual Danish title in 1990 by beating Tonny Carlsen in the final.
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The Belgians rule billiards! Eddy Merckx, one of three Belgians to reach the semi-finals in the El Gouna World Cup, defeated his fellow countryman Roland Forthomme with a high run of 14 followed by a final surge of 8-and-out to take the crown in a 40-25 victory. Merckx had shared the podium as second to fellow Belgian, world champion Frederic Caudron, just weeks before in the 2017 world championship tournament held in in Bolivia.