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 with €4,000 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 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 and the Billiards World Cup Association. 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" culminated in the founding of the competing "Fédération Internationale de Billard" 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 on 12. July 1958.

Prize money and ranking points

Tournament records (timeline)

from Belgium won the tournament more times 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, Belgium also holds the record for most consecutive wins.
In 2013 Marco Zanetti played a new record General Average of 2.500. Frédéric Caudron puts up a new European record in High-run of 28 and equalizes the records of Junichi Komori, Raymond Ceulemans, and Roland Forthomme.

Champions

The GA indicates the General Average.
No.YearVenueWinnerGARunner-upGA3. PlaceGA
11932 Amsterdam Franz Aeberhard0,659 Henk Robijns0,717 Claudio Puigvert0,613
21935 Amsterdam Alfred Lagache0,704 Jaques Davin0,686 Emile Zaman0,595
31939 Angoulême Alfred Lagache0,804 Arie Bos0,714 Alfredo Ferraz0,574
41947 Brussels Alfred Lagache0,773 René Vingerhoedt0,756 Claudio Puigvert0,644
51948 Madrid Joaquín Domingo0,793 Roger Hanoun0,835 René Vingerhoedt0,718
61949 Angoulême Alfred Lagache0,890 René Vingerhoedt0,733 Marcel Lacroix0,634
71950 Amsterdam Bert Wevers0,584 Bernard Siguret0,673 Leonard Dessart0,652
81951 Antwerp René Vingerhoedt0,895 Alfred Lagache0,640 Leonard Dessart0,702
91952 Lausanne René Vingerhoedt1,023 August Tiedtke0,807 Jan Brockhuizen0,731
101953 Madrid René Vingerhoedt1,008 August Tiedtke0,796 Antonio Ventura0,680
111954 Mannheim René Vingerhoedt1,190 Walter Lütgehetmann0,863 Pierre Fauconnier0,877
121955 Amsterdam René Vingerhoedt1,017 Herman Popeijus0,884 Walter Lütgehetmann0,813
131956 Saarbrücken René Vingerhoedt0,831 August Tiedtke0,784 Pierre Fauconnier0,763
141957/1*1 Lisbon Bernard Siguret0,677 Jaime Pimenta0,636 Johann Scherz0,666
151957/2*1 Antwerp René Vingerhoedt0,800 August Tiedtke0,815 Raymond Steylaerts0,638
161958 Cannes Johann Scherz0,902 August Tiedtke0,863 René Vingerhoedt0,946
171959 Hilversum René Vingerhoedt1,041 August Tiedtke0,935 Bernard Siguret0,854
181960 Düsseldorf René Vingerhoedt1,105 August Tiedtke0,992 Laurent Boulanger0,994
191961 Trieste Johann Scherz1,000 Henny de Ruyter0,796 Raymond Ceulemans0,928
201962 Kaatsheuvel Raymond Ceulemans1,159 Johann Scherz1,015 Herman Popeijus0,890
211963 Brussels Raymond Ceulemans1,202 Johann Scherz1,007 Raymond Steylaerts0,952
221964 Copenhagen Raymond Ceulemans1,197 Johann Scherz0,876 Raymond Steylaerts0,843
231965 Vienna Raymond Ceulemans1,160 Johann Scherz1,053 Roger Hanoun0,922
241966 Lisbon Raymond Ceulemans1,420 Johann Scherz0,872 Jan Doggen0,801
251967 Angoulême Raymond Ceulemans1,253 Fernand van Barel0,971 Johann Scherz0,924
261968 Madrid Raymond Ceulemans1,379 Johann Scherz1,125 Laurent Boulanger1,150
271969 The Hague Raymond Ceulemans1,538 Laurent Boulanger1,174 Johann Scherz1,069
281970 Tournai Raymond Ceulemans1,366 Johann Scherz1,010 August Tiedtke0,809
291971 Geel Raymond Ceulemans1,621 Johann Scherz1,142 Laurent Boulanger1,041
301972 Dortmund Raymond Ceulemans1,501 Peter Thøgersen0,907 Rini van Bracht0,961
311973 Crosne Arnold de Pape0,940 Ludo Dielis0,949 Roland Dufetelle0,869
321974 Eeklo Raymond Ceulemans1,527 Ludo Dielis1,111 Richard Bitalis1,019
331975 Rotterdam Raymond Ceulemans1,406 Rini van Bracht0,982 Laurent Boulanger1,274
341976 Valencia Raymond Ceulemans1,563 Ludo Dielis0,993 Johann Scherz1,091
351977 Lausanne Raymond Ceulemans1,310 Ludo Dielis1,074 Johann Scherz1,016
361978 Copenhagen Raymond Ceulemans1,476 Peter Thøgersen1,071 Ludo Dielis1,060
371979 Düren Raymond Ceulemans1,369 Johann Scherz1,059 Egidio Vierat1,029
381980 Helsingborg Raymond Ceulemans1,571 Johann Scherz0,979 Christ van der Smissen1,113
391981 Vienna Raymond Ceulemans1,382 Raymond Steylaerts0,808 Piet de Jong0,773
401982 Porto Raymond Ceulemans1,365 Johann Scherz1,125 Ludo Dielis1,184
411983 Dunkirk Raymond Ceulemans1,333 Torbjörn Blomdahl1,104 Egidio Vierat1,045
421984 Leuven Rini van Bracht1,193 Egidio Vierat0,978 Günter Siebert1,054
431985 Amersfoort Torbjörn Blomdahl1,327 Rini van Bracht1,080 Raymond Ceulemans1,262
441986 Mondorf-les-Bains Torbjörn Blomdahl1,218 Avelino Rico1,027 Jorge Theriaga1,084
451987 Waalwijk Raymond Ceulemans1,411 Torbjörn Blomdahl1,261 Ludo Dielis1,156
461988 Vejle Torbjörn Blomdahl1,506 Raymond Ceulemans1,476 Christ van der Smissen1,202
471989 Viersen Lennart Blomdahl1,099 Richard Bitalis1,324 Torbjörn Blomdahl1,225
481990 Norrköping Torbjörn Blomdahl1,435 Dick Jaspers1,389 Paul Stroobants1,158
491991 Dordrecht Torbjörn Blomdahl1,772 Dick Jaspers1,513 Raymond Ceulemans1,808
551992 Cairo Raymond Ceulemans1,293 Francis Connesson1,232 Marco Zanetti1,135
511993 Corbeil-Essonnes Rini van Bracht1,231 Maximo Aguirre0,958 Paul Stroobants1,213
521994 Odense John Tijssens1,097 Andreas Efler0,996 Dion Nelin1,231
No.YearVenueWinnerGARunner-upGASemifinalistsGA
531995 Prague Jozef Philipoom1,203 Hans Laursen1,083 Jorge Theriaga
John Tijssens
1,151
1,050
541997 Mondorf-les-Bains Daniel Sánchez1,579 Jean-Christophe Roux1,311 Dion Nelin
Peter de Backer
1,353
1,171
551998 Aubagne Torbjörn Blomdahl1,429 Martin Horn1,378 Dick Jaspers
Daniel Sánchez
1,583
1,524
561999 Porto Semih Saygıner1,571 Dion Nelin1,355 Jorge Theriaga
Dick Jaspers
1,333
1,448
572000 Madrid Daniel Sánchez1,544 Semih Saygıner1,568 Eddy Leppens
Raimond Burgman
1,285
1,200
582001 Odense Torbjörn Blomdahl2,235 Tonny Carlsen1,326 Dion Nelin
Dick Jaspers
1,447
1,839
592002 İzmir Frédéric Caudron1,730 Tonny Carlsen1,497 Torbjörn Blomdahl
Jacob Haack Sørensen
1,481
1,397
602003 Göynük Dick Jaspers1,834 Frédéric Caudron1,864 Marco Zanetti
Martin Horn
1,984
1,468
612004 Ölüdeniz Murat Naci Çoklu1,652 Martin Horn1,358 Torbjörn Blomdahl
Daniel Sánchez
1,669
1,493
622005 Porto Torbjörn Blomdahl1,643 Frédéric Caudron1,333 Dick Jaspers
Brian Knudsen
1,920
1,413
632006 Antalya Frédéric Caudron1,937 Semih Saygıner1,922 Daniel Sánchez
Dick Jaspers
1,772
1,698
642007 Salon-de-Provence Eddy Merckx1,714 Frédéric Caudron1,962 Daniel Sánchez
Dick Jaspers
1,608
1,860
652008 Florange Dick Jaspers2,169 Torbjörn Blomdahl1,557 Marco Zanetti
Roland Forthomme
1,317
1,391
662009 Odense Daniel Sánchez1,864 Frédéric Caudron1,760 Torbjörn Blomdahl
Tayfun Taşdemir
1,529
1,388
672010 Sankt Wendel Dick Jaspers2,168 Eddy Merckx1,581 Marco Zanetti
Tayfun Taşdemir
2,007
1,428
682011 Porto Dick Jaspers1,715 Eddy Merckx1,518 Torbjörn Blomdahl
Frédéric Caudron
1,655
1,631
692012 Istanbul Filippos Kasidokostas1,798 Raimond Burgman1,465 Martin Horn
Murat Naci Çoklu
1,682
1,587
702013 Brandenburg/Havel Marco Zanetti2,500*2 Christian Rudolph1,465 Frédéric Caudron
Glenn Hofman
1,869
1,059
712015 Brandenburg/Havel Torbjörn Blomdahl2.352 Eddy Merckx1.823 Dick Jaspers
Adnan Yüksel
1.500
0.700
722017 Brandenburg/Havel Marco Zanetti1.980 Frédéric Caudron1.933 Dick Jaspers
David Martínez
1.807
1.229
732019 Brandenburg/Havel Dick Jaspers2.500 Marco Zanetti1.937 Rubén Legazpi
Murat Naci Coklu
1.875
1.866

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