Eddy Merckx (billiards player)
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's three-cushion billiards | ||
| Representing Belgium | ||
| World Games | ||
| 2013 Cali | Individual | |
| 2022 Birmingham | Individual | |
| World Championship | ||
| 2006 Sankt Wendel | Three-cushion | |
| 2012 Porto | Three-cushion | |
| 2009 Lausanne | Three-cushion | |
| European Championship | ||
| 2007 Salon-de-Provence | Three-cushion | |
| 2009 Sankt Wendel | Three-cushion | |
Eddy Merckx (born 4 September 1968 in Reet, Belgium) is a Belgian professional three-cushion billiards player.[1][2]
Career
Season 2006/07
In the year 2006, he beat Nikos Polychronopoulos 3–1 to win the world title in three cushions billiards.[3][4][5] In 2007, he added the European title in Salon de Provence in France, by beating the reigning champion Frédéric Caudron.[6]
Season 2011/12
On 8 October 2011, while playing in the German Bundesliga in Duisburg, Merckx defeated Won Kang 50–6 in six innings, a world record.[7] The inning breakdown was 4-9-26-7-0-4. The previous record for a 50-point game was nine innings, shared by Torbjorn Blomdahl, Frederic Caudron and Marco Zanetti.[8]
Season 2012/13
From 27 August to 1 September 2012 Merckx played in the invitation tournament Cuvino Superprestige, which was held in the city of Lommel, Belgium. The Belgians where looking for their fifth title of king of 3-cushion and it was Merckx who beat world number one ranked Frédéric Caudron in the final.[9][10] Just a week later, on 9 September 2012, he won his second UMB world title in Porto by again defeating Caudron in the semis and Choi Sung-Won in the finals.[11][12] Another week later he was playing in Suwon on the 3-Cushion World Cup and won third place together with Dick Jaspers from the Netherlands.[13] He was climbing up to third place of the world ranking due to these wins.[14]
Achievements
- 3-Cushion World Champion (Single): Winner 2006, 2012 • Runner-up 2009
- 3-Cushion European Champion: Winner 2007 • Runner-up 2010, 2011
- 3-Cushion World Cup: Winner 2005, 2009, 2011 • Runner-up 2008
- Chrystal Kelly Tournament: Third 2009
- 3-Cushion Invitation Tournament in Zundert/Netherlands: Winner 2003 • Runner-up 2004, 2005
- Superprestige in Belgium: Winner 2012 • Third 2011
- Belgium Championship: Winner 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
References
- ^ "AGIPI Billiard Masters 2009 Aired Live". Inside Pool. 11 March 2009. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ America, Billiard Congress of (2004). Billiards : the official rules and records book (2004 ed.). Colorado Springs: Billiard Congress of America. p. 185. ISBN 978-1-878493-14-9.
- ^ Match results World championship 2006, 1/2-Final & Final on UMB.org. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ Match results World championship 2006 on Kozoom.com Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ Final Ranking World Championship 2006 on Kozoom.com. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ Final Ranking European Championship 2007 Archived 27 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine on Eurobillard.org. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ "Eddy Merckx plays a fabulous world record in bundesliga". tv.kozoom.com. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ AZ-Billiards Forum 10 August 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ Eddy Merckx winner with a Cavendish sprint on Kozoom.com. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ Final Ranking Superprestige 2012 on Kozoom.com. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ Final Ranking World Championship 2012 on Kozoom.com. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ Eddy Merckx in a stunning rush to world title on Kozoom.com. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ Final Rankings 3-Cushion World Cup 2012/2 on Kozoom.com. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ World Ranking (Edition 16/2012) on UMB.org. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ Achievements on Kozoom.com. Retrieved 2 Oktober 2012.