Raymond Ceulemans

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Raymond Ceulemans
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Raymond Ceulemans in 2011
Born (1937-07-12) 12 July 1937 (age 86)
Lier, Belgium
Sport countryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
NicknameMr. 100 [1]
Professional1961–2001
Raymond Ceulemans
Medal record
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Men's Three-cushion billiards
UMB World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Neuss 1963Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Oostende 1964Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Hilversum 1965Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Buenos Aires 1966Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Lima 1967Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Düren 1968Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Tokyo 1969Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Las Vegas 1970Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Groningen 1971Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Buenos Aires 1972Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Cairo 1973Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg La Paz 1975Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Ostend 1976Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Tokyo 1977Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Las Vegas 1978Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Lima 1979Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Buenos Aires 1980Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Aix-les-Bains 1983Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Heeswijk-Dinther 1985Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Tokyo 1990Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Luxembourg 2001Three-cushion
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Antwerp 1974Three-cushion
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Tokyo 1991Three-cushion
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Tokyo 1992Three-cushion
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Krefeld 1984Three-cushion
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Las Vegas 1986Three-cushion
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Tokyo 1988Three-cushion
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Tokyo 1989Three-cushion
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987Three-cushion
CEB European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Kaatsheuvel 1962Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Brussels 1963Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Copenhagen 1964Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Vienna 1965Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Lisbon 1966Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Angoulême 1967Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Madrid 1968Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg The Hague 1969Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Tournai 1970Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Geel 1971Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Dortmund 1972Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Eeklo 1974Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Rotterdam 1975Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Valencia 1976Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Lausanne 1977Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Copenhagen 1978Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Düren 1979Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Helsingborg 1980Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Vienna 1981Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Porto 1982Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Dunkirk 1983Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Waalwijk 1987Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Cairo 1992Three-cushion
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Vejle 1988Three-cushion
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Triest 1961Three-cushion
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Amersfoort 1985Three-cushion
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Dordrecht 1991Three-cushion

Raymond Ceulemans (born 12 July 1937) is a Belgian billiards player who won 21 UMB three-cushion World Championship titles, more than any other player. Along with 48 European titles (23 in three-cushion) and 61 national titles. His nickname is "Mr 100". [1] He was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 2001, one of the first non-Americans to receive the honour.

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In October 2003, King Albert II of Belgium honoured Raymond Ceulemans by awarding him a knighthood (Ridderschap) in recognition of his lifetime achievements.

Early life

He was born in Lier, Belgium. By the age of 7, Ceulemans was playing billiards on the table in his father's café. He also liked to play association football at the local club. Although he was a good midfielder (in 1958 he was discovered by the club K. Beerschot V.A.C. but a transfer was never made) he stopped playing football and began to concentrate on billiards.

Professional career

Ceulemans at the 1986 1-cushion European Championship in Dulmen, Germany. One-cushion-EC 1986 in Dulmen-Gemany, Raymond Ceulemans-1.jpg
Ceulemans at the 1986 1-cushion European Championship in Dülmen, Germany.

In 1961 at the age of 23 Ceulemans won his first Belgian three-cushion title. In 1962 he won his first CEB European Three-cushion Championship.

A year later he won his first world title at the UMB World Three-cushion Championship with averages of 1.159 and 1.307 points per inning . He went on to win the title 11 times in row. The winning streak came to end in 1974 when he lost to Nobuaki Kobayashi in finals. He was the first three-cushion player to reach levels of 1.500 and 2.000 average points per inning . [2]

Ceulemans won the first Three-Cushion World Cup in Paris, France in 1986; two more titles followed in 1987 and 1990. In 1998 he tied the world record held by Junichi Komori of Japan during professional match play by scoring 28 points in a single inning . [3] (The record was later broken.)

Ceulemans won the European three-cushion championship 23 times and defended it 19 times.

Ceulemans also won 21 UMB World three-cushion championships. Additionally he has prevailed in 16 title defenses.

At the age of 64 Ceulemans won his latest UMB world title in 2001 in Luxembourg where he defeated Marco Zanetti.

International and national titles

Other tournament titles

Next to the national, European and world titles, Ceulemans won other national and international tournaments, including

Records

UMB World Three-cushion Championship

Three-Cushion World Cup

CEB European Three-cushion Championship

Honours and awards

Ceulemans in 1973 Biljarters in aktie, Ceulemans (Belgie) (kop), Bestanddeelnr 926-7190.jpg
Ceulemans in 1973

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References

  1. 1 2 Raymond Ceulemans Bio at BCA website Archived 31 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Official bio, Raymond Ceulemans; accessed 2007-02-03
  3. ↑ Documents of some players (Spanish) Archived 2 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Raymond Ceulemans – Palmares". raymondceulemans.com (in Dutch). 2022.
  5. ↑ "Uitgebreide lijst van overwinningen Raymond Ceulemans". raymondceulemans.com (in Dutch). 2022.
  6. ↑ "Palmares Sportman van het jaar" (in Dutch).
  7. ↑ "Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste".
  8. ↑ "ERELEDEN KNBB". knbb.nl (in Dutch).
  9. ↑ "Raymond Ceulemans in adelstand, ridder Jacques Rogge wordt graaf" (in Dutch). De Standaard.
  10. ↑ "Trophy of the legends with Ceulemans and Kobayashi". kozoom.com. 2018.

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