Raymond Ceulemans

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Raymond Ceulemans
Knight
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Raymond Ceulemans in 2011
Born (1937-07-12) 12 July 1937 (age 87)
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).svgNeuss 1963Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgOostende 1964Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgHilversum 1965Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgBuenos Aires 1966Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgLima 1967Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgDüren 1968Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgTokyo 1969Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgLas Vegas 1970Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgGroningen 1971Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgBuenos Aires 1972Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgCairo 1973Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgLa Paz 1975Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgOstend 1976Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgTokyo 1977Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgLas Vegas 1978Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgLima 1979Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgBuenos Aires 1980Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgAix-les-Bains 1983Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgHeeswijk-Dinther 1985Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgTokyo 1990Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgLuxembourg 2001Three-cushion
Silver medal icon (S initial).svgAntwerp 1974Three-cushion
Silver medal icon (S initial).svgTokyo 1991Three-cushion
Silver medal icon (S initial).svgTokyo 1992Three-cushion
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svgKrefeld 1984Three-cushion
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svgLas Vegas 1986Three-cushion
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svgTokyo 1988Three-cushion
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svgTokyo 1989Three-cushion
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1986Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1987Three-cushion
CEB European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgKaatsheuvel 1962Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgBrussels 1963Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgCopenhagen 1964Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgVienna 1965Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgLisbon 1966Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgAngoulême 1967Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgMadrid 1968Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgThe Hague 1969Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgTournai 1970Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgGeel 1971Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgDortmund 1972Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgEeklo 1974Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgRotterdam 1975Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgValencia 1976Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgLausanne 1977Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgCopenhagen 1978Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgDüren 1979Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgHelsingborg 1980Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgVienna 1981Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgPorto 1982Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgDunkirk 1983Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgWaalwijk 1987Three-cushion
Gold medal icon (G initial).svgCairo 1992Three-cushion
Silver medal icon (S initial).svgVejle 1988Three-cushion
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svgTriest 1961Three-cushion
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svgAmersfoort 1985Three-cushion
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svgDordrecht 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

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. ↑ "Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste".
  7. ↑ "Palmares Sportman van het jaar" (in Dutch).
  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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