Three-cushion billiards, also known as three-cushion carom, is a popular carom billiards variant. The goal of the game is to carom the cue ball off both object balls and make at least three contacts with the rail cushions before the last object ball. Each successful carom earns a point. Wikipedia

Top 10 3-Cushion Billiard Players of All Time

1. Dick Jaspers

   

   Dingeman Jacobus Johannes “Dick” Jaspers (born 23 July 1965) is a Dutch professional carom billiards player who specializes in the three-cushion event. Wikipedia
   Born: 23 July 1965 (age 58), Sint Willebrord, Netherlands
   Sport country: Netherlands

   Early life
   Jaspers started playing billiards when he was three years old in the pub his parents ran in his hometown. Between 1974 and 1980 he participated in the Dutch Youth Championships before making the move to the senior level. During this period he got lessons from Andre Gulickx and Tony Schrauwen

   World Three-cushion Championship
   Bronze medal – third place 1991 World Cup
   Bronze medal – third-place 1999 Bogotá
   Gold medal – first place 2000 Saint-Étienne
   Bronze medal – third-place 2002 Randers
   Gold medal – first place in 2004 Rotterdam
   Bronze medal – third place 2006 Sankt Wendel
   Bronze medal – third-place 2007 Cuenca
   Gold medal – first place 2011 Lima
   Bronze medal – third-place 2013 Antwerp
   Gold medal – first place 2018 Caïro

2. Torbjörn Blomdahl

   

   Torbjörn Blomdahl born 26 October 1962 (age 61) in Gothenburg is a Swedish professional carom billiards player from Helsingborg, Sweden who plays for FC Porto. He is a six-time World Champion in three-cushion billiards, having won the titles in 1987, 1988, 1991, 1997, 2015, and 2019. Wikipedia
   Born: 26 October 1962, Gothenburg, Sweden

   World Championship
   Gold medal – first place 2019 Randers
   Gold medal – first place in 1987 Cairo
   Gold medal – first place in 1988 Tokyo
   Gold medal – first place in 1991 Tokyo
   Gold medal – first place 1997 Grubbenvorst
   Gold medal – first place 2015 Bordeaux
   Silver medal – second place 1986 Las Vegas
   Silver medal – second place in 1989 Tokyo
   Silver medal – second place in 1990 Tokyo
   Silver medal – second place 1998 Rezé
   Silver medal – second place 1999 Bogotá
   Silver medal – second place 2008 Sankt Wendel
   Silver medal – second place in 2014 Seoul
   Bronze medal – third-place 2003 Valladolid

3. Raymond Ceulemans

   

   Raymond, Knight Ceulemans is a Belgian billiards player, having won 35 World Championship titles, 48 European titles, and 61 national titles. His nickname is “Mr 100”. He was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America’s Hall of Fame in 2001, one of the very few non-Americans to receive the honor. Wikipedia
   Born: 12 July 1937 (age 84 years), Lier, Belgium
   Sport country: Belgium
   Children: Kurt Ceulemans

   UMB World Three-cushion Championship
   Gold medal – first place Neuss 1963
   Gold medal – first place Oostende 1964
   Gold medal – first place Hilversum 1965
   Gold medal – first place Buenos Aires 1966
   Gold medal – first place Lima 1967
   Gold medal – first place Düren 1968
   Gold medal – first place Tokio 1969
   Gold medal – first place Las Vegas 1970
   Gold medal – first place Groningen 1971
   Gold medal – first place Buenos Aires 1972
   Gold medal – first place Cairo 1973
   Gold medal – first place La Paz 1975
   Gold medal – first place Ostend 1976
   Gold medal – first place Tokio 1977
   Gold medal – first place in Las Vegas 1978
   Gold medal – first place Lima 1979
   Gold medal – first place Buenos Aires 1980
   Gold medal – first place Aix-les-Bains 1983
   Gold medal – first place Heeswijk-Dinther 1985
   Gold medal – first place Tokio 1990
   Gold medal – first place Luxembourg 2001
   Silver medal – second place Antwerp 1974
   Silver medal – second place Tokio 1991
   Silver medal – second place Tokio 1992
   Bronze medal – third place Krefeld 1984
   Bronze medal – third-place Las Vegas 1986
   Bronze medal – third place Tokio 1988
   Bronze medal – third place Tokio 1989

4. Marco Zanetti

   

   Marco Zanetti is an Italian professional three-cushion billiards player and a two-time world champion from Bolzano, Italy. Wikipedia
   Born: 10 April 1962 (age 62), Bolzano, Italy

   UMB World Three-cushion Championship
   Bronze medal – third-place 1997 Grubbenvorst
   Bronze medal – third-place 2000 Saint-Étienne
   Silver medal – second place 2001 Luxembourg
   Gold medal – first place 2002 Randers
   Bronze medal – third-place 2003 Valladolid
   Gold medal – first place 2008 Sankt
   Bronze medal – third-place 2009 Lausanne
   Silver medal – second place 2011 Lima
   Bronze medal – third-place 2012 Porto

5. Sang Lee

   

   Sang Chun Lee (Korean: 이상천; January 15, 1954 – October 19, 2004), most commonly known simply as Sang Lee, was a Korean American professional three-cushion billiards player and world champion.

   World Cup Champion
   Gold medal – first place 1993
   World Games
   Bronze medal – third-place 2001 Akita
   Asian Games
   Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan

6. Semih Saygıner

   

   Semih Saygıner, nicknamed Mr. Magic or The Turkish Prince, is a Turkish world champion professional carom billiards player specializing in three-cushion events. Wikipedia
   Born: 12 November 1964 (age 59), Adapazarı, Turkey
   Parents: Faruk Saygıner, Süreyya Saygıner

   World Championship
   Gold medal – first place 2003 Valladolid Individual
   Gold medal – first place 2003 Viersen Team
   Gold medal – first place 2004 Viersen Team
   Bronze medal – third-place 2006 Viersen Team

7. Daniel Sanchez

   

   Daniel Sánchez Gálvez was born on 3 March 1974 (age 50) in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, and best known as Dani Sánchez is a Spanish professional carom billiards player who plays for FC Porto a club he has represented for the last 21 years.

   He first reached the finals of the UMB World Three-cushion Championship in 1996 but finished 2nd to Christian Rudolph. He successfully took the title in 1998, defeating 14-time World Champion Torbjörn Blomdahl. He won it again in 2005 against Jean-Paul de Bruijn, in 2010 against Eddy Leppens, and in 2016 against Kim Haeng-Jik.

   World Games
   Gold medal – first place 2001 Akita Individual
   Gold medal – first place 2005 Duisburg Individual
   Gold medal – first place 2017 Wrocław Individual

8. Frédéric Caudron

   

   Frédéric Caudron is a Belgian professional three-cushion billiards player, nicknamed “L’Extraterrestre”. He won the UMB World Three-cushion Championship in 1999 and 2013. He also won the Sang Lee International Open two consecutive times, the CEB European Championship twice, as well as 53 Belgian national titles. Wikipedia
   Born: 27 January 1968 (age 56), Mons, Belgium
   Nationality: Belgian

   UMB World Three-cushion Championship
   Gold medal – first place 1999 World Three-cushion Championship Individual
   Gold medal – first place in 2013 World Three-cushion Championship Individual
   Bronze medal – third-place 2012 World Three-cushion Championship Individual

9. Nobuaki Kobayashi

   

   Nobuaki Kobayashi is a professional Japanese 3-cushion billiards player named Nobuaki Kobayashi. He was born on August 23, 1986, in Japan and has been playing professionally since 2006.

   Kobayashi has competed in various international tournaments and has won several titles in his career, including the 2015 UMB World Three-cushion Championship held in Bordeaux, France. He is known for his precision, accuracy, and shot-making ability, and is considered one of the top players in the world of three-cushion billiards.

10. Eddy MERCKX

    

    Eddy Merckx is a Belgian professional three-cushion billiards player. Wikipedia
    Born: 4 September 1968 (age 55), Rumst, Belgium
    Nationality: Belgian

    World Games
    Silver medal – second place 2013 Cali Individual
    World Championship
    Gold medal – first place 2006 Sankt Wendel Three-cushion
    Gold medal – first place 2012 Porto Three-cushion
    Silver medal – second place 2009 Lausanne Three-cushion

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