Eddy Leppens

  • K.B.C de Goeie queue Belgium

Eddy Leppens ( born December 3, 1969 in Lommel ) is a Belgian carom billiards player.

Private

Eddy Leppens was born in flanderischen Lommel, where he spent his childhood. He is currently married to Iris Blondeel and has two children with her named Lindsey and Romy. In December 2005 he opened his own shop Verhoeven billiard Eddy Leppens.

Career

Early years

His father was an active pool player, so Leppens took 12 for the first time a cue in his hand, and with 13 he began to take lessons. From this moment his career went from strength to. After many regional and national victories, he later rose in the rankings steadily upwards. At 18, he was a player of Honour division in the outdoor game, four years later in all six disciplines of Carambolagebillards ( Free game, Cadre 47/2, 47 /1, 71/2, binding and three-band ).

Years 1993-2010

1993 won the Belgian Cup Leppens in the three-band, it was from then on his preferred discipline.

In 2002 he had his best-ever single average ( ED) of 5.000 with 50 balls in 10 shots. In 2004, he managed his best maximum series (HS ) with 25 balls. The following year, he set a new world record with a team average (DG ) of 2,139, were teammates Frédéric Caudron, Raimond Burgman and Johan Loncelle. All bests he scored in the three-band.

He achieved his best result so far in 2010 with the Vice World Champion title in the three-band.

2012/13 season

At the World Championships in early September in Porto Leppens be able to prevail in his first group match against the Germans Markus Dömer with 40:14, he velor the second game against Lutfi Cenet from Turkey with 34:40 and thus missed a second group the Final Tournament.

A month later, when ANAG Billiards Cup, a triathlon Invitational Tournament in the Czech Republic Olomouc, Leppens be able to secure a 2-1 victory in the second edition of this tournament in the final against Raul Cuenca from Spain. It was played in the disciplines Cadre 71/2, binding and three-band. While he was beaten the Spaniard in the Cadre with 100:24, so he could win with 50:27 and 15:8 in single and three- band. In the group stage Leppens could turn off the reigning triathlon world champion and third in the last year Wolfgang Zenkner.

Together with Frédéric Caudron he plays among others, the Belgian club BC De Goeie queue.

Achievements

  • Belgian Junior Champion: Winner 1988 ( three-band ), 1990 ( Free game ), 1991 ( Free game )
  • Belgian Champion: Winner 1991 ( Free game and Cadre 71/2 ), 1993 ( Cadre 47/1 and cover), 1994 ( cover), 1995 ( Free game and cover), 2000 ( Free game )
  • World Team Championship in Powerlifting: Winner 1993 • Second in 1992
  • Super Prestige ( three-band ): Winner 2004
  • Three Band World Championship: 2010 • Second Third 2005, 2009
  • Cover World Cup: Third 2007
  • Three-band World Cup: Third 2011
  • Binding Championship: Third 2000, 2006
  • ANAG Billiards Cup ( triathlon): Winner 2012
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