Eddy Merckx (billiards player)

  • Clichy -Montmartre France
  • B.C. De Maan Belgium
  • BSV Velbert Germany (from 2013/14 season )

Eddy Merckx Frans Jozefina ( born September 4, 1968 in Rumst ) is a Belgian professional Carambolagespieler.

Career

Early years

In 2006 he won in St. Wendel, the three-band World Cup with a 3-1 final victory over the Greeks Nikos Polychronopoulos. 2007 this was followed in the French Salon de Provence of Europe championship title in the same discipline against the defending champion Frédéric Caudron. In the three-band world championship for national teams in 2009 he reached with partner Roland Forthomme the final, where they defeated Sweden, however. In 2012, he won the title at the side of the Caudron then restarted times to Belgium in the final host Germany was defeated 2-0.

Season 2011/12

On October 8, 2011 Merckx presented at an unofficial world record when he started his Bundesliga match for the BSG Duisburg against Won Kang on 50 points in only 6 shots ( 4-9-26-7-0-4 ), ie with a DG of 8.33 uttered ( maximum 26 series ).

2012/13 season

From 27 August, the invitational tournament Cuvino Super Prestige found to September 1, 2012 at Lommel, Belgium, for the fifth time, in which the 16 best Belgian players find their three-band champion. Merckx could this title in a thrilling final, he was five shots already with 4:17 rear, further eleven shots still with 40:33, fight against the world number one Caudron. His DG was 2,500, its best HS was 8 Exactly one week later, at the World Championships in Porto, the two met each other again, but this time in the semifinals. This time is Merckx was able to prevail and then won the final against the Koreans Choi Sung -won his second individual world title after 2006. A week later, the three- band World Cup in Suwon, South Korea, he came together with Dick Jaspers of the Netherlands to the third Place.

Together with his team mate Frédéric Caudron he could defend the team title of the three-band world championship in Viersen against Germany in February 2013. He stood for the third time in a row on the podium after the runner-up in 2011.

The Verhoeven Open in July, he reached the final against his compatriot Caudron and had to give this a close second with 35:40. A week later he is once again at the World Games in the final, this time against the reigning European Champion Marco Zanetti from Bolzano.

Others

Of the Belgians was named after his compatriot and Profiradrennfadfahrer Eddy Merckx, who won his first Giro d'Italia in the year of birth Merckx '.

Achievements

  • Three Band World Champion (Single): winner in 2006, 2012 • Second in 2009
  • Three-band European Champion: Winner 2007 • Second 2010, 2011
  • Three-band World Cup Team: Winners 2012, 2013 • Second in 2009, 2011 • Third 2005
  • Three-band World Cup: winner 2005, 2009, 2011 • Second in 2008
  • Crystal Kelly Tournament: Third 2009
  • Three Ribbon Invitation Tournament in Zundert / The Netherlands: Winner 2003 • Second in 2004, 2005
  • Super Prestige in Belgium: Winner 2012 • Third 2011
  • Belgian Championship: winner 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
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