Gülşen Degener
Gülşen Degener ( born October 25, 1968 in Şanlıurfa, Turkey) is a resident of Germany, Turkish-born Carambolagespielerin.
Life
Gülşen Degener was born in the south-eastern Turkish city of Şanlıurfa 1968. It began with the playing billiards while she studied at the Uludağ University in Bursa English, German, philology and literature. After its launch with Free game, she switched to tri-band, the most difficult Carambolagevariante. They soon became the best Turkish player who was able to impress even Semih Saygıner or Tayfun Taşdemir.
In the mid-1990s Degener moved to Berlin. In 1999, she played the leading Dutch women's team ( Tabara ) in the first division. In 2001, she was able to rise to the 2nd Bundesliga League Berlin / Brandenburg. In the 2002-2003 season, she played for the German second division club BSG Duisburg, before moving to the Portuguese first division Centro Norton de Matos for the 2005/ 06 season. She currently plays for the Billiard Academy in Berlin and the Paris Club Maisen Alford.
Degener currently lives both in Berlin and in Turkey, is married and has one child.
Achievements
- Three Band Women's World Cup: Third in 2006, 2008
- Three-band European Championship Women: Third 2005, 2009
- German Women's Championship: winner 1999, 2001, 2002 • Second in 2000
- Dutch League: - Winner 2002
- European Women 's Cup, Belgium - Winner 2002
- Ladies World Challenge Cup, Gandia, Spain: 3rd place with Turkish team
- Dutch League - 2nd place 2003
- European Women 's Cup, the Netherlands - winner 2003
- German Grand Prix: Qualifying as a single woman for the German Championship 2004
- European Women 's Cup, Germany - Winner 2004
- Turkish Championship for Women: Winner 2005-2009, 2012