Eddy Merckx (billiards player)

Season 2006/07

In the year 2006, he beat Nikos Polychronopoulos 3–1 to win the world title in three cushions billiards.^[3][4][5] In 2007, he added the European title in Salon de Provence in France, by beating the reigning champion Frédéric Caudron.^[6]

Season 2011/12

On 8 October 2011, while playing in the German Bundesliga in Duisburg, Merckx defeated Won Kang 50–6 in six innings, a world record.^[7] The inning breakdown was 4-9-26-7-0-4. The previous record for a 50-point game was nine innings, shared by Torbjorn Blomdahl, Frederic Caudron and Marco Zanetti.^[8]

Season 2012/13

From 27 August to 1 September 2012 Merckx played in the invitation tournament Cuvino Superprestige, which was held in the city of Lommel, Belgium. The Belgians where looking for their fifth title of king of 3-cushion and it was Merckx who beat world number one ranked Frédéric Caudron in the final.^[9][10] Just a week later, on 9 September 2012, he won his second UMB world title in Porto by again defeating Caudron in the semis and Choi Sung-Won in the finals.^[11][12] Another week later he was playing in Suwon on the 3-Cushion World Cup and won third place together with Dick Jaspers from the Netherlands.^[13] He was climbing up to third place of the world ranking due to these wins.^[14]

• 3-Cushion World Champion (Single): Winner 2006, 2012 • Runner-up 2009
• 3-Cushion European Champion: Winner 2007 • Runner-up 2010, 2011
• 3-Cushion World Cup: Winner 2005, 2009, 2011 • Runner-up 2008
• Chrystal Kelly Tournament: Third 2009
• 3-Cushion Invitation Tournament in Zundert/Netherlands: Winner 2003 • Runner-up 2004, 2005
• Superprestige in Belgium: Winner 2012 • Third 2011
• Belgium Championship: Winner 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012

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