Dick Jaspers
Encyclopedia
Dick Jaspers is a Dutch
professional carom billiards player who specializes in the three-cushion
event.
and Nobuaki Kobayashi
on live television during their World Cup final in Valkenburg
. Jaspers won two silver medals in the Dutch Championships 1986. In 1987 and 1989 he won the National Championship, and participated three times at the European Youth Championship. He won the gold medal on all of those occasions.
Jaspers started playing in the West German
division of the Billiards World Cup Association
(BWA) which managed professional Grand-Prix tournaments. Jaspers won several of these tournaments and was later suspended by the European Billiards Association for five years for his participation. Several other world-class players received the same suspension. The Union Mondiale de Billard
supported this decision and Jaspers and the other players were prohibited from participating in European and World Championships for five years. Following the suspension the players remained members of the BWA and played all their tournaments with them, which resulted in a long-term suspension. In 1989 and 1992 Jaspers became European Champion at the European Nation Championships, and in 1991 and 1992 he won the Finale Coupe d'Europe events. In 1998 the associations and their players came together to resolve their differences. From then on the players were able to play at the ECs and WCs again. Jaspers won the BWA World Three-cushion Championship in 1997 and 1999, and received the Golden KNBB Pin in December 1999.
In October 2000, Jaspers dominated the UMB World Three-cushion Championship
. Earlier that year he was honored by the BWA. He was not able to defend his title the following year, but he won the Silver Medal at the 2001 World Games
in Akita, Japan.
In Göynük
, Turkey
, he won the 2003 European Championships
and he became UMB World Champion for the second time in 2004 when he overclassed his Greek opponent Filipos Kasidokostas in the final (15-9, 15-0, 15-5). The event was held in Jaspers' home country in Rotterdam
. Jaspers would win that event again five years later by defeating Torbjörn Blomdahl
.
In 2005, Jaspers won three Silver Medals (World Games, World Nations Championships and Euro Billiards). On September 3, 2006 Jaspers won his 13th Dutch National Championship event.
Japspers defeated Blomdahl again to win the 2009 AGIPI Billiard Masters. A prize of €20.55K was awarded to him.
Reference of results
In the 2008 European Championship Final against Torbjorn Blomdahl, Jaspers averaged 5.625.
He ended Game One by going 13 and out in his second inning, ran 15 and out in his first inning of Game Two and ran six in his first inning of Game Three. Thus, he made 34 consecutive points.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
professional carom billiards player who specializes in the three-cushion
Three-cushion billiards
Three-cushion billiards is a form of carom billiards, and one of the most popular and challenging cue sports in the world.The object of the game is to the off both and contact the at least 3...
event.
Early life
Jaspers started playing billiards when he was three years old in the pub his parents ran in his home town. Between 1974 and 1980 he participated in the Dutch Youth Championships before making the move to the senior level. In this period he got lessons from Andre Gulickx and Tony SchrauwenProfessional career
Jaspers became a professional billiard player in 1986 after seeing Raymond CeulemansRaymond Ceulemans
Raymond ridder Ceulemans is a three-cushion billiards player and possibly the most dominant single figure in any one sport, having won 35 World Championship titles , 48 European titles and 61 national titles...
and Nobuaki Kobayashi
Nobuaki Kobayashi
is a Japanese professional three-cushion billiards player and 2-time world champion.After placing 2nd to Belgium's Raymond Ceulemans three times in the UMB World Three-cushion Championship, Kobayashi turned things around and defeated Ceulemans for the world title in 1974. With this win, he ended...
on live television during their World Cup final in Valkenburg
Valkenburg aan de Geul
Valkenburg aan de Geul is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.-History:Siege and conquest were characteristic of the history of Valkenburg. Each event is withheld, followed by subsequent restorations. This most definitely holds for the castle perched atop of a hill in the middle of the...
. Jaspers won two silver medals in the Dutch Championships 1986. In 1987 and 1989 he won the National Championship, and participated three times at the European Youth Championship. He won the gold medal on all of those occasions.
Jaspers started playing in the West German
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
division of the Billiards World Cup Association
Billiards World Cup Association
The Billiards World Cup Association was a governing body for carom billiards, like its competitor and successor, Union Mondiale de Billard....
(BWA) which managed professional Grand-Prix tournaments. Jaspers won several of these tournaments and was later suspended by the European Billiards Association for five years for his participation. Several other world-class players received the same suspension. The Union Mondiale de Billard
Union Mondiale de Billard
The Union Mondiale de Billard is the world governing body for carom billiard games. The organization was founded in Madrid, Spain on 1 June 1959, and is dedicated to promoting the modern carom billiards games...
supported this decision and Jaspers and the other players were prohibited from participating in European and World Championships for five years. Following the suspension the players remained members of the BWA and played all their tournaments with them, which resulted in a long-term suspension. In 1989 and 1992 Jaspers became European Champion at the European Nation Championships, and in 1991 and 1992 he won the Finale Coupe d'Europe events. In 1998 the associations and their players came together to resolve their differences. From then on the players were able to play at the ECs and WCs again. Jaspers won the BWA World Three-cushion Championship in 1997 and 1999, and received the Golden KNBB Pin in December 1999.
In October 2000, Jaspers dominated the UMB World Three-cushion Championship
UMB World Three-cushion Championship
The UMB World Three-cushion Championship is a professional carom billiards tournament in the discipline of three-cushion billiards, organized mostly annually by the Union Mondiale de Billard...
. Earlier that year he was honored by the BWA. He was not able to defend his title the following year, but he won the Silver Medal at the 2001 World Games
World Games
The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events within a sport, that are not contested in the Olympic Games...
in Akita, Japan.
In Göynük
Göynük
Göynük is a town and a district of Bolu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It covers an area of 1,436 km², and the population is 18,589 of which 4,894 live in the town of Göynük. The mayor is Kemal Kazan .-History:...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, he won the 2003 European Championships
CEB European Three-cushion Championship
The CEB European Three-cushion Championship is three-cushion billiards tournament organized by the Confédération Européenne de Billard. Held since 1933, it is one of longest-running tournaments in the sport...
and he became UMB World Champion for the second time in 2004 when he overclassed his Greek opponent Filipos Kasidokostas in the final (15-9, 15-0, 15-5). The event was held in Jaspers' home country in Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
. Jaspers would win that event again five years later by defeating Torbjörn Blomdahl
Torbjörn Blomdahl
Torbjörn Blomdahl is a Swedish professional carom billiards player from Helsingborg, Sweden.-Background:...
.
In 2005, Jaspers won three Silver Medals (World Games, World Nations Championships and Euro Billiards). On September 3, 2006 Jaspers won his 13th Dutch National Championship event.
Japspers defeated Blomdahl again to win the 2009 AGIPI Billiard Masters. A prize of €20.55K was awarded to him.
Titles
- 1997 BWA World Three-cushion Champion
- 1999 BWA World Three-cushion Champion
- 2000 UMB World Three-cushion ChampionUMB World Three-cushion ChampionshipThe UMB World Three-cushion Championship is a professional carom billiards tournament in the discipline of three-cushion billiards, organized mostly annually by the Union Mondiale de Billard...
- 2003 CEB European Three-cushion ChampionCEB European Three-cushion ChampionshipThe CEB European Three-cushion Championship is three-cushion billiards tournament organized by the Confédération Européenne de Billard. Held since 1933, it is one of longest-running tournaments in the sport...
- 2004 UMB World Three-cushion Champion
- 2008 CEB European Three-cushion Champion
- 2008 World Cup
- 2009 UMB/CEB AGIPI Masters
- 2010 CEB European Three-cushion Champion
- 2010 UMB/CEB AGIPI Masters
- 2010 World Cup
- 2011 CEB European Three-cushion Champion
- 2011 UMB World Three-cushion Champion
Reference of results
World records
- Three-cushion percentage in a single 3-set 45-carambole match: 5.625 (45/8) (2008)
- Most points in a row: 34 over 3 sets (2008, see below)
- Three-cushion percentage in a tournament: 2.536 over 7 matches (2002) http://www.dickjaspers.nl/?p=11&id=5 and 2.666 over 4 matches (2005) http://www.dickjaspers.nl/?p=11&id=83
In the 2008 European Championship Final against Torbjorn Blomdahl, Jaspers averaged 5.625.
He ended Game One by going 13 and out in his second inning, ran 15 and out in his first inning of Game Two and ran six in his first inning of Game Three. Thus, he made 34 consecutive points.
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