France Archive

Dick Jaspers wins European Three Cushion Championship with record-breaking play

Dick Jaspers from Netherlands won the European Three Cushion Championship.
In the final he defeated Sweden’s Torbjörn Blomdahl 3-0. The set scores were 15-8, 15-2 and 15-8. Marco Zanetti (Italy) and Roland Forthomme (Belgium) shared third place.
Jaspers played extremely well in the final, setting a new world record average of 5.625. He also produced a high […]

Tony Drago wins French Open

Tony Drago from Malta won his first Euro Tour title in the inaugural Dynamic French Open.
In the final he defeated Christian Reimering from Germany 10-6 to win €6000. Reimering took home €3800 for the runner-up position.
In the semi-finals Drago hammered Finland’s Markus Juva 10-3 and Reimering defeated Marco Tschudi (Switzerland) 10-7.
This was Drago’s first win […]

Eddy Merckx bags European Three Cushion Championship

Belgium’s Eddy Merckx won the European Three Cushion Championship.
In the final against fellow Belgian and defending champion Frédéric Caudron he came back from 1-9 down in the fifth and deciding set. Daniel Sanchez (Spain) and Dick Jaspers from Netherlands captured the bronze medals. Jaspers also came third last year.
Merckx is alse the reigning three cushion […]