1970 World 3 Cushion Championship

Las Vegas, Nevada- 1970

This great event featured Raymond Ceulemans who at the time was somewhat unknown in the U.S. Not long after this event was his name circulating in the billiard room because of a grand average of 1.165 for the event. He was the only player to average over 1.0 in the event with Kobayashi of Japan who took second place averaging .998. At the time, averaging 1.0 in an entire event was virtually unheard of in the U.S. Some of the best American players of the time, Gilbert and Robin, represented the U.S. and averaged .698 and .719 respectively. Eddie Robin is best known for his books covering Position Play in 3 Cushion Billiards , and two books on the pocket billiard discipline of one pocket. Below the chart are the final standings with averages and high runs, as well as a picture of a hand written bracket sheet and a picture of Ceulemans at the event. I am in the process of adding more pictures from this event. If you have any pictures you would like to have added, or a personal story from the event, please contact me.

Read the chart from left to right. There are three boxes for each players' score for every game. In the top box is the number of points scored in the game. Matches were 60 points and winning scores are highlighted. In the bottom left box is the number of innings, and on the right is the player's high run. Points scored in red indicate the number of points made by that player in a lost game.

 

Las Vegas

1970
Ceulemans
Kobayashi
Scherz
Kashiki
Martinez
Tiedke
Gilbert
Suguimizi
Yoursi
Robin

CEULEMANS

Belgium
59
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
58
69
5
47
7
59
6
39
8
54
5
55
8
53
5
36
8
49
5

KOBAYASHI

Japan
60
42
60
60
43
60
59
60
60
69
6
50
7
41
9
56
6
59
5
61
6
71
7
45
7
53
6

SCHERZ

Austria
54
60
45
60
60
60
49
60
60
47
6
50
7
75
6
60
8
55
5
58
6
81
6
81
6
73
8

KASHIKI

Japan
56
24
60
60
60
60
60
60
46
59
8
41
4
75
5
110
3
70
7
71
6
83
5
77
7
68
7

MARTINEZ

Argentina
41
50
42
59
60
43
60
60
54
39
5
56
5
60
7
110
4
89
5
70
5
56
6
46
6
84
6

TIEDTKE

W. Germany
27
60
39
55
57
60
60
60
60
54
4
59
6
55
6
70
5
89
5
56
6
46
6
76
7
80
5

GILBERT

U.S.
32
38
38
54
60
57
46
60
56
55
3
61
4
58
4
71
8
70
5
69
4
76
3
74
7
98
5

SUGUIMIZI

Peru
45
60
60
53
56
60
60
60
60
53
4
71
5
81
4
83
3
56
7
68
4
76
6
73
5
73
4

YOURSI

Egypt
17
45
44
36
38
50
51
39
53
36
4
45
7
81
4
77
4
46
3
76
3
74
5
73
4
69
5

ROBIN

U.S.
60
25
40
60
54
54
60
46
60
49
6
53
3
73
4
68
6
80
5
80
5
98
7
73
5
69
8

Final Standings:

Place
Name
Total Points
Total Innings
Grand Average
Best Game
High Run
1
Ceulemans
537
461
1.165
36
8
2
Kobayashi
504
505
.998
41
9
3
Scherz
508
580
.876
50
8
4
Suguimizi
514
634
.811
68
7
5
Kashiki
486
654
.743
70
8
6
Robin
465
647
.719
49
8
7
Tiedke
457
620
.737
59
7
8
Martinez
469
610
.769
46
7
9
Gilbert
441
632
.698
70
8
10
Yoursi
373
577
.646
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Click Here for Hand Written Scorecard

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