World Championship One Cushion 2007, Alicante Spain

[Loontjens]

For the first time in 9 years, 16 top players will compete for the world title in One-cushion. The World Championship will take place from April 18th until April 22th in the Spanish city of Elda (Alicante)

16 participants will be divided in 4 groups. The numbers 1 and 2 of each group will advance to the final stage. These 8 players will be once again seeded in 2 groups. The winners of each group will match up in the final.

The number 1 favourite is Dutchman Jean-Paul de Bruijn, who has won 6 European titles in one-cushion in the last 7 years.

But specialists like Frederic Caudron (Belgium), Eddy Leppens (Belgium) Xavier Gretillat (Switzerland) and Martin Horn (Germany, who has won the last WC in one-cushion) will be looking to capture this World title.

All in all, a great development that there finally is another World Championship in a so called "classic discipline"

I'll be looking for scores and facts, and try to post them in this carom section of AZ Billiards.

Regards,

Tim Joosse
Loontjens Biljarts/Gabriels Billiards

 

[Bob Jewett]

For the first time in 9 years, 16 top players will compete for the world title in One-cushion. ...

Thanks for the info. For those who would like to see a good demonstration of cushion caroms (also known as 1-cushion), there is a good one with explanation in English on Frederic Caudron's 2-DVD instructional set available from www.kozoom.com and from one or two other internet sites.

 

[billiardgrue]

Thanks for the info. For those who would like to see a good demonstration of cushion caroms (also known as 1-cushion), there is a good one with explanation in English on Frederic Caudron's 2-DVD instructional set available from www.kozoom.com and from one or two other internet sites.

I just want to add that Caudron makes runs of over 100 from the break on those DVDs in straight-rail, three forms of balkline (47/2, 71/2,47/1), and 1-cushion, as well as a run of 15 from the break in 3-cushion. There's also a montage of 50 creative artistic shots, as well as an interview and personal commentary on all of the runs.

Caudron once ran 23 and out on none other than Mister 100 Raymond Ceulemans when RC needed 1 or 2 points in a 50 point match. He also made the high run of 20 in the 2006 SL tournament last year. When I asked him to confirm the 23 against Ceulemans while I was talking with both of them last year, he told me that just a month earlier he ran a 25 and a 27 in the same tournament! He said the 27 was caught on tape (low quality), but that it will be available from kozoom.com as well some time this year (hopefully).

There's definitely a good argument to be made for Caudron being the best all-around carom player - just ask Raymond and he'll agree!

 

[mbvl]

Caudron once ran 23 and out on none other than Mister 100 Raymond Ceulemans when RC needed 1 or 2 points in a 50 point match.

Caudron was quite young when he made that 23 run on Ceulemans. For at least a decade it was his high run, I believe. I asked him about it once and he confirmed the run but said it was not 23 and out. Do you have any more information about that match?

Mark

 

[dmgwalsh]

Thanks for the info. For those who would like to see a good demonstration of cushion caroms (also known as 1-cushion), there is a good one with explanation in English on Frederic Caudron's 2-DVD instructional set available from www.kozoom.com and from one or two other internet sites.

Thanks for the info. I just received those dvds yesterday and will have to take a look. So far, I had just looked at some of his 3Cushion shots.

 

[HomeBrewer]

I would love that Caudron DVD but the import cost is brutal. Any idea of companies distributing it from within the US, or anyone out there maybe willing to sell their used one?

Thanks.

 

[Loontjens]

The groups in the WC 1-cushion are as follows:

Group A : Grétillat - Bongers - Faus - Mata
Group B : Leppens - Kahofer - Nicolas - Machida
Group C : Caudron - Remond - Halawa - Garcia
Group D : De Bruijn - Horn - Domer - Minetti

The first results of April 19th can be found on the website of the organization. http://www.ce-eldense.org/billar/index.htm

All in all , the two top favorites Caudron and De Bruijn have won their first two group matches.

 

[Bob Jewett]

... The first results of April 19th can be found on the website ...

Thierry Layani pointed out in the main forum that www.kozoom.com is carrying live video of the matches. I just tuned in and Caudron was finishing up his match.

 

[Bob Jewett]

T...www.kozoom.com is carrying live video of the matches....

In addition, they have a "video magazine" of interviews with the players. The interview with Eddy Leppens is quite amusing. It should be noted that he and Caudron are good friends, to so the reference to the "little monkey" is in jest.

Most of the interviews are in French, but Leppens' is in English.

Both Caudron and Leppens refer to a lot of skids (kicks, cling, bad contact) between the balls in the early rounds. They refer to them as "butages" as close as I can tell. Is that the word in French?

 

[Thierry Layani]

In addition, they have a "video magazine" of interviews with the players. The interview with Eddy Leppens is quite amusing. It should be noted that he and Caudron are good friends, to so the reference to the "little monkey" is in jest.

Most of the interviews are in French, but Leppens' is in English.

Both Caudron and Leppens refer to a lot of skids (kicks, cling, bad contact) between the balls in the early rounds. They refer to them as "butages" as close as I can tell. Is that the word in French?

Yes butage is the word in french (France french that is!) for kicks and skids. If anyone is interested in DVDs I'm going to Europe next month for the 3 cushion european team cup. I will see the people from Kozoom and Frederic so I could easily bring back some DVDs with me.

 

[sde]

Thierry Layani pointed out in the main forum that www.kozoom.com is carrying live video of the matches. I just tuned in and Caudron was finishing up his match.

I had the pleasure of watching some the live coverage on Saturday. I am not sure but I think it was De Bruijn who was at the table for about a half hour with a run that had to be over one hundred points.

I am not new to caroms/3 cushion but I had never seen 1 cushion played before and was totally impressed.

Thank you Thierry for posting the link and to Bob for reposting it here in this forum.

Steve

 

[billiardgrue]

Caudron was quite young when he made that 23 run on Ceulemans. For at least a decade it was his high run, I believe. I asked him about it once and he confirmed the run but said it was not 23 and out. Do you have any more information about that match?

Mark

You're right, Mark. I just confirmed with Caudron that it was *not* 23 and out. He said the run was in a match with Ceulemans in his club in Frameries, Belgium about 14 years ago.

I think my original "confirmation" must have been due to a miscommunication. I was talking with Ceulemans about Caudron when he walked by where we were sitting. It went something like this:

me: "So, Frederic, I heard that you once ran 23 and out on Raymond in a 50 point match."

Caudron: "Yes, but only just one month ago I ran 25 and 27 in the same tournament."

me: "Really? Did anyone videotape it? How can I get a copy...etc etc etc"

At that point, I completely forgot about getting more details on the 23 because I was so interested in tracking down a copy of the 27 that was videotaped (as well as buying his last DVD set that he brought with him).

Unfortunately, I don't think he processed the "and out" part when I asked him about it - his english is very good, but perhaps I was mumbling a bit and the detail was lost. Thanks for correcting the mis-information.

 

[Bob Jewett]

I had the pleasure of watching some the live coverage on Saturday. I am not sure but I think it was De Bruijn who was at the table for about a half hour with a run that had to be over one hundred points. ...

I missed this due to a tardy wake-up. I hope that it was on the TV table. I saw an excerpt in the video magazine section that may have been from that run and De Bruijn scored 9 without moving the balls more than three or four inches.