Alfred Lagache

Alfred Lagache
Born(1889-10-24)24 October 1889
Died18 August 1971(1971-08-18) (aged 81)
Sport country France
Pool gamesThree-cushion billiards
Tournament wins
MajorCEB European Three-cushion Championship (1935, 1939, 1947 and 1949)
World ChampionUMB World Three-cushion Champion (1935, 1937)

Alfred Lagache (24 October 1889 – 18 August 1971)[1] was a French professional three-cushion billiards player.

Career

A number of players from France have won world championships in different disciplines of carom billiards, but Lagache has been the only Frenchman to ever win the UMB World Three-cushion Championship, taking the title in 1935 and again in 1937.[2] Lagache would also finish third the following season, in 1938.[3]

He also won the CEB European Three-cushion Championship in 1935, 1939, 1947 and 1949.[2] Lagache would also finish third the following season[3]

References

  1. ^ Heinrich Weingartner; Dieter Haase (2009), Enzyklopädie des Billardsports (in German), vol. 2, Vienna: Heinrich Weingartner, p. 790, ISBN 978-3-200-01489-3
  2. ^ a b "Profile/Palmares". Kozoom. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  3. ^ a b "Billard Karambol Ergebnisse Spieler Alfred LAGACHE - Kozoom". kozoom.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
Preceded by
Spain Claudio Puigvert
World Three-cushion Champion
1935
Succeeded by
United States Edward Lee
Preceded by
United States Edward Lee
World Three-cushion Champion
1937
Succeeded by
Argentina Augusto Vergez
Preceded by
Switzerland Franz Aeberhard
European Three-cushion Champion
1935
Succeeded by
France Alfred Lagache
Preceded by
France Alfred Lagache
European Three-cushion Champion
1939
Succeeded by
France Alfred Lagache
Preceded by
France Alfred Lagache
European Three-cushion Champion
1947
Succeeded by
Preceded by European Three-cushion Champion
1949
Succeeded by
Netherlands Bert Wevers
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  • 1928-29: Soussa (EGY)
  • 1930: Robijns (NED)
  • 1931: Miró (ESP)
  • 1932-33: Robijns (NED)
  • 1934: Puigvert (ESP)
  • 1935: Lagache (FRA)
  • 1936: Lee (USA)
  • 1937: Lagache (FRA)
  • 1938: Vergez (ARG)
  • 1939-47: not held
  • 1948: Vingerhoedt (BEL)
  • 1949-51: not held
  • 1952: Carrera (ARG)
  • 1953: Navarra (ARG)
  • 1954-57: not held
  • 1958: Navarra (ARG)
  • 1959: not held
  • 1960: Vingerhoedt (BEL)
  • 1961: Suarez (PER)
  • 1962: not held
  • 1963-73: Ceulemans (BEL)
  • 1974: Kobayashi (JPN)
  • 1975-80: Ceulemans (BEL)
  • 1981: Dielis (BEL)
  • 1982: Van Bracht (NED)
  • 1983: Ceulemans (BEL)
  • 1984: Kobayashi (JPN)
  • 1985: Ceulemans (BEL)
  • 1986: Rico (ESP)
  • 1987-88: Blomdahl (SWE)
  • 1989: Dielis (BEL)
  • 1990: Ceulemans (BEL)
  • 1991: Blomdahl (SWE)
  • 1992-93: not held
  • 1994: Van Bracht (NED)
  • 1995: Philipoom (BEL)
  • 1996: Rudolph (GER)
  • 1997: Blomdahl (SWE)
  • 1998: Sánchez (ESP)
  • 1999: Caudron (BEL)
  • 2000: Jaspers (NED)
  • 2001: Ceulemans (BEL)
  • 2002: Zanetti (ITA)
  • 2003: Saygıner (TUR)
  • 2004: Jaspers (NED)
  • 2005: Sánchez (ESP)
  • 2006: Merckx (BEL)
  • 2007: Umeda (JPN)
  • 2008: Zanetti (ITA)
  • 2009: Kasidokostas (GRE)
  • 2010: Sánchez (ESP)
  • 2011: Jaspers (NED)
  • 2012: Merckx (BEL)
  • 2013: Caudron (BEL)
  • 2014: Choi (KOR)
  • 2015: Blomdahl (SWE)
  • 2016: Sánchez (ESP)
  • 2017: Caudron (BEL)
  • 2018: Jaspers (NED)
  • 2019: Torbjörn Blomdahl (SWE)
  • 2020: Not held
  • 2021: Dick Jaspers (NED)
  • 2022: Tayfun Taşdemir (TUR)
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