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Yesteryear
BELGIUM’S FREDERIC CAUDRON SCORED AN EPIC COMEBACK TO WIN THE SANG LEE OPEN.
Caudron Tops 3-C Field
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+ 5 YEARS AGO +
Korean cueist Jae Jo Cho crushed Belgium’s Eddy Leppens, 40-19, in just 16 innings to top a record-breaking international 3-cushion field at Verhoeven Open in Flushing, N.Y. Cho averaged 2.500 points per inning in his finals win over the 47-year-old Belgian at the Carom Cafe. The event drew a record 138-players from 23 countries and included seven world champions, including reigning carom king Daniel Sanchez of Spain. Another Spaniard, David Alcaide, made a statement in Moscow at the Kremlin Cup 10-Ball Championship, topping Greece’s Alex Kazakis, 9-6, at the Olympic Stadium. American Shane Van Boening finished 17th.
+ 10 YEARS AGO +
Finnish duo Mika Immonen and Petri Makkonen entered the 2012 World Cup of Pool doubles competition as the 16th ranked team in the 32-nation field, but emerged as champions after edging the Polish twosome of Karol Skowerski and Wojceich Szewcyk, 10-8, in the title match in Manila, Philippines. Americans Shane Van Boening and Rodney Morris came close, but fell to the Polish squad in the semifinals. Also in Manila, recent “Dancing With the Stars” contestant Ga Young Kim showed all the right moves in claiming the Women’s World 10-Ball Championship, topping an Asian-dominated field with a 10-4 victory over China’s Siming Chen in the championship match.
+ 15 YEARS AGO +
Belgian Frederic Caudron erased a 16-point deficit to shock Turkey’s Semih Sayginer, 40-39, to secure the title at the Sang Lee International Open 3-cushion tournament in Flushing, N.Y. The U.S. event, played in honor of the late former World Champion, drew 89 players and featured an $80,000 prize fund. Caudron rolled undefeated through nine matches in the final round-robin bracket, posting a 1.774 average. Elsewhere, Lee Vann Corteza trounced Louis Ulrich, 13-7, in the finale to win the Turning Stone IX Classic in Verona, N.Y. Ulrich had earned his spot with upset wins over Shane Van Boening, Albin Ouschan and Dennis Orocllo.
