3-Cushion
KOZOOM - The team competition three cushion in the Netherlands has been definitively closed down due to the measures in the Corona era. The Belgian and the German federations have postponed the decision for a few more weeks and keep the door open to finish the leagues. Only in the Buffalo league in the Netherlands, the current ranking of the teams is the final result. The SIS Schoonmaak team from The Hague tops the rankings with 24 points ahead of HCR Prinsen with 22, Dallinga with 19, 't Hartje with 19 and Zundert with 17 points. The Hague leader also has the best team average with 1,513 out of 15 matches followed by HCR Princes with 1,385 and Dallinga with 1,265.
The Belgian ranking may still undergo mutations when the federation makes the decision to finish with the last matches. Biljart Express now leads with 28 points out of 18 ahead of BC Deurne with 28 points out of 17, so one match less. Biljart Express has a better team average with 1,441, BC Deurne has 1,253, Op de Meir, third in the rankings, has 1,350 with 26 points out of 17, four and five are Kortrijkse with 22 points and De Leug with 19.
BC Munich leads the German league with 31 points out of 12 and 1,319 team average, six matches from the end of the league. BCC Witten is number two with 24 out of 13 and 1,193 on average, BC International completes the top three.
During this forced stop, Kozoom made an individual top 10 ranking for the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany with a general ranking in which the foreign players are included and a separate ranking with Dutch, Belgians and Germans. The Dutch and German federations have published these rankings with official averages. The Belgian ranking is made according to our own calculations and might not be 100 percent reliable.
Frédéric Caudron was the best in average in the Netherlands with 2,272 on average out of 5 games. Dave Christiani is a wonderful runner-up with 1,830 out of 13 matches. The player who makes his debut at 't Ivory excelled in home matches, in which he played almost all his matches over 2 average and won his best 40-points matches in 11, 14 and 17 innings. Christiani is behind in a top five with world class players: three is Torbjörn Blomdahl (1,803 out of 5), 4 is Eddy Merckx, 1,784 out of 11 and 5 Dick Jaspers with 1,732 out of 8.
The total ranking in the Netherlands:
1 Frédéric Caudron 2,272 (5)
2 Dave Christiani 1,830 (13)
3 Torbjörn Blomdahl 1,803 (5)
4 Eddy Merckx 1,784 (11)
5 Dick Jaspers 1,732 (8)
6 Jean van Erp 1,662 (12)
7 Eddy Leppens 1,658 (7)
8 Roland Forthomme 1,654 (14)
9 Jean Paul de Bruijn 1,647 (7)
10 Peter Ceulemans 1,604 (12).
The top ten with only Dutch players:
1 Dave Christiani 1,830 (13)
2 Dick Jaspers 1,732 (8)
3 Jean van Erp 1,662 (12)
4 Jean Paul de Bruijn 1,647 (7)
5 Jeffrey Jorissen 1,525 (13)
6 Glenn Hofman 1,506 (10)
7 Gerwin Valentine 1,485 (15)
8 Frans van Kuyk 1,424 (14)
9 Raimond Burgman 1,406 (12)
10 Barry van Beers 1,326 (15).
Most match points in the Netherlands:
1 Martien van der Spoel 21 (12)
2 Jeffrey Jorissen 20 (13)
3 Frank Martens 18 (12)
4 Dave Christiani 18 (13)
5 Raymund Swertz 18 (13)
6 Harrie van de Ven 18 (14)
7 Frans van Schaik 18 (14)
8 Gerwin Valentijn (18 (15)
9 Rik van Beers 18 ((15)
10 Eddy Merckx 17 (11).
Frédéric Caudron also tops the ranking of averages in Belgium with 2,132 out of 9 games followed by Eddy Merckx with 2,051 out of 14, Eddy Leppens with 1,829 out of 9, Peter De Backer with 1,556 out of 17 and Ronny Lindemann with 1,533 out of 12 matches.
The general ranking in Belgium:
1 Frédéric Caudron 2.132 (9)
2 Eddy Merckx 2.051 (14)
3 Eddy Leppens 1.829 (9)
4 Martin Horn 1.694 (12)
5 Peter De Backer 1.556 (17)
6 Ronny Lindemann 1.533 (12)
7 Peter Ceulemans 1.509 (17)
8 Gerwin Valentijn 1.477 (12)
9 Frans van Kuyk 1.476 (18)
10 Johan Loncelle 1.440 (18)
The ten Belgians in the rankings:
1 Frédéric Caudron 2,132 (9)
2 Eddy Merckx 2,051 (14)
3 Eddy Leppens 1,829 (9)
4 Peter De Backer 1,556 (17)
5 Peter Ceulemans 1,509 (17)
6 Johan Loncelle 1,440 (18)
7 Jef Philipoom 1,440 (18)
8 Roland Forthomme 1,434 (18)
8 Steven van Acker 1,296 (17)
9 Kurt Ceulemans 1,295 (17)
10 Wesley de Jaeeger 1.221 (17).
(Roland Forthomme plays in the second division).
The German top ten is led by Dick Jaspers with 1,838 out of 8 games ahead of Lütfi Cenet with 1,711 out of 12, Jean van Erp with 1,658 out of 7, Dion Nelin 1,609 out of 10 and Peter Ceulemans 1,595 out of 9.
Top ten in German bundesliga:
1 Dick Jaspers 1,838 (8)
2 Lütfi Cenet 1,711 (12)
3 Jean van Erp 1,658 (7)
4 Dion Nelin 1,609 (10)
5 Peter Ceulemans 1,595 (9)
6 Michael Nilsson 1,572 (8)
7 Martin Horn 1,557 (10)
8 Can Capak 1,531 (10)
9 Omer Karakurt 1,481 (5)
10 Jakob Haack Sörensen 1,468 (6).
Nikos Polychronopoulos played 1,702 on average, Ruben Legazpi 1,616, but both players did not reach the minimum of five games.
Top ten German players in bundesliga:
1 Martin Horn 1,557 (10)
2 Ronny Lindemann 1,444 (13)
3 Dustin Jäschke 1,405 (5)
4 Christian Rudolph 1,353 (13)
5 Cengiz Karaka 1,349 (12)
6 Johann Schirmbrand 1.240 (12)
7 Tom Löwe 1,181 (11)
8 Michael Puse 1,151 (12)
9 Murat Gökmen 1,144 (12)
10 Klaus Bosel 1,068 (13).
Dave Christiani recorded excellent averages in the Netherlands and is in the nr. 2 among world class players