Raymond Ceulemans

Birthday
July 12, 1937

Games
1-Cushion
Balk-Line 71/2
Balk-Line 47/1
3-Cushion
Free game
Pentathlon

Equipment
Longoni – Cue

Network
Official Website

Detailed list of individual victories of Raymond Ceulemans

It’s impossible to list all the wins over the years. We estimate the Belgian has captured more than 300 first places over the years. Below just a recap of his official individual first places.

Billiards Worldcup Association

Below a recap of Ceulemans’s victories in BWA tournaments and BWA Grand Prix events – first his three world crowns, then his first places in BWA single tournaments.

CEB Grand Prix tournaments

Twice Raymond Ceulemans became winner of CEB Grand Prix events – in Malmö, Sweden, in February 1987 and in Aalborg, Denmark, in January 1988.

European Championships Pentathlon National Teams

From 1966 thru 1991 this event was held bi-annually and at the time could be seen as one of the major tournaments ever held. Five players of a national team entered in five various disciplines – straight rail, two balk line games, and the 1-cushion and 3-cushion disciplines. Raymond Ceulemans won four European titles here, being member of the Belgian team in 1968, 1970, 1974 and 1991.

Coupe d’Europe Clubteams

Five times Ceulemans won the European title as member of a team. In 1962 (Billard Club Antverpia), 1967, 1968, 1969 (Kempische Biljart Academie) and 1986 (BC Royal Mechelen) his team turned up in first place.

Belgian Cup

Annually since 1989 the Belgian Cup is held, a contest where the best players of Belgium enter. Raymond Ceulemans managed to win this event three times, in 1992, 1994 and 2001.

Superprestige event

This tournament was inaugurated in 1985. No less than seven times Raymond Ceulemans ended up in first place, in 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995 and 1997.

National Grand Prix tournaments

Nationally since the 1984-85 season Grand Prix tournaments are being held. Through the 2000-01 season Raymond Ceulemans captured 39 first prizes on a total of 115 events organized over the years.

Other (inter)national tournaments

Ceulemans captured numerous first places in other tournaments over the years. Just to name a few – 9 times winner of the international Simonis Cup (held at various spots throughout Europe from 1960 thru 1975), winner of the Briljant Tournament in Rotterdam in 1991 and 1992, winner of the Wetsteijn Tournament in 1991, more than 15 (!) times winner of the Boerinnekes Pentathlon event in Antwerp, Belgium, and 20 (!) times victor of the ‘Schaal Van Laere’ 3-cushion tournament in Ghent, Belgium.

Awards

Raymond Ceulemans won various awards during his career. Probably the one he loves most is the fact he was named ‘Sportsman of 1978’ in his country, likely the first time a billiardplayer turned up first before athletes in other fields. Ceulemans also is holder of the Belgisch ‘Order of Merits’ (1967-68), and was named member of honor of the Belgisch and Dutch Billiards Federation.

Records

Raymond Ceulemans has established numerous world-, European and national records in various disciplines of the billiards sport. The list of records mentioning here would take too much space. It’s remarkable though the now 65 years old (July 12, 1937) ‘Maestro’ has bettered all his marks when he had reached the age of 60…