Paul Stroobants
Paul Stroobants (26 April 1947 – 25 November 2024) was a Belgian three-cushion billiards player. He was two times world champion and won many other prizes at international tournaments.[1]
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| Born | 26 April 1947 Leuven, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 November 2024 (aged 77) Leuven, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | three-cushion billiards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Zanzibar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Stroobants became as a member of the Belgian natioan team two times world champion at the World Team Championships in 1990 and 1994.[2] The team also won the silver medal in 1991. Next to that he won with the national team the 1989 Trophée Européenne Pentatlon. In 1990 and 1993 he won the bronze medal individually at the CEB European Three-cushion Championship.[3] He also finished third at a Three-cushion Grand Prix in 1993.[4][5] He competed at many Three-Cushion World Cup events between 1986 and 1996. Stroobants became Belgian 3-cushion champion in 1989, 1990 and 1992.[6]
Stoobants was a member of Leuven Billiards Club Zanzibar for 68 years. He also served as the chairman for many years.[2]
After being ill for many years, Stroobants died in UZ Leuven on 25 November 2024, at the age of 77 years old.[7][2][8]
References
- ↑ "Paul STROOBANTS". Kozoom (in Nederlands). Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Leuvenaar Paul Stroobants (77), tweevoudig wereldkampioen en jarenlang voorzitter van KBC Zanzibar, overleden". ROBtv (in Nederlands). 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ↑ Heinrich Weingartner: Carambol, No 244, Wien, October 1989, page: 10–15
- ↑ Heinrich Weingartner: Carambol, No 60, Wien, December 1993, page: 22–27
- ↑ SMV Sport-Media: CEB Report 1993/94, No 6, Bottrop, 1992, page: 52–57
- ↑ "Kampioenschappen van België" (PDF) (in Nederlands). 1974. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2024 – via bcdedeken.be.
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- ↑ "KBC Zanzibar in rouw na overlijden van Paul Stroobants (77)". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Nederlands). 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.