Tayfun Taşdemir
 Tayfun Taşdemir at the 2013 3-cushion World Championship- | |
| Born | 5 November 1975 Muş, Turkey |
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| Sport country |  Turkey |
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| Representing Turkey
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| Men's Three-cushion billiards | ||
| UMB World Championship | ||
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2002 Viersen | Team |
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2003 Viersen | Team |
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2004 Viersen | Team |
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2011 Viersen | Team |
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2013 Viersen | Team |
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2014 Viersen | Team |
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2015 Viersen | Team |
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2018 Viersen | Team |
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2022 Donghae City | Individual |
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2022 Viersen | Team |
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2023 Viersen | Team |
| CEB European Three-cushion Championship | ||
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2009 Odense | Individual |
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2010 Sankt Wendel | Individual |
Tayfun Taşdemir (born November 5, 1975) is a former world champion Turkish professional carom billiards player specialized in three-cushion event.[1]
Early years[edit]
Tayfun Taşdemir was born in Muş, eastern Turkey on November 5, 1975. He graduated in Economics from Marmara University.[2]
Career[edit]
He played three years for the Dutch team Twentevisie.[2]
After enjoying World team champion titles several times, Taşdemir finally won his first individual world-class level title at the 3rd leg of the 2015 Three-Cushion World Cup in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam defeating Torbjörn Blomdahl from Sweden in the final. He also won the 1st leg of the 2019 Three-Cushion World Cup in Antalya, Turkey defeating Cho Jae-ho.[3][4]
At the 2022 UMB World Three-cushion Championship held in Donghae City, South Korea, he became World champion in the individual event. He is the second Turkish World champion after Semih Saygıner, who won the title in 2003.[5]
Achievements[edit]
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
Three-Cushion World Cup Leg 4, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2006
- Three-Cushion World Cup Leg 5, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2009
- Three-Cushion World Cup Leg 1, Sluiskil, Netherlands
- Three-Cushion World Cup Leg 5, Hurghada, Egypt
- CEB European Three-cushion Championship, Odense, Denmark
- 2010
- Three-Cushion World Cup Leg 2, Suwon, South Korea
- CEB European Three-cushion Championship, Sankt Wendel, Germany
- 2011
- 2012
Three-Cushion World Cup Leg 1, Antalya, Turkey
- 2013
- Three-Cushion World Cup Leg 3, Corinth, Greece
- Three-Cushion World Cup Leg 5, Hurghada, Egypt
- UMB World Three-cushion Championship for National Teams, Viersen, Germany
- 2014
- 2015
Three-Cushion World Cup Leg 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam- Three-Cushion World Cup Leg 4, Guri, South Korea
- UMB World Three-cushion Championship for National Teams, Viersen, Germany
- 2022
- UMB World Three-cushion Championship, Donghae City, South Korea
References[edit]
- ^ "Tayfun Taademir" (in German). Kozoom Spieler Billard Karambol. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
- ^ a b "Tayfun Taşdemir' Kimdir?" (in Turkish). Mavi Karanlık. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
- ^ "Tayfun Taşdemir Dünya şampiyonu". Fanatik (in Turkish). 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
- ^ "Milli Bilardocu Tayfun Taşdemir Dünya Kupasi Şampiyonu Oldu". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
- ^ "Milli bilardocu Tayfun Taşdemir, dünya şampiyonu oldu (Tayfun Taşdemir kimdir?)". NTV (in Turkish). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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- 1975 births
- People from Muş
- Marmara University alumni
- Turkish carom billiards players
- Three-cushion billiards players
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
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