In the final Caudron edged Swedish legend Torbjörn Blomdahl 40-39. Blomdahl was down 37-28 before making a 10 points run to get right back in it. Turkey's Semih Sayginer took third.
Caudron received $12,750 for the win. Blomdahl earned $10,200 and Sayginer $8,500.
Best game honors went to Dick Caspers (Belgium) who made 40 points in eight innings against Kyung-Roul Kim (South Korea). That's an average of 5.000! Caudron won high run honors with a brilliant 20.
70-year old Raymond Ceulemans (Belgium) finished in an impressive 11th place.
The event was played August 13-20 in Carom Café Billiards, New York, USA. The tournament featured 82 players from 18 countries.
See also:
- Frederic Caudron is Champion at the 2006 Sang Lee International Open (AzBilliards)
- Frederic Caudron Crowned Champion at the 2006 Sang Lee International Open (Billiards Digest)
- Frederic Caudron is Champion at the 2006 Sang Lee International Open (Professor-Q-Ball)
- 2006 Sang Lee International Open (Billiard Fans)
- Frédéric Caudron's web site
- Carom Cafe (DVD and VHS from the event)
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