Forthomme cruises to victory in Sang Lee International Open

Roland Forthomme from Belgium won the Sang Lee International Open.

In the all-Belgian final Forthomme defeated two-time defending champion Frédéric Caudron 50-41. Sweden's Torbjörn Blomdahl beat Martin Horn (Germany) to claim third place.

Forthomme received $25,000 for the win. Caudron earned $15,000 and Blomdahl $12,000.

A great number of players had runs of 13 to tie for the highest run of the event. Caudron had the best single game average of 2,778. He achieved that in a high-class 50-49 quarter-final win over Semih Sayginer (Turkey).

The event took place in Carom Café Billiards, New York, USA, July 20-27, 2008. A total of 85 players took part.

See also:

• 2008 Sang Lee International Open (Official site)
• Surprise Star: Forthomme Nips Caudron to Win Sang Lee Open (Billiards Digest)
• Roland Forthomme wins Sang Lee International Open (AzBilliards)
• Sang Lee International 3-Cushion Open (Professor Q-Ball)
• Forthomme, King of Queens (Kozoom - French)
• Open SangLee International 2008 (Entrada51 - Spanish)
• Photos from Sang Lee International Open 2008 (CueTable Billiard Library > Discussions)
• Roland Forthomme from Belguim wins Sang Lee International Open (AzBilliards Forum)
• Photos from Sang Lee International Open 2008 (CueTable.com)
• CaromTV (DVD and VOD)

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• Frédéric Caudron rules at Sang Lee International Open (2006)
• Caudron wins Sang Lee International open - again (2007)

Caudron wins Sang Lee International open - again

Frédéric Caudron from Belgium won the Sang Lee International Open for the second year running.

In the deciding match Caudron edged Turkey's Semih Sayginer 40-39 after having been 39-29 down. He also survived five matchpoints.

Because of the unique format of the event Caudron would have had to beat Daniel Sanchez (Spain) if he had lost loss to Sayginer. Sanchez now had to be content with the runner-up position. Sayginer took third.

Caudron received $12,000 for the win. Sanchez earned $9,600 and Sayginer $8,000.
Sayginer's 16 was the highest run of the event. Torbjörn Blomdahl had the best single game average of 3,500.

The event was played August 13-19 in Carom Café Billiards, New York, USA. A total of 84 players took part.

See also:

• Sang Lee International Open (Official site)
• Caudron Comes From Behind To Defend Title (AzBilliards)
• Frederic Caudron Wins Sang Lee Internatioanl Open (Professor-Q-Ball)
• Caudron, Prince de New-York (Kozoom - French)
• Frédéric Caudron's web site
• CaromTV (DVD and VOD)

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• Frédéric Caudron rules at Sang Lee International Open (2006)

Frédéric Caudron rules at Sang Lee International Open

Reigning world champion Frédéric Caudron from Belgium won the 2006 Sang Lee International.

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)