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Artistic Billiards World Championship 
Summary
The Artistic Billiards World Championship is a carom billiards tournament in the discipline of artistic billiards, organized by the Confédération International de Billard Artistique.
Raymond Steylaerts of Belgium has won the tournament six times, more than any other player. The current champion is David González from Mexico.
List of champions edit
This is the list of Artistic Billiards World Champions since 1937 (years not shown are years in which the event was not held). The winners have mainly been European, and more commonly Belgian.
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 |  Paris
|
 August Tiedtke
|
Richard Kron
|
 René Vingerhoedt
|
| 1939 | Marseille
|
René Vingerhoedt
|
M. van de Kerckhove
|
Richard Kron
|
| 1957 |  Murcia
|
 Joaquin Domingo
|
Roger de Becker
|
Francisco Munte
|
| 1963 | Lyon
|
Joaquin Domingo
|
Raymond Steylaerts
|
Francisco Munte
|
| 1966 | Madrid
|
Joaquin Domingo
|
 Carlos Tosi
|
Raymond Steylaerts
|
| 1970 | La Plata[1]
|
Raymond Steylaerts
|
Carlos Tosi
|
Ricardo Fernandez
|
| 1972 | Deurne
|
Léo Corin
|
Claudio Nadal
|
Raymond Steylaerts
|
| 1973 | Lyon
|
Léo Corin
|
Ricardo Fernandez
|
Raymond Steylaerts
|
| 1974 | Sint-Niklaas
|
Ricardo Fernandez
|
Florent de Jonghe
|
Léo Corin
|
| 1975 | Mol
|
Léo Corin
|
Valentin Almerich
|
Joaquin Domingo
|
| 1979 |  Den Haag
|
Raymond Steylaerts
|
 Ricardo Fernandez
|
Léo Corin
|
| 1980 | Maubeuge
|
Raymond Steylaerts
|
Léo Corin
|
Cees van Oosterhout
|
| 1983 | Paris
|
Léo Corin
|
Ricardo Fernandez
|
 Roberto Rojas
|
| 1984 | Heeswijk-Dinther
|
Raymond Steylaerts
|
Jean Bessems
|
Léo Corin
|
| 1985 | Sluis
|
Jean Bessems
|
Francis Connesson
|
Maurice Coyret
|
| 1986 | Acapulco
|
Raymond Steylaerts
|
 Tadashi Mashida
|
Frans Belderbos
|
| 1987 | Mönchengladbach
|
Raymond Steylaerts
|
Jean Reverchon
|
Jean Bessems
|
| 1988 |  Stockerau
|
Jean Bessems
|
Léo Corin
|
Jan Brunnekreef
|
| 1990 | Barcelona
|
Jean Reverchon
|
Roberto Rojas
|
Xavier Fonellosa
|
| 1991 | Bad Bergzabern
|
Frans Belderbos
|
Madou Touré
|
Andreas Horvath
|
| 1992 | Épernay
|
Jean Reverchon
|
Xavier Fonellosa
|
Andreas Horvath
|
| 1993 | Grubbenvorst
|
Xavier Fonellosa
|
Thomas Ahrens
|
Jean Reverchon
|
| 1995 | Saragossa
|
Xavier Fonellosa
|
Jean Reverchon
|
Raymond Steylaerts
|
| 1996 | Pithiviers
|
Jean Reverchon
|
Xavier Fonellosa
|
Ger Holka
|
| 2002 | Faches-Thumesnil
|
Roberto Rojas
|
Thomas Ahrens
|
Xavier Fonellosa
|
| Jaume Norberto
| ||||
| 2006 | Amsterdam
|
Sander Jonen
|
Walter Bax
|
Madou Touré
|
| Thomas Ahrens
| ||||
| 2008 | Schelle
|
 Haci Arap Yaman
|
Xavier Fonellosa
|
Ruud de Vos
|
| Serdar Gümüş
| ||||
| 2009 | Kastamonu
|
Eric Daelman
|
Haci Arap Yaman
|
Walter Bax
|
| Martin van Rhee
| ||||
| 2011 | Florange
|
Sander Jonen
|
Bernd Singer
|
Nobuyasu Sakai
|
| Walter Bax
| ||||
| 2012 | Samsun
|
Serdar Gümüş
|
Erik Vijverberg
|
Haci Arap Yaman
|
| Eric Daelman
| ||||
| 2023 | Ankara
|
David González
|
Kevin Tran
|
Barış Cin
|
| Thomas Ahrens
|
References edit
- ^ "1970 World Championship". tv.kozoom.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- CIBA Online: World Championships