Detailt list of individual victories of Raymond Ceulemans                  <<< back

It's impossible to list all the wins over the years. We estimate the Belgian has captured more than
300 first places over the years. Below just a recap of his official individual first places.

Season Location Occasion Title obtained
Average
1960-61 Liege (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,026
1961-62 Louvain (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,141
Kaatsheuvel (Net) European champion 3-Cushion
1,159
1962-63 Halle (Bel) Belgian champion 71/2 balk line
23,18
Tongeren (Bel) Belgian champion 1-Cushion
6,77
Den Helder (Net) European champion 71/2 balk line
24,56
Brussels (Bel) European champion 3-Cushion
1,202
Lisbon (Por) European champion 1-Cushion
6,60
Neuss (Ger) Worldchampion 3-Cushion
1,307
1963-64 Elsene (Bel) Belgian champion 71/2 balk line
20,38
Hoboken (Bel) Belgian champion 1-Cushion
9,09
Turnhout (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,203
Copenhagen (Den) European champion 3-Cushion
1,197
Den Helder (Net) European champion 1-Cushion
7,20
Ostende (Bel) Worldchampion 3-Cushion
1,223
1964-65 Mol (Bel) Belgian champion 1-Cushion
13,72
Grobbendonk (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,242
Lier (Bel) Belgian champion Pentathlon
Montecatini (Ita) European champion 1-Cushion
6,22
Vienna (Aut) European champion 3-Cushion
1,160
Antwerp (Bel) Worldchampion Pentathlon
Hilversum (Net) Worldchampion 3-Cushion
1,290
1965-66 Geel (Bel) Belgian champion 47/1 balk line
25,60
Antwerp (Bel) Belgian champion 71/2 balk line
36,41
Louvain (Bel) Belgian champion 1-Cushion
12,38
Duffel (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,341
Buenos Aires (Arg) Worldchampion 3-Cushion
1,191
Lisbon (Por) European champion 3-Cushion
1,420
Krefeld (Ger) European champion 1-Cushion
10,62
Tournai (Bel) European champion 71/2 balk line
53,84
1966-67 Boitsfort (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,166
Lima (Per) Worldchampion 3-Cushion
1,345
Angoulême (Fra) European champion 3-Cushion
1,253
Deurne (Bel) European champion 1-Cushion
12,72
1967-68 De Panne (Bel) Belgian champion 71/2 balk line
28,37
Waterschei (Bel) Belgian champion 1-Cushion
11,20
Liege (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,414
Madrid (Spa) European champion 3-Cushion
1,379
Düren (Ger) Worldchampion 3-Cushion
1,227
Tournai (Bel) Worldchampion 1-Cushion
13,11
Tarragona (Spa) European champion 71/2 balk line
29,57
1968-69 Boom (Bel) Belgian champion 71/2 balk line
69,40
Ghent (Bel) Belgian champion 1-Cushion
11,02
Mol (Bel) Belgian champion Pentathlon
The Hague (Net) European champion 3-Cushion
1,538
Tokyo (Jap) Worldchampion 3-Cushion
1,276
Alghero (Ita) European champion 1-Cushion
12,06
1969-70 Ghent (Bel) Belgian champion Straight rail
227,27
Hasselt (Bel) Belgian champion 47/2 balk line
75,63
Deurne (Bel) Belgian champion 1-Cushion
11,54
La Louvière (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,463
Herentals (Bel) Belgian champion Pentathlon
Linz (Aut) Worldchampion Straight rail
178,84
Apeldoorn (Net) European champion 1-Cushion
9,85
Murcia (Spa) European champion Pentathlon
Tournai (Bel) European champion 3-Cushion
1,366
Las Vegas (USA) Worldchampion 3-Cushion
1,164
1970-71 Beersel (Bel) Belgian champion 1-Cushion
15,01
Ghent (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,653
Geel (Bel) European champion 3-Cushion
1,621
Groningen (Net) Worldchampion 3-Cushion
1,266
Valkenburg (Net) European champion 71/2 balk line
57,38
1971-72 Ghent (Bel) Belgian champion 71/2 balk line
85,71
Hoboken (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,527
Dortmund (Ger) European champion 3-Cushion
1,501
Ghent (Bel) Worldchampion Pentathlon
Buenos Aires (Arg) Worldchampion 3-Cushion
1,315
1972-73 Brussels (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,333
Brussels (Bel) Belgian champion Pentathlon
Cairo (Egy) Worldchampion 3-Cushion
1,478
Deurne (Bel) European champion Pentathlon
1973-74 Malines (Bel) Belgian champion 47/1 balk line
46,70
Liege (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,274
Eeklo (Bel) European champion 3-Cushion
1,527
Nice (Fra) Worldchampion Pentathlon
1974-75 Beerse (Bel) Belgian champion 71/2 balk line
71,42
Jemeppe (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,255
Rotterdam (Net) European champion 3-Cushion
1,406
Ghent (Bel) Worldchampion Pentathlon
La Paz (Bol) Worldchampion 3-Cushion
1,308
1975-76 Verviers (Bel) Belgian champion 47/1 balk line
36,84
Hasselt (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,634
Walsum (Ger) European champion 47/1 balk line
24,63
Valencia (Spa) European champion 3-Cushion
1,563
Mollerusa (Spa) Worldchampion 47/1 balk line
30,43
Louvain (Bel) Worldchampion 1-Cushion
15,05
Ostende (Bel) Worldchampion 3-Cushion
1,500
1976-77 Strombeek (Bel) Belgian champion 1-Cushion
18,18
Courtrai (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,506
Eeklo (Bel) Belgian champion Pentathlon
Bottrop (Ger) European champion 1-Cushion
12,84
Lausanne (Swi) European champion 3-Cushion
1,310
Tokyo (Jap) Worldchampion 3-Cushion
1,372
Rotterdam (Net) Worldchampion 1-Cushion
13,71
1977-78 Hoboken (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,484
Alken (Bel) Belgian champion Pentathlon
Zelzate (Bel) European champion 1-Cushion
13,37
Copenhagen (Den) European champion 3-Cushion
1,476
Bruges (Bel) Worldchampion 1-Cushion
12,84
Las Vegas (USA) Worldchampion 3-Cushion
1,679
1978-79 Neeroeteren (Bel) Belgian champion 71/2 balk line
53,65
? Belgian champion 1-Cushion
10,52
Vorst (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,448
Deurne (Bel) Belgian champion Pentathlon
Quierschied (Ger) European champion 71/2 balk line
50,33
Emmeloord (Net) European champion 1-Cushion
11,73
Mollerusa (Spa) Worldchampion 1-Cushion
10,81
Düren (Ger) European champion 3-Cushion
1,369
Louvain (Bel) European champion Pentathlon
Lima (Per) Worldchampion 3-Cushion
1,384
1979-80 Alken (Bel) Belgian champion 1-Cushion
13,63
Banneux (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,577
Helsingborg (Swe) European champion 3-Cushion
1,571
Buenos Aires (Arg) Worldchampion 3-Cushion
1,460
1980-81 Hechtel (Bel) Belgian champion 47/1 balk line
34,72
? Belgian champion 1-Cushion
15,30
Ostende (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,794
Bruges (Bel) Belgian champion Pentathlon
Vienna (Aut) European champion 3-Cushion
1,382
1981-82 St, Niklaas (Bel) Belgian champion Pentathlon
Porto (Por) European champion 3-Cushion
1,365
1982-83 Dunkirk (Fra) European champion 3-Cushion
1,355
Aix-les-Bains (Fra) Worldchampion 3-Cushion
1,447
1983-84 Kessel (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,497
Franeker (Net) European champion 1-Cushion
10,13
Greve-Strand (Den) Worldchampion 1-Cushion
14,63
1984-85 Manage (Bel) Belgian champion 1-Cushion
10,56
Epinal (Fra) European champion 1-Cushion
12,16
Heeswijk-Dinther (Net) Worldchampion 3-Cushion
1,541
1985-86 Louveigné (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,690
Eeklo (Bel) Belgian champion Pentathlon
Dülmen (Ger) European champion 1-Cushion
10,97
1986-87 Waalwijk (Net) European champion 3-Cushion
1,411
1991-92 Cairo (Egy) European champion 3-Cushion
1,293
1992-93 Hooglede (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1998-99 Blankenberge (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,634
2000-01 Blankenberge (Bel) Belgian champion 3-Cushion
1,835
2001-02 Luxemburg (Lux) Worldchampion 3-Cushion
1,688
Billiards Worldcup Association     <<< back
Below a recap of Ceulemans's victories in BWA tournaments and BWA Grand Prix events - first his three world crowns, then his first places in BWA single tournaments.
Year Worldchampion Average
1986
 Raymond Ceulemans 1,278 4
1987
 Raymond Ceulemans 1,359 4
1990
 Raymond Ceulemans 1,530 6
Date Location Tournament
Average
Nov 1986 Paris (Fra) BWA World Cup
1,163
Oct 1987 Paris (Fra) BWA World Cup
1,303
May 1988 Antwerp (Bel) BWA Grand Prix
1,414
Dec 1989 Palma De Mallorca (Spa) BWA World Cup
1,280
Nov 1990 Paris (Fra) BWA World Cup
1,521
Dec 1990 Norrköping (Swe) BWA World Cup
1,648
Jan 1991 Rhoon (Net) BWA Grand Prix
1,601
Dec 1991 Seoul (Kor) BWA World Cup
1,356
Jan 1992 Rhoon (Net) BWA Grand Prix
1,990
Nov 1992 Orléans (Fra) BWA World Cup
1,492
Nov 1993 Tokyo (Jap) BWA World Cup
1,461
Aug 1995 Buenos Aires (Arg) BWA Grand Prix
1,478
Dec 1995 Antwerp (Bel) BWA World Cup
1,757

CEB Grand Prix tournaments
Twice Raymond Ceulemans became winner of CEB Grand Prix events - in Malmö, Sweden, in February 1987 and in Aalborg, Denmark, in January 1988.


European Championships Pentathlon National Teams
From 1966 thru 1991 this event was held bi-annually and at the time could be seen as one of the major tournaments ever held. Five players of a national team entered in five various disciplines - straight rail, two balk line games, and the 1-cushion and 3-cushion disciplines. Raymond Ceulemans won four European titles here, being member of the Belgian team in 1968, 1970, 1974 and 1991.


Coupe d'Europe Clubteams
Five times Ceulemans won the European title as member of a team. In 1962 (Billard Club Antverpia), 1967, 1968, 1969 (Kempische Biljart Academie) and 1986 (BC Royal Mechelen) his team turned up in first place.


Belgian Cup
Annually since 1989 the Belgian Cup is held, a contest where the best players of Belgium enter. Raymond Ceulemans managed to win this event three times, in 1992, 1994 and 2001.


Superprestige event
This tournament was inaugurated in 1985. No less than seven times Raymond Ceulemans ended up in first place, in 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995 and 1997.


National Grand Prix tournaments
Nationally since the 1984-85 season Grand Prix tournaments are being held. Through the 2000-01 season Raymond Ceulemans captured 39 first prizes on a total of 115 events organized over the years.


Other (inter)national tournaments
Ceulemans captured numerous first places in other tournaments over the years. Just to name a few - 9 times winner of the international Simonis Cup (held at various spots throughout Europe from 1960 thru 1975), winner of the Briljant Tournament in Rotterdam in 1991 and 1992, winner of the Wetsteijn Tournament in 1991, more than 15 (!) times winner of the Boerinnekes Pentathlon event in Antwerp, Belgium, and 20 (!) times victor of the 'Schaal Van Laere' 3-cushion tournament in Ghent, Belgium, during the seventies and eighties, etcetera, etcetera . .


Awards
Raymond Ceulemans won various awards during his career. Probably the one he loves most is the fact he was named 'Sportsman of 1978' in his country, likely the first time a billiardplayer turned up first before athletes in other fields. Ceulemans also is holder of the Belgian 'Order of Merits' (1967-68), and was named member of honor of the Belgian and Dutch Billiards Federation.


Records
Raymond Ceulemans has established numerous world-, European and national records in various disciplines of the billiards sport. The list of records mentioning here would take too much space. It's remarkable though the now 65 years old (July 12, 1937) 'Maestro' has bettered all his marks when he had reached the age of 60 . . .

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source: Cees Sprangers