Burak Haşhaş (born 8 April 2006) is a Turkish international carom billiards player specialized in three-cushion events. He is European U-17 and world U-22 champion.
| Born | 8 April 2006 Istanbul, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Sport country | Turkey |
Private life
editBurak Haşhaş was born in Istanbul, Turkey on 8 April 2006.[1] His father is an amateur billiard player. He is a high school student in Istanbul.[2]
Early years
editBurak Haşhaş started billiard playing at the age of 9–10. In the beginning, he did not intend to pursue a billiard player career, since was playing football. In 202,[when?] he switched over to billiards, quiting playing football.[2]
In February 2020 and April 2021, he placed third at the Turkish Juniors Championships. Later, in October and November that year, he was Turkish juniors champion. In 2022, he achieved his first Turkish campion title, and became European champion in U-17 small table championship. At club tournaments in Turkey, he played also against Turkish world champions Tayfun Taşdemir and Semih Saygıner.[2]
International career
editHaaşhaş became European champion at the Euro Youth 2022 organized by the Confédération Européenne de Billard and held in Desio, Italy on 7–10 April.[3][4]
During his stay in Italy, he met Gülşen Degener, a female Turkish multiple European champion carom billiard player, who introduced him to Dutch players. For preparations to the world juniors championship, he went to Tilburg, Netherlands and played in the Dutch league for the local club Cues&Darts.[2]
He participated at the 2022 World Championship 3-Cushion Juniors U22 organized by the Royal Dutch Billiards Federation and held in Heerhugowaard, Netherlands on 23–35 September, and won the gold medal.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Burak Haşhaş". kozoom.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d Çoklu, Emel (23 September 2022). "Burak Haşhaş, Dünya şampiyonası ve lig maçları için ilk kez Hollanda'da". kozoom.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Gençler İtalya'yı Salladı." (in Turkish). Türkiye Bilardo Federasyonu. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Euro Youth 2022". Confédération Européenne de Billard. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Boztepe, Muhammed (25 September 2022). "3 Bant Bilardo Gençler Dünya Şampiyonası'nda milli sporcu Burak Haşhaş şampiyon oldu". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "World Championship 3-Cushion Juniors U22". Confédération Européenne de Billard. Retrieved 27 September 2022.