Jean Bessems (born 4 January 1945)[1][2] is a former professional Dutch carom and artistic billiards player. Bessems won the Artistic Billiards World Championship in 1985 and 1988, and finished as runner-up in 1984.
.jpg) Bessems in 1968 | |
| Born | 4 January 1945 Margraten, Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Netherlands |
| Tournament wins | |
| World Champion | Artistic Billiards World Championship (1985, 1988) |
Career
editJean Bessems was born in Cadier en Keer, a district of Margraten, today Eijsden-Margraten in January 1945.[1] His father was a farmer, pigeon breeder and later cafe owner. At the age of 14 he started playing billiards, and also played football. Aged 19, Bessem had to decide between billiards and football, choosing to no longer play football. Bessems played first Carom billiards, but later switched to artistic billiards, more commonly associated with trickshots.[3]
Bessems made his international breakthrough in 1965 at the European Youth Billiards Championships.[4] In the Cadre 47/2 European Championship 1971 in Nice, he won his first silver medal in the men's competition. He played against players such as Raymond Ceulemans, Henk Scholte, Hans Vultink, Francis Connesson and Emile Wafflard.[3] He won the Artistic Billiards World Championship event both in 1985, held in Sluis in Zeeland and again in 1988 in Stockerau in Austria. Bessems was also a four time European Artistic Billiards champion, winning the event in 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1989. In 1991 he finished his sporting career and 2005 went into early retirement.[3]
Personal life
editBessems worked as a mechanical engineer. For twenty years, like his father, he was a passionate pigeon breeder.[5]
Achievements
editInternational [1][6][7][8][9][10][11]
- Artistic Billiards World Championship:
- winner: 1985, 1988
- runner-up: 1984
- third place: 1987
- Cadre-47/1 World Championship:
- runner-up:1975
- Artistic Billiards European Championships:
- winner: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
- runner-up: 1985
- third place: 1981, 1982, 1983
- Cadre-47/1 European Championships: (runner-up) 1975
- Cadre-47/2 European Championships: (runner-up) 1971
- Cadre-71/2 European Championships: (third place) 1974
National
- Dutch Artistic Championships
- winner:1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989
- Dutch Cadre Championships:
- winner: 1 × 47/2, 1 × 47/1, 3 × 71/2
- Dutch Pentathlon Championships:
- runner-up: 1973
- third place: 1975
References
edit- ^ a b c "Spielerprofil". Kozoom. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ Dieter Haase, Heinrich Weingartner (2009). Encyclopedia of billiards. Vol. 2. Heinrich Weingartner, Vienna 2009. p. 1134. ISBN 978-3-200-01489-3.
- ^ a b c "Oude meesters - Jean Bessems" (in Dutch). Bommeltje.nl. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "A brief history". ciba-online.net. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Jean Bessems: geboren biljarte" (in Dutch). Leiden Courant. 8 January 1968. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ Karlheinz Heckert (2002). "Billard - Weltmeisterschaften (Kunststoßen)". Sport-komplett.de. Archived from the original on 4 August 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ Karlheinz Heckert (2002). "Billard - Europameisterschaften (Kunststoßen)". Sport-komplett.de. Archived from the original on 4 August 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ Karlheinz Heckert. "Billard - Weltmeisterschaften (Cadre 45/1 bzw. ab Saison 1967/68 Cadre 47/1)". Sport-komplett.de. Archived from the original on 4 August 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Karlheinz Heckert. "Billard - Europameisterschaften (Cadre 45/1 bzw. ab 1952/53 47/1)". Sport-komplett.de. Archived from the original on 4 August 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Karlheinz Heckert. "Billard - Europameisterschaften (Cadre 45/2, ab 1948/49 47/2)". Sport-komplett.de. Archived from the original on 4 August 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Karlheinz Heckert. "Billard - Europameisterschaften (Cadre 71/2)". Sport-komplett.de. Archived from the original on 4 August 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
External links
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Media related to Jean Bessems at Wikimedia Commons- Jean Bessems World Champion in 1985 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2019-11-02)
- Biljarter Jean Bessems at the Wayback Machine (archived 2019-11-02)
