List of world three-cushion billiards champions

World three-cushion billiards championship winners.[1] The Billiards World Cup Association ran until 2004 and Union Mondiale de Billard started sponsoring games in 1959.

Winners

1908 Alfredo de Oro
1909 Alfredo de Oro
1910 Fred Eames [2][3]
1911 Charles R. Morin[4] and John Daly[5]
1912 Joe Carney[6] and John G. Horgan[7]
1913 Alfredo de Oro
1914 Alfredo de Oro beating John G. Horgan and Charles R. Morin[8]
1915 Alfredo de Oro defeating George W. Moore
1916 ?
1917 Alfredo de Oro
1918
1919 Alfredo de Oro
1920

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1931 Arthur Thurnblad defeating Allen Hall in Chicago, Illinois[9]

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1936 Willie Hoppe
1940-1943 Willie Hoppe
1947-1952 Willie Hoppe
1954 Harold Worst in Argentina[10]

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2002 Marco Zanetti[1]

References

Billiards: The Official Rules and Records Book. Billiard Congress of America. 2006. ISBN 1-878493-16-7.
"Fred Eames New Billiard Champion. Bostonian Wrests Three-Cushion Title from Alfredo De Oro, the Cuban". New York Times. January 13, 1910. Retrieved 2010-09-28. Final Score 150 To 137 De Oro, After Playing Poorly Two Previous Evenings, Comes Along with a Rush, but Fails to Win. Fred Eames of Boston last night won ...
"Champion De Oro Loses at Billiards. Fred Eames Again Takes Measure of Three-Cushion Carrom Title Holder". New York Times. January 12, 1910. Retrieved 2010-09-28. By winning the second block of the 150-point billiard match, three cushion carroms, for the world's championship, at McGraw's Billiard Academy last night. Fred Eames of Boston took a commanding lead over the champion, Alfreda De Oro and looks like a probable winner when the third block is contested this evening.
"Charles R. Morin". Chicago Tribune. July 6, 1947. Retrieved 2010-09-06. Funeral services for Charles R. Morin, 76, national amateur three cushion billiard champion in 1911 will be held at 3 pm tomorrow in the chapel at 5501 N ...
The Chicago daily news almanac and year book for 1911. 1911. John Daly, world's champion at three cushion billiards, retained his title by defeating George W. Moore in a three game series ending March 29, 1911, in New York, NY The final score was 150 to 131. ... Charles Morin of Chicago and Pierre Maupome of St. Louis played a three cushion series of best four out of seven games April 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 13, 1911. Morin wns the winner, taking one game in St. Louis and three in Chicago. Maunome won his three games in St. Louis. Each contest called for fifty points. Each player made a high run of seven. The match was for a purse of $1,000.
Three-Cushion Billiard Title New York Times 3 November 1913
"Former Cue Star Is Dead. Horgan, One-time Holder of Two Titles, Expires". New York Times. June 26, 1921. Retrieved 2012-12-30. John G. Horgan, 50 years old, former world's champion three-cushion billiard player, and also once the world's pocket billiard champion, is dead here after an extended illness.
"De Oro Increases Lead Over Morin. Champion Wins Second Block of Cue Match by Score of 50 to 39. Cuban Shows Strategy, but Few Brilliant Shots Are Made by Three Cushion Stars". Chicago Tribune. January 7, 1914. Retrieved 2010-09-06. Alfredo De Oro stuck a few additional rivets into his three cushion title by defeating Charley Morin, his challenger, 60 to 39. In the second block of their match for the Jordan Lambert trophy at Recital last night.
"Arthur Thurnblad, Good at Geometry, Becomes World Champ". The Tuscaloosa News. January 30, 1931.
"Harold Worst". Billiard Congress of America. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2010-09-29. Worst won the world title for three-cushion billiards in Argentina in 1954, the youngest player to compete in world competition.

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[BCAbook-1] Billiards: The Official Rules and Records Book. Billiard Congress of America. 2006. ISBN 1-878493-16-7.

[2] "Fred Eames New Billiard Champion. Bostonian Wrests Three-Cushion Title from Alfredo De Oro, the Cuban". New York Times. January 13, 1910. Retrieved 2010-09-28. Final Score 150 To 137 De Oro, After Playing Poorly Two Previous Evenings, Comes Along with a Rush, but Fails to Win. Fred Eames of Boston last night won ...

[3] "Champion De Oro Loses at Billiards. Fred Eames Again Takes Measure of Three-Cushion Carrom Title Holder". New York Times. January 12, 1910. Retrieved 2010-09-28. By winning the second block of the 150-point billiard match, three cushion carroms, for the world's championship, at McGraw's Billiard Academy last night. Fred Eames of Boston took a commanding lead over the champion, Alfreda De Oro and looks like a probable winner when the third block is contested this evening.

[4] "Charles R. Morin". Chicago Tribune. July 6, 1947. Retrieved 2010-09-06. Funeral services for Charles R. Morin, 76, national amateur three cushion billiard champion in 1911 will be held at 3 pm tomorrow in the chapel at 5501 N ...

[5] The Chicago daily news almanac and year book for 1911. 1911. John Daly, world's champion at three cushion billiards, retained his title by defeating George W. Moore in a three game series ending March 29, 1911, in New York, NY The final score was 150 to 131. ... Charles Morin of Chicago and Pierre Maupome of St. Louis played a three cushion series of best four out of seven games April 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 13, 1911. Morin wns the winner, taking one game in St. Louis and three in Chicago. Maunome won his three games in St. Louis. Each contest called for fifty points. Each player made a high run of seven. The match was for a purse of $1,000.

[6] Three-Cushion Billiard Title New York Times 3 November 1913

[7] "Former Cue Star Is Dead. Horgan, One-time Holder of Two Titles, Expires". New York Times. June 26, 1921. Retrieved 2012-12-30. John G. Horgan, 50 years old, former world's champion three-cushion billiard player, and also once the world's pocket billiard champion, is dead here after an extended illness.

[8] "De Oro Increases Lead Over Morin. Champion Wins Second Block of Cue Match by Score of 50 to 39. Cuban Shows Strategy, but Few Brilliant Shots Are Made by Three Cushion Stars". Chicago Tribune. January 7, 1914. Retrieved 2010-09-06. Alfredo De Oro stuck a few additional rivets into his three cushion title by defeating Charley Morin, his challenger, 60 to 39. In the second block of their match for the Jordan Lambert trophy at Recital last night.

[9] "Arthur Thurnblad, Good at Geometry, Becomes World Champ". The Tuscaloosa News. January 30, 1931.

[10] "Harold Worst". Billiard Congress of America. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2010-09-29. Worst won the world title for three-cushion billiards in Argentina in 1954, the youngest player to compete in world competition.