Tayfun Taşdemir

Tayfun Taşdemir
Tayfun Taşdemir at the 2013 3-cushion World Championship-
Born (1975-11-05) 5 November 1975 (age 49)
Muş, Turkey
Sport country Turkey
Tayfun Taşdemir
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Men's Three-cushion billiards
UMB World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Viersen Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Viersen Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Viersen Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Viersen Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Viersen Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Viersen Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Viersen Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Viersen Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Donghae City Individual
Gold medal – first place 2022 Viersen Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Viersen Team
CEB European Three-cushion Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Odense Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Sankt Wendel Individual

Tayfun Taşdemir (born November 5, 1975) is a former world champion Turkish professional carom billiards player specialized in three-cushion event.[1]

Early years

Tayfun Taşdemir was born in Muş, eastern Turkey on November 5, 1975. He graduated in Economics from Marmara University.[2]

Career

He played three years for the Dutch team Twentevisie.[2]

After enjoying World team champion titles several times, Taşdemir finally won his first individual world-class level title at the 3rd leg of the 2015 Three-Cushion World Cup in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam defeating Torbjörn Blomdahl from Sweden in the final. He also won the 1st leg of the 2019 Three-Cushion World Cup in Antalya, Turkey defeating Cho Jae-ho.[3][4]

At the 2022 UMB World Three-cushion Championship held in Donghae City, South Korea, he became World champion in the individual event. He is the second Turkish World champion after Semih Saygıner, who won the title in 2003.[5]

Achievements

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2022

References

  1. ^ "Tayfun Taademir" (in German). Kozoom Spieler Billard Karambol. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  2. ^ a b "Tayfun Taşdemir' Kimdir?" (in Turkish). Mavi Karanlık. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  3. ^ "Tayfun Taşdemir Dünya şampiyonu". Fanatik (in Turkish). 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  4. ^ "Milli Bilardocu Tayfun Taşdemir Dünya Kupasi Şampiyonu Oldu". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  5. ^ "Milli bilardocu Tayfun Taşdemir, dünya şampiyonu oldu (Tayfun Taşdemir kimdir?)". NTV (in Turkish). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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