2019/2 – Matches that changed our game (3/3)

To refresh your memory: the first and second column with this name appeared in 2018. They…

2019/2 – Please, not again

In 1986, when Werner Bayer made his grand attempt to professionalize the 3-cushion sport, I cheered…

2019/1 – Caudron holds most of the records

In the traditional Blankenberge week, earlier this year, Caudron won the Belgian title in 3-cushion for…

2018/12 – 338 years of excellence

It is a valuable old friend of billiards: cloth manufacturer Iwan Simonis (since 1680). The sport…

2018/11 – Does Caudron need a coach?

There is a short and easy answer to that question: no. He’s the number one player…

2018/10 – Left foot forward, then the right

It was cold in La Baule on the final Sunday. Large sports arenas usually don’t have…

2018/9 – Matches that changed our game (2/3)

Closing in on 100.000 views, this is the most watched match in the Kozoom video library:…

2018/8 – Gravel, grass and hardcourt

Wimbledon is my favorite tournament, but tennis wouldn’t be tennis without Roland Garros, the US Open…

2018/7 – Matches that changed our game (1/3)

Did you know that 3-cushion was invented in the USA? It’s no accident that the tournament…

2018/4 – The beating heart of Austrian billiards

Gerhard Kostistansky, Arnim Kahofer and Andreas Efler are the three top players in Austria, and they…

2018/3 – Kings of the stratospheric averages

The greatest 3-cushion players in history, who are they? It all depends on the definition. Emil…

2017/12 – The mystery that is Belgium

Let’s say you are a 3-cushion enthusiast from Qatar, Uzbekistan, New Zealand or Ghana. You are…

2017/8 – The second Asian wave

What is the first word that comes to mind when you think about Vietnam? No, not…

2017/2 – The chicken-or-egg question

One of the things I like best about my little hobby-corner on Facebook (Bert’s Billiard Page)…

2017/2 – Eighteen golden years

You may remember the team. You probably remember the tournament. It is actually a girl though:…

2016/10 – Karma is a bitch

No, I’m not talking about Karma, the cue manufacturer. I am sure they are decent people…

2016/8 – On a personal note

A few days ago, I turned 59. You could say that I’m a kid in the…

2016/7 – Know your opponent’s weakness

One of the things a billiard player loves, is scoring well. Every 0.500 guy has these…

2016/5 – You’ll never play a shot twice

People sometimes ask me why I’ve stayed fascinated with 3-cushion billiards for so many years. “It’s…

2016/3 – Who wants to be a millionaire?

The most successful international TV franchise of all time has aired in more than a hundred…

2015/11 – The noble art of climbing out of a ditch

We’ve all been there: in a slump. You can’t do anything right, for weeks – or…

2015/10 – The long road from 0.6 to 1.6

If you and I devoted some time to it, we could easily come up with a…