Roland Forthomme

Forthomme in 2013

(1970-11-03) 3 November 1970

Medal record
Men's three-cushion billiards
Representing  Belgium
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2005/2 HurghadaIndividual
Gold medal – first place2006/3 VolosIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2007/1 SluiskilIndividual
Silver medal – second place2007/4 PortoIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2007/6 Mexico CityIndividual
Silver medal – second place2014/3 PortoIndividual
Silver medal – second place2015/5 IstanbulIndividual
Silver medal – second place2017/7 el-GounaIndividual
Silver medal – second place2019/2 Ho Chi Minh CityIndividual

Roland Forthomme (born 3 November 1970)[1] is a Belgian carom billiards player.[2][3][4][5] He won twice at the Three-Cushion World Cup from 2005 to 2006.[1] Forthomme got into second place five times and third place twice at the Three-Cushion World Cup from 2007 to 2019.[1] In 2012, he set a record in three-cushion billiards.[6] In 2021, Forthomme went into surgery after contracting heart failure, later returning into his profession.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Roland Forthomme". Kozoom. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  2. "Roland Forthomme shows his power in great match". Kozoom. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  3. Bakker, Frits (11 December 2015). "Roland Forthomme beats the world's best two times". Kozoom. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  4. Bakker, Frits (26 May 2021). "Roland Forthomme, the heart of a young sportsman again". Kozoom. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  5. Bakker, Frits (12 April 2022). "Roland Forthomme ends with one-man show". Kozoom. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  6. van Manen, Bert. "At the occasion of Roland Forthomme's formidable 28 run". BC De Deken. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2022 via Wayback Machine.
  7. Bakker, Frits (3 June 2021). "Forthomme is alive and kicking at the start". Kozoom. Retrieved 28 April 2022.


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