Roland Forthomme (born 3 November 1970)
is a Belgian
carom billiards player. He won twice at the
Three-Cushion World Cup
The Three-Cushion World Cup is an international tournament series in three-cushion billiards, which is held every year since 1986 between three and ten times a year.
History
The World Cup was founded in 1985 by German Werner Bayer, a carom bi ...
from 2005 to 2006.
Forthomme got into second place five times and third place twice at the Three-Cushion World Cup from 2007 to 2019.
In 2012, he set a record in
three-cushion billiards
Three-cushion billiards, also called three-cushion carom, is a form of carom billiards. The object of the game is to the off both while contacting the at least three times before contacting the second object ball. A point is scored for each s ...
. In 2021, Forthomme went into surgery after contracting
heart failure
Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome, a group of signs and symptoms caused by an impairment of the heart's blood pumping function. Symptoms typically include shortness of breath, excessive fatigue, ...
, later returning into his profession.
References
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1970 births
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Belgian carom billiards players
Three-cushion billiards players
World champions in three-cushion billiards
World Cup champions in three-cushion billiards
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