Artistic Billiards World Championship
Introduction The '''Artistic Billiards World Championship''' is a carom billiards tournament in the discipline of artistic billiards, organized by the Confédération International de Billard Artistique.Raymond Steylaerts of Belgium has won the tournament six times, more than any other player. The current champion is David González from Mexico.
List of champions This is the list of Artistic Billiards World Champions since 1937 (years not shown are years in which the event was not held). The winners have mainly been European, and more commonly Belgian. 1937 Paris  August Tiedtke Richard Kron René Vingerhoedt 1939 Marseille  René Vingerhoedt M. van de Kerckhove Richard Kron 1957 Murcia  Joaquin Domingo Roger de Becker Francisco Munte 1963 Lyon  Joaquin Domingo Raymond Steylaerts Francisco Munte 1966 Madrid Joaquin Domingo Carlos Tosi Raymond Steylaerts 1970 La Plata Raymond Steylaerts Carlos Tosi Ricardo Fernandez 1972 Deurne Léo Corin Claudio Nadal Raymond Steylaerts 1973 Lyon  Léo Corin Ricardo Fernandez Raymond Steylaerts 1974 Sint-Niklaas  Ricardo Fernandez Florent de Jonghe Léo Corin 1975 Mol  Léo Corin Valentin Almerich Joaquin Domingo 1979 Den Haag  Raymond Steylaerts Ricardo Fernandez Léo Corin 1980 Maubeuge  Raymond Steylaerts Léo Corin Cees van Oosterhout 1983 Paris  Léo Corin Ricardo Fernandez Roberto Rojas 1984 Heeswijk-Dinther  Raymond Steylaerts Jean Bessems Léo Corin 1985 Sluis  Jean Bessems Francis Connesson Maurice Coyret 1986 Acapulco  Raymond Steylaerts Tadashi Mashida Frans Belderbos 1987 Mönchengladbach  Raymond Steylaerts Jean Reverchon Jean Bessems 1988 Stockerau  Jean Bessems Léo Corin Jan Brunnekreef 1990 Barcelona  Jean Reverchon Roberto Rojas Xavier Fonellosa 1991 Bad Bergzabern  Frans Belderbos Madou Touré Andreas Horvath 1992 Épernay  Jean Reverchon Xavier Fonellosa Andreas Horvath 1993 Grubbenvorst  Xavier Fonellosa Thomas Ahrens Jean Reverchon 1995 Saragossa  Xavier Fonellosa Jean Reverchon Raymond Steylaerts 1996 Pithiviers  Jean Reverchon Xavier Fonellosa Ger Holka2002 Faches-Thumesnil Roberto Rojas Thomas Ahrens  Xavier Fonellosa  Jaume Norberto2006 Amsterdam Sander Jonen Walter Bax Madou Touré Thomas Ahrens2008 Schelle Haci Arap Yaman Xavier Fonellosa Ruud de Vos Serdar Gümüş2009 Kastamonu Eric Daelman Haci Arap Yaman Walter Bax Martin van Rhee2011 Florange Sander Jonen Bernd Singer Nobuyasu Sakai Walter Bax2012 Samsun Serdar Gümüş Erik Vijverberg Haci Arap Yaman Eric Daelman2023 Ankara David González Kevin Tran Barış Cin Thomas Ahrens
References *  CIBA Online: World Championships