Alfred Lagache (24 October 1889 – 18 August 1971) was a French professional

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 su ...

player.

Career

A number of players from France have won world championships in different disciplines of

carom billiards Carom billiards, sometimes called carambole billiards, is the overarching title of a family of cue sports generally played on cloth-covered, billiard tables. In its simplest form, the object of the game is to score or "counts" by ' one's o ...

, but Lagache has been the only Frenchman to ever win the

UMB World Three-cushion Championship The UMB World Three-cushion Championship is a professional carom billiards tournament in the discipline of three-cushion billiards, organized mostly annually by the Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB). Until 1953 it was organized by the UIFAB (Union ...

, taking the title in 1935 and again in 1937. Lagache would also finish third the following season, in 1938. He also won the

CEB European Three-cushion Championship The CEB European Three-cushion Championship is three-cushion billiards tournament organized by the Confédération Européenne de Billard. Held since 1932, it is one of longest-running tournaments in the sport. The 2007 event offered a total purse ...

in 1935, 1939, 1947 and 1949. Lagache would also finish third the following season

References

French carom billiards players Place of birth missing Place of death missing World champions in three-cushion billiards 1889 births 1971 deaths {{billiards-bio-stub