Ludo Dielis (born 23 February 1945) is a Belgian professional carom billiards player. When

Raymond Ceulemans Raymond, Knight Ceulemans (born 12 July 1937) is a Belgian billiards player who won 21 UMB three-cushion World Championship titles, more than any other player. Along with 48 Europea ...

, the reigning champion, opted not to participate in the world championship in 1981 over some circumstances, Dielis was selected as a temporary replacement.1981 World Championship Results
/ref> Rising to the occasion, he won the title besting

Nobuaki Kobayashi was a Japanese professional three-cushion billiards player and 2-time world champion. After placing 2nd to Belgium's Raymond Ceulemans three times (1970, 1972 and 1973) in the UMB World Three-cushion Championship, Kobayashi turned things around ...

. He won the title again in 1989 against

Torbjörn Blomdahl Torbjörn Blomdahl (born 26 October 1962 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish professional carom billiards (and to a lesser extent pool) player from Helsingborg, Sweden who plays for FC Porto. He is a seven time World Champion in three-cushion billiards, ...

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External links

Dielis's official website
Belgian carom billiards players World champions in three-cushion billiards World Cup champions in three-cushion billiards Living people 1945 births {{billiards-bio-stub