Ryuuji Umeda
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Representing  Japan
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| Men's Three-cushion billiards | ||
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1998 Bangkok | Individual |
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2006 Doha | Individual |
| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | ||
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2013 Incheon | Individual |
Ryūji Umeda (梅田 竜二, sometimes transliterated Ryuji or Ryugi, and often rendered as Umeda Ryuuji in Western media; born October 22, 1968, in Tokyo)[1][clarification needed] is a Japanese professional three-cushion billiards player.
Career
In 1998, Umeda finished 2nd to fellow Japanese Akio Shimada in the three-cushion event of the Asian Games. He later won it against Duong Anh Vu of Vietnam in 2006.[2]
A year afterward, he dominated the UMB World Three-cushion Championship by defeating Daniel Sánchez, the two-time world champion from Spain. With the victory, he became the second Asian to win it in 34 years after Nobuaki Kobayashi.
References
- ^ 日本代表選手団 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ "Sports 123: Billiard: Men: Asian Games: 3 Cushion". Sports 123. Archived from the original on 2007-05-13. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
External links
Media related to Ryuji Umeda at Wikimedia Commons
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