Turkish billiard player nabs 2nd in world championship
- Sports
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:00 | 18 June 2018
- Modified Date: 01:12 | 18 June 2018
Internationally acclaimed Turkish billiard player Semih Saygıner won second prize at the Three-Cushion World Championship at Blankenberge, Belgium, the Turkish Billiard Federation said in a statement on Monday.
In the final game Saygıner -- also known as Mr. Magic or the Turkish Prince -- was bested by his Dutch opponent 40-33 to take home second prize, the statement said.
Saygıner has won the World Cup Championships five times to date. His first championship was in 1994, at Gent-Belgium, followed by Göynük, Turkey in 1998, Bogota, Colombia in 2001, Las Vegas in 2003, and Athens in 2004.