Cadre 45/2 World Championship 1914

11th Cadre 45/2 World Championship
Tournament dates
Tournament type:	World Championship
Tournament format:	Round robin
Organizer:	FFAB
Tournament details
Venue:	Académie du Bac, Paris
Opening:	May 8, 1914
Endgame:	May 14, 1914
Attendees:	6th
Defending champion:	Pierre Sels
Winner:	Pierre Sels
2nd finalist:	Rudolphe Agassiz
3rd place:	Charles Faroux
Prize money:	Amateur World Championship
Records
Best GD:	18.34 Pierre Sels
Best ED:	28.66 Pierre Sels
Maximum series (HS):	00169 Charles Faroux
Venue on the map
Paris Venue
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The Cadre 45/2 World Championship in 1914 was the eleventh world championship, which was held in Cadre 45/2 until 1947 and from 1948 in Cadre 47/2. The tournament took place from 8th to 14th May 1914 in Paris , France. It was organized for the first time by the newly founded Fédération Française des Amateurs de Billard (FFAB).

history

After the differences between the two billiards associations FFB and FSFAB had been resolved, they merged to form the Fédération Française des Amateurs de Billard (FFAB). From now on only one amateur world championship was held. The Belgian Pierre Sels defended his title and became world champion for the fourth time. Charles Faroux from France improved the series world record to 169.

Tournament mode

The whole tournament was played in the round robin system up to 400 points. In the event of a tie in the MPs, the following order is taken:

1. MP = match points
2. GD = general average
3. HS = maximum series

Closing table

Legend

MP	Match Points (winner = 2; tie = 1; loser = 0)
Pts.	Achieved collisions
Recording	Required attempts
GD	General average
BED	Best individual average by a player
HS	Maximum series
	Best GD of the tournament
	Best ED of the tournament
	Best HS of the tournament
	1st place (gold)
	2nd place (silver)
	3rd place (bronze)

Closing table

space	Surname	MP	Pts.	Recording	GD	BED	HS
1	Pierre Sels	10-0	2000	109	18.34	26.66	116
2	Rudolphe Agassiz	8: 2	1907	113	16.87	23.52	110
3	Charles Faroux	6: 4	1968	138	14.26	21.05	169
4th	Leon Rudelsheim	4: 6	1246	148	8.41	9.30	123
5	Raymond de Drée	2: 8	1724	139	12.40	14.28	88
6th	Labouret	0:10	1330	152	8.75	-	57
Tournament average: 12.73

Individual evidence

1. ↑ K. Müller: Billard World . 2nd year, no. 6 . Berlin June 1914, p. 9-10 .
2. ^ Dieter Haase, Heinrich Weingartner : Encyclopedia of Billiards . 1st edition. tape 1 . Verlag Heinrich Weingartner, Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-200-01489-3 , p. 179 .