The GDR three-cushion championship was a national tournament series in the three- cushion pile-up discipline . It was organized by the former collision umbrella organization of the GDR German Billiards Sports Association (DBSV, 1947–1990), first held in 1956 and held annually from 1963 to 1990.
During the GDR era, a total of 30 three-cushion championships were held, the first took place in 1956, then in 1960 and annually from 1963 until the DBSV merged with the German Billiards Union (DBU) in 1990. Except for 1970, where a group round (2nd × 4) played, all tournaments took place in round robin mode (everyone against everyone). Games of 50 and 60 points were standard. Exceptions were the tournaments of 1983 and 1984, when the DBSV tried a sentence system based on the FRG model to 20 points with follow-up . At the last championship in 1990 it was only possible to win two sets ( best of 3 ) of 10 points each without a follow-up. The games were played without any number of recordings, except for the years 1986 to 1989 (100 recordings). Due to the material used, the players' playing strength remained below the international average. With this and with regard to the political system, no players were sent to participate in world or European championships. During the entire duration of the championship, a double-digit maximum series (HS) was only achieved twice with 10 . The record in the general average (GD) achieved Günter Suchsland with 0.714, he also holds the record for the best player with nine gold medals. Harry Rost achieved the best individual average (ED) in 1974 with 0.952, ignoring the 1990 championship with only two sets of 10 points each. Ralf Reusche played 1,250 there and Frank Omland, the last GDR champion, played 1,000.
^ German billiard sports association DBSV: manual. (PDF) Competition rules, rules of the game, legal system, etc. DBSV, 1981, archived from the original on October 7, 2019 ; accessed on October 7, 2019 .
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