German three-cushion championship 1974/75

41st German three-cushion championship 1974/75
The winner: Dieter Müller
Tournament dates
Tournament type:	Ranking tournament
Tournament format:	Minstrel system
Organizer:	DBB / Bfr. Solingen-Ohligs
Tournament details
Venue:	Blade hall Solingen , Solingen , North Rhine-Westphalia
Opening:	September 6, 1974
Endgame:	September 8, 1974
Attendees:	12
Defending champion:	Dieter Müller
Winner:	Dieter Müller
2nd finalist:	Gert Tiedtke
3rd place:	Günter Siebert
Prize money:	Amateur tournament
Records
Best GD:	0.853 Dieter Mueller
Best ED:	1,052 Dieter Mueller
Maximum series (HS):	9000 Peter Thunder
Venue on the map
Solingen
← 1973/74	1975/76 →

The German Three Cushion Championship 1974/75 (DDM) was the 41st edition of this tournament series and took place from September 6th to 8th, 1974 in Solingen .

history

After the years 1932, 1947 and 1948 it was the fourth DDM to be held in Solingen. Before and after the war, Solingen was a billiards stronghold. Otto Unshelm from "Solingen BC 20" was the star of the early years, he won 1932-1935 and 1941. This championship was held for the second time after 1973 in the "Spielmann system" (see mode). Siegfried Spielmann himself did not take part in third place last year and made room for Hans-Dietrich Runkehl.

The minstrel system certainly had its weaknesses, but otherwise a 12-player tournament on three tables with 25 games to be played in three days could not be mastered (total playing time: 23 hours).

The event received a lot of media attention as part of the 600th anniversary of the city of Solingen in the Klingenhalle . The WDR reported as part of its program “Between the Rhine and Ruhr”, the ZDF broadcast excerpts in the current sports studio and the finale in the sports report . For the first time, the organizers and organizers were affected by the advertising spectacle of the media. In order to be able to broadcast the pictures, also in the neighboring countries of the Netherlands and Belgium, the perimeter advertising had to be removed, a great loss for the organizers.

mode

The players were divided into three groups of four players each (VR). During the entire tournament, the game was played to 60 points with an additional kick and no admission limit. The two group best came into the intermediate round (ZR). There were three pairings , ranked according to the general average (GD). The two GD-best winners and the GD-best loser then made it to the semifinals, then the final and the small final. This form of alignment is also known as the “minstrel system”.

Grouping

The initial ranking was based on the player performance of the season so far.

Initial ranking

space	Surname	GD
1	Dieter Müller , Billiard Academy Berlin	0.772
2	Günter Siebert , Bfr. Altenessen-Süd	0.756
3	Jürgen Meissburger, BC "Pack 'an" Hattingen	0.744
4th	Joseph Bücken, BSC Aachen	0.711
5	Ernst Rudolph , Cologne BC 08	0.723
6th	Günter Schüssler, Cologne BC 08	-10% = 0.628
7th	Otto Gegenfurtner, BSV Munich	0.663
8th	Hans-Dietrich Runkehl, Bfr. Altenessen-Süd	0.660
9	Gert Tiedtke , Cologne BC 08	0.658
10	Rudolph Apelt, Berlin Bfr. 21st	0.640
11	Paul Kimmeskamp, DBC Bochum 1926	0.568
12	Peter Donnert, BV Saarlouis	0.559

Grouping

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3
Dieter Müller	Günter Siebert	Jürgen Meissburger
Günter Schüssler	Ernst Rudolph	Joseph stooping
Otto Gegenfurtner	H.-D. Runkehl	Gert Tiedtke
Peter Thunders	Paul Kimmeskamp	Rudolph Apelt

Tournament course

Preliminary round

Group 1

The first group encounter started with a big surprise. Defending champion Dieter Müller lost his game against bottom of the table Donnert from Saarlouis with 40:60. In the game, Donnert also produced the tournament record in the highest series (HS) with 9 points in the 4th shot , the Berliner never had a real chance of victory at any time during the game. The best individual average (ED) set up by Donnert of 0.983, which he later repeated, he was able to hold until the penultimate game.

Schüssler won against Otto Gegenfurtner 60:39 in 75 shots and thus set his best individual average (BED) with 0.800. Müller now had to win against Schüssler if he didn't want to be eliminated in the preliminary round. He won the match after 65 shots with 60:50. Apparently Donnert had let his surprise win against Müller be reckless and so he lost his game against Bayern representative Otto Gegenfurtner with 50:60 in long 107 shots. Gegenfurter then lost his match against Müller with 50:60 in 78 shots and so Schüssler had to win if he wanted to advance one round against Donnert, but missed his goal with 38:60 in a hapless game.

Final result group 1 # Surname MP Pt. Recording GD BED HS 1 Dieter Müller 4: 2 164 204 0.803 0.932 7th 2 Peter Thunders 4: 2 170 242 0.702 0.983 9 3 Günter Schüssler 2: 4 148 214 0.691 0.800 6th 4th Otto Gegenfurtner 2: 4 149 260 0.573 0.560 6th

Legend MP Match points (winner = 2; tie = 1; loser = 0) SV Set ratio (only for tournaments in the set system) Pts. Achieved collisions Recording required recordings GD General average BED Best individual average by a player HS Maximum series

Group 2

In this group the veteran old master and seven-time German champions Ernst Rudolph and Günter Siebert were the favorites. While Siebert lived up to his role and won all his matches (Kimmeskamp: 60:47 in 92; Runkehl: 60:35 in 66; Rudolph: 60:44 in 68), Rudolph was only able to beat Runkehl with 60:31 in 73 win, but the game against Kimmeskamp was clearly lost with 32:60 in 70. Runkehl won with 60:56 in 83 against Kimmeskamp. After a tie, the GD had to decide on the placement for the group runner-up. The minimal difference of 21 ‰ was in favor of Kimmeskamp, ​​who went one lap with Siebert.

Final result group 2 # Surname MP Pt. Recording GD BED HS 1 Günter Siebert 6-0 180 226 0.796 0.909 6th 2 Paul Kimmeskamp 2: 4 163 245 0.665 0.857 5 3 Ernst Rudolph 2: 4 136 211 0.644 0.821 8th 4th H.-D. Runkehl 2: 4 126 222 0.67 0.722 5

Legend MP Match points (winner = 2; tie = 1; loser = 0) SV Set ratio (only for tournaments in the set system) Pts. Achieved collisions Recording required recordings GD General average BED Best individual average by a player HS Maximum series

Group 3

In contrast to the other groups, this was balanced in terms of the skill level of the participants. Therefore, the results were close or happy. As usual calmly, Bücken lost his first match against Tiedke in 86 shots with 53:60. Jürgen Meissburger, who was well-known from the previous year, happily won 60:59 against Apelt. But then he disappointed with 38:60 against Joseph Bücken and spoiled his entry into the intermediate round (ZR). Apelt also had no luck in the second game and lost, again just under, in 82 shots with 58:60 against Tiedke. Bücken also won his second match with just 60:59 in 104 shots against Apelt, who became the unlucky person of the tournament. In the end Jürgen Meissburger won against Tiedke in 86 shots with 60:53. Again, the GD decided on the placement, but this time with the first three, and the move into the intermediate round.

Final result group 3 # Surname MP Pt. Recording GD BED HS 1 Gert Tiedtke 4: 2 173 254 0.681 0.731 5 2 Joseph stooping 4: 2 173 263 0.657 0.821 7th 3 Jürgen Meissburger 4: 2 158 253 0.624 0.697 5 4th Rudolph Apelt 0: 6 176 280 0.628 - 4th

Legend MP Match points (winner = 2; tie = 1; loser = 0) SV Set ratio (only for tournaments in the set system) Pts. Achieved collisions Recording required recordings GD General average BED Best individual average by a player HS Maximum series

This resulted in the following ranking:

1. Günter Siebert
2. Dieter Müller
3. Peter Thunders
4. Gert Tiedtke
5. Paul Kimmeskamp
6. Joseph stooping

These six were automatically approved for qualifying for the 42nd DDM in 1975 in Berlin or Munich.

Intermediate round

The following pairings / games resulted from the classification of the preliminary round: Joseph Bücken vs. Günter Siebert, Peter Donnert vs. Gert Tiedtke and Dieter Müller vs. Paul Kimmeskamp. Siebert and Müller clearly won their games and Tiedtke advanced as the average best. The Saarlander Thunder with the best ED of this round had turned out to be the favorite scare, Paul Kimmeskamp and Joseph Bücken were eliminated.

Final result intermediate round Surname MP Pt. Recording ED HS Günter Siebert 2 60 74 0.811 4th Joseph stooping 0 43 74 0.581 4th Dieter Müller 2 60 79 0.759 5 Paul Kimmeskamp 0 43 79 0.544 5 Peter Thunders 2 60 61 0.983 6th Gert Tiedtke 0 37 61 0.606 6th

Legend MP Match points (winner = 2; tie = 1; loser = 0) SV Set ratio (only for tournaments in the set system) Pts. Achieved collisions Recording required recordings GD General average BED Best individual average by a player HS Maximum series

This resulted in the following ranking:

1. Peter Thunders
2. Günter Siebert
3. Dieter Müller
4. Gert Tiedtke

Final rounds

Semifinals

The following pairings emerged from the ranking: Günter Siebert vs. Gert Tiedtke and Dieter Müller vs. Peter Thunders. The defending champion had a chance to take revenge for his defeat in the preliminary round against Donnert. He showed his skills, Donnert did not get into the game and lost by a large margin. Günter Siebert, so far the only player without a game loss, also did not get into the game, played slowly against a relaxed-looking Gert Tiedtke, who then won the game by a clear margin. So Donnert and Siebert played for 3rd place and Müller had the chance to defend his title against Tiedke.

Final result semi-finals

Surname	MP	Pt.	Recording	ED	HS
Dieter Müller	2	60	63	0.952	5
Peter Thunders	0	27	63	0.428	5
Gert Tiedtke	2	60	86	0.697	5
Günter Siebert	0	39	86	0.453	4th

Small finale

In the game for 3rd place, Peter Donnert seemed recovered from the intermediate round, while his opponent had lost all vigor from the preliminary rounds. Donnert finished his last game with 60:58, but Siebert managed the necessary points for a draw in the second strike. A shootout did not exist, again DG decided on the placement and because Siebert had in turn by his previous victories in the lead. Donnert finished last with a good 4th place. As 11th of the previous year he made it to the top.

Final score

Surname	MP	Pt.	Recording	ED	HS
Günter Siebert	1	60	86	0.697	7th
Peter Thunders	1	60	86	0.697	5

final

In the game for the championship title, the Berlin miller again showed his skills to an enthusiastic audience. He didn't give Cologne Tiedtke a chance and after 57 shots turned his match point to a 60:38 victory, not only defending his title, but also winning the 11th German championship title. He was the only player to complete the tournament with an ED of 1,052.

Final score

Surname	MP	Pt.	Recording	ED	HS
Dieter Müller	2	60	57	1.052	4th
Gert Tiedtke	0	38	57	0.666	4th

Closing table

Legend
Abbr.	meaning
Pt.	points scored
Recording	required recordings
ED	Single average
GD	General average
VGD	Relative general average
BMD	Best team average
BED	Best individual average
BSD	Best sentence average
BEVD	Best Individual Relative Average
HS	Maximum series
MP	Match points
PP	Lot of points
GUV	G ewonnen- U nentschieden- V erloren
SV	Sentence ratio
	1st place (gold)
	2nd place (silver)
	3rd place (bronze)
	Best GD of the tournament / round
	Best VGD of the tournament / round
	Best ED of the tournament / round
	Best BVGD of the tournament / round
	Best HS of the tournament / round
(It is possible that not all terms are used or some are not listed. These can be looked up in the list of collision terms .)

Final ranking
round	space	Surname	MP	GD	BED	HS
final	1	Dieter Müller	10: 2	0.853	1.052	7th
	2	Gert Tiedtke	6: 6	0.672	0731	6th
kl. final	3	Günter Siebert	9: 3	0.718	0.909	7th
	4th	Peter Thunders	7: 5	0.701	0.983	9
ZR	5	Joseph stooping	4: 4	0.640	0.821	7th
	6th	Paul Kimmeskamp	2: 6	0.635	0.857	5
VR	7th	Jürgen Meissburger	4: 2	0.624	0.697	5
	8th	Günter Schüssler	2: 4	0.691	0.800	5
	9	Ernst Rudolph	2: 4	0.644	0.821	8th
	10	Otto Gegenfurtner	2: 4	0.573	0.560	6th
	11	Hans-Dietrich Runkehl	2: 4	0.567	0.722	5
	12	Rudolph Apelt	0: 6	0.628	-	5

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n} Deutscher Billard Bund (Hrsg.): Billard Sport . 1st edition. Cologne 1974, p. 130-132 .
2. ^ ^{A b} Dieter Haase, Heinrich Weingartner : Encyclopedia of Billiards . 1st edition. tape 2 . Verlag Heinrich Weingartner, Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-200-01489-3 , p. 946 .