Ryuuji Umeda - Mashpedia All-in-One Encyclopedia

In this Japanese name, the family name is "Umeda".

Ryuuji Umeda
Medal record
Competitor for Japan
Men's Three-cushion billiards
Asian Games
Silver	1998 Bangkok	Individual
Gold	2006 Doha	Individual

Ryuuji 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.

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 since Nobuaki Kobayashi.^{[clarification needed]}

References [edit]

^ "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. Retrieved 2008-07-31.

Preceded by Eddy Merckx	UMB World Three-cushion Champion 2007	Succeeded by Marco Zanetti

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Name	Ryuuji Umeda
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Short description	Japanese billiards player
Date of birth	1968
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