Christopher Lambert
is currently one of the best Blackball players on the planet. He has one of the finest track records in the discipline. The Arrageois has already won multiple titles: French Champion, European Champion, World Team Champion and World Mixed Doubles Champion.
He is this week one of the big favorites of this individual world championship, he who participates in the English pro circuit, the Ultimate. A circuit that brings together the 48 best players in the discipline.
What is Blackball Billiards?
- Blackball is played on a rectangular 6-pocket table with 14 colored balls
(7 red and 7 yellow), a black ball bearing the number 8 and a white impact ball. - This discipline was born in English pubs on the initiative of a Northern Irish snooker champion, Alex Higgins.
- 18 nations take part in the World Championships disputed in Albi
- The competition is broadcast on the “Sport en France” channel.
Discovery at 12 years old
For Christophe Lambert, it all started when he was 12, in the evening after school, on his way home to his grandmother: “I come home one evening after school, and on television, I discover a trophy.”
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The Ultimate Quest: Individual World Title
Christophe Lambert has won everything, except the world title: “My best result is a quarter-final against the future world champion. Everything was decided on the last round.”
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Billiard player’s problem: back problems
The Arrageois trains at least 9 hours a week. In addition to play sessions, he swims, runs and does jump rope sessions. With a priority, managing your back as well as possible: “it’s the recurring problem with billiard players. I’m therefore very careful, especially in the morning when I get out of bed.”
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A pool table in the center of the house
Christophe Lambert knows that he owes a lot to billiards: “When I built my new house, a little over 10 years ago, we placed the billiards in the center and we built the rest around it.”
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