Dick Jaspers (born 1965, Netherlands) is one of the greatest three-cushion players of the modern era — famous for surgical precision and a career spent at the very top for more than three decades.
Career highlights
- 5 UMB World Three-Cushion Championships (2000, 2004, 2011, 2018, 2023)
- 5 European Championships
- 32 UMB World Cup victories
- World Games gold (2009 Kaohsiung, 2022 Birmingham) and silver (2001, 2005)
- Long-reigning World No. 1
Playing style
Jaspers turned professional in 1986 after watching Raymond Ceulemans and Nobuaki Kobayashi on television. His game is methodical and system-driven, built on a clean stroke and disciplined position play with almost metronomic consistency — a model student of the diamond systems.
Legacy
Winning the 2023 world title at age 57 — more than two decades after his first in 2000 — showed extraordinary longevity. He has been a central figure in the rise of three-cushion popularity in the Netherlands.
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