Junichi Komori

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (11 July 1941 – 26 July 2015)[1] was a Japanese three-cushion billiards player.

Komori has won 4 Japanese titles. However, he never won an individual world title, finishing in third position at the UMB World Three-cushion Championship on three occasions, in 1976, 1978 and 1985. Along with Nobuaki Kobayashi he won the UMB World Three-cushion Championship for National Teams three times, in 1981, 1985 and 1992.[1][2][3]

In 1993, he set a world record by achieving a high run of 28, breaking the previous record of 25 set by Willie Hoppe. This was eventually surpassed by Semih Sayginer and Hugo Patiño who both achieved 31.[1]

He also achieved a 3.333 game average.[3]

In 2015 he died of cancer just two weeks after his 74th birthday.[1]

References

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  1. a b c d Junichi Komori (74) and the Janpanese invasion Obituary on Kozoom.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. World 3-Cushion Billiards Championships Template:Webarchive
  3. a b Results on Kozoom.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.

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