‘Nobody Knew I was the World Billiards Champion’

He said he has been playing billiards for 20 years and has he won numerous cups, however, neither he nor Turkish billiards have received the recognition they deserved.

Sayginer won the World Billiards Championships again last month and said that even his family only learnt of his victory days later.

With no billiards league in Turkey, he has been representing The Netherlands team in the championships until now.

Sayginer won the World Championships WPA in Las Vegas last July and in early October, won the world championships in Valladolid, Spain, by defeating Greece 3-0 in the final.