Sang Lee International Open

The Sang Lee International Open is a three-cushion billiards tournament held in Flushing, New York. The event is sanctioned the Union Mondiale de Billard and the United States Billiard Association. It is named after Sang Lee, a Korean American player whose goal was to spread his principles as a player and restore the popularity of carom billiards in the United States. One year after he died in 2004, promoters held the tournament in tribute to him. As of 2008, the total purse of the event is $125K with the victor taking home $25K.

The inaugural event (2005) was won by Sweden's Torbjörn Blomdahl. The 2006 and 2007 editions were both dominated by Frédéric Caudron of Belgium. Roland Forthomme, also from Belgium, won it in 2008.

Tournament statistic

The GA shows the General Average (all points ÷ all innings).

Year	Winner	GA	Runner up	GA	3. Place	GA
2005	Torbjörn Blomdahl	2,006	Semih Saygıner	1,998	Dick Jaspers	1,907
2006	Frédéric Caudron	1,881	Torbjörn Blomdahl	1,851	Semih Saygıner	1,741
2007	Frédéric Caudron	1,774	Daniel Sánchez	1,889	Semih Saygıner	1,615
2008	Roland Forthomme	1,829	Frédéric Caudron	1,958	Torbjörn Blomdahl	1,707

External links

• Sang Lee International Tournament Official Site
• Sang Lee International 2007 Photos
• Sang Lee International 2008 Photos
• Video Tribute to Sang Lee