Adolfo Suarez Perret

Adolfo Suarez Perret

 

Adolfo Suarez Perret ( Lima , 27 of October of 1930 - Lima, 14 of April of 2001 ) was a player pool of Peru . He was the only Peruvian billiard world champion, in the Three Cushion modality, a title he achieved on April 23 , 1961 , against the legendary Belgian Raymond Ceulemans (according to other sources the second place was the Portuguese Egidio Vieira). Together with Humberto Suguimitzu and Sixto Jáuregui , they constitute the glories of Peruvian billiards of the 1960s and 1960s .seventy .

Biography

Adolfo Suárez Perret was born on October 27, 1930. The only child of Luis Suárez, from Argentina, and Lorenza Perret, from Peru. At the age of six he was orphaned as a father.

His beginnings in billiards date back to 1944, when he was 14 years old. His first strokes were made in the "Cuzco" billiard room in downtown Lima and the people who guided him in the beginning were the billiard players Amador Benítez and Jorge Urbina Polo and Manuel Montesinos (who was the first President of the Peruvian Billiard Federation founded on May 18, 1947); as well as former president FPB Amadeo Grados Penalillo and Augusto Nanetti Borda.

He also won the gold medal at the Bolivarian Games in Caracas in 1951 , in the free carom modality, it was the first international title that Peruvian billiards achieved. In addition to five South American Titles in the Three-Cushion category and on one occasion Latin American Champion and Champion of Champions of America, in addition to different national titles (24).

He was an extraordinary fantasy player and dominated all forms of billiards. He stood out for his powerful stroke, only comparable to that of the Argentine Enrique Navarra , who was considered the most powerful in the world and for his great capacity for solutions. He was one of the most beloved athletes in Peru, for his simplicity, great charisma and humility. A great Creole, a neighbor of Lima's Primero or Barrio de Monserrate barracks, he was nicknamed "La Vieja" or "La Bruja".

He passed away on April 14, 2001.

World title

 

On April 23, 1961, Adolfo Suárez was proclaimed world champion in 3-cushion billiards, in Amsterdam (Holland) after defeating the Belgian Raymond Ceulemans in the final. It started with a victory over Portuguese Egidio Vieira . Then he beat the local Henny de Ruijter and later eliminated the Argentine Enrique Miró, the Austrian Johann Scherz and the Dutch Bert Teegelaar, with which he went to the final.

In the game for the title, his rival was the Belgian Raymond Ceulemans , who also beat with a resounding 60 to 44, achieving an average of 0.997, considered in his time as a new world record. He is the last American Champion of the last 50 years that he has won the World Title in the Individual Three-Cushion event.

On April 23, 2011, the 50th anniversary of the Holland World title was celebrated. In Peru he was recognized. There was a pilgrimage to his grave to commemorate 10 years of his death, mass, fellowship lunch and images of his outstanding sports career were projected at the traditional Club de La Unión.

Honors

• 24 times National Champion of 3-cushion billiards - Record that to date has not been surpassed.
• Best Individual Average (2,500) 60 Carambola in 24 innings.
• 1947 National Champion in the Free Mode at 17 years of age (the youngest in the history of Peruvian billiards).
• 1951 Gold medal in the Bolivarian Games - Free Mode (Venezuela)
• 1953 National Record of "bolada" with 19 carambola (March 8) in the Three Band Mode. Record that to date has not been exceeded.
• 1954 National Champion at Table 47/2
• 1956 National Record Free Mode 13,620 caroms in one inning.
• 1958 South American Champion - Three Cushion Mode (Uruguay)
• 1960 South American Runner-up - Three Cushion Mode (Chile)
• 1961 World Billiard Champion - in the Three Cushion Mode (General Average 0.997) Amsterdam (Netherlands).
• 1963 South American Champion - Three Cushion Mode (Peru)
• 1964 National Record with General Average of 1,640 - National Championship (Three-Cushion).
• 1965 South American Champion - Three Cushion Mode (Peru)
• 1969 South American Runner-up - Three Cushion Mode (Argentina)
• 1970 South American Champion - Three Cushion Mode (Brazil)
• 1972 South American Champion - Three Cushion Mode (Brazil)
• 1974 Champion of Champions of America - Three Cushion Mode (Ecuador)
• 1976 Champion of Champions of America - Three Cushion Mode (Mexico)
• 1986 Latin American Team Champion (with Cayo Bardales) - Three Cushion Mode (Ecuador)
• 1986 Champion of the International Tournament "Confraternidad" Modalidad Tres Bandas (Peru).

 

Awards and honours

 

• Sports Laurels in the "Gran Cruz" Degree, the highest distinction awarded by the Peruvian government.
• The current National Three-Cushion Billiard Tournament of Peru bears his name.
• For 12 years he was considered the best Peruvian national athlete.
• Life member of the Club de La Unión de Lima and the National Club.
• Gold Medal and Diploma of Honor, awarded by the Pueblo Libre District Council in merit of his brilliant sports career.
• Diploma of Honor and Reminder Plate, awarded by the Peruvian Institute of Sport in merit of his brilliant sports career.
• Gold Medal and Diploma of Honor, awarded by the Circle of Sports Journalists of Peru, in merit of his outstanding sports career.
• With affection,
• Ruben