Hacı Arap Yaman

Hacı Arap Yaman
Born (1965-04-04) 4 April 1965 (age 59)
Bismil, Diyarbakır, Turkey
Sport countryTurkey
Medal record
Men's artistic billiards
Representing  Turkey
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2024 Ankara Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Schelle Individua
Silver medal – second place 2009 Kastamonu Individua
Gold medal – first place 2008 Samsun Individua
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rosmalen Individua
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Ankara Individua
Gold medal – first place 2023 Antalya Individua
European Championship National Teams
Gold medal – first place 2024 Antalya Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Antalya Team

Hacı Arap Yaman (born 4 April 1965) is a Turkish carom and artistic billiards player. He has champion titles at European and world level in artistic billiards.

Personal life

Hacı Arap Yaman was born in Bismil district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey on 4 April 1965. He completed his education in his hometown. During his school years, he was interested in different branches of sports.[1][2]

Sport career

Yaman settled in Ankara, when he started playing billiards professionally. In the first year of his career, he took the third place in the Turkish championships. The next year, he became champion of Ankara. Later, his success continued, and he was admitted to the national team.[1][2] He is a member of the district municipality's billiards club in Yenişehir, Diyarbakır.[3]

Yaman won the gold medal at the 2008 Artistic Billiards World Championship held in Schelle, Belgium defeating Xavier Fonellosa from Spain.[1][2][4][5] The next year in Kastamonu, Turkey, he took the silver medal after losing the final match to Belgian Eric Daelman by 2–3.[6] In 2012, he took the bronze medal at the same competition in Samsun, Turkey.[3] Yaman captured the gold medal at the 2022 CEB Grand Prix Artistic in Rosmalen, Netherlands.[1][7] He won the gold medal with his teammate Barış Çin at the 2023 European Championship Artistic National Teams in Antalya, Turkey defeating the Spanish team by 3–1.[8] At the 2023 European Championship Artistic in Antalya, Turkey, he received the gold medal among 38 competitiors winning over German Heinrich Marvin in five sets by 172–147.[9][10] Yaman and his teammate Barış Çin defeated Erik Van den Zegel and Erik Vervliet from Belgium by 3–1 in the final of the 2024 European Championship Artistic National Teams in Antalya, Turkey, and won the gold medal.[11] At the 2024 European Championship Artistic in Ankara, Turkey, he lost the semifinals match to Michael Hammen from France by 120–174, and took the bronze medal.[12] He repeated his world champion title of the artistic billiards in Ankara, Turkey after 16 years in 2024 defeating his country+man[Barış Çin in the final.[2][13][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Bismilliler YineŞampiyon Oldu. Bismilli Sporcu Hacı Arap YAMAN Şampiyon!!!". Bismil Haber (in Turkish). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Diyarbakır Plajı'nda şezlonglarda yer kalmadı !". CeGa Medya (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Hacı Arap Yaman Yine Ödülle Döndü". İhlas News Agency (in Turkish). 3 October 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  4. ^ "2008 Dünya Artistik Bilardo Şampiyonu Hacı Arap YAMAN" (in Turkish). Türkiye Bilardo Federasyonu. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Ankara'da Bir Tarih Yazıldı: Hacı Arap Yaman Dünya Şampiyonu, Türkiye Üç Madalya ile Zirvede!" (in Turkish). Türkiye Bilardo Federasyonu. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  6. ^ Kurt, Turan (5 October 2009). "Yaman'ı yendi şampiyon oldu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  7. ^ "CEB Grand Prix Artistic". Confédération Européene de Billard. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  8. ^ Hepokur, Fatih; Servet Tümer (13 April 2023). "Avrupa Bilardo Şampiyonası'nda Artistik Milli Takımı, altın madalya kazandı". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Hacı Arap Yaman Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu". Gerçek İzmir (in Turkish). 11 April 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda 2. Altın madalya Hacı Arap YAMAN'dan geldi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Bilardo Federasyonu. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Türkiye, artistik bilardoda Avrupa şampiyonu oldu!". SporX (in Turkish). 10 March 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Artistik Bilardo Avrupa Şampiyonu Barış Çin!" (in Turkish). Türkiye Bilardo Federasyonu. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Haci Arap Yaman is the World Champion". World Confederation of Billiards Sports. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.