Güzin Müjde Karakaşlı

Güzin Müjde Karakaşlı (born 22 June 1991) is a Turkish professional carom billiards player and lawyer.[1][2]

Güzin Müjde Karakaşkı
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1991-06-22) 22 June 1991
Denizli, Turkey
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportCarom billiards
Event(s)Three-cushion billiards
ClubMaltepe Arena
Medal record
Three-cushion billiards
Representing  Turkey
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2017 ZoerselIndividual
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2014 IstanbulIndşvşdıal
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2015 Brandenburg/Havel Individual
Silver medal – second place2019 Brandenburg/Havel Individual
Silver medal – second place2023 Antalya Team

Sport career

Early years

She grew up playing volleyball for 11 to 12 years in the farm team of the local Denizlispor Club during her school years.[2][3] In the final year of high school, she took a break from volleyball to prepare for university entrance exams. During this time, she started going to a billiard hall, where pool and three-cushion billiards were played in separate rooms. In the beginning, she played pool billiard with her friends. However, she became curious about three-cushion billiards, because she found it more creative. In 2009, at the age of 18, she switched over to playing three-cushion billiards. She has said that "her advanced knowledge of geometry helps her much in this branch". The manager of the billiard hall invited her to the Turkish Championships. There, she enjoyed playing the sport so much that she chose billiards over a volleyball career.[2]

International career

After becoming Turkish champion, she was admitted to the national team. In 2014, she debuted internationally at the UMB Women's World Three-cushion Championship held in Sinop, Turkey.[3][4] In the same year, she won her first Grand Prix in Istanbul, Turkey.[1] In 2015, at the CEB European Three-cushion Championship in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany, she won the bronze medal.[3][5] In that competition, Turkey was represented for the first time by two female billiard players.[3] Next year, she again won a bronze medal at the European level.[5] At the 2017 UMB Women's World Three-cushion Championship in Zoersel, Belgium, she took the bronze medal.[3][4][6] At the 2018 World Championship in İzmir, Turkey, she placed sixth.[1][7] She won a silver medal at the 2019 CEB European Three-cushion Championship in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany.[3][4][6] In 2019, she won the first Turkish women's Grand Prix held in Manavgat, Antalya by defeating Gülşen Degener in the semi-final and Ayşegül Fendi in the final.[1] In April 2023, she took part in the CEB European Three-cushion Championship held in Belek, Serik, Antalya, Turkey, as a member of the Turkish national team, and won a silver medal with her teammate Gülşen Degener.[8] In the 2023 Predator Women’s Grand Prix in Valencia, Spain, she finished sixth out of eight competitors.[9]

Personal life

Güzin Müjde Karakaşlı was born in Denizli, Turkey on 22 June 1991 to a volleyballer family.[1][2] Her father, mother and her sister were all volleyball players.[4]

After graduating from the Anatolian High School in Denizli, she studied law at Istanbul Bilgi University.[10] Karakaşlı lives in Istanbul, and works as a lawyer and legal advisor.[1][2]

She is a member of "Maltepe Arena" Club, and plays billiard 4 to 5 hours a day, 3 to 4 days a week, mostly with her male friends.[1]

In billiard circles, she is known by her given name "Güzin", while her friends call her "Müjde".[1]

Achievements

YearCompetitionPlaceAchievement
2014 Three-Cushion World Cup Turkey, Istanbul1st place, gold medalist(s) Individual
2015 CEB European Three-cushion Championship Germany, Brandenburg/Havel3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Individual
2017 UMB Women's World Three-cushion Championship Belgium, Zoersel3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Individual
2019 CEB European Three-cushion Championship Germany, Brandenburg/Havel2nd place, silver medalist(s) Individual
Grand PrixThree-cushion Women's Turkey, Antalya1st place, gold medalist(s) Individual
2023 CEB European Three-cushion Championship Turkey, Antalya2nd place, silver medalist(s) Team

References

  1. Bakker, Frits (3 May 2019). "Güzin Müjde Karakasli, a lawyer and #1 in Turkey". Kozoom. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. ADemircan, Samet; Kübra Soyly (20 July 2023). "Güzin Müjde Karakaşlı: Dünya şampiyonluğunun zamanı geldi". Demirören News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  3. "Muhakeme: Güzin Müjde Karakaşlı ile Konuştuk". Socrates (in Turkish). 1 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  4. "Güzin Müjde Karakaşlı: İnadım sayesinde başardım". Fanatik (in Turkish). 15 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. "Milli Gururlarımız – Güzin Müjde Karakaşlı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Bilardo Federasyonu. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  6. Uzuner, Fatih (2021). "Güzin Müjde Karakaşlı:Sonsuzluk ve Mükemellik". Victory (in Turkish). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  7. "2018 - World Championship in Izmir, Turkey". Carompedia. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  8. Tümer, Servet (16 April 2023). "Avrupa Bilardo Şampiyonası'nda Türkiye, kadınlarda gümüş madalyanın sahibi oldu". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  9. "Therese wins the first Predator Women's Grand Prix in Valencia". Therese Klompenhouwer. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  10. "Bilardodaki Gururumuz, Güzin Karakaşlı". Denizli Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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