Tayfun Taşdemir

Tayfun Taşdemir (born November 5, 1975) is a former world champion Turkish professional carom billiards player specialized in three-cushion event.

[1] Tayfun Taşdemir was born in Muş, eastern Turkey on November 5, 1975.

[2] After enjoying World team champion titles several times, Taşdemir finally won his first individual world-class level title at the 3rd leg of the 2015 Three-Cushion World Cup in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam defeating Torbjörn Blomdahl from Sweden in the final.

He also won the 1st leg of the 2019 Three-Cushion World Cup in Antalya, Turkey defeating Cho Jae-ho.

He is the second Turkish World champion after Semih Saygıner, who won the title in 2003.