Gulsen Degener

Background

She was born in the southeastern part of Turkey.

Career

Gülşen Degener began playing billiards while she was at Uludağ University in Bursa, Turkey, studying English philology and literature. She has been playing billiards for 10 years, the last 4 years professionally. After mastering straight rail billiards, she switched over to three cushion, a more difficult variety.

In the mid-1990s, Gülşen moved to Berlin, Germany.

In 1999, she played for a leading Dutch first division ladies team, Tabara. In the - season, she played for the German second division team BSG Duisburg, before joining the Portuguese first division team Centro Norton de Matos for the -2006 season.

/ / / Highest series for women 10 - Dutch league Highest game average for women 1.400 - Dutch league 1.500 - European Women's Championship 3-Cushion, Manisa, Turkey.

Achievements

• 1999 German Women's Championship - champion 2000 German Women's Championship – 2nd place 2001 German Women's Championship - champion Berlin and Brandenburg Region, German 3rd division league – champion and upgrade to the German 2nd division 2001/2002 Dutch league - champion 2002 German Women's Championship - champion European Women's Cup, Belgium – champion Tournament in Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany – upgrade to the German 1st division Ladies World Challenge Cup, Gandia, Spain – 3rd place with the Turkish team 2002/2003 Dutch league – 2nd place European women's leagues best scorer 2003 European Women's Cup, the Netherlands – champion 2003/2004 German Grand Prix – qualification as the only woman for the German Championship European women's leagues best scorer 2004 European Women's Cup, Germany – champion World Women's Championship 3-Cushion, Valencia, Spain – 9th place 2004/2005 European women's leagues best scorer 2005 Turkish national team qualifications, Ankara – 1st place European Women's Championship 3-Cushion, Manisa, Turkey – 3rd place.