Nobuaki Kobayashi

Japanese billiards player (1942-2019)

Nobuaki Kobayashi (小林 伸明, Kobayashi Nobuaki) (March 26, 1942 – 25 November 2019)[1] was a Japanese professional three-cushion billiards player and 2-time world champion.[2] He was the only Asian native ever to win a World Three-cushion Championship. He died on 25 November 2019 at the age of 77.[3]

In this Japanese name, the family name is Kobayashi.

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  1. "釜山アジア大会−ビリヤード". Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  2. "Chalking Up Another". SI Vault. 1978-05-15. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  3. Japanese two times world champion Kobayashi (77) passed away