Ryuuji Umeda

Ryūji Umeda (梅田 竜二; sometimes transliterated Ryuji or Ryugi, and often rendered as Umeda Ryuuji in Western media; born October 22, 1968, in Tokyo)^{[1][clarification needed]} is a Japanese professional three-cushion billiards player.

Ryuuji Umeda

Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Three-cushion billiards
Asian Games
	1998 Bangkok	Individual
	2006 Doha	Individual
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
	2013 Incheon	Individual

Career

In 1998, Umeda finished 2nd to fellow Japanese Akio Shimada in the three-cushion event of the Asian Games. He later won it against Duong Anh Vu of Vietnam in 2006.^[2]

A year afterward, he dominated the UMB World Three-cushion Championship by defeating Daniel Sánchez, the two-time world champion from Spain. With the victory, he became the second Asian to win it in 34 years after Nobuaki Kobayashi.