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Billiards: How a hobby became a vocation

Billiard table, balls and cues are his passion - he needs to keep his head clear.

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Billiards player Georg Höberl from Völkermarkt in Carinthia is on the up: the 49-year-old discovered the sport for himself as a teenager - and is still successful at it.

"Billiards is my passion, I train several times a week. Above all, it's great fun," says Georg Höberl from Völkermarkt, who is called "Schurli" by friends.

The now 49-year-old once shone as a young European champion, has already become state champion in the billiards discipline "14/1 endless" and winner of the Carinthian Team Cup as well as state champion in pool billiards. But he was not a natural ...