Ultramodern billiard center Salpho for sale after bankruptcy
by Kristin Matthyssen
Friday, May 17, 2019 at 7:08 PM
Biljartcenter Salpho was co-founded a few years ago by multiple world champion billiards Frédéric Caudron, who lived in Westmalle at the time. The six tables can be lowered into the ground with a lift, creating a party room.
At the request of the receiver, Mr. Gregory Wilkin (Ardent Advocaten), Hammertime was ordered to sell the business assets.
The business not only consists of a few billiard tables, but the business also has a large professional kitchen with many options for operating a brasserie or catering facility.
The building, which is owned by the company, will be offered. Interested parties can contact Hammertime or the curator, Mr. Gregory Wilkin (Ardent Advocaten).
Salpho never really lived up to the high expectations. The residents indicated earlier this week that they were not surprised by the bankruptcy.
In 1986, a man who could not average 0.400 himself, changed the lives of top players forever. His name was Werner Bayer, a German businessman and billiard enthusiast with vision. He founded the BWA (Billiard World Association), with the intention of professionalizing the sport. No more flowers or the occasional kitchen appliance to reward a victory; players should earn real money. No more noisy and smoke-filled low-ceiling billiard rooms for major events; the Hotel Kempinsky in Berlin, the Antwerp Hilton and the Teatro Principal in Palma would host 3-cushion events from now on, and they would be called World Cups.