Considered as the best female Carom 3-cushion player the sport has ever known, the Dutch 6-time World Champion partners with Iwan Simonis and Aramith.

Born in Nijkerk in 1983, Therèse Klompenhouwer is not an ordinary athlete in the very elitist world of Carom. She discovered billiard in the café her father owned. She started really getting into it at the age of 8, using a stool to climb and hit balls.

Therèse first played Libre and at the age of 19, she switched to 3-cushion. She was quickly selected in the National Dutch team by the KNBB, the Dutch Billiards Federation. In 2004, she won the Dutch championship, her first main title.

From there, Therèse Klompenhouwer started piling up titles. The one called “The Queen” by the public and opponents has won 7 Grand Prix titles, 18 National and 13 European championships, and has been 6 times World Champion in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2025 despite a long injury.

In August 2025, Therèse won the Gold Medal at the first-ever edition of the Ladies’ Carom 3-cushion at the World Games in Chengdu.

It is a great pride for the Iwan Simonis Group to continue this kind of partnerships with athletes like Therèse who make the History and the Legend of their sport.

Last update: 10/2026