Irena Michálková

Biografie

Love at first sight.
That’s how I would characterize billiards in my life. And even though some things and people have disappeared from my life over time, billiards still accompanies me and still makes me happy. A game that requires talent, art, but above all a lot of training, concentration, and a person „grows“ in terms of the game as well as the personality develops… You can and always have something to learn and discover something new, that’s why I never get tired of billiards.
From early childhood, I divided my free time between music and sports. Playing the piano and various sports (athletics, then basketball or volleyball)… Competitiveness, sportsmanship and creativity – everything suits me in billiards. I like playing tournaments on my own, but I also like playing team competitions.
I first held a cue when I was about 15 years old. I began to play carom on a small 4 ball table in a pub with my Dad. But my first official sport season in billard carom competition began later in 1997 in Olomouc. I played classics disciplines on small tables, sometimes also 3 cushion. From 2003 I switched to only 3Cushion on Match table.
In 2004 I played my first international tournament for ladies – The First World Championship Ladies 3Cushion in Valencia (Spain). Since that time I have represented the Czech Republic already many times at the European and World Championships Ladies and others international tournaments.
The biggest achievments:
Champion of Czech Republic in 3Cushion ladies : 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024
3rd place at European Championship 3Cushion Ladies – 2019, Brandeburg (Germany)
nine-time World Championship participant – 2004, 2006 (7th place), 2008 (7th place), 2016, 2017, 2019 (10th place), 2022, 2023 (10th place), 2024
ten-times European Championship participant – 2005 (10th place), 2007 (8th place), 2009, 2019 (3rd place), 2020 (8th place), 2022 (6th place), 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 (12th place)
Currently, I regularly play in the Czech Republic in the 1st league in 3C team competitions for my club TJ Sokol Žižkov (the 2nd highest national competition) and, as far as I can, I also participate in individual competitions at the regional or national level.
In current season 2025-2026 I would like to be participated:
• European Championship 3-Cushion Ladies – Antalya (TR) (9.-11.3.2026) – 12th place
• National Championship 3-Cushion Ladies – Ústí nad Labem, CZ (18.4.2026) – 1st place – Champion!!!
• PREDATOR Grand Prix 3-Cushion Ladies – Ciutat de Gandia 3-Cushion Ladies – Gandia, Spain (8.-10.5.2026)
• PREDATOR Grand Prix 3-Cushion Ladies – Herstal (BEL) – 28.-30.8.2026
I welcome any financial support for all the international tournaments that I would like to participate in, including the European Championship and the World Championship.
Each support is welcome.
Thank you a lot!!!