René Gabriels, a billiard player who gathered 7 Balk-line World Titles during his career, founded Gabriels in 1932. Not being satisfied with the ever-changing equipment he had to play on, his goal was to develop a carom table that would set the standards for tournament play.
His experience led him to fine-tune his products which has ultimately resulted in the Imperator model as we know it today, the finest table available for all carom games.

In 2003 the Dutch company Loontjens Biljarts merged with Gabriels. Loontjens Biljarts is active as a billiards producer since the 1920’s. As Loontjens Biljarts was producing Roothaert traditional styled tables, this merger has resulted in the strongest European manufacturer and market leader in the field of high-end carom – and pool tables.

The Belgian team arriving for the 1951 World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Rene Gabriels shown second from left.

A short overview of the championships played on Gabriels tables:

• BWA Grand Prix, Halle, Germany 1997 - 1998
• UMB 3-cushion World championships for teams since 1996
• BWA World cup Roermond 1999
• BWA World cup Las Vegas 2001
• UMB World Championships 3-cushion Luxembourg 2001
• World Games Duisburg 2005
• UMB World cup Sluiskil 2005
• Las Vegas 9 Ball Open 2002
• Las Vegas 9 Ball Open 2003
• Patriot Cup 2003
• UMB World cup Sluiskil 2005, 2006 & 2007
• German national Championships since 2005
• World Championships Straightpool 2006, New Jersey, USA
• Gabriels 2006 Players Championship, Valley Forge, USA