News Archive

6 days ago

BOGOTA WORLD CUP 2026

Myung Woo Cho is the King of the hill.

1 week ago

Publication date for inscriptions Ankara World Cup 2026!

2 weeks ago

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

1 month ago

38th World Championship Three-Cushion National Teams

2 months ago

UMB 3-Cushion World Masters (UMB / DRAWSHOTS)

3 months ago

Quyet is still the number one Tran. 

4 months ago

UMB TOURNAMENT RULES HAVE BEEN ADAPTED

4 months ago

Berkay Karakurt is now a World Cup winner. 

4 months ago

Annouce - Update Blois 3-Cushion Challenge 2025

4 months ago

THE ITALIAN TEAM KEEPS THE 5-PINS WORLD TITLE IN EUROPE

5 months ago

The Gwangju World Cup 3 Cushion.

5 months ago

Official announcement

5 months ago

Official Announcement

6 months ago

77th World championship 3-Cushion Individual .

6 months ago

Important Announcement

6 months ago

Ubaldo Sanchez makes Mexico proud. 

6 months ago

Therese Klompenhouwer is back on the throne. 

8 months ago

TWG2025, CHO AND KLOMPENHOUWER GOLDEN

9 months ago

BLOIS 3-CUSHION MASTERS

9 months ago

PORTO WORLD CUP

10 months ago

Artistic World Championship :Rene Dericks (NED) World Champion , Runner Up Erick Vervliet (BEL)

10 months ago

ANKARA WORLD CUP

10 months ago

Ankara is the third stage in the World Cup cycle.   

10 months ago

Disturbing spectators’ misconduct during UMB events

11 months ago

Dick Jaspers still lives on the mountain top. 

11 months ago

our friend Heinrich Weingartner passed away.

1 year ago

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP NATIONAL TEAMS 3 CUSHION

1 year ago

Colombia World Cup of 2025.

1 year ago

Farouk Barki: We already have our eye on Brisbane 2032. 

1 year ago

INFORMATION BULLETIN

1 year ago

IWAN SIMONIS WILL BE THE OFFICIAL UMB TABLECLOTH SUPPLIER FOR 2025

1 year ago

World Cup Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

1 year ago

BILLIARDS ON THE ROAD

1 year ago

Most estimated colleague and UMB Honorary Member, Mr. Johny Houtsch, passed away.

1 year ago

SEOUL WORLD CUP 2024

1 year ago

World Cup Veghel 2024

1 year ago

ANDREA RAGONESI IS THE WORLD CHAMPION , ANDREA QUARTA RUNNER UP

1 year ago

76th World Championship 3-Cushion - BINH THUAN (VT)

1 year ago

Seymen Ozbas carries the Turkish flag. 

1 year ago

Charlotte Sörensen is living the dream. 

1 year ago

Billiard Sport expectations in China for 2025

1 year ago

Soop Billiards Festival 2024

1 year ago

World Championship 3-Cushion and UMB General Assembly

1 year ago

WCBS Championship KIELCE 2024

1 year ago

The UMB (Union Mondiale de Billard) and Caromball.com join forces in groundbreaking partnership

1 year ago

HACI ARAP YAMAN IS THE WORLD CHAMPION

1 year ago

Ankara World Cup of 2024.

1 year ago

On-going UMB World Cup cycle 2024

1 year ago

Vietnam has another new hero: Duc Minh Tran. 

1 year ago

Colombia will host the World Cup in 2026 and 2027

2 years ago

New procedure for lifting the suspension by UMB

2 years ago

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP NATIONAL TEAMS 3-CUSHION 2024

2 years ago

“O’Sullivan falls in love with 3-Cushion in Yushan”

2 years ago

Bogotá 2024: the 200th World Cup. 

2 years ago

Carom Billiards Re-Visits CHINA!

2 years ago

IMPORTANT OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

2 years ago

Sharm El Sheikh World Cup

2 years ago

WCBS to host the 2nd WCBS Championship in July 2024

2 years ago

Lausanne Billiards Masters

2 years ago

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 5 PINS INDIVIDUAL LADIES

2 years ago

The 5-Pins World Championship National Teams in HALL IN TIROL.

2 years ago

Seoul World Cup

2 years ago

Veghel World Cup. 

2 years ago

Carom Billiards has finally started its introduction in China.

2 years ago

The Zanetti / Aniello team finally won this first exciting edition of the International Biathlon-Teams Cup Open

2 years ago

UMB-ACBC-CBSA 3-Cushion Masters Exhibition Event

2 years ago

World Artistic Championship, the world has a new champion, and his name is David GONZALEZ from Mexico

2 years ago

Myeong Gyu Oh succeeds Burak Hashas after thriller final. 

2 years ago

Lee Shin Young, a fresh face at the summit.

2 years ago

A star is born: Phuong Vinh Bao.  

2 years ago

The World 3-Cushion Survival 2023

2 years ago

2023 Carom Café International Open

2 years ago

Asia B beats Europe B in a final thriller

2 years ago

CEB conclusions from PBA talks.

2 years ago

Quyet Chien Tran wins his 2nd World Cup. 

2 years ago

Vietnam’s new stars: Thanh Luc Tran and Vinh Bao Phuong.  

2 years ago

Three new World Cups assigned to the Pan-American Confederation (CPB).

2 years ago

WARNING AGAINST FALSE PUBLICATIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

2 years ago

Announcement: Meeting Report UMB/KBF/FIVE&SIX – PBA - HCMC on May 27th, 2023

2 years ago

Ho Chi Minh City World Cup , Last Day

2 years ago

EXPANDING HORIZONS FOR THE UMB!

2 years ago

Ho Chi Minh City World Cup

2 years ago

Ho Chi Minh City hosts its seventh World Cup.  

2 years ago

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT UPCOMING UMB/ CEB - PBA MEETINGS

2 years ago

WCBS Gears Up For Its First Ever Championship

2 years ago

TOWARDS THE FUTURE

3 years ago

Greece, Netherlands and Sinop Spor are European Team Champions

3 years ago

Official Announcement - New suspension procedure

3 years ago

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP NATIONAL TEAMS 3-CUSHION 2023

From 9-12 March, the German city of Viersen will once again host the UMB World Championship for National Teams. This particular event has been held in Viersen for more than 30 years. Title holder Turkiye sends a strong twosome: 2022 world champion and recent Las Vegas winner Tayfun Tasdemir and 2003 world champion Semih Sayginer. 

3 years ago

Tayfun Tasdemir wins his third World Cup.

After the cancellation of the Ankara World Cup, due to the tragic events in Turkiye, the Las Vegas World Cup will now open the 2023 season. Like last year, the Rio All-suite Hotel and Casino will host the tournament from 26 February – 4 March.    Following Las Vegas, the 2023 World Cup will be contested in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (May), Porto, Portugal (July), Veghel, the Netherlands (October), South Korea (November) and Egypt (December).  

3 years ago

SPORT NEWS & DECISIONS!

3 years ago

World Cup Ankara

3 years ago

ANKARA WORLD CUP CANCELLED!

3 years ago

Ankara will start the 2023 World Cup cycle.

Most of the top players just finished a long event in South-Korea, and now they are getting ready for another major: the 2023 Ankara UMB World Cup from 6th till 12th February. A quick reminder: the 2022 World Cup cycle was won by Dick Jaspers, who is also the leader on the world ranking. This year, we can expect a handful of players to challenge him for that position, several of them from Asia.

3 years ago

Calendar update. Porto World Cup 2023

3 years ago

THE UMB CLOSES A STRATEGIC ALLIANCE!

3 years ago

WORLD 3-CUSHION GRAN PRIX 2023

3 years ago

EXCLUSIVE GORINA TABLECLOTH SPONSOR CONTRACT

3 years ago

Updated Tournament Rules

3 years ago

UMB LAUSANNE BILLARD MASTERS 2022

3 years ago

WC Donghae City: Tayfun Tasdemir is the new world champion. 

It’s the event of the year. In no single tournament can a player earn more prestige, or more ranking points. The UMB World Championship is the high point of any billiards career, and an especially tough one to win.

3 years ago

Important announcement – Timetable changes:

3 years ago

WC Veghel: The old lion Blomdahl still roars. 

Following tournaments in Ankara, Las Vegas, Ho Chi Minh City and Seoul, the Netherlands will host the fifth World Cup in the 2022 cycle. The closing event will take place in December, in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt.

3 years ago

The Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB) held its 32nd Congress & General Assembly in Valencia, Spain

3 years ago

3-CUSHION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP JUNIORS

3 years ago

5-Pins World Championships in Calangianus/Italy

3 years ago

Klompenhouwer is one level above the field. 

Heerhugowaard is a small city in the Netherlands, half an hour north of Amsterdam. In the coming week, from 20 – 25 September, it will be the center of the 3-cushion world. First order of business: the Ladies 3-cushion World Championship (20-22 Sept.). Directly following it: the Juniors 3-cushion World Championship (23-25 Sept.).

3 years ago

CALANGIANUS host The World Championship 5-PINS individual Open

World Championship 5-Pins Individual Open from 20th to 24th of September, the 25th edition of the the most important competition of the 5 pins will take place in Calangianus (Sardinia/Italy). This is the 14st time that the billiards world elite will be visiting Italy. On the four days of the tournament, 16 athletes from qualifications and 48 convened by the various participating federations according to internal criteria established, will fight for the prestigious World Championship trophy.

3 years ago

Dani Sánchez wins his 15th World Cup.

3 years ago

IMPORTANT INFORMATION COVID -19

Guideline from Korea government and KBF for Seoul WC 2022.

3 years ago

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. Publication WC Veghel, 2022.

3 years ago

Farouk Barki, new President of the WCBS. Diane Wild and Fernando Requena continue with their commitments on the board.

3 years ago

Jaspers Dazzles on his Way to World Games Gold , Silver medal for José Juan García and Bronze for Eddy Merckx

3 years ago

UMB LAUSANNE BILLARD MASTERS 2022 TEAMS U25

3 years ago

Important announcement. Invitation dates for UMB events restored to normal.

3 years ago

Countdown to the 25th World Championship 5-pins Individual Open

3 years ago

UMB and FIVE&SIX, CO., LTD signed a new Media and Marketing agreement for four years.

3 years ago

Merckx is again unbeatable in a final.

Vietnam has hosted World Cup tournaments from 2015 – 2019, and they have always been high-quality events, helped further popularize the 3-cushion game in a country full of talent. No events unfortunately, in the corona years 2020 and 2021. But from 23 – 29 May 2022, the World Cup will once again be played in Ho Chi Minh City, and expectations are high. It’s the third World Cup of the year, following Ankara and Las Vegas. Both these events were won by the world number one, Dick Jaspers.

3 years ago

AMECC CONFEDERAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN CAIRO

3 years ago

UMB Calendar Changes

3 years ago

WCBS sets a promotional step forward by consolidating the Cue Sports, for the first time, into multidiscipline WCBS Championships.

3 years ago

PORTO WORLD CUP ANNOUNCEMENT.

4 years ago

Jaspers makes it three in a row.

4 years ago

World Championship National Teams Viersen 2022. Turkey defends his world-title

4 years ago

W.C.B.S. STATEMENT ON SITUATION IN UKRAINE

4 years ago

Dick JASPERS World Cup Winner in Ankara. Quyet Chien Tran Runner-up, third place for Marco Zanetti and Tayfun Tasdemir.

4 years ago

UMB announces a new record-incentive bonus for 3-Cushion players.

4 years ago

Dick Jaspers is crowned world champion. Murat N. Coklu silver medal, bronze medal for Martin Horn and Marco Zanetti

4 years ago

73rd world championship 3-cushions individual. Welcome Sharm El Sheikh.

4 years ago

SEMIH SAYGINER, WORLD CUP WINNER AT THE RED SEA. Jaspers, Runner-up, shared third place for Blomdahl and Choi.

4 years ago

THE SHARM EL SHEIKH WORLD CUP 2021 STARTS WITH PROMISSING SUCCESS

4 years ago

Daniel Sanchez Champion of Lausanne Masters 2021 , Tayfun Tasdemir runner up.

4 years ago

DANIEL SANCHEZ, WINNER OF “VEGHEL WORLD CUP”, FINALISTs, JUNGHAN HEO ,TAYFUN TASDEMiR, AND JUN TAE KIM COMPLETE THE PODIUM.

4 years ago

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! - WC Veghel New Semi-Finals and Final Schedule

4 years ago

Veghel World Cup 2021 - 7th to 13th November 2021 – The Netherlands - Links all tables

4 years ago

Official Announcement Veghel World Cup 2021

4 years ago

The countdown to the 25th World Championship 5-pins Individual Open has started

4 years ago

WCBS.sport

4 years ago

Official Announcement Invitation/inscription dates

4 years ago

UMB sports calendar updates.

4 years ago

World Championships 3-Cushion Individual postponed.

4 years ago

WCBS Announces World Games 2022 Sponsors

4 years ago

Official Announcement - COVID-19 travel restrictions. UMB sports calendar updated.

4 years ago

Dick JASPERS IS THE WINNER of World 3-Cushion Grand Prix , The Runner Up Korean revelation HWANG Bong-ju, third place for KIM Jun Tae.

4 years ago

Official Announcement – COVID-19 situation

5-Pins World Championship postponed

5 years ago

“What does Play True mean to you?”

A day that is dedicated to clean sport

5 years ago

New UMB 3-Cushion Events Rules Changes! - Postponed 31th UMB General Assembly

Four edits to the Sports Rules have been updated

5 years ago

Important Official Announcement - UMB Calendar updated.

UMB Calendar updated.

5 years ago

Masako Katsura (桂 マサ子, "First Lady of Billiards"

Masako Katsura (桂 マサ子, March 7, 1913 – 1995), nicknamed "Katsy"[3] and sometimes called the "First Lady of Billiards",[4] was a Japanese carom billiards player who was most active in the 1950s.

5 years ago

Dick Jaspers wins the JUMBO Duke Challenge in a memorable final against Marco Zanetti.

The Duke Challenge is an invitation 3-cushion tournament that took place in NISTELRODE, the Netherlands, in the JUMBO Golf Court Duke Hotel, from 20 to 22 of January 2021.

5 years ago

Flashback to 2020 – Lights-on towards 2021

Flashing back to a memorable difficult year, with all its COVID-19 restrictions, we now direct our lights-on towards the just begun new year, full of promising opportunities.

5 years ago

Dear Billiard Lovers,

Dear Billiard Lovers,

5 years ago

Official Announcement.

UMB Sports Rules Updates

5 years ago

Announcement. - Five&Six International Co. Ltd  

5 years ago

Important Official Announcement - COVID19 situation.

UMB calendar update.

5 years ago

HERE WE GO!

The UMB Virtual Challenges attracted a great audience with almost 1 million views.

5 years ago

Eddy Merckx Winner of the UMB 10x4 ONECAROM CHALLENGE

Eddy Merckx emerged victorious in a tight finish and by just one carom against a huge Roland Forthomme who cut 11 points from Eddy's lead after the first round.

5 years ago

CHOI first place and NGO second place , SAYGINER High Run recordman with 20 point

The second round of the UMB 10x4 ONE CAROM CHALLENGE has brilliantly finished with a very tight result, NGO that has played very hard reached 73 points which was not enough with CHOI's 75 points. Sayginer Third place get series record with 20 points , BLOMDAHL fourth place The month of November will see the dispute of the third event of this series of Tournaments.

5 years ago

Important Official Announcement – COVID-19 situation

In view of the current COVID-19 situation, UMB, CEB and the Turkish Billiard Federation, decided to cancel the events scheduled to take place in Turkey, in January 2021.

5 years ago

UMB 10X4 ONE CAROM CHALLENGE

From October 26 to 30, the 10x4 ONE CAROM CHALLENGE returns with new and exciting matches.

5 years ago

Çenet Lütfi wins the first UMB OneCarom Virtual Challenge “10X4”

The Turkish player Lütfi Çenet wins for the second time the UMB Virtual Challenge event. This time in a new format, in the final rounds with Dick JASPERS, Sameh SIDHOM and Nikos POLYCHRONOPOULOS.

5 years ago

The final result pending for the four players of only 10 innings.

Tomorrow 16th exciting second round of the Final with a tight score in the first round played today 27-26-22-22

5 years ago

UMB presents the 10x4 ONE CAROM VIRTUAL CHALLENGE a new online concept.

24 players from the UMB ranking selected for this new experience, you will be able to follow their matches through YouTube, Facebook and Kozoom.

5 years ago

Official Information Statement.

Notification of Suspension

5 years ago

UMB Announces Three Events “10X4” OneCarom Virtual Challenge

24 Players from the World Ranking are selected to participate.

5 years ago

NGO Dinh Nai is the Winner of Third UMB Virtual OneCarom Challenge

Roland Forthomme runner up

5 years ago

Third edition of the U.M.B. Virtual OneCarom Challenge

Once more the 3-Cushion virtual spectacle at the highest level, LIVE broadcast at Facebook, YouTube and Kozoom.

5 years ago

Five Pins seeks to take its place with new projects and updating its structures

The UMB updates its five-pin commission and trusts that the situation created by COVID 19 will improve and the competitions scheduled for 2021 can be developed at the Continental and International level.

5 years ago

Important Official Announcement – Coronavirus (7)

November 2020 Korea World Cup and 3CC survival event cancelled

5 years ago

Lütfi Çenet has been the Champion with a spectacular result 50 for 21 in 10 inning.

Çenet had been announcing his splendid state of form and enormous concentration and confidence throughout the tournament. In the final, he confirmed his expectations, Nguyen Duc could not react to Lütfi's overwhelming game, which also closed the tournament with a spectacular final carom. Congratulations to the Champion and the finalist and all the players participating in this second edition.

5 years ago

The semifinals are served, Jeremy Bury and Lutfi Çenet will play for one place in the final, Choi Sung Won and Nguyen Duc for the other.

On August 12th, the second stop of the virtual UMB OneCarom Challenge begins, which will end on August 16th. The protagonists this time: SIDHOM Sameh, BURY Jeremy, NGUYEN Duc Anh Chien, HEO Jung Han, COKLU Murat Naci, HORN Martin, CENET Lutfi, CHOI Sung-Won

5 years ago

Second Stop for UMB Virtual OneCarom Challenge

We present the second event of this summer in the UMB Virtual OneCarom Challenge, it will be developed again with the participation of 8 great champions located among the best players in the World and always candidates to dispute the title in world events. To watch the tournament, reserve your seat in your living room!

5 years ago

Communication Bulletin

Billiard material, verification process .

5 years ago

U.M.B. launches the second and third Virtual OneCarom Challenge

5 years ago

Official Information Statement. Players suspension period expires today.

5 years ago

Eddy MERCKX won Semih SAYGINER the UMB VIRTUAL One Carom CHALLENGE

5 years ago

Important Official Announcement .

Sports Calendar Updates 2021.

5 years ago

Important Official Announcement – Coronavirus (6)

INDIVIDUAL´S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020-2021 POSTPONED TO JANUARY 2021

5 years ago

Important Official Announcement – Coronavirus (5)

Due to the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Authorities of the organizing countries, concerning the spreading of the Coronavirus, UMB and the D.B.U. , decided to cancel the World Championship Nat. Teams event in Viersen (GER) that was scheduled from 27th to 30th of August 2020.

5 years ago

Important Information Bulletin

UMB General Assembly moved from Lausanne 2020 to Valencia 2021 - Lausanne Billiard Masters cancelled in 2020. Situation UMB-PBA-KBF continuously monitored by UMB.

5 years ago

Important Official Announcement – Coronavirus (4)

Due to the crisis of the Coronavirus, the Guri World Cup (KR) and the Sang Lee International Open  , New York (USA)  have been postponed.

5 years ago

Message from the President

We will inform you here and through other channels, on a regular basis, of any changes in the current situation, and look forward to reaching a worldwide ‘re-opening’ of sportive events.

6 years ago

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - Coronavirus (3)

The World Cup in Porto event on June 12nd have been postponed .

6 years ago

THE WORLD GAMES IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, MOVES TO JULY 2022

The International World Games Association (IWGA) and Birmingham Organising Committee (BOC) have agreed to postpone the 11th edition of The World Games until 7th to 17th July 2022.

6 years ago

Important Official Announcement – Coronavirus (2)

The World Cup in Ho Chi Minh City and the Survival Master event on May 3 have been postponed without a date..

6 years ago

Viersen will organize in August the World Championship Teams 3C .

Official note : The world championship of national teams 3-C suspended in March will be held in August 27th to 30th , 2020 in the Festhalle Viersen.

6 years ago

Important Official Announcement – Corona Virus

The World team championship in Viersen and the Survival of April in Seoul have been canceled.

6 years ago

Dani Sánchez is back where he belongs.

The 45-year-old Spaniard, a quadruple world champion, wins the first World Cup of the 2020 season, beating Dick Jaspers in the final.

6 years ago

First World Cup of 2020: Antalya – Turkey

6 years ago

Spain takes the title in the Scotch double

6 years ago

Therese Klompenhouwer wins the gold medal

the Dutchwoman won the final against her compatriot Karina Jetten with 30:20 after 21 innings.

6 years ago

World Cup season kicks off in Antalya.

The 2020 Antalya tournament (17 – 23 February) will be the 23d World Cup in Turkey.

6 years ago

Asia win big, and Europe licks its wounds.

The eight players from Asia defeated their eight European opponents by an enormous margin: 600 – 451

6 years ago

New UMB 3-Cushion Events Rules Changes!

The UMB Board during its meeting last week in Sharm El Sheikh, decided to make changes for UMB 3-Cushion events Sports Rules

6 years ago

Marco Zanetti plays the tournament of his life

Egypt, nineteen events under the sun in this millennium

6 years ago

Blomdahl is the King of Denmark.

Silver medal to Vietnamese talent Duc Anh Chien Nguyen, The Egyptian star Sameh Sidhom and The Prince Semih Sayginer bronze medals.

6 years ago

Jaspers wins every other year in Lausanne.

Jaspers had already won Lausanne in 2015 and 2017, now he adds 2019.

6 years ago

Dick Jaspers: victory, trophy, then up to the world's

Diane Wild : '' With even more new sponsors, the Lausanne Masters is heading for a new organization next year.

6 years ago

Merckx wins in Guri: his eleventh World Cup.

Jeremy Bury runner up , the third place for Tayfun Tasdemir and Jun Tae Kim.

6 years ago

Haeng Jik Kim wins his third in Veghel

Lüfti Cenet (TK) Runner Up and D.A.C. Nguyen (VT)and Antonio Montes (ES) third place

6 years ago

CIRO DAVIDE RIZZO IS THE WORLD CHAMPION 2019!

Paolo Spadaro Silver Medal and bronze medal for Paolo Marcolin and Santi Caratozzolo .

6 years ago

Myung Woo Cho: the best by a mile

Myung Woo Cho, Cristian Montoya, Hwa Woo Cho and Jun Seo Ko had all won their quarterfinal matches.

6 years ago

Klompenhouwer equals Hida’s four world titles.

Therese Klompenhouwer from the Netherlands beat her long-time rival Orie Hida from Japan in the final, to complete a dominant championship.

6 years ago

Klompenhouwer defends her title in Valencia

In 2004, Valencia hosted the first edition of the Ladies World Championship.

6 years ago

Sayginer finally crowns his comeback.

In an exciting Seoul final, he beat Haeng Jik Kim, Eddy Merckx and Jae Ho Cho

6 years ago

The future is here: Cho Myung Woo.

6 years ago

Las Vegas will once again host World Cups.

UMB announcement of new World Cup serie of three cushion in USA,

6 years ago

Mr. Carlos Rivera has been re-elected for the period 2020 – 2023

Perú hosted the general assembly of the Confederación Panamericana de Billar.

6 years ago

Eddy Merckx extends his winning streak.

The Radisson Blu Conference & Airport Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey was the venue for the Survival tournament.

6 years ago

Merckx saves his best for the final day.

The 2019 Verhoeven Open in New York ended in a day of triumph for Eddy Merckx.

6 years ago

EGYPT WORLD CUP 2019

Cairo, August 7th 2019

6 years ago

Jie Un Han beats two world champions in New York

The Jennifer Shim traditionally precedes the Verhoeven Open every other year.

6 years ago

Information Statement

Suspension: implications for UMB Members.

6 years ago

Jaspers shows why he is the number one.

Jaspers stays in firm control of the world ranking list: he is 140 points ahead of the number two (Caudron) and 240 points ahead of the number three (Zanetti).

6 years ago

Fourth World Cup in the 2019 cycle: Porto.

The “Dragões Pavilion”, after the successful 3-Cushion Coupe d’Europe for teams, will also be the venue for the always impressive UMB Porto World Cup, from 1st to 7th of July 2019.

6 years ago

Palazon tastes World Cup glory.

6 years ago

Communication bulletin

Situation between UMB and B&N

6 years ago

Blankenberge hosts third World Cup of the year.

The Blankenberge World Cup starts on Monday 17 June and ends on Sunday the 23d.

6 years ago

Publication: Notification of Suspension

6 years ago

Caudron waltzes to the win in Ho Chi Minh.

The Ho Chi Minh tournament has only been on the calendar for five years, but it never fails to deliver high quality 3-cushion and surprising results.

6 years ago

Turkey and Belgium dominant in Ho Chi Minh World Cup

The 179th World Cup takes place in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

6 years ago

Cooperation with Olympic Channel.

WCBS Media Director, Fernando Requena, President Ian Anderson, and John Palfrey Director, Stakeholder Relations Group, Olympic Channel.

6 years ago

Jaspers has forgotten how to lose.

6 years ago

The European Championships were never bigger than in 2019.

6 years ago

Day 11: EC ends with an outstanding closing ceremony

7 years ago

Official Information Statement

7 years ago

Turkey win their fifth “Viersen”.

7 years ago

WTT: the cue sports as a united front

7 years ago

In March, we all meet in the Festhalle

7 years ago

EUROSPORT AND 3-CUSHION BILLIARDS FINALLY UNITED.

7 years ago

Survival 1 of 2019: Caudron captures first prize!

7 years ago

World Team Trophy on Olympic Channel

In one week, the first World Team Trophy (WTT) will take place in Roissy-en-France, near Paris.

7 years ago

The 2019 World Cup season is about to start.

7 years ago

UMB Official Information

7 years ago

Tayfun makes the home crowd happy.

7 years ago

Countdown to the World Team Trophy.

7 years ago

Italy wins the first world championship of five-pin national teams in Lugano.

Uruguay takes the Silver medal and Argentina and Germany the Bronze.

7 years ago

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7 years ago

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7 years ago

Europe dominates first Ceulemans Cup

7 years ago

Jaspers and Caudron share 2018’s big prizes.

7 years ago

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7 years ago

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7 years ago

Eddy Merckx has the best year of his billiard life

7 years ago

Merckx stops Kasi’s miracle run

7 years ago

Dick Jaspers is the ultimate Survivor.

7 years ago

Horn completes his return to the top.

7 years ago

La Baule completes the trilogy

7 years ago

Jaspers wins his fourth in a thriller.

UMB Congress in Cairo Farouk Barki re-elected president until 2022 and Raymond Ceulemans acclaimed by the member of Honor of the UMB.

7 years ago

Myung Woo Cho has the keys to the future

7 years ago

Klompenhouwer regains her throne

7 years ago

The Survival Masters proves it had the right name

7 years ago

Quyet Chien Tran books his second major victory.

7 years ago

Caudron wins the biggest prize in billiards.

7 years ago

July 2018: it’s the summer of Merckx.

7 years ago

THE VERHOEVEN OPEN BEGINS AT CAROM CAFE

7 years ago

FIRST 3CC WORLD MASTERS IN SEOUL

7 years ago

Fireworks in 3CC quarterfinals.

7 years ago

3CC WORLD MASTERS IN SEOUL

7 years ago

Caudron is head and shoulders the best in Porto

7 years ago

It’s always a big name who wins in Porto.

7 years ago

Official campaign to bring billiards to the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

7 years ago

Jaspers ends his drought in Blankenberge

7 years ago

Kurt Ceulemans wants Blankenberge to bring a fresh breeze.

7 years ago

Hosting of UMB 3-Cushion events back on Dutch soil.

7 years ago

Vietnamese breakthrough in Ho Chi Minh World Cup

7 years ago

Once again, it’s Good Morning Vietnam!

7 years ago

FIRST UMB/KOZOOM 3-CUSHION CHALLENGE MASTERS !

7 years ago

World Cup New Inscription Rules.

New World Cup Inscription Rules valid from Porto 2018.

7 years ago

Caudron is the true world number one.

7 years ago

First World Cup of 2018 is in Antalya

8 years ago

Starting the 2018 World Cup spectacle.

The World Cups reach for new heights. The sports calendar is practically closed until 2022.

8 years ago

South Korea retains the world title

Austria Silver medal and bronze for Turkey and Denmark.

8 years ago

New York! New York!

8 years ago

In Memoriam Nestor Gomez

8 years ago

Jaspers raises the bar.

8 years ago

WCBS STATEMENT

8 years ago

The UMB looks forward to 2018, with confidence.

8 years ago

In Memoriam – Jean-Louis Le Quéau

8 years ago

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8 years ago

UMB 3-CUSHION TOURNAMENT RULES UPDATES.

UMB 3-Cushion event rules have been reviewed and adapted to the new conditions.

8 years ago

Winners in El Gouna

8 years ago

El Gouna welcomes the big guns.

8 years ago

Egypt, where it all began.

8 years ago

UMB and BIS signed a partner agreement

For the exclusive use of VECTOR Rubber Cushions.

8 years ago

Mr. Gaku Nishio passed away today, November 21st, 2017.

8 years ago

DICK JASPERS WINNER OF THE LAUSANNE BILLIARD MASTERS

8 years ago

Lausanne Billiard Masters, the fifth edition.

8 years ago

BELGIANS ON TOP IN BOLIVIA: GOLDEN CAUDRON, SILVER MERCKX

8 years ago

Bolivia is down to the last 32.

A final round of group matches took place on Friday, and sixteen players can relax now, their tournament is over.

8 years ago

BILLIARDS INITIATES THE ROUTE TO SUCCESS - PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS

WCBS will Present its candidacy, supported by a structured process of the French Federation. PICTURE: Farouk Barki , Jean Pierre Guiraud, Diane Wild, Pierre Reynaert , Fernando Requena, Rainer Selgrath.

8 years ago

La Baule W.C. , Blomdahl beats Caudron in final match

La Baule - The old lions still roars. Torbjörn Blomdahl recently turned 55, but he plays like he is in his forties. This Sunday afternoon, he added a 44th World Cup win to his long and impressive resume, when he beat Frédéric Caudron in the La Baule final: 40 - 25 in 17.

8 years ago

La Baule wants to repeat the excellence of 2016.

8 years ago

Alejandro Martinotti , from Cordoba (ARG) , world champion in Necochea 2017.

The Italians ANIELLO (silver medal) , QUARTA and DIOMAJUTA (bronze medal)

8 years ago

The fifth UMB World Cup of 2017 lived up to its high expectations.

A Korean winner was the icing on the cake for the billiard fans of Cheongju.

8 years ago

Who will be the successor of Jeremy Bury?

8 years ago

Carlos Anguita new World Champion under 22

8 years ago

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 - 3-CUSHION UNDER 22

16 players, from 11 countries and four continents will go for the title.

8 years ago

GREAT TRIUMPH OF MARCO ZANETTI IN SEOUL.

GREAT SHOW IN THE LG U + MASTERS 2017

8 years ago

BELGIUM: BACK TO THE UMB WORLD CUP CALENDAR

Casino of Blankenberge: the place to be from 11 to 18 of June 2018.

8 years ago

JAE-HO CHO WINS “NEW YORK OPEN”.

Jae-Ho Cho, the always smiling, sympathetic Korean Player, wins in New York the traditional “VERHOEVEN OPEN”.

8 years ago

NEW BOARD OF THE WORLD CONFEDERATION BILLIARDS SPORTS

IAN ANDERSON ELECTED PRESIDENT, DIANE WILD SECRETARY GENERAL AND MICHAEL AL KHOURI SPORT DIRECTOR

8 years ago

Daniel Sanchez won the Gold for Spain in the World Games.

The Italian Marco Zanetti and the Egyptian Sameh Shidom conquered the Silver and the bronze respectively

8 years ago

Sameh SIDHOM , won the bronze medal

The brave Egyptian player won the bronze medal for Egypt

8 years ago

WORLD CUP GLORY FOR HAENG-JIK KIM IN PORTO

8 years ago

Together always stronger

8 years ago

JOÃO FERREIRA, CHILD OF WORLD CUP ORGANIZER FC PORTO

8 years ago

EDDY MERCKX TRIUMPHANT IN HO CHI MINH CITY

8 years ago

MARVELLOUS LEVEL ON THE WAY TO MAIN DRAW HO CHI MINH

8 years ago

ASIAN FAVOURITS READY FOR BATTLE IN HO CHI MINH WORLD CUP

8 years ago

JAPANESE ORIE HIDA RETURNS AS THE WORLD'S BEST

8 years ago

WORLD'S BEST LADIES IN THREE CUSHION TITLE RACE IN BELGIUM

8 years ago

THE MEDALS, THE HIGHLIGHTS, THE EMOTION AND DE MEDAL RANKING

Frédéric Caudron (two golds, one silver) and Raul Cuenca (one gold, two bronzes) were the individual stars of the tournament. The Belgians were the leaders in the overall medal table, ahead of Italy, France, Spain, Turkey and the Netherlands

9 years ago

Official Declaration New World Record

World Record – World Cup 3-Cushion – Luxor (Egypt) 26/3 to 1/4/2017

9 years ago

MAIN DRAW FOR LUXOR: BLOMDAHL-SAYGINER

9 years ago

KOREANS TAKE FIRST TEAM GOLD IN HISTORY

9 years ago

BATTLE FOR NATION TEAMS IN DOUBLE SCOTCH

9 years ago

DANI SÁNCHEZ TAKES SUPERCUP AND IS BEST PLAYER IN 2016

9 years ago

HILTON ARENA IN ANTWERP WELCOMES THE WORLD TOP

9 years ago

CAUDRON WRITES HISTORY IN BURSA: BEST WORLD CUP FINAL EVER

9 years ago

WORLD CLASS MATCHES ON THE WAY TO MAIN DRAW IN BURSA

9 years ago

DICK JASPERS RETURNS TO BURSA AS THE NUMBER 1

9 years ago

PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2016 ,YOU CAN DECIDE.

THE FIRST 64 PLAYERS ON RANKING LIST, THE FEDERATIONS AND CONFEDERATIONS CHOOSE THE FINALISTS PRESENT IN THE PLAYER OF THE YEAR GALA IN ANTWER.

9 years ago

THE BEST IN 2016: SÁNCHEZ, JASPERS, CAUDRON

9 years ago

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9 years ago

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9 years ago

JUNG-HAN HEO: FIRST HUGE TRIUMPH IN EL GOUNA

9 years ago

THE WORLD CUP CLIMAX ON THE SHORES OF THE RED SEA

9 years ago

WORLD CUP CYCLE 2016 COMES TO AN END IN EGYPT

9 years ago

KOREANS CLAIM THE FUTURE, MYUNG-WOO CHO WORLD CHAMPION

9 years ago

JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TO KICK-OFF IN EL GOUNA

9 years ago

DANI SÁNCHEZ TO NEW GREAT VICTORY IN LAUSANNE

9 years ago

Lausanne hosts best three cushion players.

9 years ago

DANI SANCHEZ THE WORLD’S BEST IN BORDEAUX

the player from Barcelona beat the young Korean Haeng-Jik Kim in the final: 40-37 in 19 innings.

9 years ago

THREE KOREANS, ONE VIETNAMES: CHOONG-BOK LEE WINNER IN SEOUL

9 years ago

LAST SIXTEEN FOR THE WORLD TITLE IN BORDEAUX

9 years ago

HOLLYWOOD CO., LTD., NEW SPONSOR OF THE UMB.

Mr. HONG Yong-Sun, Hollywood CEO, after signing the contract today with Mr. Farouk Barki UMB president.

9 years ago

SPECIAL BLUE, NEW COLOR IN UMB EVENTS.

UMB announces that the new color developed for Simonis 300 rapide will be used starting World Championship of Bordeaux , the new color its more appropriate to media and TV.

9 years ago

LG U + Masters, the show started.

LG U+ Masters Opening Ceremony , The sixteen participants along with the officials and organizers. photo; Mr. KWON Young Soo, LG U+ President in the middle, Mr. NAM, KBF President on the right, Mr. Barki UMB president on the left.

9 years ago

MURAT NACI COKLU WITH VICTORY IN LA BAULE BACK IN TOP TEN

9 years ago

MAIN DRAW IN LA BAULE STARTS WITH GREAT MATCHES

9 years ago

WORLD CUP NEAR THE CÔTE D’AMOUR IN LA BAULE

9 years ago

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 3-C INDIVIDUAL from 15 to 19 November.

The total field of players consists of 26 Europeans, eleven Asians, eight Americans and three Africans.

9 years ago

New Pan- American Champions

9 years ago

During the period between 1-12 March 2016, the Turkish Billiards Federation has conducted the biggest National 3-Cushions tournament in its history which was held in Antalya city of Turkey.

9 years ago

From now on, Bury rhymes with Guri

9 years ago

MAIN DRAW IN GURI WITH 18-YEAR OLD MYUNG WOO CHO

9 years ago

Mr. NAM Sam Hyun, new KBF President, and Mr. Farouk El Barki, UMB President.

“The relationship between KBF and UMB is better than ever.”

9 years ago

The World Cup in South Korea, Guri begins.

9 years ago

Therese Klompenhouwer world champion in Guri.

The reigning champion played an exciting final against Korean Lee Mi Rae

9 years ago

THERESE KLOMPENHOUWER DEFENDS WORLD TITLE IN GURI

9 years ago

UMB Committee updates the Sports Rules

9 years ago

JÉRÉMY BURY TAKES HIS FIRST BIG TRIUMPH IN NEW YORK

9 years ago

RAYMOND CEULEMANS AMONG THE TOP PLAYERS IN NEW YORK

9 years ago

FRÉDÉRIC CAUDRON: KING OF PORTO, KING OF THE WORLD

9 years ago

TOP GUNS TO START THE MAIN DRAW IN PORTO WORLD CUP

9 years ago

BILLIARD WORLD FEELS WELCOME AT PORTO WORLD CUP

9 years ago

Three cushion world top is always moving

The World Cup in Porto (18-24 July) is coming up: time to look back at the first half of the year.

9 years ago

FRÉDÉRIC CAUDRON WINNER IN HO CHI MINH AND NEW WORLD’S NUMBER ONE

9 years ago

KOREAN KNOCK-OUT RUNS IN FINAL ROUNDS HO CHI MINH

The world class match of the Vietnamese qualifier Tae-Jun Oh (30 in six innings)

9 years ago

HO CHI MINH CITY WORLD CUP , READY FOR ACTION

The third World Cup of the season will showcase all the best players from the circuit to make a bid for the podium places.

9 years ago

FAROUK BARKI: BILLIARDS DESERVES A WORLDWIDE EXPOSURE

9 years ago

KOZOOM INTERNATIONAL OBTAINS THE MEDIA RIGHTS FOR UMB EVENTS.

Erhard Scran - William Oh - Farouk Barki - Xavier Carrer - Fernando Requena and Rainer Selgrath

10 years ago

WORLD CUP WINNER EDDY MERCKX FEELS LIKE A FISH IN THE NILE

10 years ago

LUXOR WORLD CUP TO KNOCKOUT, AHMET ALP AMONG THE STARS

10 years ago

WORLD TOP RETURNS TO HISTORY: WORLD CUP IN LUXOR

10 years ago

SUPERCUP TO TORBJÖRN BLOMDAHL: THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL

10 years ago

WHO WILL TAKE THE SUPERCUP: BLOMDAHL OR SÁNCHEZ?

10 years ago

MAGIC GOLD FOR DUTCH TEAM IN VIERSEN

10 years ago

WORLD’S BEST TEAMS ABOUT TO START IN WC VIERSEN

10 years ago

DICK JASPERS THE BEST ON WORLD STAGE IN BURSA

10 years ago

Bursa World Cup, the final battle begins.

10 years ago

Sad news: Mr. Wolfgang Rittmann deceased.

10 years ago

WORLD CUP CYCLE 2016 STARTS IN BURSA

10 years ago

FAROUK BARKI UMB PRESIDENT

The general assembly of the UMB took place in Cairo on Saturday January 16th.

10 years ago

PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2015 & WORLD-SUPERCUP

The next Mars 5th. the Player of the Year and the World-Supercup will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Antwerp as is traditional.

10 years ago

Message from the Committee

Dear Sports Friends, Reaching the end of the year, the Committee of the Union Mondiale de Billard wishes all players, involved in our Sport, most successful, sportive and personal, achievements in the New Year 2016.

10 years ago

Frédéric Caudron winner in Hurghada, Dani Sánchez takes the World Cup

10 years ago

TORBJÖRN BLOMDAHL FINALLY THE BEST OF THE WORLD AGAIN

10 years ago

MAIN DRAW COMING UP AFTER HIGHLIGHTS WITH ZANETTI, SIDHOM AND HEO

10 years ago

DICK JASPERS SHOWS HIS GREAT FORM AND WINS THE LAUSANNE BILLARD MASTERS

10 years ago

The Olympic Capital welcomes eight of the World best 3-Cushion Players

10 years ago

DONG KOONG KANG FABULOUS WINNER LG U+ TOURNAMENT

10 years ago

World championships return to France

10 years ago

Murat Naci Coklu steals the hearts in Istanbul

The crowded stands in the Turkish billiard hall in Istanbul cheered for a new hero.

10 years ago

The fifth stop: the World Cup in Istanbul

The transcontinental city of Istanbul in Eurasia, ranked as one of the world’s largest, is hosting the 5th World Cup this year

10 years ago

The new World Champion of 5-Pins is Matteo Gualemi

Sandro Giachetti silver medal , Michelangelo Aniello and Andrea Quarta bronze medal.

10 years ago

Milan 2015 World Championship 5-Pins

The Top of the 5-Pins discipline meets at this Championship, in Milan.

10 years ago

DANI SÁNCHEZ WINNER WITH A RECORD SCORE IN GURI

Dani Sánchez equalled the world record tournament average set by Torbjörn Blomdahl.

10 years ago

Guri World Cup 2015 launches tomorrow.

The venue in Gury Gymnasium is ready for the most exciting qualifying rounds.

10 years ago

New success for Kim brothers: Tae Kwan takes world title

Tae Kwan Kim jumped to victory in the final match against Jun Tae Kim, 35-30 in 30 innings

10 years ago

Guri hosts the world championship under 22.

The new generation of players, ready to start their ascend on the world ranking.

10 years ago

Players Biography for individual 3-Cushion results since 2008.

Statistics for World Cups & Individual World Championships 3-Cushion.

10 years ago

TAYFUN TASDEMIR WINS HO CHI MINH CITY

Runner Up was Torbjörn Blomdahl. (SWE) and the third place to Eddy MERCKX (BE) and Jae Ho CHO (KR).

10 years ago

ISTANBUL 2015 WORLD CUP ANNOUNCEMENT

ISTANBUL 2015 WC invitations will be published and inscriptions will open on Monday 17th August 2015.

10 years ago

Starting from Monday August 10th, 2015 Ho Chi Minh City will host the UMB World Cup

Press conference attended by Department of Culture and Sports, WC Organizing Committee, Vietnam Billiard Federation and UMB delegate Mr. Farouk El Batki today in Ho Chi Minh City

10 years ago

WORLD CUP HOCHIMINH CITY

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE ENTRY VISA IN VIETNAM

10 years ago

Torbjörn Blomdahl, Conquers Porto

The Swedish player confirms his leadership in the world ranking.

10 years ago

GURI 2015 WORLD CUP ANNOUNCEMENT

Guri 2015 WC invitations will be published and inscriptions will open on Monday 13th July 2015.

10 years ago

Porto World Cup, the show is ready.

Within a few days from the start of the World Cup of Porto, the participating 148 Players, from four continents, are probably finalizing their preparations to this upcoming sportive challenge.

10 years ago

The UMB Committee targets its objectives to the near future

10 years ago

Ho Chi Minh City World Cup Announcement.

Ho Chi Minh City WC Invitation will be published and Inscription will be open on Monday 15th June 2015.

10 years ago

Porto WORLD CUP Announcement

Porto WC Invitation will be published and Inscription will be open on Monday 11th May 2015.

10 years ago

Message from Interim President

10 years ago

Jean-Claude Dupont resigns as President of the UMB

10 years ago

Announcements regarding recent decisions of the UMB Board

10 years ago

Five New Champions crowned in a memorable closing ceremony Netherlands capture the highest medal count

11 years ago

Torbjorn Blomdahl has been nominated for a period of four years as Players' representative.

11 years ago

Dick Jaspers, spectacular in Luxor.

Luxor Champion, returns to the TOP 4 of the world rankings. Haeng Jik Kim confirmed his great form and rises brilliantly with his second place.

11 years ago

Luxor 2015 awaits its protagonists.

Next to the Nile, with the millennium old monuments as exceptional witnesses.

11 years ago

New calendar elections player representative

Dear sports Friends, after the date established without having received the nominations within the prescribed period,

11 years ago

BELGIUM RETAINS THE TITLE

Belgium beat Korea in an exciting Scotch Double final and the Netherlands and Turkey won the bronze medals.

11 years ago

Last goodbye to Kyung-Roul KIM

We have been informed today about the sudden passing away of Korean top-player Kyung-Roul KIM

11 years ago

THE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2014 IS CHOI Sung-Won

Fréderic Caudrón wins the Supercup.

11 years ago

Who of them will be the "Player of the Year" on 21st of February

After ten successful years of organization and three years of absence, the double event World Super Cup and Player of the Year organized by and under the auspices of World Champion Ludo Dielis is back.

11 years ago

ELECTIONS TO INCORPORATE TWO SPORTSMEN AS UMB ADVISERS

The Executive Committee of the UNION MONDIALE DE BILLARD (UMB) decided to include two advisers to represent the sportsmen in its organization.

11 years ago

LUXOR WORLD CUP ANNOUNCEMENT

Luxor WC Invitation will be published and Inscription will be open on Monday 2nd February 2015.

11 years ago

Press release about eventual participation of Billiards into Olympic Games 2020

2015 JANUARY, 24Tth WCBS NEWS.

11 years ago

News from the board.

UMB announces the abrogation of the suspension of the Mexican Billiard Federation (FMB) with immediate effect.

11 years ago

news from the board

U.M.B. lifts from today on the suspension of the Colombian federation as these new developments occur.

11 years ago

The next day January 28th is the deadline to vote for the player of the year.

11 years ago

Union Mondiale de Billard wishes you a merry Christmas and happy new year.

11 years ago

MARCO ZANETTI, CHAMPION OF THE RED SEA

The fantastic Italian player Marco Zanetti was proclaimed Champion after beating Dong Koong Kang (KR) 40-23 in 17 innings in the finals. The bronze medals went to Javier Palazón (ES) and Hyung Bum Hwang (KR) .

11 years ago

SUNG-WON CHOI WORLD CHAMPION

A luxury podium in Seoul, Torbjorn BLOMDAHL (SE) - CHOI Sung-Won (KR )- Jean Paul DE BRUIJN( NL) - SEO Hyun Min (KOR) .

11 years ago

Billiards in Hurghada is back in action!!!

The annual Hurghada World Cup is upon us again, December 7th - 13th, a lot of sun and plenty of Billiards for everyone to enjoy.

11 years ago

Seoul, World Championship Capital

The best players in the world play for the great title of world champion.

11 years ago

SECOND EDITION LAUSANNE BILLIARD MASTERS

The city of Lausanne and the Canton de Vaud are actively supporting the Lausanne Billard Masters.

11 years ago

Seven World Cups in Egypt!

A new series of World Cups will be hosted in Egypt.

11 years ago

Therese Klopenhouwer, World Champion

Yuko Nishimoto – Therese Klopenhouwer – Danielle Le Bruijn- Shin Young Lee.

11 years ago

SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN PLAYERS

THE TURKISH TOWN OF SINOP WILL HOST THE THREE-CUSHION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR LADIES.

11 years ago

Eddy Merckx CHAMPION OF THE GURI WORLD CUP

Eddy Merckx won clearly to his compatriot Frederic Caudron in the final of the World Cup of Guri, the luxury podium was completed with Swedish Torbjon Blomdhal and Vietnamese Nguyen Quoc Nguyen.

11 years ago

Thérèse Klompenhauwer made history in GURI World Cup.

FIRST EVER WOMAN TO REACH THE FINAL TOURNAMENT (1/16th FINAL) IN A UMB-WORLDCUP !!!

11 years ago

HURGHADA WORLD CUP ANNOUNCEMENT

Due to GURI World Cup Final on Sunday 12th October and participants travelling back home on Monday, HURGHADA World Cup 2014 Invitation will be published on Wednesday 15th October 2014

11 years ago

FREDERIC CAUDRON WINS GOLD MEDAL

The Belgian player won specialist Jean Paul De Bruijn from The Netherlands in a expected final of the World Championship one cushion in Saint-Brevin (FRA)

11 years ago

WORLDCHAMPIONSHIP 1 CUSHION IN SAINT BREVIN (FRANCE)

Five years after the last World Championship an organizer has been found to let play the discipline that is most possible one of the most technical possible and this on the highest level: the World Championship One Cushion.

11 years ago

The 28th UMB General Assembly in Terneuzen (The Netherlands)

The 28th UMB Regular Congress hosted by the KNBB in the Town of Terneuzen (The Netherlands) has been organized last week-end .

11 years ago

Adrien Tachoire World Champion three cushion under 22

The French player won a thrilling final the Korean young player Myungwoo Cho. The bronze medals went to the Turkish player Berkay Karakurt and the Korean Tae June Kim.

11 years ago

DICK JASPERS CHAMPION IN PORTO.

The brilliant Dutch player returns to the top of the podium after a thrilling final in which he beat Roland Forthomme from Belgium of 40-39 in 26 innings.

11 years ago

CANCELLATION MEDELLIN WORLD CUP

UMB Announces Cancellation of the World Cup

11 years ago

SLUISKIL 2014: a great opportunity for our future champions

IMPORTANT NOTICE: ALL PLAYERS MUST IMMEDIATELY SEND OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION OF HOTEL RESERVATIONS.

11 years ago

New date for the World Championship 3C Individuals in Korea 26 - 30 November 2014

The three-cushion World Championship will be played in the metropolitan area of SEOUL, from 26 to 30 of November.

11 years ago

Change of date for the World Championship three cushion to be held in South Korea.

Very Important Information about World Championship.

11 years ago

Registration for Guri World Cup will open on Monday, August 11th

UMB , ACBS and KBF present GURI WORLP CUP, October from 6th to 12th , the big number of fans in the country, the powerful Asian players stars and the best players around the world ensure an exciting show until the last moment.

11 years ago

Amazing start of registration for Porto World Cup

Due to the overwhelming success with the number of inscriptions for Porto World Cup, FC Porto has added 2 additional tables to bring the total to 8

11 years ago

From September 8 through 14, The FC Porto “Dragões” will host the three-cushion World Cup/Grand Prix .

From September 8 through 14, The FC Porto “Dragões” will host the three-cushion World Cup/Grand Prix Which will be held in the new “Pavilion del Dragão Caixa” building next to the Dragão stadium.

11 years ago

Saint Brevin Hosts One-Cushion Billiards World Championship

12 years ago

Frederic Caudron World Cup Champion at Luxor !

Next to the Belgian player Frederic Caudrón on the podium were Torbjorn BLOMDAHL as the run-up , LEE Choong-Bokner, and Nikos POLYCHRONOPOULOS shared the third place.

12 years ago

The WORLD CUP THREE CUSHION Air Museum “Luxor” has begun

A World Cup has begun today in Luxor, incorporated into the 2014 World Cup the project of the Egyptian Federation and African Carom Confederation will have a significant boost to support the diffusion and organization of competitions of our sport in other countries of the continent.

12 years ago

Belgian hattrick: third time world gold

VIERSEN - The Belgians have the world champion in billiards, the world's number one and now again the world's gold with the national team. The illustrious duo, Frédéric Caudron and Eddy Merckx, was the best at the World championship in Viersen, for the third time in a row after 2012 and 2013, this time in a final match against the Netherlands.

12 years ago

Twenty- Eight Years Three-Cusion World Championship for National Teams

Each year the best teams and the absolute best players meet each other in a four-day struggle for the title.

12 years ago

CHO Jae Ho Champion of the Istambul World Cup/Gran Prix.

The brilliant South Korean player CHO Jae Ho proclaimed himself winner of the Istambul World Cup after beating the player CHOI Jung-Won by 40/40 (penaltyes 3/2) in 25 innings.

12 years ago

Welcome to the World's Greatest Open Air Museum "Luxor" World Cup Three Cushion

Luxor 2014 World Cup, sponsored by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Al-Akhbar will take place at “SONESTA ST GEORGE HOTEL LUXOR” – the Invitation will be published on Monday 27th January 2014.

12 years ago

2013 has been an important year for our organization.

12 years ago

Take your seat for Istanbul !

Dear Sports Friends, Istanbul 2014 World Cup / Grand Prix invitation will be published on Monday 16th December, 2013.

12 years ago

EDDY MERCKX STAR SHINES AGAIN AT HURGHADA

It all finished in Hurghada 2013, at the Red Sea, in an excellent environment and fully according to the organization’s planning.

12 years ago

Welcome to Hurghada World Cup 2013

After 10 years during which the World Cup was uninterruptedly held in the Egyptian tourist city of Hurghada, the Red Sea region continues its tradition of organizing three-cushion billiards cups.

12 years ago

FREDERIC CAUDRON, CHAMPION IN MEDELLIN

Frederic Caudrón became champion in Medellin after beating Torbjon Blomdhal in the finals with a score of 40-27 in 26 innings.

12 years ago

THE WORLD CUP RETURNS TO COLOMBIA

Medellin, the city of eternal spring. As of November 3, the city will host the 3-Cushion Billiards World Cup with the best players of the world. The event has raised expectations in the whole country and in fact, in the whole of the American Continent.

12 years ago

FREDERIC CAUDRON WORLD CHAMPION

Frederic Caudron was proclaimed World Champion in Antwerp after winning from Filipos Kasidokostas by 40-25 in 22 innings. Alexander Salazar (Colombia) played brilliantly and together with Dick Jaspers won the bronze medal. Both played respectively with the champion and the runner-up.

12 years ago

FOLLOW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS IN SPORTS AREA

www.umb-carom.org - sports - calendar - world championship - details

12 years ago

Who will win the diamond cue in Antwerp?

• Ludo Dielis, organizer, Nele Bouchier representative of AWDC, Ludo Van Campenhout, representative of the City of Antwerp and President of the organizing comité and former Minister of Finances of the Flemish Government, Dirk Van Mechelen Two weeks before the start of the World Three-Cushion Championship in Antwerp (October 16th to 20th), a second press conference has been held during which the special prize for the championship’s winner has been exhibited.

12 years ago

THE NEW WORLD CHAMPION JUNIOR IS JOSE GARCÍA

Colombian Player beat JUNG Hae Chang (KR), bronze medals adquired for Pedro Reyes (ECU) and CHO Myung Woo (KR)

12 years ago

Törbjörn Blomdahl wins the Peloponnese-IBThellas World Cup/Grand Prix and beats the world record .

Törbjörn Blomdahl wins the Peloponnese-IBThellas World Cup/Grand Prix and beats the world record by performing an extraordinary general average of 2,739.

12 years ago

THE PLACE TO BE NOW IS THE PELOPONNESE.

This Monday, 3-cushion billiards will move with all its splendor from Asia to Europe.

12 years ago

Dong Koong Kang Champion of the Guri World Cup.

The brilliant South Korean player Dong Koong Kang proclaimed himself winner of the Korean World Cup after beating the Spanish player Daniel Sanchez by 40/28 in 12 innings.

12 years ago

MOLINARI CHLK NEW PARTNER OF UMB.

The UNION MONDIALE DE BILLARD and CHLK MOLINARI company, have reached a collaboration agreement to develop joint initiatives in the future.

12 years ago

THE WORLD CUP RETURNS TO KOREA IN THE CITY OF GURI.

All the stars of the billiards will be present in the city of GURI.

12 years ago

Marco Zanetti Captures Gold at The World Games, Eddy Merckx Takes Silver.

The World Games have drawn to a close with an enormous success; 3-cushion billiards played a major role once again and stood out throughout the Games with spectacular matches drawing large crowds that filled up the venue each match day.

12 years ago

The IX World Games started in Cali (COL)

It is the second competition under the IOC flag in number of athletes of the Olympic cycle after the summer games.

12 years ago

ENTERS BILLIARDS AT THE ASIAN INDOOR GAMES

Billiards will be among them in all of its three tiers; snooker and pool present different male and female matches.

12 years ago

BILLIARDS AT THE WORLD GAMES

Billiards will be present at the 9th World Games of Cali, Colombia, for the fourth time in a row

12 years ago

Message from Sports Director

I congratulate all winners of UMB organized events, and I wish all players the best of luck in the future ones.

12 years ago

New Times, New Communication System

The Unión Mondiale de Billard launches its www.umb-carom.com portal which will embrace both internal and external communication as well as all of the organization’s administrative, sports and marketing activities.

12 years ago

WCBS GENERAL ASSEMBLY DURING THE WORLDCHAMPIONSHIP SNOOKER IN THE CRUCIBLE

These last few days the famous CRUCIBLE THEATRE was not only once again the yearly center of the top Professional Snooker competition, but also hosted the General Assembly and Boardmeetings of WCBS.

12 years ago

Message from the President to members of the UMB

13 years ago

FIRST TIME MULTIDISCIPLINE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BRANDENBURG

For the first time in the history of CEB will be organized a multi-discipline European Championship. Next to the 3-Cushion individual competition will be organized the championship in 47/2, 71/2, 1-Cushion, 3-Cushion Juniors, Libre Juniors, 3-Cushion Ladies, Libre Ladies, Artistic, 5-Pins, 3-Cushion for Teams and different competitions on the small tables

13 years ago

SUCCESSFUL GUANGZHOU INTERNATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT

UMB presence for the second consecutive year on the GBE Expo in Guangzhou has been determined by the organization of the "Gabriels 3-Cushion Billiards Challenge 2013". For the first time Carom-billiard and the specific materials as tables, clothes, balls and cues where represented on different exhibitors-stands

13 years ago

African Carom Federation Born

During the last UMB General Assembly in December 2012 in Valencia (Spain), the Egyptian delegate Mr. Al Sharif Al Hussein had already proposed to take the initiative for creating an African Confederation in the upcoming period. This proposal has then been supported unanimously by all present Confederations and Federations.

13 years ago

UMB-Invitation tournament in China (Guangzhou) from 3th till 5th of April 2013

13 years ago

THE AGIPI MASTERS’ EIGHT FAVORITES

The final stage of the AGIPI MASTERS will take place between March 21 and 24. It will be broadcast by Kozoom and covered by EUROSPORT 2.

13 years ago

THE WORLD OF BILLIARDS LOOKS TOWARD LAUSANNE

As of February 15, Lausanne, the neuralgic center of the Olympic movement and sports, will host the “Lausanne Billard Masters 2013”, an invitation tournament which is part of the official UMB calendar organized by L´Académie Lausanesse de Billard

13 years ago

Belgium holds title

The 2013 edition of the World Championship Three Cushion for National Teams has been disputed between 24 teams and 21 nations.

13 years ago

World Championship Nat. Teams 3-Cushion

The 3-cushion Billiards World Championship of national teams will take place in its traditional seat, at the Festhalle Viersen Hermann-Hülser-Platz in the German town of Viersen. Twenty-four selections classified in the continental championships will be competing here between February 21 and 24.

13 years ago

Torbjorn Blomdahl Wins in Antalay Becoming the New No. 1 in the World

Antalya 2013 World Cup / Grand Prix came to its end! The main Tournament started last Friday, 15th February 2013.

13 years ago

THE SPECTACLE ENTERS ITS FINAL STAGE

ANTALYA WORLD CUP / GRAND PRIX

13 years ago

TURKISH APPOINTMENT!

The Turkish Billiard Federation (TBF) once again welcomes the best players from around the world to this year’s

13 years ago

Welcome to UMB-CAROM.org

Juanjo Trilles has generously put at disposal of UMB the AuraPortal platform and technical developments necessary for the implementation in our organization

13 years ago

FREDERIC CAUDRON , NEW KING OF THE RED SEA

13 years ago

Hurghada hosts the three-cushion billiards show

The best players in the world are present to fight for the title in the tenth edition of the World Cup / Grand Prix in Hurghada. The tournament is held at the Sunrise Garden Beach / Mamlouk Palace from December 2 to 8.

13 years ago

WCH Ladies 2012 Japan

From 22nd till 24th of November has taken place the World Championship Three Cushion for Ladies in Tokyo (Japan). In order to complete the 16 places provides for this championship it has been allowed to NBA (Japanese Billiard Federation) to let participate together with Orie Hida (till than current champion) five Japanese players instead of the original foreseen three representatives for Japan.

13 years ago

WC in Tokyo a glorified Japan-Netherlands

Japanese Orie Hida and Dutch Therese Klompenhouwer are the main contenders for the world title.

13 years ago

Jik Kim Heang, four-time Junior World Champion

For the fourth time, Korean Jik Kim Heang proclaimed Junior World Champion three-cushion billiards.

13 years ago

X Championship of Spain Children to Free and III Championship of Spain Under-15 A three cushions.

Since last Thursday, July 26 to Sunday 29 have been held in Los Narejos CAR, in Murcia, Spain championships at Three Stripes Freed Sub.15 category.

13 years ago

Dani Sanchez returns to winning ways.

13 years ago

Kasidokostas new European Champion.

The Greek player is proclaimed European Champion for the first time in his career after playing a final against Burgman unpublished. The score was 40-26 in 24 innings, in a match that was more or less and with too many errors at the end of the match.

13 years ago

World Championship -3- Cushion Juniors

From 25 to October 28 will be held in the Spanish town of San Javier the junior world championship three-cushion billiards. San Javier in a charming town on the coast of the Region of Murcia in the center of the place known internationally as La Manga del Mar Menor and has all tourist services and accommodation. To the championship will be participated by the 16 greatest promises of our sport, from Europe, Asia, Africa and America. It will be possible to follow all matches on the Kozoom platf...

13 years ago

Torbjörn Blomdahl: a phenomenal comeback

SUWON – The Swede Torbjörn Blomdahl (49), who’s resume in three cushion already was impressive, has added a new highlight to his careeer. After his stellar performance in the World Cup in Suwon, where he beat Marco Zanetti in the final (3-1) the Swedish phenom is also the new nr. 1 on the world ranking list.