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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.).

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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.

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Guideline from Korea government and KBF for Seoul WC 2022.

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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.

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5-Pins World Championship postponed

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A day that is dedicated to clean sport

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Four edits to the Sports Rules have been updated

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UMB Calendar updated.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Dear Billiard Lovers,

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UMB Sports Rules Updates

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UMB calendar update.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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Notification of Suspension

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24 Players from the World Ranking are selected to participate.

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Roland Forthomme runner up

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

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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.

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November 2020 Korea World Cup and 3CC survival event cancelled

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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.

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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

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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!

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Billiard material, verification process .

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Sports Calendar Updates 2021.

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Egypt, nineteen events under the sun in this millennium

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Cairo, August 7th 2019

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

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Suspension: implications for UMB Members.

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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).

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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.

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Situation between UMB and B&N

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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New World Cup Inscription Rules valid from Porto 2018.

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

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Austria Silver medal and bronze for Turkey and Denmark.

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

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For the exclusive use of VECTOR Rubber Cushions.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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GREAT SHOW IN THE LG U + MASTERS 2017

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

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

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

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

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The brave Egyptian player won the bronze medal for Egypt

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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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE ENTRY VISA IN VIETNAM

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The Swedish player confirms his leadership in the world ranking.

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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Fréderic Caudrón wins the Supercup.

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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.

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

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

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2015 JANUARY, 24Tth WCBS NEWS.

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

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

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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) .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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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

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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)

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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UMB Announces Cancellation of the World Cup

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

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

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Very Important Information about World Championship.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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• 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.

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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 by performing an extraordinary general average of 2,739.

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

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

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

12 years ago
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.

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

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

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

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

12 years ago
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
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.

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13 years ago
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
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
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.

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

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

13 years ago
ANTALYA WORLD CUP / GRAND PRIX

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

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

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

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

13 years ago
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.

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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
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
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.