Press Release | 13 March 2022
At the World 3-Cushion Team Championships in Viersen/Germany, Turkey successfully defended the title of 2019. The final between the Turks and the big surprise of the weekend, Team Colombia, saw very even games especially in the first half. On both tables, high series were missing.
Only shortly before the obligatory 5-minute break, Can Capak could pull away against Huberney Cataño of 23:16. On the TV table, Pedro Gonzalez scored five points in a row for the Colombians to lead 23:17 at the break.
Moments later, the action resumed and Can Capak obviously was on a mission. He strung together series after series and ended the match with 40:18 after 17 innings.
So it was clear that Tayfun Tasdemir would need only a draw to successfully defend the world title for the Turks. However, Pedro Gonzalez had something against it and extended his lead to 32:24. Only then Tasdemir stepped up a gear and came close with a series of 6. A little later, he took the lead and had his first match point at 39:35. He missed it, but only one inning later it was time. Tayfun Tasdemir kept his nerve, converted the match point and was immediately in the arms of his teammate Can Capak.
For the Colombians, who were naturally disappointed at first, the silver medal remains, but also the certainty of having offered great 3-cushion sport over the past four days, at the end of which they were deservedly in second place.
In the semifinals this morning Germany had played against Colombia, and nobody was able to predict the final result. This was also evident in the two matches. While Martin Horn was in the lead for almost the whole set, Ronny Lindemann had to chase his opponent all the time. Therefore, everything was heading for a draw and the following Scotch Double, but Pedro Gonzalez put a spoke in the wheel.
While Lindemann was down 24:40 against Huberney Catano, Horn was still leading 36:22. However, the tide turned, because at 39:36 Gonzalez made the necessary four points for the overall victory. Horn and Lindemann had no choice but to congratulate their opponents on reaching the final. They themselves had to be satisfied with the bronze medal – still a great result for the host nation.
In the second semifinal, Turkey and Spain initially also looked like a draw. Tayfun Tasdemir played a great match against Daniel Sanchez and won 40:30 after 16 innings. At the same time, Ruben Legazpi was in the lead for Spain for a long time. It was in the 17th inning that Can Capak managed to equalize at 26:26 and then he could distance himself from his opponent. After 23 innings, the last point was scored and the defending champion from Turkey secured a place in the final.
All important information about the World Championships can be found on the official website www.wm-viersen.de and the WC media page.
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Press Release | 11 March 2022
Germany advances to quarterfinals after furious comeback
At the 3-Cushion Team World Championship in Viersen/Germany, the numerous spectators on site and in the livestream witnessed a dramatic match between Germany and Belgium today, at the end of which Martin Horn became the matchwinner.
For a long time it looked like a draw between the two teams, before the German world class player turned a 20:36 deficit into a victory. However, he managed to do this not in several innings, but in a single one. Horn strung together a total of twenty points and thus provided one of the greatest comebacks in the sport of 3-cushion.
At the same time, Ronny Lindemann had no major problems with Peter Ceulemans due to his clean play and provided the second point. So Germany is among the last eight, just like Spain, who got the upper hand against Peru in the last group match.
In Group C, Colombia and Vietnam have qualified for the quarter-finals. The Netherlands, who were among the favourites for the title, were surprisingly eliminated.
The last matches in Group A on Saturday promise to be exciting. Today, the teams from Korea and Japan as well as Greece and Jordan met in the second round.
Chang Hoon Seo put his team in front against Japan, but Ryuuji Umeda struck back for the Japanese and equalized. Only in the overall average were the Koreans better and therefore lead the table. Greece, on the other hand, beat Jordan 4-0 to record its first win.
Tomorrow’s direct duel between Korea and Greece will now be about reaching the quarterfinals. Japan has the supposedly easiest opponent in Jordan and should be able to book its ticket for the last eight.
In Group B, yesterday's winners Turkey and Denmark played each other. As was to be expected, an exciting match developed in which the overall average ultimately had to decide. Tayfun Tasdemir beat Dion Nelin 40:25 in 21 innings, while Jakob Sörensen won for the Danes against Can Capak 40:34 in 24 innings. Thus, Turkey had the better result in the overall average and now has the best position for reaching the quarterfinals.
In the match between Egypt and the Czech Republic, the North-Africans finally prevailed 4-0. Sameh Sidhom won clearly against Martin Bohac, while his compatriot Reyad Nady only pulled away with the last point to win 40-39 against Ivo Gazdos. Thus Egypt remains in the race for the quarterfinals, but has to win against defending champion Turkey on Saturday.
Press Release | 10 March 2022
The balls are rolling again Today, Thursday morning, the 34th 3-Cushion World Team-Championships were ceremonially opened in Viersen/Germany. Thus the traditional event returns after three years of Corona-break to the Festhalle, where it had already taken place since 1990. After the participating teams were invited into the arena by the master of ceremonies, Frank Schiffers, the playing area shone in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. Afterwards, the mayor of Viersen, Sabine Anemüller, and the president of the German Billiards Union (DBU), Helmut Biermann, welcomed the athletes, officials and spectators on site and via livestream. Finally, it was Farouk Barki, President of the World Federation UMB, who officially opened the World Championship.
The total of 16 teams will play in four groups of four in a round robin, whereby the first and second place will move into the quarterfinals. The competitions kicked off with the games of the host nation Germany against Peru as well as Spain against Belgium. While the German team won 4-0 against the South Americans, the match between Spain and Belgium was completely even. Eddy Merckx prevailed on the Belgian side, while Ruben Legazpi scored for Spain. Due to the better overall average, Spain was in a better position and therefore played against Germany tonight.
This duel ended with a 4:0 for Spain, while in parallel Belgium and Peru shared the points. This means that tomorrow, Friday evening, Germany and Belgium will face each other directly for a place in the quarterfinals. In Group A the co-favorites from Korea were able to win against Jordan, while Japan was successful against Greece. Thus, South Korea will play against Japan on Friday, while the match between Jordan and Greece is already about staying in the tournament. Group B saw the first appearance of the defending champions from Turkey. Tayfun Tasdemir and Can Capak also performed as such and had the better end against their opponents from Czech Republic. The second match of this group was very exciting. Jakob Sörensen had put his Danish team in the lead against Egypt, but at the same time Sameh Sidhom had the equalizer on the cue against Dion Nelin. Only in the last innings he lost a safe lead and had to congratulate Nelin for the overall victory of the Danish duo.
Besides that there was a small surprise in group C, because the Netherlands with the world number one Dick Jaspers had to admit defeat to the strong playing Vietnamese. In the second match of this group, France and Colombia faced each other, with the South Americans coming out on top. All important information about the World Championships can be found on the official website www.wmviersen.de and the WC media page.
Press Release | 28 February 2022
World Championship National Teams Three Cushion From 10th to 13th of March, the 34th edition of the World 3-Cushions Team Championships will take place in the Festhalle in Viersen/Germany.
This is the 31st time in a row that the billiards world elite will be visiting the tranquil town on the Niederrhein. An impressive record that is unparalleled anywhere else in the world. On the four days of the tournament, a total of 16 teams will fight for the prestigious World Cup trophy.
The defending champions are Turkey, who won the final against the Netherlands in 2019. The World Championships will be played in groups of four, with the first and second placed teams qualifying for the quarterfinals. The matches will start at 12:00 on the opening day and at 11:00 a.m. on each of the other days.
More information about the participating nations and the livestream, which will be produced and broadcast by the company Five & Six, can be found at www.wm-viersen.de
In addition, the Deutsche Billiard-Union offers a media page in cooperation with the billiards magazine Touch, on which a lot of information and press material about the World Championships are summarized compactly and clearly.
Here you can find photos free of charge for immediate use and daily reports with corresponding pictures, which can also be used free of charge for press publications. • Media page • Five & Six YouTube channel • WC Viersen from 2010-2019 • Tournament Magazine • Poster