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Therese Klompenhouwer is back on the throne.
Cartagena ,September 25th 2025.
The five-time ladies world champion has added a sixth title to her resume. In Cartagena, Spain, she won the final in a high-quality battle with Korea’s Ha Eun Kim, who is a giant promise for the future. After an early lead for Kim, the match went mostly neck and neck. Klompenhouwer had the coolest head and the steadiest hands in the final stretch: 30-25 in 27/26.
2024 was a horrible year for the Dutch lady: a shoulder injury ruined her game for quite some time and she lost her Dutch, European and world titles. But she has recovered well she says, and 2025 will be different. Therese’s tournament was steady without fireworks, but she was tested in rather close matches against Buelens (25-22) and Mavridoglou (30-26). Her mental strength was on display against the talented young Korean Ha Eun Kim, who played extremely well in the first few innings and rubbed some salt in the wounds with a few lucky points. Klompenhouwer didn’t flinch and had a much better sprint to the finish line than Kim. The Korean player made an impression though, and her name will be heard in years to come.
The semifinals were unremarkable: Klompenhouwer had an easy encounter with Thi Lien Nguyen (30-13 in 39/38), and Ha Eun Kim defeated her Korean compatriot Bo Mi Choi: 30-22 in 36.
Final ranking:
1. Klompenhouwer 0.955
2. Ha Eun Kim 0.816
3. Bo Mi Choi 0.713
4. Thi Lien Nguyen 0.574
The tournament average (K.O. stage) was 0.645.
The high general average was played by Klompenhouwer: 0.955.
The best match average was also played by Klompenhouwer: 1.500.
The tournament high run was shared by Klompenhouwer and Jetten: 8.
Tomorrow is the start of the Juniors (u22) event, played in the same venue in Cartagena. All matches available on Soop.
UMB.
Cartagena , September 24th 2025.
Klompenhouwer can almost smell a sixth title.
Three Asian players reached the semifinals of the world championship 3-cushion for Ladies in Cartagena, but the one European player in the last four is the favorite: Therese Klompenhouwer.
The five-time world champion from Blaricum, the Netherlands is on a mission to get her European and world titles back. She was tested once again, this time in the round of 16, by Litsa Mavridoglou. The Greek even had a 26-21 lead, but eventually lost 26-30.
Another tough opponent awaited in the quarterfinal: Karina Jetten. The life partner of Roland Forthomme booked a historic win over Klompenhouwer in the Dutch championships recently, but this time she was outclassed: 30-11 in 20. That was also the best match of the tournament so far.
Quarterfinals:
Kim -Perez 30 – 17 in 37/38
Degener – Choi 19 – 30 in 31/32
Klompenhouwer – Jetten 30 – 11 in 20
Nguyen – Chacon 30 – 25 in 56.
Semifinals, tomorrow:
Ha Eun Kim – Bo Mi Choi
Therese Klompenhouwer – Thi Lien Nguyen
Cartagena , September 23th 2025
In a major upset, one of the favorites for the ladies’ world title in 3-cushion has been eliminated in the group stage. The 2024 champion Charlotte Sörensen from Denmark played two disappointing matches and finished third in her group.
The other top contender, Therese Klompenhouwer from the Netherlands, was tested by Jaimie Buelens (25-22) and added a comfortable win against Veronika Krausova. She will be seeded first in the round of 16.
The tournament in Cartagena will continue tomorrow with K.O. matches to 30 points.
Group A: Bo Mi Choi and Norika Fukao advance, Sörensen is out.
Group B: Klompenhouwer and Buelens come back tomorrow, Krausova third.
Group C: Karina Jetten and Magali Declunder one and two, Nana Petersen eliminated.
Group D: Jacqueline Perez and Claudia Chacon through, Güzin Karakasli is out.
Group E: Johanna Sandoval wins, Litsa Mavridoglou second, Gisell Monroy third.
Group F: Ha Eun Kim first, Yuko Nishimoto second, Ana Juarez is out.
Group G: Thi Lien Nguyen and Estela Cardoso advance, Claudia Lalinde eliminated.
Group H: Ayaka Miyashita wins, Gülsen Degener second, Steffie Tram third.
Klompenhouwer has the high average so far, even if that 0.847 is modest for her.
The schedule for the last 16:
Mavridoglou – Klompenhouwer
Nishimoto – Jetten
Fukao – Nguyen
Chacon – Miyashita
Buelens – Kim
Cardoso – Perez
Degener – Sandoval
Declunder – Choi
All matches are streamed on Soop.
Lausanne, September 18th 2025.
From 23 – 28 September the Spanish city of Cartagena in the Murcia region will host two world championships in the 3-cushion discipline. First, the Ladies will have three days (23-25) to crown a champion, Charlotte Sörensen from Denmark defending her title from 2024. Next (26-28) the Juniors will do the same and find the U22 player to succeed Seymen Özbas from Türkiye who won in 2024.
The ladies 
will compete in eight groups of three, with matches to 25 points. The numbers one and two in the groups will proceed to the K.O. stage, with 30-point matches without equalizing inning.
Here are the ladies groups:
A. Sörensen, Choi, Fukao
B. Klompenhouwer, Buelens, Krausova
C. Jetten, Declunder, Petersen
D. Perez, Karakasli, Chacon
E. Sandoval, Mavridoglou, Monry
F. Nishimoto, H.E. Kim, Juarez
G. Lalinde, Cardoso, Nguyen
H. Tram, Miyashita, Degener
The juniors will follow the same format, but group matches are to 30 points and the finals to 40 points.
The world championship for juniors has traditionally been an important stepping stone for young players, to build an international career. We need only remind you of names like Kasidokostas, Palazon, Haeng Jik Kim, Myung Woo Cho and others, who have won this title and gone on to become major names in our sport.
The juniors’ groups:
A. Özbas, Khaled, Turla
B. Ibraimov, Miyamoto, Zotov
C. Morales, Son, H.W. Kim
D. Oliveto, Philipoom, Cermak
E. Insignaris, Pinto, Martinez
F. Sainz Pardo, Cerkez, Jung
G. D.H. Kim, Sanchez, G.S. Lee
H. Duriez, Bollansee, Garcia
For both events, the tables are SAM, the cloth is Simonis 330 Prestige, the balls are Dynaspheres. UMB tournament rules apply.