The world top in three cushion gathers from 12 till 18 October in the Zeytinoglu Caddesi centre in Besiktas, Istanbul. The tournament director and well known player Gökhan Salman welcomes the field of players and spectators for a new highlight in the World Cup series.
The venue is in the middle of Istanbul, near to Bosporus Bridge in a sports centre of a private school. Gökhan Salman: ,,The centre is not very big and that will give this World Cup much more warm atmosphere. We really hope to have a great event in Istanbul!’’
Gökhan Salman is ready for his first tournament as overall director. ,,The idea came from our President of the Turkish billiard federation, Mr. Ersan Ercan. He knows that it's much easier for players and delegates to get in touch with me, because I am a player myself.’’
Torbjörn Blomdahl is currently ranked nr. 1 in the world, Dani Sánchez is last World Cup’s winner in Guri, South Korea with a 2.739 record average. The Spaniard showed his form in the run-up to Istanbul with two world class matches.
The fifth stop of the World Cup series after Luxor, Porto, Hochiminh and Guri counts a number of 149 players. A total of twenty countries are represented, Turkey has the biggest contingency with 36 players. There is a 5.500 euro prize money at stake for the winner and valuable points for the world rankings.
The city of Istanbul hosted seven World Cups in the past years with Sang Sung Lee (1993), Dick Jaspers (1994), Torbjörn Blomdahl (1995, 1996, 2005 and 2006) and Jae Ho Cho (2014) as winners.
All matches can be viewed live at www.kozoom.com. Don’t miss it and join the Turkish atmosphere.
UMB.