Three Turks and one Spaniard on the Artistic billiard world podium.
Haci Arap Yaman takes the gold crown of Artistic billiard back to Turkiye.
Silver medal: Baris Cin
Bronze medals: Serdar Gumus and Hector Cuadrado.
Congratulations!!
UPDATE SATURDAY 22th:
The semifinals are underway today: three Turks and one Spanish survived so far, they are fighting for the color of their medals.
Yaman vs Cuadrado
Cin vs Gumus
Photo courtesy: AfreecaTV
UPDATE: Last 16 are playing today and only CEB players made it to the direct elimination round. Best scorers so far were the Turks Yaman and Gumus (73,10 and 67,72).
After the last 16 rounds the quarters final were decided; the new World Champion will be a Turk, a French or a Spanish:
Cuadrado (ES) vs Hammen (FR)
Sanchez (ES) vs Gumus (TR)
Yaman (TR) vs Marin (FR)
Cin (TR) vs Reverchon (FR)
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ARTISTIC, ANKARA.
The unique TBF headquarter in Ankara is once again under the spotlights. This time it's the Artistic Billiard discipline to be on the scene. Exceptional shots challenging the laws of physics could be witnessed in the World Championship Artistic that is taking place right now. The title holder is the Mexican David Gonzales. The 32 competitors are coming from 3 continents and 10 nations. CEB is represented by 23 athletes: 6 Turks, 3 French, 3 Spanish, 3 German, 2 Austrian, 2 Dutch, 2 Belgian, 2 Hungarian; among them Baris Cin (TR) is the reigning European Champion.
Follow the event on UMB website.