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Dick Jaspers the best in the first Worldcup of 2016
02/09/2016
BURSA – The matches between Dutch and Belgian sportsmen have become famous in the glorious years as the derby of the lowlands. Dick Jaspers and Frédéric Caudron, world class players in billiard, battled on Sunday in the World Cup in Bursa for the always prestigious classic in three cushion. The 50-year-old Dutchman triumphed in the first 2016 World Cup: 40-34 in nineteen innings. Dick Jaspers also could look back at a remarkable moment and later took the winning crown. The Dutchman... »
Invitation European Championship Three Cushion U17 (Small Table)
02/06/2016
CEB has published the invitation for the European Championship Three Cushion U17 (Small Table) which is taking place from 22th to 24th April 2016 in Leuven (Belgium) . Federations are eligible to inscribe their players via e-mail to • dietmar.schintgen@eurobillard.org with a copy to office@eurobillard.org until 20th February 2016. »
Invitation for the Qualifications Coupe d´Europe Three Cushion Club Teams
01/31/2016
CEB has published the invitation for the qualifications Coupe d´Europe Three Cushion Club Teams which is taking place from 30th April to 1st May 2016. Teams are eligible to inscribe via e-mail to • jean-pierre.guiraud@eurobillard.org with a copy to office@eurobillard.org until 08th March 2016. »
CEB-president Wolfgang Rittmann has passed away
01/29/2016
BOTTROP In a hospital in his home town of Bottrop, German billiard director Wolfgang Rittmann has passed away today. The 68-year old CEB president had been seriously ill for several weeks. His passing is a tremendous loss for the international billiard world. Wolfgang Rittmann had been the CEB president since 1988, and as such, vice-president of the UMB for 31 years. From 1982 until 2002 he was president of the DBU, the German billiard union. In his long executive career, Rittmann was one of... »
Qualifications Coupe d´Europe Classic Teams (copy 1)
01/27/2016
The sports director has published the participating teams and the composition of groups today. »
Farouk Barki new president of UMB
01/20/2016
CAIRO - The Union Mondiale de Billard, the UMB, has elected a new president and a new board member during the General Assembly in Caïro on Saturday. The Egyptian Farouk Barki was elected with a huge majority over the other candidate, Torsten Danielsson from Switzerland. The General Assembly, the biannual congress, this year in the Mena House Hotel in Caïro, had to appoint a new president for the next two years after the forced departure of the Belgian Jean Claude Dupont at the European... »
Invitation for the Qualifications Coupe d´Europe Classic Teams
12/21/2015
CEB has published the invitation for the qualifications Coupe d´Europe Classic Teams which is taking place from 5th to 6th March 2016. Teams are eligible to inscribe via e-mail to • jean-pierre.guiraud@eurobillard.org with a copy to office@eurobillard.org until 25th of January 2016. »
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (copy 1)
12/21/2015
Dear Members and Friends of Billiards Sports, We wish you and your families a restful festive season, a peaceful and blessed Christmas and a happy and successful New Year. Confédération Européenne de Billard The Board »
Torbjörn Blomdahl best in the world again
12/07/2015
BORDEAUX – The man op top of the stage showed his big smile to the audience in the Palais des Congrès in Bordeaux. Torbjörn Blomdahl, who has won everything in his long career and is the number one ranked player in the world, took a new highlight at the three cushion World championship when he beat Korean coming man Dong Koong Kang in the final: 40-40, 2-1 in the shootout. The strategy in the final was mostly tactical and defensive. Both players took a few risks, there were no high runs... »
TORBJÖRN BLOMDAHL BEST IN THE WORLD AGAIN
12/07/2015
BORDEAUX – The man op top of the stage showed his big smile to the audience in the Palais des Congrès in Bordeaux. Torbjörn Blomdahl, who has won everything in his long career and is the number one ranked player in the world, took a new highlight at the three cushion World championship when he beat Korean coming man Dong Koong Kang in the final: 40-40, 2-1 in the shootout. The strategy in the final was mostly tactical and defensive. Both players took a few risks, there were no high runs... »