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Top 4 determined in 3-Cushions
04/30/2017
The European Billiards Championships have officially opened. Earlier today the president of the European Federation CEB, Mr. Bennie Degens from the Netherlands, spoke the opening words and welcomed all players, referees, coaches and fans. The opening ceremony was accompanied by various musicians and artists. With the spectator‘s eyes mostly on the 3-Cushion-Event, the 32 players that were left this morning are now down to only four. Frédéric Caudron (Belgium), Dick Jaspers (Netherlands)... »
European Billiards Championships is underway
04/29/2017
This year’s European Billiards Championships began today. Following 2013 and 2015 the City of Brandenburg an der Havel/Germany is the host of the continental championships for the third time in a row. Around 500 players from 20 nations are competing for 16 titles in the next nine days. On Friday the first disciplines kicked off. The 3-Cushion-Event is one where many of the superstars of the sport are involved. While 16 players are already seeded for the single elimination stage, another 48... »
European top at the start of the championships
04/27/2017
BRANDENBURG AN DER HAVEL – The balcony surrounding the billiard arena in the German city of Brandenburg creates the feel of a football stadium. Many hundreds of spectators to the European championships will be treated to billiards in all its beauty from 28 April to 7 May in the Stahlpalast. Wouldn’t you like to watch Dick Jaspers, Torbjörn Blomdahl, Dani Sánchez, Frédéric Caudron and other stars play 3-cushion? Or are you enchanted by the subtlety of balk-line, the magic of artistic... »
European top gathers for bi-annual marathon
04/26/2017
BRANDENBURG AN DER HAVEL – The balcony surrounding the billiard arena in Brandenburg creates the feel of a football stadium. Many hundreds of spectators to the European Championships will be treated to billiards in all its beauty, from 28 April to 7 May in the Stahlpalast. Would you like to watch Dick Jaspers, Torbjörn Blomdahl, Dani Sánchez, Frédéric Caudron and other stars play 3-cushion? Or are you enchanted by the subtlety of balkline, the magic of artistic billiards? Maybe you like... »
CEB carom table sale
04/25/2017
Under http://loontjens.com/ceb/ you are able to find exclusive offers from Loontjens Billiards for the tables used during the European Championship in Brandenburg an der Havel. »
Double Danish presence in Porto
04/24/2017
PORTO - The European Cup for club teams in Porto will have a strong line-up, even though a few of the world's best players are missing. The teams that feature Caudron, Jaspers and Zanetti did not survive the qualification stage, as it was played this weekend in five different European locations. The teams that qualified by right are the group winners: BC Deurne from Belgium, BK Gröndal from Denmark, CetSi Morangis from France, Buffalo.nl from the Netherlands and the Turks of Gunduz Spor. The... »
European Billiards Championships starts in a few days (copy 1)
04/23/2017
The clock is ticking! The opening shot of this years European Billiards Championships is going to be made this Friday in Brandenburg an der Havel. This major billiards event unites all popular billiards disciplines in one big Championship hold biennially. More than 500 athletes from 20 nations are going to compete not only for European titles but also for the World Games qualification which is taking place in Poland later this year. Besides that, this years price money, a whopping 105.000,00... »
COUPE D’EUROPE CLASSIC TEAMS – VICTORY FOR BOCHUM (DE)
04/09/2017
In the beautiful and monumental city of Prague has been disputed from 7th to 9th April the final round corresponding to the Coupe d’Europe Classic Teams, with the participation of 6 teams, 4 French, 1 German and 1 Czech, Vitkov Prague winner in the previous edition. The classification in the groups phase was as follows: GROUP A... »
European Cup Final in Prague
04/06/2017
PRAGUE - The Czech team Vitkov Prague with Marek Faus, the Belgian Eddy Leppens and the Dutch player Dick Jaspers is the title holder in the European Cup for classic teams in Prague this weekend. The defending champion has strengthened its team for this tournament with Dick Jaspers, the world's number one in three cushion, and seems stronger than ever before. The Dutchman, who plays one cushion, is replacing the German Wolfgang Zenkner in the team. The European Cup is organized by Vitkov Prague... »