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Magazine of the carom EC presented officially (copy 1)
04/05/2017
Three weeks before the start of the carom European Championships in Brandenburg an der Havel, today the official magazine was presented. It holds 32 pages with all information about the 10 days lasting event with greetings, schedules, a competitions overview and many photos of the players. The magazine will be offered for free in several locations in and around Brandenburg and is also available in an online version. http://touch-magazine.net/EC2017_Magazine_BRB.pdf »
New Ranking for Three Cushion Ladies published
04/05/2017
After the Worldcup Three Cushion in Bursa (TR) and variuos National Championships CEB has published the new ranking Three Cushion. »
The last World Cup in Luxor was also the best
04/02/2017
LUXOR – You could not dream up a much better final than the one played on the last day of the Luxor World Cup. The number one player on the world ranking and the reigning world champion, facing off after having both shown tremendous form, over 2.500 average after four rounds. It was a repeat of the match for the Supercup, and again Dani Sánchez came out on top. Dick Jaspers had the best start in the final, with a run of ten from the break. Sánchez took over the initiative in the third... »
EC-preparations are in full swing
03/28/2017
Brandenburg a.d.H. - One month before the start of the Billiard European Championships, the official press conference for the local media took place at the Axxon Hotel yesterday. Under direction of media chief Achim Gharbi, EC patron and Brandenburg’s Lord Major Dr. Dietlind Tiemann, chief organizer on site Helga Blawid from SG Stahl Brandenburg, together with CEB President Bennie Deegens and CEB General Secretary Helmut Biermann, informed the media representatives about the... »
Balls will roll amidst the pyramids
03/24/2017
LUXOR - For the fourth year in a row, the world's best 3-cushion players travel to Luxor on the Nile, where the second World Cup of the season will be played. The graceful Sonesta St. George Hotel will again be the host. The first stop on the tour was Bursa, Turkey, where Caudron played a superb final, beating Jaspers in only seven innings. He will already have his eye on the overall World Cup, and a second win would give him a dominant position in the seven-event cycle The Sonesta's... »
First ever world team title for Korea
03/13/2017
Viersen - Out of all the strong Korean players, Sung Won Choi and Jae Guen Kim were selected to represent their country at the world championship for national teams. They will be welcomed as heroes in Seoul, the gold medal around their necks. In a thrilling final, Korea managed to beat the favorite Belgians 40-34 in 24 innings. The match was in balance for a long time, at one point the score was 25-25. Runs of 6 and 4 gave the Koreans the edge, and producing 8 points in the equalizer proved... »
FIVE GROUPS FOR THE QUALIFICATIONS COUPE D'EUROPE
03/12/2017
VIERSEN - The European sports director Jean Pierre Guiraud has made the draw for the Coupe d'Europe for teams in the discipline three cushion. The preliminaries will be played on five locations: Ronchin in France, Paiporta in Spain, Porcia in Italy, Bottrop in Germany and Athens in Greece. The qualifications are on 22 and 23rd April. The group winners and the best runner-up qualify for the final round. The best runners-up ranking will be made by general average. The Turkey's team Gaziantepspor... »
Viersen hosts the nations of the 3-cushion world
03/07/2017
VIERSEN - The room has a history, the name of the city is familiar to every billiard fan. The Festhalle in Viersen, Germany will once again receive the best 3-cushion players in the world, from 9 to 12 March. No individual title is at stake, the players represent their country and that, if possible, provides even more motivation. With the exception of Vietnam, all the strong countries are there, with 24 teams from 4 continents. Title holders the Netherlands and host country Germany bring two... »
Draw for Coupe d´Europe Three Cushion ahead
03/07/2017
The locations for qualification groups for the Coupe d´Europe Three Cushion Club Teams are RONCHIN (FRANCE), PAIPORTA (SPAIN), PORCIA (ITALY), BOTTROP (GERMANY) and ATHENS (GREECE). At http://ceb.atiweb.fr/events/coupe-deuope-3-cushion-qualifications-18.html# the participating teams and players are listed. The drawing for the composition of the five groups is taking place in the evening of Saturday, 11th March 2017 during the World Championship Three Cushion National Teams in Viersen (DE). »
DANI SÁNCHEZ TAKES SUPERCUP AND IS BEST PLAYER IN 2016
03/06/2017
ANTWERP - Dani Sánchez from Spain can rise no higher. In Antwerp, he won the battle for the Supercup and was elected Player of the Year for 2016. Add that to his world title from Bordeaux, and it effectively gave him the triple crown. In the Hilton arena, with some 500 spectators, the diminutive Catalan was the best in the Supercup battle with Dick Jaspers, which was awarded with a prize of 5000 Euro. That same amount was available for the Player of the Year, and again - even if by a small... »