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EC 2017 makes its mark already
03/03/2017
The upcoming European Championship 2017 is already making its mark in Brandenburg an der Havel. Yesterday a tram with the official advertisement for the event was presented to the public. During the introduction with several local representatives Mayor Dr. Dietlind Thiemann highlighted once again the importance of this great sport event for town and region. »
Antwerp hosts another Player Of The Year Gala
02/27/2017
ANTWERP - Ludo Dielis came up with the formula, and has never had to change it. The player of the year election, edition 2017, is again an evening with invited guests who can witness Dani Sánchez, the world champion, and Dick Jaspers, the overall World Cup winner, play a match in short and exciting sets. The third remaining nominee for player of the year 2016 is Frédéric Caudron. The Antwerp Hilton will see a combination of sport and entertainment, with food, drink and glamour. Dick... »
FOUR FRENCH TEAMS AND BOCHUM TO FINAL ROUND
02/26/2017
BOCHUM - Four of the five French teams and the German Bochum have qualified for the final round of the European Cup for classic teams. The preliminary rounds were played in Soissons, Chartres and Bochum this weekend. Chartres, Soissons and Bochum were the group winners, the two best runners up were Ecully and Ronchin. The group format for the final round, 7-9 of April in Prague: Group A: Vitkov Prague, Soissons, Ecully Group B: Bochum, Chartres, Ronchin. In the Chartres group the players of... »
THE 2017 EUROPEANS: 10 DAYS, 800 MATCHES, 500 PLAYERS
02/24/2017
BRANDENBURG - The list of players for the European championships in all disciplines, which will be played from in the Stahlpalast in Brandenburg an der Havel from April 28 to May 7, has been published by the organization. The tournament starts with the main discipline, three cushion, where Torbjörn Blomdahl defends his European title from 28 to 30th April. The Dutch team with Dick Jaspers and Raimond Burgman is the title holder in three cushion for nation teams. The tournament will be closed... »
12 Teams in Qualification Coupe d´Europe Classic Teams
02/23/2017
Twelve teams with classic specialists will play the qualification rounds for the Coupe d’Europe, of which the final will be played in Prague from 7th to 9th of April. Two French clubs and the German Bochum are hosting the European qualification rounds for club teams in the classic disciplines. The matches are played this weekend, Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 February on four locations. The Czech team of Vitkov Praga, last year’s winner of the European cup and automatically seeded for the... »
Latest information EC 2017
02/17/2017
The inscriptions for the European Championships are closed now and within a short period of time the spoorts director is publishing the lists of participants. Posters in German, English and French are attached for download. At http://germantour.net/karambol_em_brandenburg_2017_media_tool.asp?id=49 you find the media page and via Facebook you can reach the EC with https://www.facebook.com/CEB.billard/?fref=ts »
Caudron the best World Cup winner ever
02/13/2017
BURSA – The two best 3-cushion players in the world had the last word, on the final day. But Bursa, Turkey did not witness a duet between Caudron from Belgium and Jaspers from the Netherlands. The Belgian sang solo, and he brought the billiard fans to their feet, with a record-breaking performance of 40 points in 7 innings, the best-ever World Cup final. Ironically, it was the man who held the record (8 innings, Luxor 2015) who had to sit and watch. Caudron left nothing to chance. he won... »
Helmut Biermann awarded with 'Sportplakette'
02/12/2017
HATTINGEN - The Secretary-General of the Confédération Européenne de Billard, Helmut Biermann (Germany), has been awarded with the 'NRW-Sportplakette' in recognition of his outstanding achievements in sport. The highest sport award of the government of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), the largest state of the Federal Republic of Germany, was presented by the Prime Minister in a ceremony in Hattingen (Germany). The award was introduced in 1959 and is one of the most important honours for... »
National champions travel to Bursa
02/01/2017
Bursa - The big guns of 3-cushion will report to Bursa, Turkey next week. It's the first stop of the seven World Cup cycle, and realistically, more than a dozen different players could win it. Bursa with its 2.3 million people is the fourth city in Turkey. The Turkish organization, in the Ataturk Congress Centre, opens its doors from 6 to February 12 with a total of 150 participants. Four of the most prominent players that are high on the world ranking, recently won their national title:... »
