CEB OFFICIAL NEWS
12/17/2024
CEB OFFICIAL NEWS December 17th, 2024 Web version (English and French), click here. The former CEB Sport News took the name of "CEB OFFICIAL NEWS". This is an official CEB communication. All the recipients are kindly requested to take it into account for what they are concerned. 1. SEASON'S GREETINGS On behalf of the CEB Board, I extend my warmest wishes to all federations, players, referees, partners and friends. May... »
MARCO ZANETTI WINS IN SHARM EL SHEIKH
12/06/2024
MARCO ZANETTI WINS IN SHARM EL SHEIKH The 2024 World Cup circuit closes in Sharm El Sheikh with a victory of the Italian Maestro. The tension has risen high in the last shots of the final, when Eddy Merckx (Belgium) run 15 to catch Zanetti close to the finish line (46-46). With iron nerves Zanetti replied with 4 and closed the match. Zanetti is also the author of the best run (19) of the tournament. For Zanetti (62) this is the fifth World Cup victory in his long career, the last one it was... »
A CEB emblematic leader died this Thursday, November 21.
11/23/2024
It is difficult to summarize in a few words all of Johny Houtsch's contribution to the CEB. Board member since 1988, he was first Youth Director, then Secretary General until 2013. Subsequently, as Honorary Member, he continued to help, relentlessly, the CEB Board. He was always a very dear person to the European National Federations and their athletes He is quite simply the leader who has served the CEB the longest. The CEB Board expresses its immense sorrow and presents its most... »
CEB OFFICIAL NEWS
11/22/2024
CEB OFFICIAL NEWS - November 22nd, 2024 Web version (English and French), click here. From now on the former CEB Sport News takes the name of "CEB OFFICIAL NEWS". This is an official CEB communication. All the recipients are kindly requested to take it into account for what they are concerned. 1. THE 1ST CEB REFEREES CERTIFICATE On October 4th and 5th the CEB, in collaboration with the Hellenic Federation of Precision Sports, organized... »
DICK JASPERS WINS IN SEOUL WC 2024, TAYFUN TASDEMIR IS THE RUNNER UP
11/05/2024
Asiatic players had to settle for the bronze medals in Seoul World Cup while two Europeans played for the gold. Dick Jaspers won the final against Tayfun Tasdemir. MW Cho and JT Kim shared the bronze. The Dutch closed the gap with Vietnamese QC Tran in the overall World Cup ranking 2024, now they share the first place. All will be decided in last World Cup of 2024 in December in Egypt. Jaspers is the leader of the UMB World Ranking too. JT Kim equalized the world record with a run... »
ABOUT THE FLOODING IN SPAIN
10/31/2024
The Board of the CEB wishes to express its deepest condolences to the Spanish people and to the Royal Spanish Billiard Federation for the terrible flooding that took away so many lifes. We are particularly close to the Valencian community that was so strongly hit. »
VEGHEL 2024: Q.C.TRAN WINS, CAUDRON IS RUNNER UP, BRONZE FOR CEULEMANS
10/23/2024
VEGHEL 2024: Q.C.TRAN WINS, CAUDRON IS RUNNER UP, BRONZE FOR CEULEMANS The Vietnamese Q.C.Tran wins his second World Cup in 2024, the fourth in his carrier. Frederic Caudron (BE) is back again on a UMB podium taking the silver medal. Peter Ceulemans (BE) shares the bronze with T.T.T. Nguyen. Read more on UMB website. Foto: Jan Rosmulder www.debiljartballen.nl UPDATE: VEGHEL SEMIFINALS ARE SET. Frederic Caudron and Peter Ceulemans will defend the... »
THE CEB ANNOUNCES THE FIRST CEB-REFEREE CERTIFICATION
10/03/2024
THE EXAMINATION DAY. Our thanks to the Hellenic Federation of Precision Sports for the magnificent preparation and coordination carried out for the 1st CEB-Referees Certification held on October 4th and 5th, which allowed us to hold the training camp on the first day and the CEB-Referee Certification exams on the second, both in the magnificent facilities of the Trisponto Billiard Club of Athens, closed both days for all club members and visitors so that the 8 participants and the instructor... »
ANDREA RAGONESI AND EMANUEL CUCCHIARA ARE THE NEW WORLD 5-PINS CHAMPIONS
09/30/2024
ANDREA RAGONESI AND EMANUEL CUCCHIARA ARE THE NEW WORLD 5-PINS CHAMPIONS The great event in Venaria Reale reached its final act yesterday night. Earlier in the afternoon the young Emanuel Cucchiara, reigning CEB U21 5-Pins champion, graduated as the first ever World 5-Pins Junior Champion after an exciting match against the CPB U21 champion from Argentina, Santino Lopez, with the score of 3-2. Flavio Piccolomini and Massimo Montechiesa took the bronze medals. The last match of the senior... »
THE 3C WORLD TITLE STAYS IN ASIA: M.W.CHO (26, SOUTH KOREA) IS THE NEW CHAMPION, T.L.TRAN TAKES THE SILVER. BRONZE FOR MERCKX AND JASPERS.
09/28/2024
THE 3C WORLD TITLE STAYS IN ASIA: M.W.CHO (26, SOUTH KOREA) IS THE NEW CHAMPION, T.L.TRAN TAKES THE SILVER. BRONZE FOR MERCKX AND JASPERS. Asia won a challenge that seemed both a continental and generational clash. Like in 2023 the final was an Asian affair. European stronghold had to surrender in the semifinals after an exciting tournament. M.W.Cho is the new World Champion, T.L.Tran (Vietnam) takes the silver. Eddy Merckx (Belgium) and Dick Jaspers (Netherlands) got the bronze... »