CEB Board 2021-2025
06/19/2021
Here is the CEB Board elected for 2021-2025: President: Diane Wild (CH) Vice-president: Carlos Borrell (ES) Secretary general: Jean-Pierre Guiraud (FR) Treasurer: Rainer Selgrath (DE) Sports director: Stefano Malacrita (IT) Youth director: Did Schintgen (LU) Assessors: Luca Marzio Garavaglia (IT) and Ümit Özkul (TR) During the 51st CEB General Assembly (by videoconference today), Gabrio Volante (IT) has been elected as CEB Honorary Member. »
Kozoom 3C Challenge Cup: Roland Forthomme wins last group.
06/05/2021
Roland Forthomme won last qualifying group of the Kozoom 3C Challenge Cup. He is now the third player from Belgium to take the last available ticket for the final round to be played in September. The Belgian had an impressive start in the first day by taking a good advantage on the other two competitors but finished the second day with only two sets ahead because of the strong counterattack by Polychronopoulos. The tension was high at the start of the third day but Roland made immediately clear... »
Marco Zanetti is the seventh finalist of the Kozoom 3C Challenge Cup.
05/28/2021
The italian maestro lead the group with 9 sets won after the two first daily session with his usual impressive game. Montes and Kahofer trailed at 5 and 2. Zanetti looked to be easily going to conquer the group. The third session suddenly became a thriller when Montes made a brilliant start winning 5 sets out of the first 6, only 1 went to Kahofer and 1 to Zanetti. The climax was reached in the very last set with the score board saying 10-10-3 but Zanetti did not leave a chance to the two... »
Gwendal Marechal on top of group G in Kozoom 3C Challenge Cup
05/22/2021
The young Frenchman Gwendal Marechal showed a brilliant performance in the three sessions of the latest group of the Kozoom 3C Challenge Cup, gaining his ticket for the final round. He started the first day with a surprising 4-4-0 (playing at 2,000 avg) against the world champion Torbjörn Blomdahl (2,241) and the German Ronny Lindemann who couldn't win one set. In the second day Marechal showed no fear at all and took the lead winning 5 sets and taking an advantage of 4 ahead of the... »
Kozoom 3C Challenge Cup: Dion Nelin is the winner in group E
05/18/2021
Dion Nelin is the winner of group E of the Kozoom 3C Challenge Cup and joins the other 5 group winners for the final round. The Danish player dominated the first day with a 6-1-1 score taking a decisive advantage. In the following 2 days the excitement grew as he faced counterattacks from the two opponents. Both Jose Maria Mas from Spain and the Frenchman Jérôme Barbeillon only succeeded in reducing the gap and in keeping the tension high but they did not treaten his... »
Kozoom 3C Challenge Cup: Peter De Backer wins Group F
05/14/2021
Another thrilling round at the Kozoom 3C Challenge Cup! At the end of 3 exciting days, Peter De Backer won Group F. The Belgian put up a great fight against the favourite Frenchman Jérémy Bury until the very last set. The 24 planned sets ended up in a tie: De Backer and Bury at 10 and Sorensen at 4. A decider set was needed and De Backer won it 10-8 with a decisive run of 6. Peter De Backer is therefore the fourth player that will join the final round of the Kozoom... »
Kozoom 3C Challenge Cup: Eddy Merckx is the winner in group H.
05/08/2021
What an exciting 3 days we’ve had! Eddy Merckx was by far the best player in the group H of the Kozoom 3C Challenge Cup, leaving no chance to the two opponents: the young Maxime Panaia from France and Dave Christiani from Netherlands. The Dutchman himself admitted that he was not at his best, making too many mistakes while the young Frenchman missed some chances to win a couple of more sets but he has the right age and he showed the talent needed for a future development. Eddy... »
WILLY GÉRIMONT WINS THE CLASSIC RACE CHALLENGE
03/29/2021
The French player Willy Gérimont brilliantly won the first edition of the Classic Race Challenge, organized in Andernos by the CEB and Kozoom. In an all-French final, Willy Gérimont defeated his opponent Johann Petit 277 to 236. Eight players were invited for the inaugural Classic Race Challenge. The Chartres player finished unbeaten with 4 victories out of 4 games. Gérimont consecutively defeated Louis Edelin, Johann Petit, Patrick Niessen in the semi-final and again... »
JASPERS WINS BY A HUGE MARGIN; REMAINING GROUP DATES CHANGED
03/20/2021
It was a complete Jaspers show in the Group A match of the Kozoom 3-Cushion Challenge Cup that took place on 17, 18 and 19 March 2021. The outcome of the last day in the Kozoom Challenge was not surprising to anyone. Dick Jaspers became the second player after Rubén Legazpi to qualify for the finals of the tournament in Andernos Les Bains. The Dutchman maintained his position as the comfortable leader on the last of three days in the match with Peter Ceulemans and Rui Manuel... »
LEGAZPI WINS IN GROUP-C OF KOZOOM 3C CHALLENGE CUP
03/12/2021
Round 1 of the Kozoom 3-Cushion Challenge Cup is off to a good start! Spanish player Rubén Legazpi and two French opponents Mikaël Devogelaere and Nathan Duriez kicked off the Kozoom 3-Cushion Challenge Cup this Tuesday (9 March). The tournament, organised by the European Confederation CEB and Kozoom, of which the finals are to be played on the 16, 17, 18, 19, September 2021, has a total line-up of 24 CEB players. The world's best from the UMB Rankings such... »