EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 3-CUSHION U25, BURAK HASHAS KEEPS HIS TITLE.
04/27/2024
DAY 3: EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 3-CUSHION U25, BURAK HASHAS KEEPS HIS TITLE. Turkish young talent Burak Hashas successfully defended the U25 3-Cushion title taking home the gold medal for the second time in a row. He defeated the French Maxime Panaia in the final match with the score of 40-24 in 20/19 innings. The match was somehow undecided until the 10th inning (13-11 for Burak) when Burak scored a run of 11 that changed the story. From there on Panaia had to pursue but could not shorten the... »
EC 3-CUSHION INDIVIDUAL: THE NEW EUROPEAN CHAMPION IS TORBJÖRN BLOMDAHL.
04/13/2024
DAY 6: 3-CUSHION INDIVIDUAL: THE NEW EUROPEAN CHAMPION IS TORBJÖRN BLOMDAHL. The most important and awaited CEB competition of the sport season 23/24 reached the finish line today, closing a 6 days marathon of exciting 3-cushion billiard. Torbjörn Blomdahl (SE) is the new European Champion 3-Cushion Individual. He clashed with Martin Horn this afternoon in the TBF headquarter in Ankara. For the German player this was the third final of an European Championship... »
DOUARNENEZ VALDYS TAKES FIFTH COUPE D'EUROPE CLASSIC IN A ROW
04/03/2024
Update 7/4/2024: The home team and title holder Douarnenez Valdys successfully defended the title and got the Coupe d'Europe Classic for the fifth time in a row. In the final match they prevailed on the other French team of Chartres Billard by 3-0. Raymund Swertz was the first one to finish his 71/2 game with a score of 200-71 in 5 innings against Raul Cuenca. Then it was Marek Faus to reach the finish line as first against Willy Gerimont (250-131 in 5 innings). At this point... »
EUROYOUTH 2024 LONGONI NEXTGEN: HERE ARE THE NEW YOUNG CHAMPIONS!
03/26/2024
DAY 4: HERE ARE THE NEW YOUNG CHAMPIONS! The fourth and last day of this Euroyouth 2024 Longoni NextGen edition finally arrived. A very succesful edition in a perfectly set up venue, thanks to the excellent organization by the Spanish Federation. Today was the day of the finals, where the gold and silver medals are decided. The German delegation can be considered the winner of this edition with 2 gold medals, 2 silver and 2bronze, out of the 16 medals... »
VIETNAM IS THE NEW WORLD CHAMPION IN VIERSEN, SILVER MEDAL FOR SPAIN
03/18/2024
The Vietnamese team conquers the World Championship 3-Cushion National Teams in Viersen after a thrilling last day of competition. Spain (Ruben Legazpi and Sergio Jimenez) gets the silver medal after losing by 14-15 a breathtaking scotch double extension in the final match. USA and Japan take home the bronze medals. Read more on the official media page. Full results on UMB Website. Photo by TOUCH www.billard1.net »
CEB SPORT NEWS
03/13/2024
CEB SPORT NEWS: Click here for web version. 1. EUROYOUTH AND CAROMBALL CEB is glad to announce its partnership with Caromball made to foster the development of carom billiards in Europe, especially amongst the young players’ community. That is why CEB is proud to offer a one-year subscription to Caromball.com, the most realistic carom billiards gaming platform, to all participants in the EuroYouth 2024 Longoni Next Gen. The 51 participants to the competition will be able to... »
3-CUSHION LADIES NATIONAL TEAMS: ANOTHER GOLD FOR THE NETHERLANDS
03/12/2024
DAY 4: 3-CUSHION LADIES NATIONAL TEAMS: ANOTHER GOLD FOR THE NETHERLANDS Another big event in the TBF headquarters in Ankara is now over and the Dutch supremacy in women 3-cushion discipline was confirmed. The whole podium of Antalya 2023 was confirmed. The day began with the last qualification round in the morning deciding the 4 semifinalists. With few surprises Netherlands and Turkiye 1 won their respective groups while Belgium and Denmark qualified as runners up. Crossed semifinals were... »
EC ARTISTIC NATIONAL TEAMS: TURKIYE SUCCESSFULLY DEFEND THE TITLE
03/04/2024
DAY 5: The final day of this Artistic regrouped championships has just ended. The Turkiye 1 team successfully defended the European Title conquered last year in Antalya. The Turkish team line up had not changed from 2023: Haci Arap Yaman and Baris Cin confirmed their supremacy and took again the gold medal in front of their own fans. In the final they confronted with Belgium team (Van Der Zegel - Vervliet) and won by 3-1 in sets. Belgium gained a silver medal. In the semifinals the Belgian... »
WORLD CUP BOGOTA' 2024: HOFMAN AND MORALES ON THE PODIUM
02/26/2024
Quyet Chien Tran (Viet Nam) won his third world cup in Bogotà. Sameh Sidhom (Egypt) is the runner up. Glenn Hofman (Netherlands) and Robinson Morales (Spain) took home the bronze medals. Dick Jaspers is the highest average (2,352) and best match (40 in 10). Tolgahan Kiraz (Turkiye) scored the best run: 17. All info on UMB Website. Photo: Five&Six ******* This one starting today is a very special World Cup: the first of 2024 is the number 200 in the... »
LONGONI NEXTGEN: AMIR IBRAIMOV WINS THE SECOND 23/24 GP 3-CUSHION U21
02/15/2024
DAY 3: Quarters final: Burak Hashas had to fight an hard match with Santos Gonçalo before getting the pass to semifinals. He won for a very small gap after beeing behind for the biggest part of the match. (35-32 in 36) Denizcan Akkoca had a clear victory on Marcos Morales. (35-11 in 21/20) Joris Van't Zelfden played an excellent match eliminating Daniel Sainz-Pardo. (35-23 in 24). Amir Ibraimov won a tense match against Toni Garcia (30-35 in... »