THE ROAD TO THE 26TH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 5-PINS AND THE FIRST EVER W.C. 5-PINS JUNIORS
09/23/2024
THE ROAD TO THE 26TH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 5-PINS AND THE FIRST EVER W.C. 5-PINS JUNIORS Italy is ready to host the 26th World Championship 5-Pins Open from October 1st to 6th. Quite at the same time, from 3rd to 6th, the first ever World Championship 5-Pins Juniors will also take place. In addition, right now, the CEB qualification tournament is underway in two billiard clubs nearby Turin. Until Sept. 29th approximately a thousand of players are competing to select 8 more contenders that will... »
The 76TH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 3-CUSHION INDIVIDUAL KICKS OFF IN VIETNAM
09/22/2024
The 76th World Championship 3-Cushion Individual is just around the corner. The 2023 champion, Phuong Vinh Bao, will defend his title at home. It's the first time Vietnam hosts this event. The tables are installed in the Sea Links City Resort & Golf Hotel, in the province of Binh Thuan. On Wednesday 25th the group stage will start. KO stage will be played from 27th to 29th. On Saturday 28th the UMB General Assembly will also take place. 48 players from all over the world will... »
CEB OFFICIAL NEWS
09/18/2024
CEB OFFICIAL NEWS - 18 September 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. CONGRATULATIONS With great pleasure we congratulate with the CEB representatives in the recent World Championships... »
SEYMEN OZBAS TAKES THE WORLD JUNIORS TITLE IN BLOIS
09/13/2024
SEYMEN OZBAS TAKES THE WORLD JUNIORS TITLE A golden season for the young Turkish Talent. After the European title Seymen Ozbas clinched the World gold too. He performed a flawless tournament, he scored the best avg of the tournament (1,507) and he finally defeated the silver medalist Jo Yeongyun in the final match. Bronze medals for Amir Ibraimov (Germany) and Marcos Morales (Spain). All results on UMB website and here below. Photo courtesy: AfreecaTV Group results. Qualification... »
CHARLOTTE SØRENSEN IS THE NEW 3-CUSHION WORLD CHAMPION LADIES
09/11/2024
CHARLOTTE SØRENSEN IS THE NEW 3-CUSHION WORLD CHAMPION LADIES Last year in Ankara three Asians were on the podium and only one European got the bronze. Now Europe took its revenge and the outcome is reversed. The new World Champion 3-Cushion Ladies was crowned today after an exciting quality match. The Dane Charlotte Sørensen climbed on the top step of the podium after a narrow victory (30-29 in 27/26 innings, high run of 8 for both) against Therese Klompenhouwer... »
FRENCH CITY OF BLOIS IS READY TO HOST THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 3-CUSHION LADIES AND JUNIORS
09/08/2024
In Blois, France, the 15th World Championship 3-cushion Juniors and the 12th World Championship 3-Cushion Ladies are on their starting blocks. The 2 events will take place one after the other in the Complexe Sportif Éric Tabarly, from 10th to 15th September, organized by the French Billiard Federation under the auspices of UMB and CEB. Both fields are filled by the best 24 athletes from all over the world and will play with the same format: 8 groups of 3 followed by a direct... »
PREDATOR GP 3-CUSHION LADIES: KARINA JETTEN (NL) ON THE TOP
08/27/2024
PREDATOR GP 3-CUSHION LADIES: KARINA JETTEN (NL) ON THE TOP Today it was Karina's day in Herstal. In the second semifinal she had to recover a very hard match against the Danish Sørensen; Jetten needed a strong comeback and a victory on the finish line (30-29). Earlier in the first semifinal Klompenhouwer had less problems to win against Turkish Degener (30-15). The final was an all-Dutch affair but it was not going as you could have expected. In the middle of the match Karina... »
WORLD 3-CUSHION SURVIVAL: CHO WINS, MERCKX IS RUNNER UP, TASDEMIR AND HOFMAN SHARE THE THIRD PLACE
08/23/2024
A World 3-Cushion Survival event took place in Seoul, South Korea. Nikos Polychronopoulos was the winner of the last one in 2023. Cho Myung Woo wins, Eddy Merckx is the runner up, Tayfun Tasdemir and Glenn Hofman share the third place. Therese Klompenhouwer got the third place in the Ladies event won by Jeong Hyun Park. Find out all the information, results and live streaming on UMB website. »
CEB 3-CUSHION TRAINING CAMP FOR WOMEN IN WEDEL, GERMANY
08/10/2024
This weekend, the Wedel Billiard Club in Germany is once again the centre of attention for women billiards as they are organising a CEB 3-cushion training camp for ladies, by this point a yearly tradition. Under the supervision of 3-cushion veteran Martin Horn, 6 of the women top players in Europe will practice and learn new tricks together, a good preparation for the upcoming season that is starting with the World Championship 3-Cushion Ladies in September. Before the camp, players were... »
THE EUROPE TEAM B WINS THE WCBS CHAMPIONSHIP IN KIELCE.
07/23/2024
The Europe Team B takes the gold medal in the WCBS Championship in Kielce. Silver medals for the Asia B team and bronze for the Asia A team. ******* The 2nd WCBS Championship is ready to start in Kielce, Poland. Discover all information on the dedicated website. WCBS CHAMPIONSHIP »