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... »
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... »