VIERSEN IS ONCE AGAIN THE WORLD HEART OF 3-CUSHION BILLIARD
03/10/2025
VIERSEN IS ONCE AGAIN THE WORLD HEART OF 3-CUSHION BILLIARD The Festhalle in Viersen (Germany) is once again the place to be for the world 3-cushion elite. The UMB World Championship 3-Cushion National Teams is ready to start and it's a long story that dates back to 1981, in Viersen since 1990. This season the Vietnamese team is the defending champion, composed by Q.C.Tran and P.V.Bao, the same team who won the title in 2024. Spanish team (Legazpi and Jimenez) took the silver... »
THE CEB SUCCESSFULLY ORGANIZED A TRAINING CAMP IN OSLO, NORWAY.
03/05/2025
This weekend the CEB successfully organized a training camp in Oslo, Norway, thanks to the collaboration with the Norwegian Billiards Federation. The aim was to improve the general 3-cushion technical level and to introduce the 5-Pins game in the Nordic country. Martin Spoormans was the choosen coach who dedicated his wide expertise to the 14 participating players on a three days meeting in the Oslo Snooker & Carambole club. The camp was a success; the participants were enthusiastic and... »
BOGOTA: THREE FROM CEB ON THE PODIUM, T.L.TRAN (VN) WON
03/01/2025
UPDATE: In a thrilling final Vietnamese T.L.Tran won Tayfun Tasdemir. Dick Jaspers and Tolgahan Kiraz took home the bronze. Full details are available on UMB website. ***** The new World Cup season of 2025 kicked off in Bogotà, Colombia, with the first of the seven events in the UMB calendar. Four continents are interested and will host a stop of the great circus of 3-Cushion: Colombia, Vietnam, Turkiye, Portugal, Belgium, South Korea, Egypt. Right now the... »
HACI ARAP YAMAN WINS THE GRAND PRIX IN HIS HOME COUNTRY
01/22/2025
HACI ARAP YAMAN WINS THE GRAND PRIX IN HIS HOME COUNTRY Haci Arap Yaman increases his international palmares with the victory of this Grand Prix in his homeland, in Izmir. He was European Champion Individual in Antalya in 2023 and bronze medal in Ankara in 2024, he was also European Champion for National Teams in the first two editions of this championship in 2023 and 2024. Haci Arap Yaman and Bastien Panis (France) won their respective semifinal matches against the Belgians Steve Wilms... »
MARCOS MORALES WINS THE FIRST LONGONI NEXTGEN GP 2025
01/15/2025
MARCOS MORALES WINS THE FIRST LONGONI NEXTGEN GP 2025 In the morning of this final day the two semifinals were played. The first one finished on the razor edge with Tangui Duriez (France) taking the last point to win on Dutch Joris van't Zelfden (35-34 in 39/38 innings). The second semifinals was a Spanish clash. Marcos Morales outplayed his countryman Daniel Sainz-Pardo 35-26 in 35/34 innings. Later the final was played. Morales led the match from the start and Duriez couldn't keep... »
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... »