LONGONI NEXT GEN, FIRST GRAND PRIX 5 PINS U21
12/02/2022
LONGONI NEXT GEN. This is to inform Federations and athletes that it's already possible to register for the first Longoni Next Gen Grand Prix 5 Pins U21. The deadline for registrations is set on December 31st, 2022. This first step of the new tour will take place in Cusago (Milano, Italy) in the ASD ROYAL BILLIARDS in February 2023, 4th and 5th. CEB reminds that this Grand Prix is part of the Longoni Next Gen circuit for the discipline of 5 Pins. The circuit includes 3 events:... »
CEB GRAND PRIX ARTISTIC - MANNHEIM (GERMANY)
12/01/2022
Sunday December 4th updates: After four days of spectacular competition the current European Champion Hector Cuadrado (Spain) put his name on top of the final standings. He qualified as number 9 from the qualification round and then battled hard in his road to the final victory winning four match in a row: the 1/8 finals against Marvin Heinrich, the 1/4 final against Kevin Tran, the semifinal against Haci Arap Yaman and the final against Thomas Ahrens. Final... »
LBM 2022: CEB TEAM IS SECOND, ASIA WINS.
11/20/2022
At the Lausanne Billard Masters the CEB team gets the second place losing the final match against the Asia Team (ACBC). Africa and Middle East representative (AMECC) wins the match for the third place against the Panamerican team (CPB). In the qualification group Asian team won all the three matches, two victories for the CEB, one for CPB and zero for AMECC. Find out all results on UMB website. CEB team: Muhemmed Mustafa Kilic (Turkey) and Nikolaus Kogelbauer... »
LAUSANNE BILLARD MASTERS 2022
11/17/2022
Lausanne Billard Masters 2022. The 2022 edition of the prestigious tournament sanctioned by UMB is going to start in the casino of Montbenon, Lausanne, tomorrow November 18th in a brand new format. Four teams by 2 players under the age of 25 representing the four continental Confederation of Europe, Asia, America and Africa/Middle East will clash for the victory. Matches are to 50 points: a relay to 30 points and a scotch double to 20 points. Muhemmed Mustafa Kilic (Turkey) and Nikolaus... »
CEB SPORT NEWS
11/14/2022
CEB Sport News. Longoni Next Gen season 2022/2023: scheduled dates have been partially rearranged for this sport season . The postponed 5-Pins event has been rescheduled in February and the last event previously scheduled in June has been postponed in August. Find below all the dates, all in Italy, Lombardy region: February 4/5, 2023: 1st Longoni Next Gen Grand Prix 5-Pins U21, ASD Royal Billiard, Cusago (Milano) March 4/5, 2023: 2nd Longoni Next Gen Grand Prix 5-Pins U21. March 31/April 2,... »
TAYFUN TASDEMIR IS THE NEW WORLD CHAMPION
11/09/2022
The new World Champion is Tayfun Tasdemir! In Donghae City (South Korea) Tayfun Tasdemir won the Gold medal for Turkey in the 74th UMB World Championship 3-Cushion. The podium was an all-European one: Ruben Legazpi from Spain was defeated in the final and got the Silver medal. Bronze medals were awarded to Eddy Merckx (Belgium) and Dick Jaspers (Netherlands) who was the defending champion and who remains the leader of the world ranking. Tayfun, thanks to this victory, is now third in... »
BLOMDAHL RETURNS TO VICTORY IN VEGHEL
10/24/2022
Torbjörn Blomdahl (Sweden) returns to a World Cup victory. Three Europeans and one Korean on the podium in Veghel. Second place for Choong Bok Lee (South Korea). Dick Jaspers (Netherlands) and Daniel Sanchez (Spain) share the third place. Read more on the UMB website. Pics: Ton Smilde Facebook page of the event. »
EDDY MERCKX WINS THE SECOND EDITION OF THE KOZOOM CHALLENGE CUP
10/01/2022
Congratulations to Eddy Merckx (Belgium), winner of the second edition of the Kozoom Challenge Cup! The exciting final round is just finished in the Espace Brémontier in Arès in Gironde, France. The format was a double KO. The eight finalists, winners of the qualification groups were: 1 Dick Jaspers (Netherlands), world number 1. 14 sets, overall average 2.695 2 Lütfi Cenet (Turkey) No. 22 in the world, 11 sets, 1.541 3 Eddy Merckx (Belgium), No. 10 in the world,... »
BURAK HASHAS CROWNED WITH THE 3-CUSHION WORLD JUNIOR GOLD
09/25/2022
No doubt that 2022 was a brilliant year for the young talented Turkish player. After the European gold U17 3-Cushion on small tables here comes the title that all players hope for. Burak Hashas, 16 years old from Istanbul, is the new 3-cushion World Junior Champion in Heerhugowaard (Netherlands). Burak made a flawless final against the silver medalist, the Greek Dimitrios Seleventas that couldn't react to an early run of 8 followed by an exciting run of 12 in the 11th... »
THE ITALIAN ANDREA QUARTA IS THE NEW 5-PINS WORLD CHAMPION
09/24/2022
For the second time in his career Andrea Quarta is crowned 5-Pins World Champion. The Italian had a clear victory for 4 sets to 0 against the silver medalist Ricardo Dieguez from Argentina. Bronze medals for other two Italians: the former world champion Davide Ciro Rizzo and Severino Marchioretto both eliminated respectively by Quarta and Dieguez in the semifinals. The final took place in front of a crowded and cheering venue in the city of Calangianus (Sardinia). Plenty of fans and... »