Merckx wins sixth edition of “Lausanne”
11/25/2018
The Olympic city Lausanne is host to one of the best invitational tournaments of the year: the Lausanne Billard Masters. It has always had good winners: 2013 and 2014 Zanetti, 2015 and 2017 Jaspers, 2016 Sánchez. Beating Eddy Merckx in a final: that is one of the hardest things to do in 3-cushion. The Belgian champion, recently winner of the Seoul World Cup, also won the sixth edition of the Lausanne Billard Masters, beating Murat Naci Coklu on the Sunday afternoon: 40-33 in 17... »
The sixth Lausanne Billiard Masters is about to kick off
11/20/2018
From 23 to 25 November, the Casino de Montbenon will once again be host to the Lausanne Billard Masters. It is the sixth edition of this prestigious invitational tournament, and it has had a world class winner in all the previous years. To refresh your memory: Zanetti won in 2013 and 2014, Jaspers in 2015 and 2017, and Sánchez in 2016. This year, play will be in three flights of four players, leading up to a knock-out final eight. The local (Swiss) player is Michel Boulaz, who... »
Kasidokostas amazes, Cho runs 24 but Merckx wins.
11/19/2018
One of the hardest things to do in modern 3-cushion, is beat Eddy Merckx. The Belgian world record holder (50 in 6) has these tournaments where he is simply invincible, no matter how kind or cruel the balls run for him. It was one of those weeks in Seoul, where the Belgian won the sixth World Cup of the 2018 season, the tenth in his career. In the final, he beat Greece’s Filippos Kasidokostas: 40-19 in 19. For a few days, this was the week of Kim Bong Chul, the fairly unknown Korean... »
Europe’s best are still favorite in Seoul
11/12/2018
How long can the golden generation hold on to their dominance in 3-cushion? They are in their late forties and fifties, and the Asians keep getting stronger. The Korea National Training Center is host to the sixth World Cup of the year, the 176th in history. From 12 – 18 November, around 150 billiard players will once again try to win the highest honor in 3-cushion. Fourteen players are seeded according to the ranking: Caudron, Merckx, Haeng Jik Kim, Zanetti, Jaspers, Jung... »
Euro League 5-Pins Club Teams 2018
11/12/2018
Third Tournament November 8-10 ADS Black Jack has won the 3rd tournament held in Morangis beating 4-1 in the final match the Swiss team Diamante Lugano after a fantastic comeback in the semifinal against ADS Trick Shot. 3rd position shared by Club Campania Berna and ADS Trick Shot. Final Stage November 11 Last step of Euroleague 2018 among the best 4 Teams of the ranking after the 3 tournaments. The Italian Team ADS Trick Shot Billiards (Quarta, Sagnella, D’Agostino,... »
Horn wins, Semih impresses, Caudron still leads
10/29/2018
The Korean army may grow larger, the Vietnamese may play brilliantly, but the European stars keep on winning in the end. It was no different this Sunday on the French coast, where Martin Horn won in a manner familiar to the Germans: in the very last minute. He was absent from the circuit for a few years, but his game has not suffered. Horn came from behind to beat the world number one Frédéric Caudron (40-34 in 25) in the semi, then won a tense battle against Jae Ho Cho... »
Fifth World Cup of 2018 starts in La Baule, France
10/19/2018
It’s the fifth World Cup of the season, the third year in a row La Baule, France is the host, and the 175th World Cup in history. Plenty of reasons to look ahead at this special event in the beautiful French beach resort. Play will start on 22 October; the final is on the 28th. After the World Cups in Antalya (Caudron), Ho Chi Minh (Tran), Blankenberge (Jaspers) and Porto (Caudron), the Belgian number one on the ranking is also firmly in the lead for the 2018 overall World... »
Jaspers beats Bury by a single point
10/07/2018
In an exciting final, Dick Jaspers fought off the challenge of an inspired Jeremy Bury to win the world 3-cushion title. The Frenchman was ever so close to the biggest success of his career, but the seasoned Dutchman kept his cool and made the last point. Bury can add his silver to the World Cup win in Guri (2016) and the Verhoeven Open in the same year. It was as if we were watching a replay of Bordeaux 2015. Dick Jaspers and Jeremy Bury gave the World Championships in Cairo a final... »
Euro-League club teams 5 Pins
10/01/2018
2nd tournament of the Euro League 5-Pins Club Teams 2018 The Italian Team ADS Trick Shot Billiards (Quarta, Sagnella, D’Agostino, Infante, Massimo, Luigi Ardò) beat the Swiss Diamante Lugano (Gualemi, Giachetti, Rosanna, Franzese, Aime) in the final held in Bern; the Italian ADS Black Jack (Montereali, Rizzo, Biondolillo, Interbartolo, Vacca) and the Danish Nyborg BK (F. Mortensen, M. Mortensen, J. Mortensen, Skroder) are sharing the third place. A well-deserved victory for... »
Will the European golden generation hold on ?
09/29/2018
They are getting into their fifties, but they are still so good. Caudron, Merckx, Zanetti, Jaspers, Blomdahl, Sayginer and the youngest of the bunch: Sánchez: all among the top favorites for the 2018 world title. As if that is not enough, the European delegation also has the likes of Tasdemir, Coklu, Bury, Legazpi, Carlsen, Leppens, d’Agata, Christoforou, Kahofer, Celik, Jaeschke, Hajek, van de Ven Pennör and Kasidokostas to defend the CEB’s colors. The players... »