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... »
Euro-League club teams 5 Pins
09/29/2018
While waiting for the last stage to be held in Morangis from 8 to 11 November, this weekend in Bern is the second tournament of the Euro-League club teams. Twelve teams of four players from seven European countries will compete for three days. Each meeting between two clubs consists of two singles matches, a doubles and a relay where the four players of each team will each play a fraction. RESULTS DAY 1 RESULTS DAY 2 FINAL RANKING FINAL ROUND »
Myung Woo Cho is head and shoulders above the field
09/24/2018
The European stars are getting older, and the Koreans are getting younger. That’s not entirely true of course, but it feels that way if you follow the exploits of Myung Woo Cho. Is there anything Korea’s craftiest kid can’t do? Myung Woo Cho won the world junior 3-cushion title in Izmir, and he did it with such ease and authority that you have to predict a great future for him. Already a winner of this title in 2016, he is still only 20 years old. That means he... »
Another win in Turkey for Therese
09/21/2018
Asia and Europe were nicely balanced on the final day of the Ladies World Championship in Izmir, Turkey, both in the semifinals and in the final. Therese Klompenhouwer proved once again that she can do more than play well in the leagues. The Dutch woman overcame her strongest rival, Orie Hida, to win the world title for the third time. It must be said: Hida played the better tournament. But Klompenhouwer showed mental strength, did not get distracted by her less than fluent wins in the... »
Ladies and Juniors come together in Turkey
09/12/2018
Izmir, Turkey’s third city, will be the center of the billiard world for a week. Two tournaments, both lasting three days, will be held back to back on the Anatolia coast. First, the Ladies World Championship, with Orie Hida from Japan as the defending champion, will be played on 18, 19 and 20 September. Immediately following it on 21, 22 and 23 September will be the Junior World Championship with Carlos Anguita from Spain defending his title. In the Ladies event, most eyes will... »
CEB Sport-Rules
08/30/2018
Dear Sport Friends, The CEB Sport-Rules are updated for the season 2018/2019 and published now on the CEB website. Main changes: - Youth: o Creation of EC Biathlon (3C, 5P) U21 national teams o EC Libre U19 is removed (only 4 nations in 2018) o Adaptation of the number of players (from 16 to 24 for the EC 3C U21, from 8 to 12 for EC 5P U21, etc) - ... »