GANDIA HOSTS THE PREDATOR GRAND PRIX FOR THE THIRD TIME
Preparation of the venue at the Gandia Palace Hotel is in full swing for the Predator Grand Prix, which will take place from Friday, May 8th to Sunday, May 10th. This is the seventh Grand Prix for top 3-cushion female athletes organized in collaboration with the renowned brand, and the city of Gandia is hosting it for the third time. The event is organized by the Federación de Billar de la Comunidad Valenciana and the Gandia Billiard Club, under the auspices of the Royal Spanish Billiards Federation and the CEB.
This tournament counts towards the CEB women's 3-cushion ranking, and the points earned will replace those from Gandia 2024, won by Therese Klompenhouwer. Another Predator Grand Prix is scheduled for late August 2026 in Herstal, Belgium, and the ranking updated after this event will award two wild cards to the top two athletes, allowing them to participate in the 2027 European Individual Three-Cushion Championship.
24 athletes representing 9 countries are expected in Gandia, many of them with a notable palmares in individual and teams championships; among them the current and multiple European and World champion Thérèse Klompenhouwer (Netherlands) and the former European and World champion and currently CEB vice champion Charlotte Sørensen (Denmark), just to name a few. Estela Cardoso and Ana Juarez will uphold Spanish colors.
The format includes qualification rounds with six groups of four; the six group winners and the two best runners-up will qualify for the knockout stage.
The qualifying groups will take place on Friday and early Saturday, with the quarterfinals taking place at the end of Saturday. On Sunday, the two semifinals are scheduled, followed by the final at 4:00 PM.
The entire event will be streamed free of charge by Kozoom and on the Kozoom YouTube channel.
Results and full details are available on the CEB info page, follow also CEB Facebook page.
Federación de Billar de la Comunidad Valenciana Facebook page.
The event is played on Simonis cloths and with Aramith billiard balls.
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