DUTCH BENNY SMITS IS THE NEW ARTISTIC WORLD CHAMPION
06/18/2026
DUTCH BENNY SMITS IS THE NEW ARTISTIC WORLD CHAMPION Congratulations to the new world champion: Benny Smits (Netherlands) Silver medal for Kevin Tran (France) Bronze medals: Jop de Jong (Netherlands) and Serdar Gumus (Turkiye) Check out the UMB website for full details. ARTISTIC SEMIFINALS ARE READY IN ANKARA The semifinals are set in Ankara. Tomorrow morning two Dutch, one French and one Turkish will play for the best spots on the podium of the 34th World Championship... »
CEB TRAINING CAMP 3-CUSHION LADIES
06/17/2026
Continuing the CEB's commitment to promoting women's billiards, we are proud to announce a women's training camp taking place in August, 21st to 23rd, in Wedel, Germany. The head instructor will be Martin Horn. More information about the available spots and the selection criteria can be found in the this form, which must be used to register athletes; deadline for registrations is July 5th. »
IKAST WINS THE COUPE D'EUROPE 5-PINS 2026
06/17/2026
IKAST WINS THE COUPE D'EUROPE 5-PINS 2026 The final day of the Coupe d’Europe 5-Pins Club Teams 2026 brought, from the early morning hours, the very best that European 5-Pins billiards currently has to offer. The four best teams of the championship entered the semi-finals with a single goal – to reach the final and compete for the European trophy. The first semi-final fully demonstrated the strength of the Danish carom billiards school. IKAST BK confirmed its outstanding... »
CHO WINS IN ANKARA, JASPERS IS THE RUNNER UP, BRONZE FOR ZANETTI
06/13/2026
The podium of Ankara is shared between Europe and Asia. Cho wins, Jaspers is the runner up. Bronze medals fro Zanetti and Bao. Check out the UMB website for full details about the event. Photos by SOOP ***** The Ankara World Cup reached today the knock-out stage. It will be concluded tomorrow with semifinals and final. »
CEB OFFICIAL NEWS
05/29/2026
CEB OFFICIAL NEWS 29. May 2026 This is an official CEB communication. All the recipients are kindly requested to take it into account for what they are concerned. Web Version 1. EUROYOUTH LONGONI NEXTGEN IN SALAMINA (GREECE) The road to our biggest billiard event entirely dedicated to the young talents just began. The event organized by the Hellenic Federation of Precision Sports will take place in Salamina, Greece, in August 2026, from 4th to 9th, as scheduled. The list of the... »
BARIS CIN TAKES FIRST PLACE IN BLOIS
05/26/2026
BARIS CIN TAKES FIRST PLACE IN BLOIS The Artistic Grand Prix in Blois, France, concluded today, showcasing some extraordinary performances from the semifinalists. In the first semifinal, Hector Cuadrado won against Anthony Marin (186-154 with averages of 77.178 and 63.900); right in this match the Spaniard achieved the best high run of the tournament: 124 points. The second semifinal, Baris Cin against Jop de Jong, was a neck-to-neck match played at a stratospheric level by both... »
HO CHI MINH CITY: CAUDRON WINS, MERCKX AND ZANETTI GET THE BRONZE
05/23/2026
Caudron wins the Ho Chi Minh World Cup, bronze for Zanetti and Merckx. The European elite is alive and kicking. Full details on UMB website. »
6TH PREDATOR GRAND PRIX FOR THERESE KLOMPENHOUWER IN GANDIA
05/05/2026
6TH PREDATOR GRAND PRIX FOR THERESE KLOMPENHOUWER IN GANDIA We closed today the 7th edition of the PREDATOR Grand Prix 3-Cushion Ladies from when it started back in 2023; Therese Klompenhouwer put now her signature on this event for the 6th time. It was very complicated for her opponents today; first in the semifinal it was Guzin Mujde Karakasli (Turkiye) who tried to oppose a strong resistance but had to settle for a 30-16 in 22 innings. Later in the all-Dutch final Karina Jetten started... »
MARCOS MORALES WINS THE LONGONI NEXTGEN GP IN ATHENS
05/01/2026
MARCOS MORALES WINS THE LONGONI NEXTGEN GP IN ATHENS The Spanish armada dominated the Longoni NextGen GP in Athens securing 3 out of 4 spots on the podium. Marcos Morales got the first place at the expenses of Toni Garcia who finishes second. Like in Bergisch Gladbach the only non-Spaniard on the podium is Amir Ibraimov on the third step together with Arturo Zotov. In the U21 category, we're used to seeing Spanish athletes on the podium, and this time there was no shortage. Amir... »
CEB OFFICIAL NEWS
04/28/2026
CEB OFFICIAL NEWS 28. April 2026 This is an official CEB communication. All the recipients are kindly requested to take it into account for what they are concerned. Web Version 1. CALENDAR NEWS The CEB is currently working to finalize the sport calendar for 2026/2027. Here are the events you will already find in the official calendar; save the dates. LONGONI NEXTGEN Grand Prix 3-Cushion U21 Bottrop - Germany (November 2026,... »