Can the Vietnamese produce another final?
05/18/2019
The European players are still dominant in the World Cup cycle, but the Vietnamese learn fast. Can they repeat the stunt they pulled last year? For the fifth time, Vietnam will be the host of a World Cup tournament. Previous editions in Ho Chi Minh City were won by Tayfun Tasdemir (2015), Frédéric Caudron (2016), Eddy Merckx (2017) and Quyet Chien Tran (2018). The Vietnamese crowd loves 3-cushion, and this event has never lacked in atmosphere or enthusiasm. It goes without... »
The European Championships Billiards in Brandenburg a.d. Havel on Eurosport 2
05/11/2019
Monday the 13th of May 2019 The European Championships Billiards in Brandenburg a.d. Havel on Eurosport 2 (20.00 CET) Final 3cushion men »
Brandenburg mega-event colors orange.
05/06/2019
A marathon of matches completed, the European Championships of 2019 were closed on Sunday afternoon. The Stahlpalast in Brandenburg an der Havel was host to the game of billiards for eleven days, with more than 500 athletes from 21 countries competing. The sport itself was a big winner, said CEB president Diane Wild in an interview with Kozoom’s Frits Bakker. She referred to the junior and ladies’ events, the wheelchair demonstration and the regular disciplines that have... »
Day 11: EC ends with an outstanding closing ceremony
05/05/2019
On Sunday the final decisions were made at the European Billiards Championships in Brandenburg an der Havel/Germany. The highlight was the final of the 3-Cushions-competition for National Teams. Belgium and Spain made it to the final and at the beginning the match between Frédéric Caudron/Eddy Merckx and Daniel Sanchez/Ruben Legazpi wasn’t as world class as expected. After seven innings the score was 12:10 in favor of the Belgian duo, followed by a sudden the... »
Day 10: Dick Jaspers is the new European Champion
05/05/2019
The current 3-cushions world champion Dick Jaspers is now also European champion. In the continental championships in Brandenburg an der Havel/Germany, the Dutchman secured the title on Saturday afternoon by a 40:31-victory over the reigning champion Marco Zanetti from Italy. In the beginning this match saw a very strong Dick Jaspers who made some runs and took a lead of 20:9-points. But then tide turned - at least temporarily. Zanetti made an unbelievable run of 16 points and was suddenly... »
Day 9: Final 4 in 3-Cushions determined
05/03/2019
Today the final 4 of the 3-Cushions Individual event on the match size table were determined at the European Billiards Championships in Brandenburg an der Havel/Germany. The title holder is Marco Zanetti from Italy and in 2019 he is still in the tournament. After wins against Peter Varga (Hungary) and Birol Uymaz (Turkey) he reached the quarterfinal where he had to play Eddy Merckx from Belgium. In the beginning Zanetti played well with an average around 4,00, with this he was able to take the... »
Day 8: Maxime Panaia with nerves of steel in 3-cushions
05/02/2019
Today was the eighth day of the European Billiards Championships in Brandenburg an der Havel/Germany and the new continental champions in the disciplines 3-cushions for players under 21 years of age and the 3-cushions clubs-teams were determined.The final of the 3-cushions event for juniors was thrilling. Maxime Panaia from France was the first to reach the goal of 30 points, but his Austrian opponent Nikolaus Kogelbauer kept his nerve and leveled the score. The game went into extra innings... »
Day 7: Gold for Dave Christiani and Italian Youngsters
05/02/2019
Today, May 1st, two more medal decisions were made at the European Billiards Championships in Brandenburg an der Havel/Germany. The new European champion in 1-cushion is Dave Christiani from the Netherlands, who beat Eddy Leppens (Belgium) by 120:111-points in the final. In the beginning both players were on an equal level, but at a score of 66:62 in favor of the Dutchman he brought some distance between him and his opponent with a run of 27 points. Although Leppens was able to shorten the... »
Day 6: Xavier Gretillat and Team Italy European Champions
04/30/2019
Two new European Champions were crowned today at the European Billiards Championships in Brandenburg an der Havel/Germany. Xavier Grettilat from Switzerland won the Balkline 47/2-event with a clear score of 250:0 after two innings against Willy Gerimont from France. After the first inning the score was only 1:0 but then Grettilat started this absolutely amazing run of 249 points. His French opponent also had another chance due to the rule that every player has to have the same amount of... »
Day 5: Ricardo Matino and Jelle Billiet are new European Champions
04/30/2019
On day 5 of the European Billiards Championships in Brandenburg an der Havel/Germany two further competitions were completed. New European champion in the Junior 5-pins discipline is the Italian Riccardo Matino who beat Lukas Mortensen 3:1 in the final. The Danish youngster was only able to compete in the second and third set, but managed only to win the second one. All other sets went in favor of Matino who impressively demonstrated his superiority -especially in the first and fourth set.In... »