All eyes will be on Ho Chi Minh City next week
05/15/2018
The second World Cup of 2018 will start on 21 May, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. A surprising number of strong European players will travel to the far east, to participate in this event. Just to name a few: Palazon and Martinez from Spain, Horn and Jaeschke from Germany, Michael and Tonny Carlsen from Denmark, Hofman and de Bruijn from the Netherlands, Capak, Uymaz, Cenet, Tasdemir, Bulut, Alp and Sayginer from Turkey, Leppens and Forthomme from Belgium, Kahofer from Austria, Kasidokostas,... »
Turkish World Cup is Belgian triumph
04/30/2018
The first man on the ranking list was also the last man standing. When all is said and done, Caudron is simply the best, as he proved once again in the Antalya World Cup of 2018. His dominance of global 3-cushion was underlined in a week of heavy scoring: Caudron’s pace was 2.739 over 5 matches, and that was only an inning short of the world record. Europe kept the Asian challenge in check: the podium had a Belgian, a Turk, a Spaniard and a Korean. The reigning world champion and leader... »
Douarnenez win the Europa Cup
04/23/2018
In a first attempt, the French Douarnenez Sport Billard have won the Europa Cup for club teams in the classic disciplines. The host and pre-tournament favorite Bochum were beaten in a tense final. Of the six teams, four qualified for the semifinals: Douarnenez Sport Billard (France), DBC Bochum (Germany), Billard Club de Oissel (France) and Club Billar Vic (Spain). The semifinal between DBC Bochum and Club Billar Vic was decided in the balkline matches: Nockemann used only three... »
Antalya opens the World Cup cycle
04/19/2018
From 23 – 29 April, the Bosphorus hotel in Antalya, Turkey will provide the venue for the first World Cup tournament of 2018. It will be the 22nd World Cup in Turkey since 1993. Fourteen players have been invited by the UMB according to the world ranking list: Caudron, Merckx, Jaspers, Zanetti, H.J. Kim, Blomdahl, Sanchez, Sidhom, Coklu, Nguyen, J.H. Heo, S.W. Choi, Bury and Polychronopoulos. Wildcards were given to Patino (UMB) and Sayginer, Tasdemir... »
Bochum is Europe’s billiard capitol for a week
04/11/2018
Bochum is Europe’s billiard capitol for a week Following in the footsteps of Ronchin, another multi-discipline billiard event will take place under the supervision of the CEB. The German city of Bochum (Nordrhein-Westfalen) will host the final of the Coupe d’ Europe for club teams, with no fewer than three side tournaments: a triathlon, a ladies championship and a juniors event. The main course in this gourmet billiards meal is of course the Coupe, with... »
Ronchin: French juniors take the lead
04/03/2018
At the end of a good week for billiards, the CEB can say “merci bien” to the French, and the French can say “thank you” to the European Confederation. The multi-event in Ronchin, a first major testcase for the CEB’s new board, was turned into a success by and for the host nation. CEB president Diane Wild said early on, that the development of the junior and the female players would be high on her list of policy priorities, and the French federation... »
Juniors and Ladies take center stage in Ronchin - 30 March - 2. April 2018
03/23/2018
The Juniors : Another important championship is the 3-cushion event for players under 21, on the 2.84 table. Once again, four groups of four players will make up the field. Carlos Anguita from Spain is the current world champion, so he will try to add the European title to his resume. Gwendal Marechal, Maxime Panaia, Tom Löwe and Joey de Kok are just a few of his dangerous rivals. These are the four groups: Marechal, Seleventas, Back, Almeida. Anguita,... »
A new Simonis cloth for 5 pins : Simonis Laser 2.0
03/19/2018
The CEB is very pleased to announce that from now on a new cloth is authorized for 5 pins competitions. "The Simonis Laser 2.0 has the same composition (90% wool-10% nylon) and the same weight as the Simonis 300 Rapide cloth used successfully in carom. The difference between the two products is only a few adjustments to the finish in order to adapt the Simonis Laser 2.0 more particularly to the game of 5 pins. Simonis cloth Laser 2.0 results from the long successful experience of... »
Coupe d’Europe 5-Pins National Teams - Herstal
03/19/2018
Germany wins Coupe d´Europe 5-Pins for National Teams Team Germany-1 has won against France-1 the final of the Coupe d´Europe 5-Pins for National Teams held in Herstal (Belgium); Italy-1 and Switzerland-1 are sharing the third place. The German quartet composed by Rosenberg, Hahne, Gabel and Berner after beating Switzerland-1 by 4-1 in the semifinal, has imposed itself by 3-0 in the final against France-1 winning the Coupe d'Europe 5-Pins. A deserved... »
Coupe d’Europe 5-Pins National Teams - Herstal
03/17/2018
Started today at Hall Omnisport in Herstal, Belgium, the “Coupe d’Europe 5-Pins National Teams”. 12 teams competing for the European title 2017-2018 and trying to succeed to Italy who won the last edition held at Brandenburg an der Havel. Italy1, Germany1, Switzerland1&2, Denmark1, France1&2, San Marino, Luxembourg, Austria and Belgium1&2. RESULTS: GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP RANKING RESULTS FACEBOOK FRBB »