THE FRENCH TEAM OF BC SOISSONS TRIUMPHS IN THE COUPE D'EUROPE 3-CUSHION 2025
07/06/2025
THE FRENCH TEAM OF BC SOISSONS TRIUMPHS IN THE COUPE D'EUROPE 3-CUSHION 2025 The day of the final in Porto was an exciting and spectacular closing for the 65th edition of this event. The crowd gathered in the Pavilion do Lagarteiro in the city of Porto enjoyed breathtaking matches and strong performances. It all started in the morning with the first semifinal between the defending champions, the Danes of Varde, and the French team of BC Soissons. The regular match was a draw: Eddy Merckx... »
PORTO: MYUNG WOO CHO WINS WITH THREE CEB ATHLETES ON THE PODIUM
07/01/2025
PORTO: MYUNG WOO CHO WINS WITH THREE CEB ATHLETES ON THE PODIUM The reigning world champion Myung Woo Cho from Korea won the World Cup in Porto. Congratulations to our CEB athletes who finished on the podium: Jeremy Bury, runner up (France) Marco Zanetti (Italy) and Gökhan Salman (Turkiye), third. All details on UMB Website. Photo credit: SOOP PORTO SEMIFINALS ARE READY Semifinals in Porto are ready to be played today. Gökhan... »
ALL-EUROPEAN PODIUM IN ANKARA: RENE DERICKS (NL) TAKES THE ARTISTIC WORLD GOLD
06/18/2025
ALL-EUROPEAN PODIUM IN ANKARA: RENE DERICKS (NL) TAKES THE ARTISTIC WORLD GOLD The big show of the 33th World Championship Artistic just ended in Ankara with very nice results for CEB representatives: two Belgian, one French and one Dutch reached the semifinals. The Dutch Rene Dericks took the world gold medal in a tight final against Erik Vervliet from Belgium who gets the silver medal. Third place and bronze medals for Michael Hammen (France) and Steve Wilms... »
EDDY MERCKX WINS ANKARA 3-CUSHION WORLD CUP 2025
06/15/2025
Eddy Merckx (Belgium) wins the World Cup in Ankara, runner up is Quyet Chien Tran from Vietnam; bronze for Glenn Hofman (Netherlands) and Sameh Sidhom (Egypt) Read more on UMB Website. »
ANDREA RAGONESI WINS THE 9TH SWISS OPEN 5-PINS
06/11/2025
ANDREA RAGONESI WINS THE 9TH SWISS OPEN Today the reigning World Champion, the Italian Andrea Ragonesi, won the 9th Swiss Open 5-Pins in the BC Lion King in Zofingen (CH). He defeated the runner up Ulisse Calzi (CH) in the final match. Third place for Giuseppe Buttino (IT) and Michel Peters (DE). View the replays of matches on the Facebook page of the BC Lion King. Results: click here THE SWISS OPEN 5-PINS REACHES THE 9TH EDITION This weekend, from Friday 13th to... »
ARNIM KAHOFER IS THE NEW 71/2 EUROPEAN CHAMPION
05/31/2025
ARNIM KAHOFER IS THE NEW 71/2 EUROPEAN CHAMPION The Austrian Arnim Kahofer took the gold medal in the 71/2 discipline in Cervera. He is not new on the podium in classic disciplines, he was champion in 1-Cushion in 2024, in 2004 he took the gold in 47/2, he got a gold in free game in 1997, and now in 71/2 too. In the final he had to overcome the former champion Marek Faus (CZ) and Spanish Esteve Mata in the semifinals. The silver medalist Marek Faus had to win a razor edge match against the... »
47/2 GOLD MEDAL FOR WILLY GERIMONT IN CERVERA
05/29/2025
47/2 GOLD MEDAL FOR WILLY GERIMONT IN CERVERA Willy Gerimont (France) is again on the Cervera's podium, after the 1-Cushion bronze he is now the new European Champion in the balkline 47/2 discipline. Gerimont already got the 47/2 silver medal in 2019 and the bronze one in 2023, now he finally got to the highest step on the podium in Cervera. He beat Esteve Mata (Spain) in the final match, in front of a venue crowded with enthusiastic spectators. Gerimont's road to the final... »
RAUL CUENCA TAKES THE 1-CUSHION GOLD IN CERVERA
05/27/2025
RAUL CUENCA TAKES THE 1-CUSHION GOLD IN CERVERA For the second time the Spanish Raul Cuenca adds his name to the long list of golden medalists of the 66 editions of the European Championship 1-Cushion, his first one was in Antalya in 2023. A big success underlined by the cheerings and applauses of the many Spanish fans in a full venue. Cuenca took the title away directly from the title holder, Arnim Kahofer from Austria, just right after an intense final match finished with the score of... »
CASAL DE CERVERA HOSTS THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS CLASSICS
05/26/2025
CASAL DE CERVERA HOSTS THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS CLASSICS After the success of 2024 edition the Billiard Section of the Casal de Cervera in Spain is again ready to host new editions of the three European Championships in the classics disciplines: 1-Cushion, Balkline 47/2 and Balkline 71/2. Cervera, with its players and followers, is a well known center for classic disciplines, having already hosted many national and international events. The games will start tomorrow, under the auspices of... »
DICK JASPERS OVER THE TOP IN VIETNAM
05/26/2025
Yesterday the Dutch Dick Jaspers wins his 32th World Cup in Ho Chi Minh. He was the only European on the podium. Runner up was Korean Jung Han Heo. Thirds Quyet Chien Tran (VN) and Bong Joon Hwang (KR). Tournament's high run: 24 by Sergio Jimenez (Spain) Highest average: 2.302, Dick Jaspers Best match: 40 in 10, Quyet Chien Tran Read more on UMB website. Photo: Dick Jaspers »