FIRST EVER INTERNATIONAL BIATHLON-TEAMS CUP OPEN
09/26/2023
INTERNATIONAL BIATHLON TEAMS CUP OPEN The Calangianus EXPO in Sardinia, where the last 5-Pins World Championship was played, is ready to host the first ever world biathlon team cup. The event is organized by the Italian Federation (FISBB) under the auspices of CEB and UMB and with the patronage of the Sardinia authorities. The 32 teams are made up by players coming from 4 continents and will clash over 4 days of competitions. Each team is composed by one 3-cushion player and one 5-pins... »
ARTISTIC WC: DAVID GONZALEZ (MX) TAKES THE GOLD, SILVER FOR TRAN (FR), BRONZE FOR AHRENS (DE) AND CIN (TR)
09/23/2023
The final four are known after 4 days of an exciting and spectacular competition in the beautiful headquarters of TBF. David Gonzalez (MX), Thomas Ahrens (DE), Kevin Tran (FR) and Baris Cin (TR). Today in the semifinals Gonzalez won over Ahrens and Tran had the better of Cin. In the final match David Gonzalez faced Kevin Tran and finally it was the Mexican who prevailed on the Frenchman winning the gold medal for his country at his first appearance in a World Championship. Silver... »
UMB PROMOTING 3-CUSHION IN CHINA
09/22/2023
Dick Jaspers and Tayfun Tasdemir are protagonists of the UMB 3-Cushion Master Exhibition Event in Shangai, China, 23rd and 24th September. Daily sessions starting at 14.00 local time. Read more here for full info and live streaming: »
ANOTHER WORLD GOLD FOR ASIA, SILVER AND BRONZE FOR CEB YOUNG ATHLETES
09/16/2023
UPDATE: The new World Junior Champion is Myeong Gyu Ho from Korea. He won an extremely tense match against Amir Ibraimov (Germany) who takes home a silver medal. It was an uncertain match until the last shots. 35-33 in 37 inning was the final score. The two semifinals were both world class exciting matches with very high averages. Ibraimov won Burak Hashas by 35 to 23 in 21 while Ho won Daniel Sainz Pardo (Spain) by 35-20 in 15 innings. Burak Hashas (Turkiye) and Daniel Sainz... »
ASIAN LADIES ON THE TOP STEPS OF THE PODIUM. BRONZE MEDAL FOR MIRJAM PRUIM (NL).
09/14/2023
Korean Lee Shin Young is the new World Champion at the expenses of Japanese Yuko Nishimoto who got the silver medal. Mirjam Pruim (The Netherlands) and Kim Haeun (Korea) take home a bronze medal. Therese Klompenhouwer, five times world champion, did not shine as we are used to see and found a fierce and skilled opponent. She was eliminated in the quarter finals by the new World Champion. Read more on UMB website. »
CEB SPORT NEWS: LONGONI NEXT GEN
09/11/2023
Click here for the full web version. LONGONI EXCLUSIVE SPONSORSHIP FOR YOUTH RENEWED CEB is very happy to announce the renewal of the Longoni sponsorship for the season 2023/2024, to continue developing and growing youth billiards together. Longoni will continue to be the main and exclusive CEB sponsor for the whole range of youth activities. The biggest change for the season 2023/24 is the focus on 3-cushion, with no... »
VIETNAM ON TOP OF THE WORLD: GOLD FOR BAO AND SILVER FOR TRAN. TASDEMIR GOT THE BRONZE.
09/10/2023
The World Championship 3-Cushion had an unpredictable ending. The young outsider Phuong Vinh Bao (28 years old) from Vietnam is the new world champion. He won the final against his more famed and favorite compatriot Quyet Chien Tran who took home the silver medal. Thirds on the podium Myung Woo Cho (South Korea) and Tayfun Tasdemir (Turkiye). The World Players Ranking had undergone significant changes: Marco Zanetti is now number 1, Dick Jaspers lost the leading position after a very long time... »
ANKARA, WORLD CAPITAL OF BILLIARD
09/04/2023
ANKARA, WORLD CAPITAL OF BILLIARD The exceptional Turkish Billiards Federation headquarters in Golbasi (Ankara) is ready to host a marathon of 4 UMB World Individual Championships in a row. The show will start in 2 days. The first one in the schedule is the World Championship 3-Cushion Individual (September, 6th to 10th). It will be followed by World Championship 3-Cushion Ladies (12th to 14h) and Juniors U22 (15th to 17th). Last in the schedule is the World Championship Artistic (29th to... »
CEB SPORT NEWS
09/03/2023
Click here for the full web version. 1. CURRENTLY OPEN REGISTRATIONS The registrations for the World Championships 5-Pins Ladies and National Teams in Hall in Tirol (Austria) are currently open on CEB website. 2. CALENDAR NEWS 5-Pins and Biathlon The European Championships Biathlon and 5-Pins "All-in-one" will take place in Calangianus (Italy) in January 2024, 13th to 21st. CEB Board has created a new EC: The European Championship Biathlon National... »
CEB 3-CUSHION TRAINING CAMP FOR WOMEN
09/02/2023
This weekend it’s time for another 3-cushion training camp for women, with Therese Klompenhouwer returning as head coach. 6 women gathered at the club in De Ploeg, Belgium, for two days of practicing and socializing. The camp is a great way for the athletes to prepare for the new season and for some of them also the World Championship 3-cushion Ladies that will take place in Turkey in just a couple of weeks. The camp had 6 spots available and they were quickly filled. Due to the big... »