Europe’s best are still favorite in Seoul
11/12/2018
How long can the golden generation hold on to their dominance in 3-cushion? They are in their late forties and fifties, and the Asians keep getting stronger. The Korea National Training Center is host to the sixth World Cup of the year, the 176th in history. From 12 – 18 November, around 150 billiard players will once again try to win the highest honor in 3-cushion. Fourteen players are seeded according to the ranking: Caudron, Merckx, Haeng Jik Kim, Zanetti, Jaspers, Jung... »
Euro League 5-Pins Club Teams 2018
11/12/2018
Third Tournament November 8-10 ADS Black Jack has won the 3rd tournament held in Morangis beating 4-1 in the final match the Swiss team Diamante Lugano after a fantastic comeback in the semifinal against ADS Trick Shot. 3rd position shared by Club Campania Berna and ADS Trick Shot. Final Stage November 11 Last step of Euroleague 2018 among the best 4 Teams of the ranking after the 3 tournaments. The Italian Team ADS Trick Shot Billiards (Quarta, Sagnella, D’Agostino,... »
Horn wins, Semih impresses, Caudron still leads
10/29/2018
The Korean army may grow larger, the Vietnamese may play brilliantly, but the European stars keep on winning in the end. It was no different this Sunday on the French coast, where Martin Horn won in a manner familiar to the Germans: in the very last minute. He was absent from the circuit for a few years, but his game has not suffered. Horn came from behind to beat the world number one Frédéric Caudron (40-34 in 25) in the semi, then won a tense battle against Jae Ho Cho... »
Fifth World Cup of 2018 starts in La Baule, France
10/19/2018
It’s the fifth World Cup of the season, the third year in a row La Baule, France is the host, and the 175th World Cup in history. Plenty of reasons to look ahead at this special event in the beautiful French beach resort. Play will start on 22 October; the final is on the 28th. After the World Cups in Antalya (Caudron), Ho Chi Minh (Tran), Blankenberge (Jaspers) and Porto (Caudron), the Belgian number one on the ranking is also firmly in the lead for the 2018 overall World... »
Jaspers beats Bury by a single point
10/07/2018
In an exciting final, Dick Jaspers fought off the challenge of an inspired Jeremy Bury to win the world 3-cushion title. The Frenchman was ever so close to the biggest success of his career, but the seasoned Dutchman kept his cool and made the last point. Bury can add his silver to the World Cup win in Guri (2016) and the Verhoeven Open in the same year. It was as if we were watching a replay of Bordeaux 2015. Dick Jaspers and Jeremy Bury gave the World Championships in Cairo a final... »
Euro-League club teams 5 Pins
10/01/2018
2nd tournament of the Euro League 5-Pins Club Teams 2018 The Italian Team ADS Trick Shot Billiards (Quarta, Sagnella, D’Agostino, Infante, Massimo, Luigi Ardò) beat the Swiss Diamante Lugano (Gualemi, Giachetti, Rosanna, Franzese, Aime) in the final held in Bern; the Italian ADS Black Jack (Montereali, Rizzo, Biondolillo, Interbartolo, Vacca) and the Danish Nyborg BK (F. Mortensen, M. Mortensen, J. Mortensen, Skroder) are sharing the third place. A well-deserved victory for... »
Will the European golden generation hold on ?
09/29/2018
They are getting into their fifties, but they are still so good. Caudron, Merckx, Zanetti, Jaspers, Blomdahl, Sayginer and the youngest of the bunch: Sánchez: all among the top favorites for the 2018 world title. As if that is not enough, the European delegation also has the likes of Tasdemir, Coklu, Bury, Legazpi, Carlsen, Leppens, d’Agata, Christoforou, Kahofer, Celik, Jaeschke, Hajek, van de Ven Pennör and Kasidokostas to defend the CEB’s colors. The players... »
Euro-League club teams 5 Pins
09/29/2018
While waiting for the last stage to be held in Morangis from 8 to 11 November, this weekend in Bern is the second tournament of the Euro-League club teams. Twelve teams of four players from seven European countries will compete for three days. Each meeting between two clubs consists of two singles matches, a doubles and a relay where the four players of each team will each play a fraction. RESULTS DAY 1 RESULTS DAY 2 FINAL RANKING FINAL ROUND »
Myung Woo Cho is head and shoulders above the field
09/24/2018
The European stars are getting older, and the Koreans are getting younger. That’s not entirely true of course, but it feels that way if you follow the exploits of Myung Woo Cho. Is there anything Korea’s craftiest kid can’t do? Myung Woo Cho won the world junior 3-cushion title in Izmir, and he did it with such ease and authority that you have to predict a great future for him. Already a winner of this title in 2016, he is still only 20 years old. That means he... »
Another win in Turkey for Therese
09/21/2018
Asia and Europe were nicely balanced on the final day of the Ladies World Championship in Izmir, Turkey, both in the semifinals and in the final. Therese Klompenhouwer proved once again that she can do more than play well in the leagues. The Dutch woman overcame her strongest rival, Orie Hida, to win the world title for the third time. It must be said: Hida played the better tournament. But Klompenhouwer showed mental strength, did not get distracted by her less than fluent wins in the... »