LIER WORLD CUP: CHO WINS, JASPERS IS RUNNER UP, KARAKURT B. AND BAO THIRD
09/07/2026
LIER WORLD CUP: CHO WINS, JASPERS IS RUNNER UP, KARAKURT B. AND BAO THIRD All details are available on UMB website. Photo: Dick Acx - Billiards Photo »
THERESE KLOMPENHOUWER SECURES HER 7TH PREDATOR GRAND PRIX
08/29/2026
THERESE KLOMPENHOUWER SECURES HER 7TH PREDATOR GRAND PRIX Of the eight Predator Grand Prixs played since 2023, Therese Klompenhouwer won her seventh today with a fantastic performance in the final against Turkey's Guzin Mujde Karakasli, scoring 30 points in 14 innings with a closing 10-point run. Therese is untouchable in the CEB rankings, which she leads with 280 points; Karakasli takes second place at 128 points thanks to this result. Another Turkish athlete, Gulsen Degener,... »
ITALIAN SHOWDOWN IN ARGENTINA, DENMARK GOT A BRONZE.
08/26/2026
ITALIAN SHOWDOWN IN ARGENTINA, DENMARK GOT A BRONZE. The Italian delegation returned home with a slew of medals, showing once again its dominance in the 5-Pins billiard. In the individual event, Italy took gold with Antonio La Manna, silver with Riccardo Nuovo, and a bronze with Matteo Gualemi. Denmark earned a bronze with Kasper Kristoffersen. In the Juniors tournament, gold and silver also went to Italy: Corrado Falbo took the title from his friend Emanuel Cucchiara, who... »
CEB TRAINING CAMP 3-CUSHION FOR WOMEN CONCLUDES TODAY
08/23/2026
Today, Sunday, August 23rd, the training camp for women in the three-cushion billiards specialty concluded. We are very proud to have been able to renew this event for the fifth time thanks to the hospitality of the Billardclub Wedel 61 e.V. and its president, Dr. Jörg Unger. Six of Europe's top athletes participated in the three-day course, hosted by the CEB, under the guidance of coach Martin Horn. The following athletes participated: Karina Jetten from the... »
CEB OFFICIAL NEWS
08/11/2026
CEB OFFICIAL NEWS 11. August 2026 This is an official CEB communication. All the recipients are kindly requested to take it into account for what they are concerned. Web Version 1. EUROYOUTH LONGONI NEXTGEN 2026 First of all, we'd like to congratulate all the participants in the Euroyouth Longoni NextGen 2026, which recently concluded in Salamina, Greece, and especially all the young talents who took home a medal. Congratulations, you are the future of our sport!. At the same... »
SIX NEW EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS ARE BORN IN THE LONGONI'S EUROYOUTH
07/29/2026
SIX NEW EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS ARE BORN IN THE LONGONI'S EUROYOUTH Today six new European Champions have been crowned in the Euroyouth Longoni NextGen, in Salamina, Greece. Let's start from 5-Pins U21 and the one who is keeping his title from 4 years and now got it for the fifth time in a row: Emanuel Cucchiara (Italy) who is also the reigning World Champion. He won the final against another Italian, Corrado Falbo, silver medal, confirming for one more time the Italian supremacy in... »
BC ANDERNOS TAKES HOME THE COUPE D'EUROPE 2025-2026
07/19/2026
BC ANDERNOS TAKES HOME THE COUPE D'EUROPE 2025-2026 Today the spectators in the sport pavilion of Leça da Palmeira could witness two exciting semifinals with breath-taking finish. Both matches ended with the same score (5-3) meaning that the last match which ended in a draw decided the fate of a team. In the first semifinal the Danes of Varde took the advantage over Mostoles with victories of Nelin and Schroder over Fernandez and Alfonso Legazpi while Ruben Legazpi beat... »
EDDY MERCKX IS THE BEST IN PORTO, BRONZE FOR BERKAY KARAKURT
07/16/2026
EDDY MERCKX IS THE BEST IN PORTO, BRONZE FOR BERKAY KARAKURT Eddy Merckx takes the gold in Porto/Matosinhos World Cup, bronze medal for Berkay Karakurt. Runner up is J.H.Heo; other bronze goes to Thai Hong Chiem. All details about the World Cup can be found on UMB website. Photos by SOOP. The Porto World Cup 2026 in Leça da Palmeira / Matosinhos is in full swing with the last 32 groups running today. Knock-out rounds will continue tomorrow and... »
DUTCH BENNY SMITS IS THE NEW ARTISTIC WORLD CHAMPION
06/18/2026
DUTCH BENNY SMITS IS THE NEW ARTISTIC WORLD CHAMPION Congratulations to the new world champion: Benny Smits (Netherlands) Silver medal for Kevin Tran (France) Bronze medals: Jop de Jong (Netherlands) and Serdar Gumus (Turkiye) Check out the UMB website for full details. ARTISTIC SEMIFINALS ARE READY IN ANKARA The semifinals are set in Ankara. Tomorrow morning two Dutch, one French and one Turkish will play for the best spots on the podium of the 34th World Championship... »
CEB TRAINING CAMP 3-CUSHION LADIES
06/17/2026
Continuing the CEB's commitment to promoting women's billiards, we are proud to announce a women's training camp taking place in August, 21st to 23rd, in Wedel, Germany. The head instructor will be Martin Horn. More information about the available spots and the selection criteria can be found in the this form, which must be used to register athletes; deadline for registrations is July 5th. »