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... »
ITALIAN THOMAS PRIMON CONQUESTS KLADNO 5-PINS EVENT
08/27/2023
The Italian top player Thomas Giovanni Primon wins the BC Kladno 5-Pins Event, for the second time in three editions of the tournament that is willing to become a two-year classic. Primon prevailed over the Belgian Peter Debaes by 4-0 in the final. A good result also for the Belgian after the win of the Coupe d’Europe with his club team, DOS Roeselare, in Ikast in June. Primon never lost a single set during all the event, and this is a clear sign of his strenght. Third position... »
BC KLADNO 5-PINS EVENT 2023
08/22/2023
The third edition of the well known 5-Pins event is organized by the Billiard Club Kladno and the Czech Billiard Federation. The event is ready to start in the Billiard Club Kladno, in the city of Kladno (Czech Republic). Forty 5-Pins players from all over Europe, included 3 women, will join this tournament that is the closing event of the CEB sport season 2022-2023. 10 groups of 4 are set up in the qualification rounds, followed by a Knock-out stage. The qualification rounds will start... »
WORLD 3-CUSHION SURVIVAL 2023: POLYCHRONOPOULOS WINS
08/20/2023
The first World 3-Cushion Survival by Afreeca TV ended today. Nikos Polychronopoulos (Greece) conquered his first victory in the popular survival format in Seoul, South Korea, taking home the first prize of $ 50000. Tayfun Tasdemir (Turkiye) finished second. In the women section Therese Klopenhouwer (The Netherlands) reached the third place in a final poule with 3 Koreans. First place went to Lee Shin Young. More info on UMB website. »
NATHAN DURIEZ WINS LAST LONGONI NEXTGEN GRAND PRIX
08/06/2023
The final day of the Longoni NextGen Circuit 2022-2023 in the Campomarte billiard club in Brescia was really exciting. We celebrate today the podium of this last 3-cushion event and the overall standings for this season. In the first semifinal Burak Hashas had few difficulties against Amir Ibraimov, beating him by 35-20 in 40 innings. In the second semifinal Nathan Duriez performed an excellent match winning on Seymen Ozbas by 35-25 in 31. The final was an extremely tense and tactical... »
LONGONI NEXTGEN, LAST ACT FOR 2022-2023
08/02/2023
The last appointment of the Longoni NextGen circuit for this sport season is going to happen this weekend in Brescia (Italy) in the ASD Campomarte, organized by the Italian Federation of Billiard and Bowling (FISBB). The second 3-Cushion Grand Prix U21 is ready to start. The venue had to be changed last minute because of the severe storm that last week damaged the already planned premises of the ASD Cittadino Billiards. Three wild cards for the next European Championship 3-Cushion... »
WCBS CHAMPIONSHIP: ASIA B WINS, SILVER FOR EUROPE B
07/23/2023
DAY 4 Asia B beats Europe B in a final thriller Today the first WCBS-Championship of the World Confederation of Billiards Sports (WCBS) ended in Ankara. Over four days, the spectators saw great billiards sport in four different disciplines on site and in the total of eight livestreams. A team consisted of eight sportsmen and sportswomen, with Pool, Snooker, 3-Cushion and Heyball being... »
FIRST EVER WCBS CHAMPIONSHIP 2023, ANKARA
07/18/2023
The first ever WCBS Championship will start in few days in Ankara, Turkiye. Europe is represented by 2 teams: Europe A and Europe B. For the discipline of 3-Cushion Martin Horn (Germany) and Therese Klompenhouwer (The Netherlands) will play in Europe A team. Dick Jaspers (The Netherlands) and Charlotte Soerensen (Denmark) will play in Europe B team. Gulsen Degener (Turkiye) will play for the Africa & Rest of the World team. Find out all informations on the WCBS... »
CEB STATEMENT
07/13/2023
Subject: Contact of CEB and PBA. Following our last communication about the meeting with M. Mr Heijinn Lee, CEO of PBA, we received written proposals on the 25th of June, by e-mail, which was forwarded to Federations and UMB on the 26th of June. Despite the World Cup and the Coupe d'Europe in Porto, we have dealt intensively with this email and had an information exchange with the UMB too. From our point of view, they are few concrete proposals, but rather... »
FC PORTO TAKES THE COUPE D'EUROPE AGAIN
07/08/2023
Sunday 9th UPDATE: In the first semifinal on Sunday morning the Turkish team of FBN Tekstil SK won against the Spanish representative of CB Castalla. The score was a 6-2 in favor of the team from Turkiye. Jimenez won the only match for the Spanish team against Tasdemir. Karakurt, Salman and Tuzul won for their team. The second semifinal was won by FC Porto against the Danes of Varde by 5-3. Jaspers and Merckx draw their match then Blomdahl and Soares won for the Portuguese and... »