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Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB) is the governing body for 3-Cushion Billiards in the world. Although their sponsorship of a men's world championship event has run almost continuously from 1928 to the present, the women's event has been a little more spotty. The event was first held in 2004, and began a run of every two years. Then in 2010 it did not take place. And finally with the 2016 event the schedule changed to every year. Here you will find a list of former women's world champions by year including their home country, the location where the tournament was held and the winner's tournament average.
UMB Ladies World Champions 3-Cushion Billiards
| YEAR | WINNER / COUNTRY | TOURNAMENT LOCATION | AVERAGE |
| 2004 | Orie Hida / Japan | Valense, France | .719 |
| 2006 | Orie Hida / Japan | Hoensbrock, Netherlands | .820 |
| 2008 | Orie Hida / Japan | Sivas, Turkey | .947 |
| 2012 | Natsumi Higasiuchi / Japan | Tokyo, Japan | .753 |
| 2014 | Therese Klompenhouwer / Netherlands | Sinop, Turkey | 1.102 |
| 2016 | Therese Klompenhouwer / Netherlands | Guri, Korea | 1.122 |
| 2017 | Orie Hida / Japan | Zoersel, Belgium | .868 |
| 2018 | Therese Klompenhouwer / Netherlands | Izmir, Turkey | .887 |
| 2019 | Therese Klompenhouwer / Netherlands | Valencia, Spain | 1.126 |
| 2020 | *** SEPTEMBER 2020 *** | Netherlands |