Ma Minh Cam and teammates finished first at the Professional Billiards Association (PBA) Team League 2020-2021 that wrapped up in South Korea September 14.
In these troubled times besieged as we are on all fronts... from the health crisis of Covid-19, to the financial crisis due to massive job losses and most importantly the mental health crisis because we CAN'T PLAY BILLIARDS at our local clubs, here are the latest rays of sunshine that signal times will change for the better
Dani Sanchez was a double gold winner in a series of tournaments held in Antalya, Turkey. First he and fellow team member Ruben Legazpi won the European Championship for teams. Then Dani repeated his winning performance again in the UMB World Cup that followed. Therese Klompenhouwer won the European Ladies Championship which opened the series of events.
The 7th PBA tournament held in Seoul, Korea ended with a Korean winner for the fourth time. 46-year-old Byoung-ho Kim, just number 70 in the PBA rankings at the start of the competition, and considered an outsider in the field, played an amazing tournament. In the final match he topped Spaniard David Martinez in an emotional finish that was the best result of his career.
After a three year hiatus Dani Sanchez is back on top wining the Spanish national championship for the 19th time. He defeated Antonio Montes in the final match posting his best game with a 40-29 win in 13 innings (3.076 average).
Thomas Andersen of Denmark has won his third national championship and repeats his result from last year as the top player in his country. Pictured above (l to r): Thomas Andersen (1st), Jacob Haack Sörensen (4th), Dion Nelin (3rd) and Brian Knudsen (2nd).
For the 20th time in the history of the Dutch Masters tournament Dick Jaspers has climbed to the top of the podium. Pictured above with Jaspers are the other top players from the Netherlands who shared the stage: Barry van Beers, John Tijssens and Harrie van de Ven.
The Asian Team consisting of players from Korea and Vietnam dismantled Team Europe in relentless fashion to win the second installation of the Continental Cup. Team Asia pictured above. Top row: Ngo, Kim, Heo, J.H. Cho and Choi. Bottom row: Nguyen, M.W. Cho, and Tran.