Murat Naci Coklu and Lufti Cenet of Turkey, playing for the first time together as teammates, defeated the Netherlands contingent of Dick Jaspers and Raymond Burgman to take the 2019 title in the World Championship for National Teams.
In front of an adoring hometown crowd Turkish star Tayfun Tasdemir defeated Jae Ho Cho of Korea in the finals to win his second career World Cup, kicking off the 2019 UMB World Cup cycle.
Thomas Anderson defeated Dion Nelin to win the 3-Cushion National Championship in Denmark.
The long domination in Dutch three cushion by world champion Dick Jaspers continues as he has been crowned once again with the national title.
Frederic Caudron was at his best as he once again claimed the title of National Champion of Belgium. He defeated last year's winner Eddy Merckx to take back a title he has won five times before.
In a tournament that attracted players from all over the USA to Tucson's Casino Del Sol Resort, Allen Castillo defeated Jim Shovak in the final match to take the title of 2019 USBA Amateur Champion.
World Champion Dick Jaspers of the Netherlands defeated Frederic Caudron of Belgium to win the final UMB world cup of 2018. The event was held in Hurghada, Egypt December 2-8, 2018. With his defeat Caudron ceded the number one ranking he had held for 13 months. Jaspers joy was unbounded as he finished one of his greatest years ever as a professional 3-cushion billiard player - ending as world champion and world number one!
One of the world's best continues to demonstrate his fierce competitive spirit. On the final day of the 2018 Seoul World Cup Belgium's Eddy Merckx defeated world champion Dick Jaspers in his semi-final round and followed that with a win over former world champion Filippos Kasidokostas of Greece to take the title. The event had many exciting and dramatic moments including a high run of 24 by Myung Woo Cho, and the incredible performance of Bong Chul Kim who reached the semi-finals having entered in the pre-pre-qualification round.