Belgian Frederic Caudron, the best known player in the newly formed PBA league in Korea has won his first event. The TS Shampoo tournament was the 4th in the fledgling organizations ambitious schedule. After three disappointing results at the start of the league play, Caudron finally found his rhythm to top the field and score a big win and the $84,800 first place prize.
Myung-woo Cho, the 21-year old former Junior world champion from Korea has won the fifth installment of the LG U+ Cup held September 5-7, 2019 in a shopping mall in Hanam. That last bit is no joke, as the event sponsored by LG really gets right out to the people with spectators strolling by as they shop! Along the way Cho demonstrated his dominance over some of the world's top players and clearly established himself as a future star to reckon with on the International 3-cushion billiards circuit.
Won-jun Choi, another somewhat obscure Korean 3-cushion player has won the third event in the newly formed Professional Billiards Assocation (PBA). Many of the world class European players who have elected to give up playing in UMB events in favor of the opportunities in the newly formed league ended far down in the rankings this time around. When, if ever, will they regain their dominance?
Lausanne, August 26, 2019, Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB): Las Vegas will once again host World Cups.
Billiard fans worldwide, and especially those on the American continent, will be happy to hear that the city of Las Vegas will host UMB World Cups in 2021, 2022 and 2023. The USBA (United States Billiard Association), the CPB (Confederación Panamericana de Billar) and the UMB (Union Mondiale de Billard) have jointly announced this news.