News about 3-Cushion Billiards from around the world.
World Champion DIck Jaspers of the Netherlands defeated Belgian Eddy Merckx to win the Lausanne Billiard Masters. This was Jaspers' third visit to the top of the podium, having won previously in 2015 and 2017. Merckx was the 2018 defending champion. Only Marco Zanetti (2013 & 2014) and Dani Sanchez (2016) have won the title.
Belgian Eddy Merckx (2nd left above) survived one first round loss in the round robin phase of the main event to ultimately advance and reach the final match against France's Jeremy Bury (1st left above) in the Guri World Cup. Merckx, one of the toughest competitors in the professional 3-Cushion Billiard circuit proved once again why he is a multiple titleholder in Survival matches, World Cup's and World Championships with his victory.
The 27-year-old Korean Haeng-Jik Kim has won his third World Cup in his career in Veghel in the Netherlands. The former four-time junior world champion defeated the Turk Lütfi Cenet in the final in a crowded house after a miraculous come-back, 40-35 in 21 innings. The victory, after trailing 21-1 in three innings, looks even more spectacular, because Kim lost his first two matches in the tournament and returned from a precarious position. "This makes me very happy," said the amiable Korean after the ceremony in the arena. Pictured above (L to R): Duc Anh Chien Nguyen. Antonio Montes, Lütfi Cenet and the winner Haeng-Jik Kim.
Therese Klompenhouwer of the Netherlands defended her 2018 Ladies World Championship title winning for the fourth time, while in his final year as a junior Korea's Myung-Woo Cho notched his third Junior World Championship trophy. The fabulous repeat winners played in consecutive events held in Valencia, Spain from September 20 through October 5, 2019.
Semih Sayginer has won his first major event since his return to International 3-cushion billiards. The Survival 3C Master Tournament held in Seoul, Korea was the perfect platform for Semih's magical stroke and deft problem solving skills as he made his final sprint in the closing moments to take the crown.