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The Official UMB 3-Cushion World Records are maintained by Bert Van Manen.

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3-Cushion Billiards is proud to honor a newly crowned champion about every month or so with a featured story and picture on our home page. Over the years we have featured many of the great players in the world, both men and women, as they achieved victory in World Championships, World Cups and National Championship events. Below you will find an Image Gallery of all of our home page cover photos for you to enjoy.

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We love three cushion billiards! And we have worked very hard to build this site and to give all our visitors the latest news and information about the sport. From our up-to-the-minute US and World News, to our Where-To-Play room listings to our Calendar of Events worldwide there is no better source for 3-Cushion information.

But building, managing and maintaining the site takes time and money. We volunteer our time and go out of pocket every month for the costs to maintain the servers, ensure absolute security and license the software that gives the site its modern responsive look and performance.

If you would like to help support these efforts by contributing please click on the donate button below. You will be re-directed to our Paypal page where you can securely contribute any amount you choose with either your Paypal account or any major credit card. And we sincerely appreciate any contribution you can make.

Thank you for your support.

All About 3-Cushion Billiards

The game of 3-Cushion Billiards is fascinating, challenging and exciting. Millions play, but few have truly mastered its intricacies. At 3CushionBilliards.com we deliver to both the novice and the expert player an entertaining and informative experience. Whether you love billiard stories and the drama of tournament play, you are seeking ways to improve your game, or you simply want to be entertained by the mastery of some of the greatest players, there is something here at 3CushionBilliards.com for you.

Mission & Purpose

The website 3CushionBilliards.com is dedicated to providing news, events and instruction to further the sport, science and beauty of this wonderful and challenging game. We have no geographic limits or skill requirements. Wherever you may be in the world, or wherever you are in your abilities as a player, you will find something at 3CushionBilliards.com to both entertain and inform.

How we got our start

We were born at a very young age. If you've read this far you know we value humor in everthing we do. But we also know that the 3-cushion billiard world has few resources that cover the wide range of places where 3-cushion billiards is played, the wide range of playing skills among players and the diversity of events - International and local - that players of all abilities around the world enjoy. So we decided it was about time a website was built that would provide a little something for 3-cushion lovers everywhere. And so 3CushionBilliards.com was born.

Quick facts about 3-Cushion Billiards:

3CushionBilliards.com is your one web resource for everything 3-Cushion Billiards. Just look at some of the great features you will enjoy:

• News - The only 3-cushion billiard site to offer International news, USBA and National News, and stories about local players and events around the country. Chances are you'll read it here first!
• Events - The only events calendar to include UMB/International Tournaments, USBA/National Events and local and regional matches. There's a tournament underway somewhere almost every day.
• Results - Winners, cross-tables, scores, averages - we deliver it all - from major International tournaments to the handicapped event across town!
• Where-To-Play - The most comprehensive and up-to-date room listing on the 'net, complete with inside and outside pictures, tables available for play and even a map providing directions. Tournaments are linked so you can quickly see which rooms are active with events!
• Instruction - Videos and articles about systems and techniques to improve your game.
• Entertainment - Trick shot videos that will make your head spin like a cue ball!
• Resources - Need a mechanic to re-cover a 3-cushion table? Ever wonder which cues are designed especially for 3-cushion? Wish you knew who makes the world class tables you see in major tournaments? Your answers are a click away!
• Online-Store - The best equipment and supplies, the lowest prices, secure shopping through our affiliation with Amazon. FREE shipping on most items.

Now that you know about us, please bookmark our site, visit us often and don't forget to follow us on Twitter.

If you wish to contact us for more information, have a room to add to our directory, or a tournament to add to our calendar, click here.

3CushionBilliards.com exists solely through the generosity and support of its billiard friends throughout the world. If you wish to add your support to 3CushionBilliards.com please click here.

Thanks and Good Billiards!