Sung-Won Choi (KOR)
Seoul 2014
Eddy Merckx (BEL)
Porto 2012, St Wendel 2006
Frédéric Caudron (BEL)
Antwerp 2013, Bogota 1999
Nicknamed "L'Extraterrestre" ("The Extraterrestrial ») when playing his best, Frederic Caudron is untouchable. He plays fast, spectacular and his amazing performances in all carom games making him a unique champion in the history of the sport.
Torbjörn Blomdahl (SWE)
Bordeaux 2015, Grubbenvorst 1997 + 3 times !
Daniel Sánchez (ESP)
Sluiskil 2010, Lugo 2005, Rezé 1998
Marco Zanetti (ITA)
St Wendel 2008, Randers 2002
Dick Jaspers (NED)
Lima 2011, Rotterdam 2004,
St Etienne 2000
Filippos Kasidokostas (GRE)
Lausanne 2009
Great professional player with top performances in regular season and tournament play. In the early 2000s, Dick Jaspers was the first player able to play a whole tournament (7 matches) over 2.500 average.
Semih Sayginer (TUR)
Valladolid 2003
Tournament
History
since 1928
Ryuuji Umeda (JAP)
Cuenca 2007
Ryūji Umeda was the big surprise of the 2007 edition in Ecuador. With this victory, he became the second Asian to win it in 34 years since Nobuaki Kobayashi. He is retired from international tournament for three years and will not be participating in Bordeaux.
Raymond Ceulemans (BEL)
Luxembourg 2001 + 20 times !!!
After winning 35 World Championships (21 in three-cushion), 48 European titles and 61 national titles, Raymond Ceulemans is possibly the most dominant force in any one sport. « Mister 100 » is still the only carom player who has been inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame. A Legend.
After an exciting 2015 edition won by the World's Number 1 Torbjörn Blomdahl, Kozoom and the French Billiard Federation are pleased to host the world’s ultimate 3-Cushion competition once again at the Palais des Congrès in Bordeaux from November 15th to the 19th 2016. Treat yourself and be a part of this unforgettable experience!
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November 15-19, 2016 in Bordeaux (France)
3-CUSHION BILLIARDS
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
13:00
Opening Ceremony
14:00
Qualification Group Round 1
Player 2 vs Player 3 in Groups A, B ,C, D
Played on 4 tables
16:30
Qualification Group Round 2
Player 2 vs Player 3 in Groups E, F ,G, H
Played on 4 tables
19:00
Qualification Group Round 3
Player 2 vs Player 3 in Groups I, J ,K, L
Played on 4 tables
21:30
Qualification Group Round 4
Player 2 vs Player 3 in Groups M, N, O, P
Played on 4 tables
13:30
Qualification Group Round 9
Player 1 vs Player Winner 2-3 in Groups A, B ,C, D
Played on 4 tables
16:00
Qualification Group Round 10
Player 1 vs Player Winner 2-3 in Groups E, F, G, H
Played on 4 tables
18:30
Qualification Group Round 11
Player 1 vs Player Winner 2-3 in Groups I, J, K, L
Played on 4 tables
21:00
Qualification Group Round 12
Player 1 vs Player Winner 2-3 in Groups M, N, O, P
Played on 4 tables
13:30
Knock-Out Last 16
Played on 4 tables
16:00
Knock-Out Last 16
Played on 4 tables
18:30
Knock-Out Quarterfinals
Played on 2 tables
21:00
Knock-Out Quarterfinals
Played on 2 tables
13:00
Semifinals
Played on 2 tables
15:00
Semifinals
Played on 2 tables
18:00
Final
Followed by the Award Ceremony
-> Schedule may change due to Live TV Schedule
13:30
Qualification Group Round 5
Player 1 vs Player Loser 2-3 in Groups A, B ,C, D
Played on 4 tables
16:00
Qualification Group Round 6
Player 1 vs Player Loser 2-3 in Groups E, F, G, H
Played on 4 tables
18:30
Qualification Group Round 7
Player 1 vs Player Loser 2-3 in Groups I, J, K, L
Played on 4 tables
21:00
Qualification Group Round 8
Player 1 vs Player Loser 2-3 in Groups M, N, O, P
Played on 4 tables
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FAQ
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Some additional information:
Emotion of the recent World Championships
What are the rules of the competition?
Matches are race to 40 points with 40 seconds shot-clock and equalizing inning. In case of draw in the final tournament, penalties are played.
The competition starts with 16 groups of 3 players. The first ranked player of each group is qualified to play the final stage: a Knock-Out system from the round of sixteen to the Final.
What is the 3-Cushion Game?
This is the most famous game of Carom Billiards. It is played with three balls on a pocketless heated 5 X 10 feet table.
To score a point, the cue ball must hit the other two balls, but before the cue ball makes contact with the second object ball (the other player's designated cue ball and the red), it must hit three or more cushions. That is the reason why the game is called 3-Cushion Billiards.
Why this event takes part of the France-Korea Year?
South-Korea is the country of 3-Cushion. The game is very popular with 40 000 clubs et 10 Million Players.
Sung-Won Choi brought the world title to the South-Korea for the first time in the history in 2014.
How are the 48 Players selected?
1 Title Holder
16 Top World Ranked Players
13 selected by the Confédération Européenne de Billard (CEB)
8 selected by the Confederación Panamericana de Billar (CPB)
6 selected by the Asian Carom Billiard Confederation (ACBC)
2 selected by the African Carom Confederation (ACC)
2 Wildcards
What is the prize money?
1st place = €10000 x 1 = € 10000
2nd place = €6000 x 1 = € 6000
3rd+3rd = €3500 x 2 = € 7000
5th–8th = €2000 x 4 = € 8000
9th–16th = €1000 x 8 = € 8000
17th-48th = € 600 x 32 = € 19200
TOTAL = € 58200
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