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The World Championship for juniors is still firmly Korean territory, even after Burak Hashas won the title last year. With four titles for Haeng Jik Kim, one for Tae Kwan Kim and three for Myung Woo Cho, the Asian stronghold has dominated the junior event since 2007. 

Was she inspired by Phuong Vinh Bao, the surprising men’s world champion? Or maybe by her Korean colleagues, such as Myung Woo Cho and Haeng Jik Kim? Fact is, that Lee Shin Young established herself as a top player this week, winning the world title convincingly in a final against Japan’s Yuko Nishimoto: 30-18 in 26/25.  

Never before had a World Championship final been contested between two Vietnamese players, and never before had a debutant won the world title. It happened against all odds in Ankara, Turkey today. Phuong Vinh Bao, a 28-year-old economy graduate defeated his countryman Quyet Chien Tran in a convincing manner: 50 – 34 in 33.

Nikos Polychronopoulos (45, Greece) claimed his first career victory in the three-cushion  survival competition held in four years.

Polychronopoulos, who had failed four times in Billiards World Championship and World Cup finals, accomplished a feat after a 25-year playing career with this win.

More and more Vietnamese players are knocking on the door, but Quyet Chien Tran is still his country’s best. He proved it in a one-sided final in Porto, where he dominated Sameh Sidhom: 50-30 in 27. The Vietnamese position-play specialist won his first World Cup in Ho Chi Minh in 2018. 

In the final, supertalent Myung Woo Cho was the favorite. But 60-year-old Torbjörn Blomdahl clawed his way back into a match that looked like Korean one-way traffic for a while, and added yet another World Cup win to his long resume. With 46 gold medals, 19 silvers and 28 bronzes, Blomdahl has been on the podium of a World Cup prize ceremony an astonishing 93 times in 195 tournaments held since 1986.

The European Billiards Championships in Antalya/Turkey came to a crowning conclusion today with the medal decisions in three team competitions.

European Champion in the Men’s 3-Cushion National Teams was Greece, while the Netherlands won a thriller in the Women’s final. Last but not the least, the team from Sinop Spor (Turkey) became European Champions in the 3-Cushion event for Club Teams on the Small Table.

Viersen, March 12nd 2023

In an emotional year for the country, Turkiye’s best 3-cushion players dug deep and gave it their all. Semih Sayginer and Tayfun Tasdemir were unstoppable in Viersen, where they gave their country the third World Title for National Teams in a row. The strong twosomes of Sweden, the Netherlands, and Spain had to settle for silver and bronze. 

Las Vegas, March 4th, 2023

He is the reigning world champion, and he appears to be gaining in strength year by year. In Las Vegas, Nevada, Tayfun Tasdemir claimed his third World Cup, beating Haeng Jik Kim in the final: 50-39 in 34.

Sharm El Sheikh, December 10th, 2022.

The billiard world knew that it was inevitable: Myung Woo Cho would one day win World Cups and maybe even world championships. The young fellow from South Korea showed so much talent and dedication, the reward simply had to come. It came today, in Sharm El Sheikh. 

Lausanne , November 20th 2022

Today the prestigious Lausanne Billard Masters ended in the world capital of sport in the Helvetic city.
After two days of competition, it was time for the finals, the African team from AMECC prevailed 50/34 over the AMERICAN team from CPB, conquering third place, in the Asian Final they defeated Europe, the team made up of CHO and SON prevailed also 50 / 34 to the Europeans KILIC AND KOGELBAUER.

This promotion tournament leaves a good feeling and we trust that these projects help promote young players.
We remind you that the Five&Six Youtube channel has the matches of this competition.

Donghae City, November 13th, 2022.

In a demonstration of skill and class, Tayfun Tasdemir has won the 2022 UMB 3-cushion world title. In Donghae City, South Korea, he defeated Ruben Legazpi in a one-sided final: 50-14 in 15/14 innings. For Turkiye, it had been a nineteen-year wait since Semih Sayginer was world champion in 2003.