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His record speaks for itself: 12 World Cup finals in his career, of which he has won 11. Eddy Merckx added another crown today in Ho Chi Minh City, when he beat Marco Zanetti in an exciting final: 50 – 42 in 23/22 innings. The Belgian was overjoyed, because he started the tournament with two poor matches, clawed his way into the last 16, and then got better and better.

From May 13 to 15, the 1st Confederal Championship of the AMECC, the African and Middle Eastern Carom Confederation, was held in Cairo. The event was played in 3-Cushion Individuals and Teams with the participation of 24 players from 9 countries, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Tunisia, Libya, and Algeria.

The last World Cup on the American continent was held in Medellin, Colombia in 2013. Nineteen years ago, in 2003, it was the last time a World Cup was held in the USA. That was also in Las Vegas, Nevada. Semih Sayginer was the winner back then.

It’s good news for billiards to have a prestigious tournament in this hemisphere. After all, we are a global sport. And let’s not forget: the roots of the 3-cushion game lie in the United States.

At the World 3-Cushion Team Championships in Viersen/Germany, Turkey successfully defended the title of 2019. The final between the Turks and the big surprise of the weekend, Team Colombia, saw very even games, especially in the first half. On both tables, the high series was missing.

The Dutch player in his third consecutive final showed his strength by overcoming difficult moments during the tournament. The final match started with an equal score. In the tenth inning Jaspers took the lead with a run of 8 points, marking 17-10. After the break, Jaspers gained an important advantage at 38 – 14 in 12 innings with a run of 10.

The Ankara World Cup will complete its registration cycle in a few days, this time athletes from around the world have had access to their participation when Vietnam finally opens its airports.

After two weeks of high-level billiards in Sharm El Sheikh, today the individual world championship closed brilliantly, the winner in this 73rd edition of the UMB individual 3-Cushion World Championship was the Dutch player Dick Jaspers who prevailed by 50-48 to the Turkish player Murat N. Coklu.

Semih Sayginer has been proclaimed the brilliant Winner of Sharm El Sheikh World Cup 2021, after beating Dick Jaspers, 50-44 in 27 innings, in the final match. The Turkish Player conquers herewith his seventh World Cup.

Dani Sanchez beat Tayfun Tasdemir in the 2021 LBM final, after defeating Jeremy Bury in the semifinal while his opponent Tayfun Tasdemir qualified for the final after beating Semih Sayginer.

With this triumph RESULT, 50-42 in 28 inning DANIEL SANCHEZ repeats his achievement of ANTALYA ready for his next performance in SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, as the favorite for the third World Cup and the World Championship.

Great matches and long runs that materialized from the beginning of the tournament and that excelled from 1/8-Finals, the favorites at stake, reached the quarterfinals.  DANIEL SANCHEZ, TAYFUN TASDEMIR, JUNG HAN HEO, and JUN TAE KIM closed on Friday as winners and candidates for the title on Saturday. In the semifinals, DANI SANCHEZ, who had eliminated SAYGINER AND JASPERS in two epic matches, faced JUN TAE KIM who in top form had overcome the Italian top player MARCO ZANETTI. The RESULT 50-30 in 27/26 inning, gave the ticket for the final to the Spanish player.

Following the announcement of September 20^th, 2021, we proceed with the confirmation that the invitation for inscriptions will open today, Monday 27^th September 2021 at 12:00 CET.