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Greece’s Dimitris Loukatos beat Wiktor Zielinski in a sudden death shootout to win the predator Germany Open on Saturday and in the Women’s division Kelly Fisher’s dominance in the Pro Billiard Series continued when she beat Eylul Kibaroglu, also by sudden death shootout.

The 25^th World Championship 5-pins Individual Open is finally back after a long stop. Six months after the second postponement due to the evolution of the global health emergency, the most important 5-Pins event is getting ready to start again in Calangianus. The countdown that will bring international billiards to Sardinia, in the city of Gallura from September 20^th to 25^th, 2022, begins.

Kelly Fisher will play Eylul Kibaroglu in the Women’s Division final of the Pro Billiard Series’ Predator Germany Open but in the Open division, Hall of Famer Ralf Souquet was defeated by Dimitris Loukatos in the quarter-finals.

Matchroom Pool is pleased to confirm the inaugural European Open Pool Championship will take place in Thorsten Hohmann’s hometown of Fulda, Germany at the Hotel Esperanto Fulda from August 9-14 2022 with player entries open next Tuesday, 21 June, and spectator tickets available to purchase from Monday 27^th June.

The Predator Pro Billiard Series returns to Europe this week with the Predator Germany Open at ATLANTIC Hotel Galopprenbahn, Bremen, featuring a 128-player Open event and a 64-player Women’s Division. 

The International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) is very pleased to announce that we have signed a contract with the Rasson Billiards MFG from China to be the official table sponsor of the IBSF World Championships for the next three years.

Despite the recent difficult corona force majeure cancellation and postponement of UMB events, and the current world economic situation, UMB and FIVE & SIX Co Ltd. reached an agreement concerning the Media and Marketing Rights.

Both, UMB and FIVE & SIX Co Ltd., are committed to a business-friendly relationship, with full satisfaction about the quality of the UMB events and the professional broadcasting productions by FIVE & SIX Co Ltd., well-appreciated by all parties, Players, Organizers, and 3-Cushion fans, all over the world.

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.

The IBSF Executives announce the World Underage Snooker Championships 2022 for the Under-16, Under-18 Men and the Under-21 Men & Women categories from 14th August till 27th August 2022 at Bucharest, Romania. These championships are being hosted by the Federatia Romana de Snooker (FRS).

Joshua Filler has won the inaugural 2022 UK Open Pool Championship at the Copper Box Arena, London beating Francisco Sanchez Ruiz in the final 13-7 live on Sky Sports in the UK, Matchroom Pool Facebook in the USA, Canada, Spain, and Italy, Viaplay in Scandinavia, and the Baltics, as well as Matchroom. Live in selected territories.

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.

Joshua Filler has won the 2022 World Pool Masters beating Lo Ho Sum in the final at the Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar live on Sky Sports, DAZN, Viaplay, and Matchroom. Live in selected countries for the first time.