World 3-Cushion News
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Eddy Leppens has triumphed in the 2016 Superprestige Tournament held at the Mister 100 club in Lier, Belgium. Going undefeated through both the preliminaries and the finals, Leppens showed both his skill and his poise under pressure as he mounted a comeback in the final match to defeat Eddy Merckx and take the championship.
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Jeremy of Bury of France has joined the ranks of the world's elite 3-cushion billiard players by winning his first world cup tournament - the 2016 UMB World Cup tournament held in Guri, Korea. In what was surely a whirlwind month for Bury he added the world cup title only weeks after winning his first international event in New York at the Carom Cafe/Verhoeven Open. With his most recent win Bury returns to the top ten in the UMB world rankings for 3-cushion billiards.
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Jeremy Bury of France wins his first World Cup event at the 2016 UMB World Cup held in Guri, Korea. Below is our Part 2 coverage of the 32-man single elimination knock-out phase leading to Bury's historic and well-deserved victory. Part 1 coverage of the qualification stages can be found here - Part 1 Guri Qualification Rounds. More about Bury and his ascent to the top can be found here - Jeremy Bury Wins His First World Cup. Image Gallery with pictures and charts can be found below.
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The 2016 UMB World Cup Guri - the fifth World Cup this season - commenced on August 29, 2016 in Guri, Korea. The event will continue through five stages over the week culminating with the single elimination 32-player main tournament and the final match on September 4. The maximum number of players have entered the event - 149 players from 19 countries - all battling for a chance to join the world's elite players with a world cup victory. Below is our coverage of ALL qualification rounds - Part 1. Coverage of the main event and championship match - Part 2 - can be found here. And our featured story about the winner Jeremy Bury can be found here - Bury Wins 2016 Guri World Cup.