World 3-Cushion News
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The home town crowds could not have been more proud as they watched the emergence of a new Vietnamese hero. Quyet Chien Tran has powered through a field of the world's top players to win the 2018 3-Cushion World Cup in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (May 21-27, 2018). In doing so Tran has made history as the first player from Vietnam to win a UMB World Cup title.
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David Pennor has shocked all of Sweden with a victory over multiple title holder Torbjörn Blomdahl in the Swedish three cushion championship. With a match score 40-31 in the finals held in Helsinborg, Blomdahl was dethroned as reigning champion. Pictured above (L to R) David Pennor (winner) Nalle Olsson, Torbjorn Blomdahl and Björn Lohmander.
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World Champion, world number 1 and recent world cup winner Frederic Caudron has taken the Belgian Cup held in Herstal, Belgium. Pictured above winners of both 3-Cushion and Small Table events. In the 3-cushion event we have Eddy Leppens (2nd) 2nd from left, Frederic Caudron (1st) third from left and Roland Forthomme (3rd) fifth from left.
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Frederic Caudron of Belgium has cemented his position as the world's best 3-cushion billiard player with a win at the first UMB World Cup of 2018. Held in Antalya Turkey, the maximum field battled from April 23-April 29 culminating in a final match-up between home town favorite Murat Naci Coklu and the mighty Caudron. The result was never in doubt as Caudron cruised to a 40-23 victory over the Turk in 13 innings with a high run of 13 and a stratospheric 3.08 average. Pictured above are the final four (L to R) Frederic Caudron, Murat Naci Coklu, Jae Ho Cho (Korea) and Dani Sanchez (Spain.)