The three- cushion world cup 2000/1 was the first UMB / BWA world cup tournament in the 15th year of the three-cushion world cup. The tournament took place in 2000 in this discipline of carom billiards in the Colombian capital Bogotá . It was the second three-cushion World Cup tournament in Bogotá.
The first three-cushion World Cup tournament, once again marked by disagreements between the BWA and the UMB, ended with the third World Cup victory of the Turkish world-class player Semih Saygıner . He had few problems until the semi-finals. The same goes for Torbjörn Blomdahl . In both semifinals it was then over five sets. Ultimately, these two games also saw sure winners. As a favorite, however, Blomdahl went to the final, which was broadcast live on Colombian television and had around three million viewers. Saygıner took the lead with 2-1 sets. Then Blomdahl dominated the match and was always in the lead. At 14:11 in the fifth set, he missed the match point. With four difficult points, "Mister Magic", the Turk's nickname, was able to end the match and he improved back to fourth place in the current world rankings.
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Tournament mode
The World Cup tournament was played as an open tournament. From a pre-qualification with a maximum of 124 participants, 12 participants qualify for the 1/16 final. The main tournament is played with 32 participants. There are 20 participants. The seeded participants are recruited from the best 18 players in the current world rankings. There are also two players who received a wildcard. The whole tournament is played in the KO system with three sets of 15 points each.
In the event of a tie, the following order will be applied:
The three-cushion World Cup was organized by the founding association, the " Billiards Worldcup Association " (BWA) until 1998 . Disputes between the BWA and the world association Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB) led to parallel tournaments between 1994 and 1997. The UMB / BWA organized the tournament together until the beginning of 1999. Since the dissolution of the BWA in 1999, the UMB has been the sole organizer. From 1988-1991 the UMB did not host any world championships. During this time, the annual overall winner of the World Cup was crowned world champion.