Three Cushion World Cup 2005/1

102nd Three Cushion World Cup 2005/1
Tournament dates
Tournament type:	World cup
Tournament format:	Round robin / knockout system
Organizer:	UMB / KNBB
Tournament details
Venue:	Congrescentrum 't Meulengat, Sluiskil , Netherlands
Opening:	February 20, 2005
Endgame:	February 27, 2005
Attendees:	140
Defending champion:	Daniel Sánchez
Winner:	Dick Jaspers
2nd finalist:	Torbjörn Blomdahl
3rd place:	Semih Saygıner Daniel Sánchez
Prize money:	€ 30,000
Records
Best GD:	2,181 Dick Jaspers
Best ED:	4,090 Dick Jaspers
Maximum series (HS):	15 Dick Jaspers000
Venue on the map
Sluiskil
← 2004/5	2005/2 →

The three- cushion world cup 2005/1 was the first UMB / CEB world cup tournament in the 19th year of the three-cushion world cup. The tournament took place from February 20 to 27, 2005 in this discipline of carom billiards in Sluiskil (municipality of Terneuzen , province of Zeeland ). It was the first three-cushion World Cup tournament in Sluiskil.

history

The first World Cup tournament in 2005 took place in the Dutch billiards stronghold Sluiskil. The perfectly organized event was carried out with 140 participants and produced excellent performances. The winner Dick Jaspers was particularly convincing. Only in the semifinals against Semih Saygıner and in the final against Torbjörn Blomdahl it went over five sets. In both fifth sets, however, he clearly won with 15: 2 points. The top four in the world rankings were among the last four in the tournament.

Prize money and world ranking points

	Prize money ( € )	World ranking points
winner	5,000	80
finalist	3,000	54
Semi-finalists	1,800	38
5th - 8th	1,100	26th
9-16	750	16
17th - 32nd	500	8th
All in all	30,000	-

Tournament mode

Four qualifying rounds were played in Sluiskil. From the last qualifying round, 12 players qualified for the final round. There were also wildcard players from the host and associations from America and Asia. The main tournament was played with 32 participants.

In the event of a tie, the following order will be applied:

1. MP = match points
2. GD = general average
3. HS = maximum series

Set participants

according to world ranking:

1. Daniel Sánchez
2. Dick Jaspers
3. Semih Saygıner
4. Torbjörn Blomdahl
5. Filipos Kasidokostas
6. Frédéric Caudron
7. Marco Zanetti
8. Martin Horn
9. Murat Naci Çoklu
10. Nikos Polychronopoulos
11. Jacob Haack-Sörensen
12. Adnan Yüksel

Main qualification

Final table qualification group stage

group	space	Surname	MP	SP	Pts	Recording	GD	BED	HS
A.	1	Brian Zola Hansen	2	3: 3	74	44	1.681	1,869	7th
	2	Jean van Erp	2	3: 3	81	49	1.653	1.692	7th
	3	Eddy Merckx	2	3: 3	72	48	1,500	1.909	7th
B.	1	Jozef Philipoom	4th	4-0	60	45	1.333	1,500	6th
	2	Tonny Carlsen	2	2: 3	53	63	0.841	0.977	6th
	3	Peter Ceulemans	0	1: 4	53	67	0.791	---	5
C.	1	Jorge Theriaga	4th	4-0	60	51	1,200	1.304	8th
	2	Raúl Hernandez	2	2: 2	45	50	0.900	1.071	10
	3	Radek Novak	0	0: 4	37	54	0.685	---	7th
D.	1	Christian Rudolph	4th	4-0	60	48	1,250	1.428	5
	2	Francis Forton	2	2: 2	52	42	1,238	1.363	6th
	3	Muharrem Peker	0	0: 4	35	47	0.744	---	3
E.	1	Apostolis Balogiannis	4th	4: 2	77	86	0.895	0.972	6th
	2	Duong Anh Vu	2	3: 2	70	63	1.111	1.111	6th
	3	Eddy Leppens	0	1: 4	61	75	0.813	---	3
F.	1	Peter de Backer	4th	4-0	60	45	1.333	2,000	8th
	2	Henk Habraken	2	2: 3	59	52	1.134	1.157	6th
	3	Christophe Duval	0	1: 4	50	66	0.757	---	5
G	1	Richard Bitalis	4th	4: 2	74	50	1,480	1.727	8th
	2	Ruben Legazpi	2	3: 2	59	46	1.282	1,200	7th
	3	Eric Hendrickx	0	1: 4	57	51	1.117	---	6th
H	1	Andreas Efler	2	3: 2	55	47	1.170	1.578	5
	2	Tayfun Taşdemir	2	2: 2	53	42	1.261	1,250	5
	3	Ryūji Umeda	2	2: 3	65	52	1,250	1.482	5
I.	1	Gerhard Kostistansky	4th	4-0	60	41	1.463	2.142	7th
	2	Yilmaz Ozcan	2	2: 2	47	32	1.468	1.578	6th
	3	Carlos Crespo	0	0: 4	51	44	1.159	---	8th
J	1	Kostas Papakonstantinou	4th	4: 1	69	51	1.352	1.666	9
	2	Vangelis Moulos	2	3: 2	67	54	1,240	1.363	8th
	3	Roland Forthomme	0	0: 4	35	38	0.921	---	5
K	1	Lee Hong-gi	4th	4-0	60	44	1.363	1.428	5
	2	Jérémy Bury	2	2: 2	49	48	1.020	1.071	4th
	3	Ad Koorevaar	0	0: 4	40	49	0.816	---	5
L.	1	Vratislav Tauteman	4th	4: 1	74	57	1.298	1,500	8th
	2	Ivo Gazdos	2	2: 3	52	62	0.838	0.837	5
	3	Francis Connesson	0	2: 4	72	80	0.900	---	6th

Final round

The tournament tree for the final round is listed below.

1/16 final (3 GS with 15 points)

Round of 16 (3 GS 15 points)

Quarter-finals (3 GS 15 points each)

Semi-finals (3 GS 15 points)

Final (3 GS with 15 points)

Daniel Sánchez

3 / 2.045

Tatsuo Arai

0 / 1,000

Daniel Sánchez

3 / 1.125

Ramón Rodriguez

2 / 1.106

Jacob Haack-Sörensen

1 / 1.173

Ramón Rodriguez

3 / 2.166

Daniel Sánchez

3 / 1.785

Nikos Polychronopoulos

1 / 1.444

Nikos Polychronopoulos

3 / 1,200

Apostolis Balogiannis

1 / 1,000

Nikos Polychronopoulos

3 / 1.452

Martin Horn

2 / 1.439

Martin Horn

3 / 1.302

Lee Hong-gi

1 / 0.952

Daniel Sánchez

1 / 1.772

Torbjörn Blomdahl

3 / 2.217

Frédéric Caudron

3 / 1.153

Andreas Efler

1 / 0.864

Frédéric Caudron

3 / 1.593

Brian Zola-Hansen

1 / 1.387

Brian Zola-Hansen

3 / 2,500

Ihab El Messery

0 / 1.062

Frédéric Caudron

2 / 1.325

Torbjörn Blomdahl

3 / 1.545

Marco Zanetti

3 / 1.611

Richard Bitalis

1 / 1.428

Marco Zanetti

0 / 1.937

Torbjörn Blomdahl

3 / 2.647

Jozef Philipoom

1 / 1.379

Torbjörn Blomdahl

3 / 1.866

Torbjörn Blomdahl

2 / 1.216

Dick Jaspers

3 / 1.605

Semih Saygıner

3 / 1.210

Vratislav Tauteman

2 / 1.070

Semih Saygıner

3 / 1,800

Christian Rudolph

0 / 0.416

Christian Rudolph

3 / 1.757

Adnan Yüksel

1 / 1.343

Semih Saygıner

3 / 1.964

Filipos Kasidokostas

1 / 1.222

Raimond Burgman

2 / 1.129

Choi Jae-dong

3 / 1.296

Choi Jae-dong

2 / 1.307

Filipos Kasidokostas

3 / 1.525

Peter de Backer

0 / 0.969

Filipos Kasidokostas

3 / 1.323

Semih Saygıner

2 / 1.687

Dick Jaspers

3 / 2,000

Kostas Papakonstantinou

0 / 1.230

Jean Paul de Bruijn

3 / 1.666

Jean Paul de Bruijn

3 / 1.210

Luis Aveiga

1 / 1.297

Murat Naci Çoklu

2 / 1.216

Luis Aveiga

3 / 1.945

Jean Paul de Bruijn

0 / 1.750

Dick Jaspers

3 / 3.461

Jorge Theriaga

1 / 1.051

Gerhard Kostistansky

3 / 1,200

Gerhard Kostistansky

1 / 1.920

Dick Jaspers

3 / 1.807

Ruben Legazpi

0 / 1.100

Dick Jaspers

3 / 4.090

Closing table

For the sake of clarity, not all players are listed, only the 32 participants in the final round.

Final ranking phase space Surname MP SV Pt. Recording GD BED HS BSD WRP * 1 final 1 Dick Jaspers 10 15: 5 264 121 2.181 4.090 15th 15,000 80 2 Torbjörn Blomdahl 8th 14: 7 265 151 1.754 2,647 11 5,000 54 Semi- finals 3 Semih Saygıner 6th 11: 6 223 142 1,570 1.964 10 2,500 38 Daniel Sánchez 6th 10: 6 188 120 1,566 2.045 10 7,500 38 quarter- final 5 Frédéric Caudron 4th 8: 5 153 114 1,342 1.593 10 2,500 26th 6th Jean Paul de Bruijn 4th 6: 4 112 77 1.545 1.666 12 2.142 26th 7th Filipos Kasidokostas 4th 7: 5 139 101 1.376 1.525 8th 2.142 26th 8th Nikos Polychronopoulos 4th 7: 6 148 109 1.357 1.452 10 5,000 26th eighth final 9 Brian Zola-Hansen 2 4: 3 88 49 1,795 2,500 10 3,000 16 10 Ramón Rodriguez 2 5: 4 104 71 1.464 2.166 12 7,500 16 11 Martin Horn 2 5: 4 115 85 1.369 1.302 10 3,750 16 12 Gerhard Kostistansky 2 4: 4 96 65 1.476 1,200 9 2.142 16 13 Choi Jae-dong 2 5: 5 121 93 1.301 1.296 7th 1,875 16 14th Marco Zanetti 2 4: 5 89 52 1.711 1.611 10 3,000 16 15th Luis Aveiga 2 4: 5 120 74 1.621 1.945 10 5,000 16 16 Christian Rudolph 2 3: 4 68 57 1.192 1.757 5 2.142 16 1/16 finals 17th Murat Naci Çoklu 0 2: 3 45 37 1.216 --- 9 1.666 8th 18th Raimond Burgman 0 2: 3 61 54 1.129 --- 6th 1,500 8th 19th Vratislav Tauteman 0 2: 3 61 57 1.070 --- 7th 1.666 8th 20th Richard Bitalis 0 1: 3 50 35 1.428 --- 7th 1.153 8th 21st Jozef Philipoom 0 1: 3 40 29 1,379 --- 7th 1.153 8th 22nd Adnan Yüksel 0 1: 3 43 32 1.343 --- 4th 1,250 8th 23 Jacob Haack-Sörensen 0 1: 3 27 23 1.173 --- 8th 1.666 8th 24 Jorge Theriaga 0 1: 3 41 39 1.051 --- 5 1,875 8th 25th Apostolis Balogiannis 0 1: 3 39 39 1,000 --- 8th 1,250 8th 26th Lee Hong-gi 0 1: 3 40 42 0.952 --- 5 1.363 8th 27 Kostas Papakonstantinou 0 0: 3 32 26th 1.230 --- 6th --- 8th 28 Ruben Legazpi 0 0: 3 11 10 1,100 --- 4th --- 8th 29 Ihab El Messery 0 0: 3 17th 16 1.062 --- 4th --- 8th 30th Tatsuo Arai 0 0: 3 20th 20th 1,000 --- 5 --- 8th 31 Peter de Backer 0 0: 3 32 33 0.969 --- 4th --- 8th 32 Andreas Efler 0 0: 3 32 37 0.864 --- 5 --- 8th

Legend Abbr. meaning Pt. points scored Recording required recordings ED Single average GD General average VGD Relative general average BMD Best team average BED Best individual average BSD Best sentence average BEVD Best Individual Relative Average HS Maximum series MP Match points PP Lot of points GUV G ewonnen- U nentschieden- V erloren SV Sentence ratio 1st place (gold) 2nd place (silver) 3rd place (bronze) Best GD of the tournament / round Best VGD of the tournament / round Best ED of the tournament / round Best BVGD of the tournament / round Best HS of the tournament / round (It is possible that not all terms are used or some are not listed. These can be looked up in the list of collision terms .)

annotation

• ^{* 1} = world ranking points

Individual evidence

1. ^ Heinrich Weingartner: Billiards . No. 173 . Vienna March 2005, p. 16-19 .