Three Cushion World Cup 2012/3

140th Three Cushion World Cup 2012/3
Tournament dates
Tournament type:	Main tour
Tournament format:	Round robin , knockout
Organizer:	UMB / CEB
Tournament details
Venue:	Sunrise Garden Beach Resort, Hurghada , Egypt
Opening:	December 2, 2012
Endgame:	December 8, 2012
Attendees:	125
Defending champion:	Torbjörn Blomdahl
Winner:	Frédéric Caudron
2nd finalist:	Lütfi Çenet
3rd place:	Dick Jaspers Jérémy Bury
Prize money:	€ 35,000
Records
Best GD:	1,826 Frédéric Caudron
Best ED:	2,727 Peter Ceulemans
Maximum series (HS):	12 Javier Palazón (Q), Filipos Kasidokostas , Frédéric Caudron000 00000 00000
Venue on the map
Hurghada
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The three- cushion world cup 2012/3 was the third and final UMB / CEB world cup tournament in the 26th year of the three-cushion world cup. It took place from December 2nd to 8th, 2012 in the 5-star hotel "Sunrise Garden Beach Resort" in the southern Egyptian port city of Hurghada on the Red Sea . After the start in 2004, Hurghada was played for the ninth time.

history

Defending champion as the overall winner of 2011 and the winner of the previous tournament was the Swede Torbjörn Blomdahl , who has already won this tournament 40 times as an individual winner and 10 times as the overall winner. In 2012, for the second time since 2003, there was no overall winner, as this would have required at least four tournaments.

In the run-up to the tournament, there were irritations because the registration time set by the UMB (October 15, 2012; 12:00 h GMT / = 14: 00h CEST) was not adhered to and registrations were accepted prematurely. So it happened that players who registered at 2:00 p.m. on the dot were already in 37th place on the reserve player list, after the first registrations had already been accepted at 1:40 p.m. and after 15 minutes all places had already been taken.

Qualifying rounds

In 2008, the former world champion Orie Hida took part as the first woman , but only finished 72nd. Three women played in this tournament, they all came from the Netherlands. Therese Klompenhouwer , 2006 World Cup silver medalist, was placed in the pre-qualifying round due to her world ranking points and qualified for the last qualifying round in which she failed. The other players, Joke Breur and Karina Jetten ( women's vice world champion from 2008) were eliminated in the P-Quali and PPP-Quali. The German Martin Horn , who has not been among the twelve seeded players for a long time, but was given a wildcard by the CEB, was accompanied by his former club mate Markus Dömer . He had to start in the P qualifying, but had few problems with his group opponents there. In the final qualifying round, he failed to the Spaniard Javier Palazón in 2-0 sets and finished second in the group. So Horn was once again the only German in the final round. From an Austrian point of view, Andreas Efler could not qualify for the final round as second in the group, as he had to give way to the Danish Thomas Andersen due to the better GD if there was a tie . This moved on as the first qualifier of the tournament one round. Arnim Kahofer , also in second place in his group, did not make it into the final round either. In Group E all players had won / lost one game each, but the Dutchman Jean Paul de Bruijn was able to move into first place and advance to the main round despite the poorer GD but due to the better set ratio. The junior world champion from 1999 and World Cup second from 2008/1 and 2009/3 Nikos Polychronopoulos from Greece had a good start against the Czech Radek Novak. He swept it off the table in two sets with 15: 1 and 15: 5 in seven shots each . His GD of 2.142 was the best in the preliminary round so far. After that, however, he lost his game against the Korean newcomer Kim Jae-guen and had to let him go to the "last 32". Kim was the second qualifier for the final round. Peter Ceulemans, grandson of the three-cushion legend Raymond Ceulemans , played the best game of the preliminary round. With two 2-set wins each against Roland Forthomme from Belgium (15:13, 15: 4; GD 1.764) and the French Pierre Soumagne (15: 9, 15: 4; GD 2.727) he not only had the best GD, but also moved into the finals as third in the league of qualifiers. He also played the second best high series (HS) with ten collisions in a row. Rui-Manuel Costa from Portugal canceled the tournament, he was replaced by Murat Tüzül from Turkey, who was the best runner-up in the pre-qualification group. He took his chance and was able to move on to the top of the group with wins against the Koreans Kang Dong-koong and Ragay Henri from the host country. Palazon made the best HS of the preliminary round with twelve billiards in a row.

Main round

The round of the “last 32” was played from December 6th to 8th, 2012. The strongest nation in the main draw was Turkey. Five players had made it from the qualification to the round of 32 and formed the nation of seven with the two seeded players Murat Naci Çoklu and Adnan Yüksel . At first it looked like a big surprise when Savas Bulut took the 2-0 lead against Italian Marco Zanetti . After a big fight, however , the Bolzano player caught himself and was able to equalize to 2-2. In the decisive 5th set, however, Zanetti won against the Turks in just five shots with 15: 4 and an ED of 3,000 and made it to the second round. Murat Tüzül had a tough opponent with the Belgian Frédéric Caudron , but was able to take the lead 1-0. Caudron was able to win the second set with 15:12. Then the fighting strength of the Turk was extinguished and he had to surrender at 7:15 and 5:15. Martin Horn was also successful when he took a 2-0 lead in the game against Jean-Paul de Bruijn. However, the break did not suit him so well. Set three and four went to the Dutchman. In the last and decisive set there was a head-to-head race that the Essen-based driver then just won with 15:12. The current world champion Eddy Merckx from Belgium awaited him in the round of 16 , who had no problems with Spaniard Javier Palazon in his first round match and sent him home 3-1. In the final there was again a Belgian-Turkish duel. Here Caudron won 3-0 sets against Lütfi Çenet , who played his first World Cup final.

Prize money and world ranking points

	Prize money ( € )	World ranking points
winner	5,500	80
finalist	3,500	54
Semi-finalists	2,200	38
5th - 8th	1,300	26th
9-16	850	16
17th - 32nd	600	8th
qualification	-	5
P-qual	-	4th
PP qual	-	3
PPP qual	-	2
All in all	35,000	-

Tournament mode

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

In the qualifying rounds, two sets of 15 points each were played in round robin mode. All games were played with a push . The shot clock stood at 50 seconds.

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

1. MP = match points
2. SV = rate ratio
3. GD = general average
4. HS = maximum series

Seeded players and wild cards

The first 12 players in the world rankings and the wildcard players automatically took part as players in the tournament in the knockout round. The first four of the world rankings were seeded in positions 1, 16, 8 and 9.

1. Torbjörn Blomdahl
2. Frédéric Caudron
3. Eddy Merckx
4. Filipos Kasidokostas
5. Daniel Sánchez
6. Choi Sung-won
7. Kim Kyung-roul
8. Dick Jaspers
9. Jérémy Bury
10. Marco Zanetti
11. Cho Jae-ho
12. Murat Naci Çoklu

Wildcard player:

2 × organizing association of the host country: Sameh Sidhom, Riad Nady 1 × CEB : Martin Horn 2 × CPB : Robinson Morales, Henry Diaz 2 × ACBC : O Takeshima, Tran Quyet Chien 1 × UMB : Adnan Yüksel

Qualifying round

For the sake of clarity, qualification rounds 1, 2 and 3 are not shown. These can be looked up under the links at the UMB.

Final table qualification group stage

group	space	Surname	MP	SV	Pt.	Recording	GD	BED	BSD	HS
A.	1	Tayfun Taşdemir	4th	4: 1	74	44	1.681	1.760	3,000	7th
	3	Rubén Legazpi	0	1: 4	52	57	0.912	---	1,500	4th
	2	Lars Dunch	2	3: 3	60	64	0.937	1.025	1,250	6th
B.	1	Lütfi Çenet	4th	4: 2	80	74	1.081	1,114	1.666	7th
	2	Jérôme Barbeillon	2	3: 3	71	59	1.203	1.458	1,875	9
	3	Gokhan Salman	0	2: 4	73	62	1.177	---	2,500	3
C.	1	Lee Choong-bok	4th	4-0	60	45	1.333	1.578	1,875	6th
	2	Glenn Hofman	2	2: 3	60	64	0.937	1.128	1,250	4th
	3	Therese Klompenhouwer	0	1: 4	51	57	0.894	---	0.937	5
D.	1	Eddy Leppens	4th	4-0	60	37	1.621	1,875	3,000	7th
	3	Emilio Sciacca	0	0: 4	32	43	0.744	---	---	6th
	2	Barry van Beers	2	2: 2	52	49	1.061	1.034	1.363	7th
E.	2	Raimond Burgman	2	3: 3	71	51	1,392	1,739	2,500	6th
	1	Jean Paul de Bruijn	2	3: 2	53	44	1.204	1.363	2.142	7th
	3	Francis Forton	2	2: 3	54	50	1.080	1,344	3,750	7th
F.	2	Nikos Polychronopoulos	2	3: 2	66	36	1,833	2.142	2,500	9
	3	Radek Novak	0	1: 4	39	51	0.764	---	1,250	5
	1	Kim Jae-guen	4th	4: 2	72	61	1.180	1,590	2,500	8th
G	2	Kang Dong-koong	2	3: 2	58	44	1.318	1,500	1,500	8th
	1	Murat Tüzül	4th	4: 2	79	62	1.274	1.520	1,875	7th
	3	Ragay Henry	0	1: 4	51	55	0.927	---	1.071	6th
H	3	Jozef Philipoom	2	3: 3	64	56	1.142	1.166	1.666	4th
	2	Andreas Efler	2	3: 3	77	67	1.149	1.629	2,500	5
	1	Thomas Andersen	2	3: 3	83	69	1.202	1.025	1.666	5
I.	1	Javier Palazón	4th	4: 1	71	51	1,392	1,500	2,500	12
	2	Ihab El Messery	0	1: 4	38	41	0.926	---	1.666	5
	3	Markus Dömer	2	2: 2	46	31	1.483	2,500	3,000	6th
J	3	Mã Xuân Cường	0	1: 4	47	61	0.770	---	0.937	4th
	1	Can Çapak	4th	4: 1	60	45	1.333	1.578	1.666	6th
	2	Arnim Kahofer	2	3: 3	72	69	1.043	0.840	3,750	6th
K	1	Savas Bulut	4th	4: 2	83	84	0.988	1.194	1,875	7th
	3	Jean Reverchon	0	2: 4	61	67	0.910	---	1,250	5
	2	Jack Wijnen	2	3: 3	75	78	0.961	1.387	1.666	7th
L.	2	Roland Forthomme	2	2: 2	47	33	1.424	1.764	2,500	5
	3	Pierre Soumagne	0	0: 4	29	26th	1.115	---	---	8th
	1	Peter Ceulemans	4th	4-0	60	28	2.142	2.727	3,000	10

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)

Torbjörn Blomdahl

3 / 1.487

Eddy Leppens

2 / 1.414

Torbjörn Blomdahl

1 / 2.333

Murat Naci Çoklu

3 / 2.318

Murat Naci Çoklu

3 / 1,500

O Takeshima

0 / 0.750

Murat Naci Çoklu

/ 1.222

Jérémy Bury

3 / 1.513

Jérémy Bury

3 / 1.638

Riad Nady

1 / 0.914

Jérémy Bury

3 / 1.575

Daniel Sánchez

2 / 1.562

Daniel Sánchez

3 / 2.071

Tayfun Taşdemir

1 / 1.629

Jérémy Bury

2 / 1.289

Lütfi Çenet

3 / 1.842

Adnan Yüksel

0 / 0.911

Lütfi Çenet

3 / 1.250

Lütfi Çenet

3 / 1,900

Henry Diaz

1 / 1.137

Kim Kyung-roul

0 / 1.085

Henry Diaz

3 / 1.250

Lütfi Çenet

3 / 1.875

Filipos Kasidokostas

2 / 1.741

Sameh Sidhom

2 / 1.179

Peter Ceulemans

3 / 1.641

Peter Ceulemans

1 / 1.653

Filipos Kasidokostas

3 / 2,000

Filipos Kasidokostas

3 / 1.244

Kim Jae-guen

2 / 1.224

Lütfi Çenet

0 / 1,500

Frédéric Caudron

3 / 2,000

Eddy Merckx

3 / 1.657

Javier Palazón

1 / 0.941

Eddy Merckx

3 / 1.548

Martin Horn

1 / 1.666

Martin Horn

3 / 1.347

Jean Paul de Bruijn

2 / 1.369

Eddy Merckx

1 / 1.523

Dick Jaspers

3 / 2.181

Dick Jaspers

3 / 1.459

Lee Choong-bok

1 / 1.305

Dick Jaspers

3 / 1.730

Cho Jae-ho

0 / 1.416

Cho Jae-ho

3 / 1,900

Nikos Polychronopoulos

1 / 1.517

Dick Jaspers

1 / 1.450

Frédéric Caudron

3 / 2.428

Choi Sung-won

3 / 1.103

Thomas Andersen

2 / 1,000

Choi Sung-won

0 / 1,300

Marco Zanetti

3 / 2.045

Marco Zanetti

3 / 1.700

Savas Bulut

2 / 1.333

Marco Zanetti

2 / 1.297

Frédéric Caudron

3 / 1.756

Tran Quyet Chien

3 / 1.416

Can Çapak

2 / 1.085

Tran Quyet Chien

1 / 0.937

Frédéric Caudron

3 / 1.727

Frédéric Caudron

3 / 1.365

Murat Tüzül

1 / 0.975

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 BSD HS WRP * 1 final 1 Frédéric Caudron 10 15: 5 274 105 1,826 2,500 5,000 12 80 2 Lütfi Çenet 8th 12: 8 256 152 1.684 1,900 5,000 8th 54 Semi- finals 3 Dick Jaspers 6th 10: 5 176 105 1.676 2.181 5,000 10 38 Jérémy Bury 6th 11: 8 216 144 1,500 1.638 3,750 11 38 quarter- final 5 Marco Zanetti 4th 8: 5 161 99 1.626 2.045 5,000 8th 26th 6th Murat Naci Çoklu 4th 7: 4 140 87 1,590 2,318 3,750 10 26th 7th Eddy Merckx 4th 7: 5 138 87 1,586 1.657 3,000 8th 26th 8th Filipos Kasidokostas 4th 8: 6 169 107 1,579 2,000 3,000 12 26th eighth final 9 Daniel Sánchez 2 5: 4 108 60 1,800 2.071 5,000 6th 16 10 Henry Diaz 2 4: 3 78 65 1,200 1,250 1,875 7th 16 11 Torbjörn Blomdahl 2 4: 5 110 62 1,774 1.487 2.142 9 16 12 Cho Jae-ho 2 3: 4 91 54 1.685 1,900 2,500 8th 16 13 Peter Ceulemans 2 4: 5 107 65 1.646 1.641 3,750 16 14th Martin Horn 2 4: 5 112 76 1.473 1.347 3,750 11 16 15th Tran Quyet Chien 2 4: 5 98 80 1.225 1.416 3,000 7th 16 16 Choi Sung-won 2 3: 5 90 78 1.153 1.103 2.142 7th 16 1/16 finals 17th Eddy Leppens 0 2: 3 58 41 1.414 --- 2,500 8th 8th 18th Jean Paul de Bruijn 0 2: 3 63 46 1.369 --- 2.142 10 8th 19th Savas Bulut 0 2: 3 52 39 1.333 --- 2.142 7th 8th 20th Kim Jae-guen 0 2: 3 60 49 1.224 --- 2.142 9 8th 21st Sameh Sidhom 0 2: 3 46 39 1.179 --- 2.142 5 8th 22nd Can Çapak 0 2: 3 51 47 1.085 --- 1,875 6th 8th 23 Thomas Andersen 0 2: 3 58 58 1,000 --- 1,500 9 8th 24 Tayfun Taşdemir 0 1: 3 44 27 1.629 --- 2,500 10 8th 25th Nikos Polychronopoulos 0 1: 3 44 29 1.517 --- 2.142 5 8th 26th Lee Choong-bok 0 1: 3 47 36 1.305 --- 1,875 6th 8th 27 Murat Tüzül 0 1: 3 39 40 0.975 --- 1,500 4th 8th 28 Javier Palzón 0 1: 3 32 34 0.941 --- 1.153 5 8th 29 Riad Nady 0 1: 3 32 35 0.914 --- 1.153 4th 8th 30th Kim Kyung-roul 0 0: 3 38 35 1.085 --- --- 5 8th 31 Adnan Yüksel 0 0: 3 31 34 0.911 --- --- 5 8th 32 O Takeshima 0 0: 3 21st 28 0.750 --- --- 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. ↑ General Info. On: umb-carom.com. Retrieved December 29, 2016.

See also

• Three Cushion World Cup 2012/1
• Three Cushion World Cup 2012/2