The three- cushion world cup 2013/5 was the fifth and final UMB / CEB world cup tournament in the 27th year of the three-cushion world cup. It took place from December 1st to 7th, 2013 in Hurghada , Egypt . It was the twelfth World Cup tournament in Egypt.
The three-cushion World Cup is taking place in Hurghada for the tenth time in a row. Since it was the first time that 8 billiard tables were played in Hurghada, 142 players took part in this World Cup tournament. 19 participants came from Germany alone. Johann Schirmbrand started in the first qualifying round and won all of his groups by the 1/16 finals. In the knockout round he lost despite the high lead against the Korean Heo Jung-han with 39:40 in 29 shots. Christian Rudolph had no chance against the Belgian Frédéric Caudron, who had been outstanding in recent months . For the first time, Ly The Vinh and Tran Quyet Chien, two Vietnamese, made it to the quarter-finals. The final won the Belgian Eddy Merckx against the strong Turk Tayfun Taşdemir . The Turk beat tournament favorites Frédéric Caudron in the semifinals. Torbjörn Blomdahl won the overall World Cup for the eleventh time, ahead of Frédéric Caudron and Eddy Merckx.
A lot has changed in the tournament mode since 2013. The rate system was abolished because the match time could not be calculated. Matches could last between three and five sets. Good timing was therefore not possible. The game distances were set at 30 points in the pre-qualifying rounds and 40 points in the main qualification and in the knockout games. A tie is possible in the qualifying rounds. In the knockout round, overtime is played in the event of a tie. Each of the two players starts with the initial push. Whoever scores more points wins the match. If there is also a tie in extra time, the kick starts again until a winner is determined. The shot clock was shortened to 40 seconds. There are only two wildcards for the organizer and one each for two of the three associations
CPB , ACBC and CEB in which the World Cup does not take place.
Four qualifying rounds are played. From the last qualifying round, the 12 group winners and the four best runners-up qualify for the final round. The main tournament is played with 32 participants.
In the event of a tie, the following order will be applied:
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 are placed in positions 1, 16, 8 and 9.
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 . In the last (4th) qualifying round, up to 40 points are played in groups A – L with 3 players each. The top four and the four best runners-up go to the final round of the best 32. In the event of a tie, the better GD applies .
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.