Three Cushion World Cup 2016/3

159th Three Cushion World Cup 2016/3
Tournament dates
Tournament type:	Main tour
Tournament format:	Round Robin , knock-out system
Organizer:	UMB / ACBC
Tournament details
Venue:	Nguyen Du Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam
Opening:	May 16, 2016
Endgame:	May 22, 2016
Attendees:	148
Defending champion:	Eddy Merckx
Winner:	Frédéric Caudron
2nd finalist:	Dick Jaspers
3rd place:	• Nguyễn Quốc Nguyện • Marco Zanetti
Prize money:	€ 40,000
Records
Best GD:	2,187 Torbjorn Blomdahl
Best ED:	5,000 Oh Tae-jun (Q)
Maximum series (HS):	22 Nikos Polychronopoulos000
Venue on the map
Ho Chi Minh City
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The three- cushion world cup 2016/3 was the third UMB / ACBC world cup tournament in the 30th year of the three- cushion world cup. It took place from May 16-22, 2016 in Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam . It was the second three-cushion world cup tournament, a form of carom billiards , in Vietnam.

history

The highlight of the first round in the knockout phase was the match between world number two Daniel Sánchez and Greek champion Nikos Polychronopoulos . With a score of 26:18 in the tenth shot for Sánchez, Polychronopoulos ended the match with a 22nd series. Sanchez was only able to counter with two points in the follow-up and was eliminated in the third world cup tournament in 2016 for the third time in the first round. This means that he can no longer defend his title as the overall World Cup winner in 2015. With this victory, Nikos Polychronopoulos was among the top twelve in the world rankings and made it to the quarter-finals. He is therefore among the seeded players for the next World Cup, which gives a great financial advantage. There was also a nerve game to survive for the world number three Dick Jaspers . Only in the extension he was able to prevail against the Vietnamese Ma Minh Cam with 3-1. In the semifinals, too, he faced a Vietnamese player. In a strong game he won with 40:30 in only 14 shots. In the final against Frédéric Caudron , however, he was clearly the second winner. With this victory, Caudron again took the lead in the world rankings.

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	1,450	26th
9-16	1,000	16
17th - 32nd	800	8th
qualification	-	5
P-qual	-	4th
PP qual	-	3
PPP qual	-	2
All in all	40,000	-

Tournament mode

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. Each player can take two extra times per match . This increases the peak time by 40 seconds. There are only two wildcards for the organizer and one each for three of the four associations CPB , ACBC , CEB and ACC 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 three 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:

1. MP = match points
2. GD = general average
3. 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 are placed in positions 1, 16, 8 and 9.

1. Torbjörn Blomdahl
2. Daniel Sánchez
3. Dick Jaspers
4. Frédéric Caudron
5. Eddy Merckx
6. Tayfun Taşdemir
7. Marco Zanetti
8. Roland Forthomme
9. Sameh Sidhom
10. Cho Jae-ho
11. Kang Dong-koong
12. Tran Quyet Chien

Wildcard players:
1 × CPB : Robinson Morales 1 × ACC : Ihab El Messery 1 × CEB : Christian Rudolph 2 × Organizing host: Duong Anh Vu, Ly The Vinh

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 . In the last (4th) qualifying round, up to 40 points are played in groups A – L with 3 players each. The top three and the three best runners-up in the group go to the final round of the best 32. In the event of a tie, the better GD applies .

Final table qualification group stage group space Surname MP Pt. Recording GD BED HS A. 1 Heo Jung-han 4th 80 57 1.403 1.481 8th 3 Hong Jin-pyo 1 70 47 1.489 2,000 9 2 Carlos Crespo 1 75 50 1,500 2,000 8th B. 1 Pedro Piedrabuena 3 80 52 1.538 1,818 11 2 Javier Palazón 2 60 49 1.224 1.481 6th 3 Kim Hyun-suk 1 78 57 1.368 1.333 6th C. 1 Murat Naci Çoklu 4th 80 41 1.951 2.222 10 2 Truong Chi Minh 2 50 44 1.227 1.538 5 3 Kwang-yeol Park 0 59 49 1.204 --- 5 D. 3 Hwang Hyung-bum 0 60 53 1,132 --- 8th 2 Oh Tae-jun 2 63 42 1,500 1,739 5 1 Mã Minh Cẩm 4th 80 49 1.632 2.105 10 E. 2 Riad Nady 2 75 79 0.949 1.025 5 3 Ragay Henry 0 38 79 0.481 --- 6th 1 Cho Oh-bok 4th 80 80 1,000 1,000 9 F. 2 Choi Sung-won 2 68 42 1.478 1.904 11 1 Kim Hyung-kon 4th 80 47 1.702 1,818 9 3 Hakan Incekara 0 44 43 1.023 --- 5 G 2 Eddy Leppens 2 77 51 1.509 1.428 8th 3 Ma Xuan Cuong 0 51 50 1.020 --- 8th 1 Can Çapak 4th 80 45 1,777 1,818 12 H 3 Lee Choong-bok 0 68 55 1,236 --- 6th 2 Nguyễn Quốc Nguyện 2 76 43 1.767 1.538 7th 1 Shin Jung-ju 4th 80 46 1,739 2,352 10 I. 1 Adnan Yüksel 4th 80 46 1,739 2.222 8th 3 Jérémy Bury 0 55 54 1.018 --- 6th 2 Choi Wan-young 2 64 44 1.454 1.538 13 J 1 Kim Haeng-jik 3 80 58 1,379 2.222 17th 3 Cho Chi-yeon 0 73 43 1.679 --- 6th 2 Truong Quang Hao 3 80 65 1.230 1,600 6th K 2 Nikos Polychronopoulos 2 70 43 1.627 1,818 6th 3 Kim Jae-guen 0 69 47 1.468 1 Seo Hyun-min 4th 80 46 1,739 1.904 19th L. 1 Lütfi Çenet 4th 80 57 1.403 1.481 7th 2 Semih Saygıner 2 75 56 1,339 1.538 6th 3 Kim Byeong-ho 0 55 53 1.037 --- 6th

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 .)

(The numbers in bold show the decisive valuation for the entry into the final round.)

Final round

The tournament tree for the final round is listed below.

1/16 final (game up to 40 points)

Round of 16 (game up to 40 points)

Quarter-finals (game up to 40 points)

Semi-finals (game up to 40 points)

Final (game up to 40 points)

Torbjörn Blomdahl

40 /14

Pedro Piedrabuena

26/14

Torbjörn Blomdahl

40 /13

Kim Hyung-kon

13/13

Tran Quyet Chien

36/22

Kim Hyung-kon

40 /22

Torbjörn Blomdahl

25/21

Marco Zanetti

40 /21

Sameh Sidhom

40 /25

Cho Oh-bok

31/25

Sameh Sidhom

9/19

Marco Zanetti

40 /19

Marco Zanetti

40 /17

Lütfi Çenet

39/17

Marco Zanetti

34/20

Frédéric Caudron

40 /20

Cho Jae-ho

40 /24

Robinson Morales

29/24

Cho Jae-ho

40 /22

Heo Jung-han

26/22

Tayfun Taşdemir

26/16

Heo Jung-han

40 /16

Cho Jae-ho

33/23

Frédéric Caudron

40 /23

Kang Dong-koong

37/24

Duong Anh Vu

40 /24

Duong Anh Vu

24/12

Frédéric Caudron

40 /12

Frédéric Caudron

40 /31

Christian Rudolph

33/31

Frédéric Caudron

40 /17

Dick Jaspers

20/17

Dick Jaspers

40 /17

Ly The Vinh

16/17

Dick Jaspers

40 /16

Truong Quang Hao

18/16

Seo Hyun-min

21/20

Truong Quang Hao

40 /20

Dick Jaspers

40/29/ 3

Ma Minh Cam

40/29/1

Eddy Merckx

39/23

Kim Heang-jik

40 /23

Kim Heang-jik

31/22

Ma Minh Cam

40 /22

Murat Naci Çoklu

31/22

Ma Minh Cam

40 /22

Dick Jaspers

40 /14

Nguyen Quoc Nguyen

30/14

Roland Forthomme

40 /34

Ihab El Messery

31/34

Roland Forthomme

23/19

Nguyen Quoc Nguyen

40 /19

Shin Jung-ju

17/16

Nguyen Quoc Nguyen

40 /16

Nguyen Quoc Nguyen

40 /20

Nikos Polychronopoulos

34/20

Can Çapak

40 /23

Adnan Yüksel

27/23

Can Çapak

28/23

Nikos Polychronopoulos

40 /23

Daniel Sánchez

30/11

Nikos Polychronopoulos

40 /11

Closing table

For the sake of clarity, not all players are listed, only the best 32 (participants in the final round). The complete list can be viewed at the UMB.

Final ranking phase space Surname MP Pt. Recording GD BED HS WRP * 1 final 1 Frédéric Caudron 10 200 101 1,980 3.333 11 80 2 Dick Jaspers 8th 180 93 1.935 2.857 10 54 Semi- finals 3 Nguyen Quoc Nguyen 6th 150 69 2.173 2,500 9 38 Marco Zanetti 6th 154 77 2,000 2,352 11 38 quarter- final 5 Torbjörn Blomdahl 4th 105 48 2.187 3.076 8th 26th 6th Nikos Polychronopoulos 4th 114 54 2.111 3,636 22nd 26th 7th Cho Jae-ho 4th 113 67 1.686 1,818 10 26th 8th Ma Minh Cam 4th 120 73 1.643 1,818 9 26th eighth final 9 Duong Anh Vu 2 64 36 1,777 1.666 12 16 10 Heo Jung-han 2 66 38 1.736 2,500 7th 16 11 Truong Quang Hao 2 58 36 1.611 2,000 5 16 12 Kim Heang-jik 2 71 45 1,577 1,739 5 16 13 Kim Hyung-kon 2 53 35 1.514 1,818 7th 16 14th Can Çapak 2 68 46 1.478 1,739 14th 16 15th Roland Forthomme 2 63 53 1.188 1.176 6th 16 16 Sameh Sidhom 2 49 44 1.113 1,600 9 16 1/16 finals 17th Daniel Sánchez 0 30th 11 2.727 --- 8th 8th 18th Lütfi Çenet 0 39 17th 2,294 --- 6th 8th 19th Pedro Piedrabuena 0 26th 14th 1.857 --- 6th 8th 20th Eddy Merckx 0 39 23 1.695 --- 5 8th 21st Tran Quyet Chien 0 36 22nd 1.636 --- 5 8th 22nd Tayfun Taşdemir 0 26th 16 1.625 --- 5 8th 23 Kang Dong-koong 0 37 24 1.541 --- 6th 8th 24 Murat Naci Çoklu 0 31 22nd 1.409 --- 9 8th 25th Cho Oh-bok 0 31 25th 1,240 --- 7th 8th 26th Robinson Morales 0 29 24 1.208 --- 5 8th 27 Adnan Yüksel 0 27 23 1.173 --- 5 8th 28 Christian Rudolph 0 33 31 1.064 --- 8th 8th 29 Shin Jung-ju 0 17th 16 1.062 --- 4th 8th 30th Seo Hyun-min 0 21st 20th 1.050 --- 3 8th 31 Ly The Vinh 0 16 17th 0.941 --- 3 8th 32 Ihab El Messery 0 31 34 0.911 --- 9 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

Web links

• Poly runs 22 and finishes the game on Sanchez on YouTube

Individual evidence

1. ↑ General Info. On: umb-carom.com. Retrieved February 27, 2017.

See also

• Three Cushion World Cup 2016/1 from February 1st to 7th in Bursa , Turkey
• Three Cushion World Cup 2016/2 from March 27th to April 2nd in Luxor , Egypt
• Three Cushion World Cup 2016/4 from July 18 to 24 in Porto , Portugal
• Three Cushion World Cup 2016/5 from August 29th to September 4th in Guri , South Korea
• Three Cushion World Cup 2016/6 from October 24th to 30th in La Baule , France
• Three Cushion World Cup 2016/7 from December 11th to 17th in Hurghada , Egypt