The seventh three-cushion World Cup 2019, in the 33rd year of the tournament series, took place from December 8th to 14th in Sharm El Sheikh , Egypt . It was the first three-cushion World Cup tournament, a game of carom billiards , in Sharm el-Sheikh and marked the end of the season of the World Cup.
The winner was the Italian Marco Zanetti , overall winner of the year was Dick Jaspers from the Netherlands , who came in second .
In 2013 a lot had changed in the tournament mode. 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. From the main qualification and in the knockout games, the game distance is 40 points. A tie is possible in the qualifying rounds. In the knockout round, overtime (shootout) 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 is set to 40 seconds.
Four qualifying rounds were played. From the last qualifying round, the 12 group winners and the three best runners-up (lucky losers) qualified for the final round. The main tournament was played with 32 participants.
From the 2019 season there will no longer be a 1/16 final. For this, after the main qualification, the last 32 players are placed in eight groups of four. The two best in the group contest the round of 16. This change makes sense because the seeded players now have three games safe. Thus, the players do not have to fly for hours for possibly just one game. In the event of a tie, the following order will be applied:
From 2017 the number of players seeded will increase to 14. There are only three wild cards . One UMB wild card and two for the host.
The first 14 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 at positions 1, 16, 9 and 8.
The three best runners-up come into the main round
Korea South Choi Wan-young
Vietnam Do Nguyen Trung Hau
Vietnam Mã Xuân Cường
Swell:
Main tournament
Group stage
Groups A / B
Group A
game
Surname
PP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
1
NetherlandsDick Jaspers
2
40
15th
2,666
10
Vietnam Mã Xuân Cường
0
25th
15th
1.666
7th
2
Korea SouthCho Myung-woo
2
40
31
1.290
7th
Peru Guido Sacco
0
37
31
1.193
5
3
Netherlands Dick Jaspers
0
37
21st
1.761
8th
Korea SouthCho Myung-woo
2
40
21st
1.9047
7th
4th
Vietnam Mã Xuân Cường
0
33
38
0.868
6th
PeruGuido Sacco
2
40
38
1052
6th
5
NetherlandsDick Jaspers
2
40
21st
1.904
6th
Peru Guido Sacco
0
18th
21st
0.857
2
6th
Korea SouthCho Myung-woo
2
40
20th
2,000
9
Vietnam Mã Xuân Cường
0
37
20th
1,850
5
Group graduation
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Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
HS
1
Korea South Cho Myung-woo
6th
120
72
1.666
9
2
Netherlands Dick Jaspers
4th
117
57
2.2.052
10
3
Peru Guido Sacco
2
95
89
1.067
6th
4th
Vietnam Mã Xuân Cường
0
95
72
1,319
7th
total
427
290
1.472
10
Group B
game
Surname
PP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
1
ItalyMarco Zanetti
2
40
21st
1.904
12
Egypt Riad Nady
0
17th
21st
0.809
2
2
VietnamNgô Đình Nại
1
40
26th
1.538
6th
VietnamDo Nguyen Trung Hau
1
40
26th
1.538
5
3
ItalyMarco Zanetti
2
40
11
3,636
15th
Vietnam Ngô Đình Nại
0
14th
11
1.272
4th
4th
Egypt Riad Nady
0
29
16
1,812
5
VietnamDo Nguyen Trung Hau
2
40
16
2,500
8th
5
ItalyMarco Zanetti
2
40
18th
2.222
15th
Vietnam Do Nguyen Trung Hau
0
19th
18th
1.055
6th
6th
Vietnam Ngô Đình Nại
0
29
25th
1,338
6th
EgyptRiad Nady
2
40
25th
1,600
5
Group graduation
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Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
HS
1
Italy Marco Zanetti
6th
120
50
2,400
15th
2
Vietnam Do Nguyen Trung Hau
3
99
60
1,650
8th
3
Egypt Riad Nady
2
86
62
1.387
5
4th
Vietnam Ngô Đình Nại
1
83
62
1,338
6th
total
388
234
1,668
15th
Groups C / D
Group C
game
Surname
PP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
1
TurkeyTayfun Taşdemir
2
40
18th
1,818
8th
Korea South Choi Wan-young
0
28
18th
1.555
10
2
SwedenTorbjörn Blomdahl
2
40
20th
2,000
6th
Egypt Hesham Saad
0
12
20th
0.600
5
3
Turkey Tayfun Taşdemir
0
30th
18th
1.666
9
SwedenTorbjörn Blomdahl
2
40
18th
2.222
11
4th
Korea SouthChoi Wan-young
2
40
32
1,250
10
Egypt Hesham Saad
0
20th
32
0.625
3
5
TurkeyTayfun Taşdemir
2
40
16
2,500
10
Egypt Hesham Saad
0
33
16
2.062
10
6th
Sweden Torbjörn Blomdahl
0
34
24
1.416
7th
Korea SouthChoi Wan-young
2
40
24
1.666
7th
Group graduation
space
Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
HS
1
Turkey Tayfun Taşdemir
4th
110
52
2.115
10
2
Sweden Torbjörn Blomdahl
4th
114
62
1,838
11
3
Korea South Choi Wan-young
4th
108
72
1,500
10
4th
Egypt Hesham Saad
0
65
66
0.984
10
total
397
252
1.575
11
Group D
game
Surname
PP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
1
TurkeySemih Saygıner
2
40
27
1.481
6th
Vietnam Nguyễn Quốc Nguyện
0
37
27
1,370
10
2
Korea SouthHeo Jung-han
2
40
15th
2,666
11
Korea South Seo Chang-hoon
0
30th
15th
2,000
6th
3
Turkey Semih Saygıner
0
34
26th
1.307
8th
Korea SouthHeo Jung-han
2
40
26th
1.538
7th
4th
VietnamNguyễn Quốc Nguyện
2
40
25th
1,600
7th
Korea South Seo Chang-hoon
0
32
25th
1.280
9
5
TurkeySemih Saygıner
2
40
15th
2,666
8th
Korea South Seo Chang-hoon
0
14th
15th
0.933
3
6th
Korea SouthHeo Jung-han
2
40
21st
1.904
7th
Vietnam Nguyễn Quốc Nguyện
0
32
21st
1.523
5
Group graduation
space
Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
HS
1
Korea South Heo Jung-han
6th
120
62
1.935
11
2
Turkey Semih Saygıner
4th
114
68
1.676
8th
3
Vietnam Nguyễn Quốc Nguyện
2
109
73
1.493
10
4th
Korea South Seo Chang-hoon
0
76
55
1.381
9
total
419
258
1.624
11
Groups E / F
Group E
game
Surname
PP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
1
BelgiumEddy Merckx
2
40
17th
2,352
10
Korea South Kim Bong-chul
0
27
17th
1,588
5
2
GermanyMartin Horn
2
40
26th
1.538
7th
Turkey Can Çapak
0
30th
26th
1.153
5
3
Belgium Eddy Merckx
0
24
23
1.043
3
GermanyMartin Horn
2
40
23
1,739
8th
4th
Korea SouthKim Bong-chul
2
40
24
1.666
6th
Turkey Can Çapak
0
17th
24
0.0.708
4th
5
BelgiumEddy Merckx
2
40
13
3.076
9
Turkey Can Çapak
0
16
13
1.230
4th
6th
GermanyMartin Horn
2
40
20th
2,000
6th
Korea South Kim Bong-chul
0
27
20th
1,350
9
Group graduation
space
Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
HS
1
Germany Martin Horn
6th
120
69
1,739
8th
2
Belgium Eddy Merckx
4th
104
53
1,962
10
3
Korea South Kim Bong-chul
2
94
61
1,540
9
4th
Turkey Can Çapak
0
63
63
1,000
5
total
381
246
1,548
9
Group F.
game
Surname
PP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
1
Korea South Cho Jae-ho
0
34
21st
1.619
6th
BelgiumPeter de Backer
2
40
21st
1.904
7th
2
Korea South Kim Haeng-jik
0
38
17th
2.235
8th
Korea SouthChoi Sung-won
2
40
17th
2,352
11
3
Belgium Peter de Backer
0
36
17th
2.117
10
Korea SouthChoi Sung-won
2
40
17th
2,352
18th
4th
Korea South Cho Jae-ho
0
29
16
1,812
5
Korea SouthKim Haeng-jik
2
40
16
2,500
8th
5
BelgiumPeter de Backer
2
40
24
1.666
5
Korea South Kim Haeng-jik
0
37
24
1.541
9
6th
Korea SouthChoi Sung-won
2
40
11
3,636
11
Korea South Cho Jae-ho
0
17th
11
1.545
4th
Group graduation
space
Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
HS
1
Korea South Choi Sung-won
6th
120
45
2,666
18th
2
Belgium Peter de Backer
4th
116
62
1,870
10
3
Korea South Kim Haeng-jik
2
115
57
2.017
9
4th
Korea South Cho Jae-ho
0
80
48
1.666
6th
total
431
212
2.033
18th
Groups G / H
Group G
game
Surname
PP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
1
VietnamTrần Quyết Chiến
2
40
16
2,500
8th
Turkey Lütfi Çenet
0
16
16
1,000
6th
2
FranceJérémy Bury
2
40
32
1,250
6th
Germany Dustin Jaeschke
0
35
32
1.093
3
3
VietnamTrần Quyết Chiến
2
40
29
1,379
7th
France Jérémy Bury
0
27
29
0.931
4th
4th
TurkeyLütfi Çenet
2
40
26th
1.538
9
Germany Dustin Jaeschke
0
19th
26th
0.730
4th
5
VietnamTrần Quyết Chiến
2
40
27
1.481
8th
Germany Dustin Jaeschke
0
28
27
1.037
5
6th
FranceJérémy Bury
2
40
12
3.333
10
Turkey Lütfi Çenet
0
27
12
2.250
8th
Group graduation
space
Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
HS
1
Vietnam Trần Quyết Chiến
6th
120
72
1.666
8th
2
France Jérémy Bury
4th
107
73
1.465
10
3
Turkey Lütfi Çenet
2
83
54
1.537
9
4th
Germany Dustin Jaeschke
0
82
85
0.964
5
total
392
284
1,380
10
Group H.
game
Surname
PP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
1
Egypt Sameh Sidhom
0
31
14th
2.214
8th
Korea SouthKim Jun-tae
2
40
14th
2.857
12
2
TurkeyMurat Naci Çoklu
1
40
28
1.428
5
SwedenMichael Nilsson
1
40
28
1.428
8th
3
Korea South Kim Jun-tae
0
39
24
1.625
8th
SwedenMichael Nilsson
2
40
24
1.666
6th
4th
TurkeyMurat Naci Çoklu
2
40
20th
2,000
9
Egypt Sameh Sidhom
0
33
20th
1,650
11
5
Korea SouthKim Jun-tae
2
40
20th
2,000
8th
Turkey Murat Naci Çoklu
0
34
20th
1,700
8th
6th
Sweden Michael Nilsson
0
33
28
1.178
9
EgyptSameh Sidhom
2
40
28
1.428
8th
Group graduation
space
Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
HS
1
Korea South Kim Jun-tae
4th
119
58
2.051
12
2
Turkey Murat Naci Çoklu
3
114
68
1.676
9
3
Sweden Michael Nilsson
3
113
80
1.412
9
4th
Egypt Sameh Sidhom
2
104
62
1.677
11
total
450
268
1.679
12
Swell:
KO round
The tournament tree for the final round is listed below. The game is played at 40 points with a kick . In the event of a draw , the decision will be made with a penalty .
Round of 16 40 points
Quarterfinals 40 points
Semi-final 40 points
Final 40 points
MP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
Korea SouthChoi Sung-won
2
40
19th
2.105
8th
MP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
Vietnam Do Nguyen Trung Hau
0
23
19th
1,210
8th
Korea South Choi Sung-won
0
16
8th
2,000
6th
MP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
NetherlandsDick Jaspers
2
40
8th
5,000
23
Korea South Kim Jun-tae
0
24
25th
0.960
4th
MP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
NetherlandsDick Jaspers
2
40
25th
1,600
13
NetherlandsDick Jaspers
2
40
25th
1.666
6th
MP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
Germany Martin Horn
0
25th
24
1.041
6th
Korea SouthCho Myung-woo
2
40
20th
2,000
4th
MP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
Sweden Torbjörn Blomdahl
0
32
20th
1,600
5
Korea South Cho Myung-woo
0
36
20th
1,800
7th
MP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
GermanyMartin Horn
2
40
20th
2,000
10
GermanyMartin Horn
2
40
20th
2,000
8th
MP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
Turkey Semih Saygıner
0
30th
20th
1,500
10
Netherlands Dick Jaspers
0
29
14th
2.071
9
MP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
ItalyMarco Zanetti
2
40
14th
2.857
10
Korea South Heo Jung-han
0
24
14th
1.714
5
MP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
FranceJérémy Bury
2
40
14th
2.857
12
FranceJérémy Bury
2
40
20th
2,000
9
MP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
Vietnam Trần Quyết Chiến
0
34
20th
1,700
8th
VietnamTrần Quyết Chiến
2
40
30th
1.333
10
MP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
Belgium Peter de Backer
0
33
30th
1,100
7th
France Jérémy Bury
0
28
13
2.153
6th
MP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
ItalyMarco Zanetti
2
40
13
3.076
11
TurkeyTayfun Taşdemir
2
40
27
1.481
5
MP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
Belgium Eddy Merckx
0
37
27
1,370
6th
Turkey Tayfun Taşdemir
0
29
13
2.230
8th
MP
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
ItalyMarco Zanetti
2
40
13
3.076
10
ItalyMarco Zanetti
2
40
13
3.076
12
Turkey Murat Naci Çoklu
0
30th
13
2.307
9
Swell:
Closing table
For the sake of clarity, not all 149 players are listed, but only the best 32 (participants in the final round). The complete list can be viewed at the UMB.
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.