Three Cushion World Championship 2006

59th Three Cushion World Championship 2006
Tournament dates
Tournament type:	World Championship
Tournament format:	Round robin / knockout system
Organizer:	UMB
Tournament details
Venue:	Saalbau, St. Wendel , Germany
Opening:	September 20, 2006
Endgame:	September 24, 2006
Attendees:	47
Defending champion:	Daniel Sánchez
Winner:	Eddy Merckx
2nd finalist:	Nikos Polychronopoulos
3rd place:	Peter de Backer Dick Jaspers
Prize money:	€ 35,200
Records
Best GD:	1,802 Marco Zanetti
Best ED:	2,812 Frédéric Caudron
Maximum series (HS):	15 Dick Jaspers000
Venue on the map
St. Wendel
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The 2006 three-cushion world championship took place from September 20 to 24 in St. Wendel , Germany .

Ten years after the last World Cup in Hattingen , it was the sixth three-cushion World Cup in Germany.

history

With his victory, the Belgian Eddy Merckx secured the 100th world championship title for his country in the 100th anniversary of the Belgian Billad Association. It was the 28th title in three cushion. Billiards legend Raymond Ceulemans got 21 of them . The Vietnamese Duong Anh Vu made a very good impression . At the first World Cup participation by Vietnam, he made it to the quarter-finals. In the last sixteen he defeated former world champion Torbjörn Blomdahl . Only 47 players took part in the World Cup. The Nicaraguan Roberto Arana did not show up for the tournament. So there was a group of 2 preliminary rounds with Martin Horn and Tonny Carlsen. The two played against each other twice to win the group.

mode

The tournament was played with 47 participants. The whole tournament was played on three sets of 15 points each. Third place was not played out.

Prize money and world ranking points

space	total	Points
winner	€ 4,800	120
finalist	€ 3,200	081
3rd & 3rd place	€ 1,600	057
5th - 8th place	€ 1,200	039
8th - 16th place	€ 800	024
17th - 48th place	400 €	(17th - 32nd) 012 (33rd - 48th) 8th 00
total	€ 35,200

Group stage

Legend
Abbr.	meaning	Abbr.	meaning
MP	Match points	HS	Maximum series
SV	Sentence ratio	ED	Single average
GD	General average	BSD	Best sentence average
BED	Best individual average	PP	Game points
BG	Best sentence average	BMD	Best team average
Pt.	points scored	GUV	G ewonnen- U nentschieden- V erloren; Points 2-1-0 are awarded in this order
Recording	required recordings		Group winners advance to the final round
Possibly. not all terms apply or some are not listed. These can be looked up in the list of collision terms .

Group A
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Daniel Sánchez	4th	6: 1	1,650	1,800	7,500	12		Merlin Romero	3 : 0	Jorge Theriaga
2	Merlin Romero	2	3: 3	0.938	1.097	1,875	5		Jorge Theriaga	1: 3	Daniel Sánchez
3	Jorge Theriaga	0	1: 6	0.894	---	1.363	5		Merlin Romero	0: 3	Daniel Sánchez
Group B
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Dick Jaspers	4th	6: 3	2.072	2.233	3,750	10		Ryūji Umeda	3 : 1	Carlos Crespo
2	Ryūji Umeda	2	5: 4	1.347	1.275	2,500	8th		Dick Jaspers	3 : 1	Carlos Crespo
3	Carlos Crespo	0	2: 6	1.285	---	5,000	9		Dick Jaspers	3 : 2	Ryūji Umeda
Group C
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Frédéric Caudron	4th	6-0	1.384	1,500	1,875	6th		Ivo Gazdos	3 : 2	Luis Miguel Avila
2	Ivo Gazdos	2	3: 5	1,234	1.307	1,500	7th		Luis Miguel Avila	0: 3	Frédéric Caudron
3	Luis Miguel Avila	0	2: 6	1.082	---	2.142	10		Ivo Gazdos	0: 3	Frédéric Caudron
Group D
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Torbjörn Blomdahl	4th	6-0	1.636	2.045	2,500	9		Ramon Hamm	0: 3	Jens Eggers
2	Jens Eggers	2	3: 3	1,250	1.607	2.142	9		Ramon Hamm	0: 3	Torbjörn Blomdahl
3	Ramon Hamm	0	0: 6	0.645	---	---	4th		Jens Eggers	0: 3	Torbjörn Blomdahl
Group E
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Roland Forthomme	4th	6: 3	1.044	1.203	2.142	8th		Mohsen Fouda	0: 3	Raimond Burgman
2	Raimond Burgman	2	5: 3	1,238	1,500	1.666	6th		Roland Forthomme	3 : 1	Mohsen Fouda
3	Mohsen Fouda	0	1: 6	0.720	---	1,000	4th		Raimond Burgman	2: 3	Roland Forthomme
Group F.
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Mazin Shooni	4th	6: 4	1,380	1.666	2,500	8th		Antonio Oddo	1: 3	Mazin Shooni
2	Jean Paul de Bruijn	2	3: 4	1.264	1.404	2.142	7th		Jean Paul de Bruijn	3 : 1	Antonio Oddo
3	Antonio Oddo	0	2: 6	0.916	---	2.142	7th		Jean Paul de Bruijn	0: 3	Mazin Shooni
Group G
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Marco Zanetti	4th	6: 1	2,318	2,318	3,750	8th		Marco Sobarso	0: 3	Gerhard Kostistansky
2	Gerhard Kostistansky	2	4: 3	1.518	1.363	3,000	6th		Marco Zanetti	3 : 0	Marco Sobarso
3	Marco Sobarso	0	0: 6	0.687	---	---	6th		Gerhard Kostistansky	1: 3	Marco Zanetti
Group H.
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Dương Anh Vũ	4th	6: 4	1.258	1.605	3,000	9		Duong Anh Vu	3 : 2	Jérémy Bury
2	Semih Saygıner	2	5: 4	1.468	1.341	2,500	7th		Semih Saygıner	3 : 1	Jérémy Bury
3	Jérémy Bury	0	3: 6	1.078	---	3,000	7th		Duong Anh Vu	3 : 2	Semih Saygıner
Group I.
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Filipos Kasidokostas	4th	6: 2	1.709	1,800	3,000	8th		Nick Tremoulis	0: 3	Filipos Kasidokostas
2	Christian Rudolph	2	5: 5	1.367	1,260	3,750	11		Christian Rudolph	3 : 2	Nick Tremoulis
3	Nick Tremoulis	0	2: 6	0.972	---	1.363	5		Christian Rudolph	2: 3	Filipos Kasidokostas
Group J
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Kim Kyung-roul	4th	6-0	1.578	1,800	2,500	8th		Kim Kyung-roul	3 : 0	Maged Elias
2	Luis Aveiga	2	3: 4	1.014	1.088	2,500	7th		Luis Aveiga	3 : 1	Maged Elias
3	Maged Elias	0	1: 6	0.891	---	1,250	4th		Luis Aveiga	0: 3	Kim Kyung-roul
Group K
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Eddy Merckx	4th	6: 2	1,888	1.956	2,500	10		Murat Naci Çoklu	3 : 1	Cayo Bardales
2	Murat Naci Çoklu	2	5: 4	1,500	1.302	3,750	10		Eddy Merckx	3 : 0	Cayo Bardales
3	Cayo Bardales	0	1: 6	1.031	---	1,500	6th		Murat Naci Çoklu	2: 3	Eddy Merckx
Group L
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Nikos Polychronopoulos	4th	6: 2	1,379	1.486	2.142	6th		Masashi Kojima	1: 3	N. Polychronopoulos
2	Adnan Yüksel	2	4: 3	1.323	1.285	1,500	5		Masashi Kojima	0: 3	Adnan Yüksel
3	Masashi Kojima	0	1: 6	0.933	---	1,875	7th		Adnan Yüksel	1: 3	N. Polychronopoulos
Group M
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Peter de Backer	4th	6: 1	1.578	1.607	2,500	6th		Adrian Viguera	3 : 2	Francis Connesson
2	Adrian Viguera	2	4: 5	1.010	0.969	2.142	6th		Peter de Backer	3 : 0	Francis Connesson
3	Francis Connesson	0	2: 6	0.977	---	1.071	7th		Peter de Backer	3 : 1	Adrian Viguera
Groups
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Eddy Leppens	4th	6: 3	1.366	1,583	2.142	7th		Aurelio Perez	2: 3	Eddy Leppens
2	Ramón Rodriguez	2	4: 4	1.294	1.255	2.142	8th		Aurelio Perez	1: 3	Ramón Rodriguez
3	Aurelio Perez	0	3: 6	0.979	---	1.666	5		Eddy Leppens	3 : 1	Ramón Rodriguez
Group O
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	John Tijssens	4th	6: 2	1.204	1.447	1.666	9		Klaus Müller	0: 3	Brian Knudsen
2	Brian Knudsen	2	4: 3	1.178	1,500	3,000	8th		Klaus Müller	1: 3	John Tijssens
3	Klaus Müller	0	1: 6	0.984	---	1.363	6th		John Tijssens	3 : 1	Brian Knudsen
Group p
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Martin Horn	4th	6: 4	1.452	1.622	2.142	7th		Tonny Carlsen	2: 3	Martin Horn
2	Tonny Carlsen	0	4: 6	1.106	---	2,500	6th		Martin Horn	3 : 2	Tonny Carlsen
3	Roberto Arana	0	0	0	0	0	0

Final round

The tournament tree for the final round is listed below.

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Torbjörn Blomdahl

1 / 1.809

Dương Anh Vũ

3 / 2.227

Dương Anh Vũ

2 / 1.266

Eddy Merckx

3 / 1.369

Filipos Kasidokostas

0 / 0.272

Eddy Merckx

3 / 1.956

Eddy Merckx

3 / 1.857

Dick Jaspers

1 / 1.111

Dick Jaspers

3 / 2,000

Daniel Sánchez

1 / 1.833

Dick Jaspers

3 / 1.666

Marco Zanetti

0 / 1.080

Marco Zanetti

3 / 2,000

Eddy Leppens

2 / 1.484

Eddy Merckx

3 / 1.960

Nikos Polychronopoulos

1 / 1.750

Frédéric Caudron

3 / 2.812

Roland Forthomme

0 / 1.714

Peter de Backer

3 / 1.793

Frédéric Caudron

1 / 1.642

Peter de Backer

3 / 1.588

John Tijssens

1 / 1.303

Peter de Backer

2 / 1.414

Nikos Polychronopoulos

3 / 1.585

Mazin Shooni

1 / 1.294

Nikos Polychronopoulos

3 / 1.514

Nikos Polychronopoulos

3 / 1.94

Martin Horn

2 / 1.098

Martin Horn

3 / 1.966

Kim Kyung-roul

1 / 1.034

Closing table

Final ranking phase space Surname MP SV Pts Recording GD BED BSD HS WRLP final 1 Eddy Merckx 12: 0 18: 6 311 176 1.767 1.956 3,750 10 120 2 Nikos Polychronopoulos 10: 2 16:10 335 230 1.456 1.585 5,000 11 81 Semi- finals 3 Peter de Backer 8: 2 14: 6 265 168 1,577 1.793 3,000 11 57 Dick Jaspers 8: 2 13: 7 239 134 1,783 2.233 7,500 15th 57 quarter- final 5 Frédéric Caudron 6: 2 10: 3 181 109 1.660 2.812 5,000 11 39 6th Marco Zanetti 6: 2 9: 6 146 81 1.802 2,318 3,750 11 39 7th Martin Horn 6: 2 11: 8 253 176 1.437 1,966 3,750 9 39 8th Dương Anh Vũ 6: 2 11: 8 218 156 1.397 2.227 5,000 13 39 eighth final 9 Torbjörn Blomdahl 4: 2 7: 3 128 76 1.684 2.045 3,750 9 24 10 Kim Kyung-roul 4: 2 7: 3 120 86 1.395 1,800 2,500 8th 24 11 Daniel Sánchez 4: 2 7: 4 148 87 1.701 1,800 7,500 12 24 12 Eddy Leppens 4: 2 8: 6 172 123 1.398 1,500 2.142 7th 24 13 John Tijssens 4: 2 7: 5 155 126 1.230 1.447 1.666 9 24 14th Filipos Kasidokostas 4: 2 6: 5 112 84 1.333 1,800 3,000 8th 24 15th Mazin Shooni 4: 2 7: 7 142 105 1.352 1.666 2,500 8th 24 16 Roland Forthomme 4: 2 6: 6 141 126 1.119 1.203 2.142 8th 24 Group phase 17th Raimond Burgman 2: 2 5: 3 104 84 1,238 1,500 1.666 6th 12 18th Gerhard Kostistansky 2: 2 4: 3 82 54 1.518 1.363 3,000 6th 12 19th Murat Naci Çoklu 2: 2 5: 4 111 74 1,200 1.302 3,750 10 12 20th Semih Saygıner 2: 2 5: 4 116 79 1.468 1.341 2,500 7th 12 21st Ryūji Umeda 2: 2 5: 4 93 69 1.347 1.275 2,500 8th 12 22nd Adnan Yüksel 2: 2 4: 3 94 71 1.323 1.285 1,500 5 12 23 Brian Knudsen 2: 2 4: 3 99 84 1.178 1,500 3,000 8th 12 24 Christian Rudolph 2: 2 5: 5 119 87 1.367 1,260 3,750 11 12 25th Ramón Rodriguez 2: 2 4: 4 101 78 1.294 1.255 2.142 8th 12 26th Jens Eggers 2: 2 3: 3 75 60 1,250 1.607 2.142 9 12 27 Merlin Romero 2: 2 3: 3 61 65 0.938 1.097 1,875 5 12 28 Jean Paul de Bruijn 2: 2 3: 4 86 68 1.264 1.404 2.142 7th 12 29 Luis Aveiga 2: 2 3: 4 70 69 1.014 1.088 2,500 7th 12 30th Adrian Viguera 2: 2 4: 5 101 100 1.010 0.969 2.142 6th 12 31 Ivo Gazdos 2: 2 3: 5 100 81 1,234 1.307 1,500 7th 12 32 Tonny Carlsen 0: 4 4: 6 104 94 1.106 --- 2,500 6th 12 33 Jérémy Bury 2: 2 3: 6 96 89 1.078 --- 3,000 7th 8th 34 Aurelio Perez 2: 2 3: 6 94 96 0.979 --- 1.666 5 8th 35 Carlos Crespo 0: 4 2: 6 81 63 1.285 --- 5,000 9 8th 36 Luis Miguel Avila 0: 4 2: 6 92 85 1.082 --- 2.142 10 8th 37 Francis Connesson 0: 4 2: 6 88 90 0.977 --- 1.071 7th 8th 38 Nikos Tremoulis 0: 4 2: 6 71 73 0.792 --- 1.363 5 8th 39 Antonio Oddo 0: 4 2: 6 77 84 0.918 --- 2.142 7th 8th 40 Cayo Bardales 0: 4 1: 6 65 63 1.031 --- 1,500 6th 8th 41 Klaus Müller 0: 4 1: 6 65 66 0.984 --- 1.363 6th 8th 42 Masashi Kojima 0: 4 1: 6 70 75 0.933 --- 1,875 7th 8th 43 Jorge Theriaga 0: 4 1: 6 68 76 0.894 --- 1.363 5 8th 44 Maged Elias 0: 4 1: 6 66 74 0.891 --- 1,250 4th 8th 45 Mohsen Fouda 0: 4 1: 6 62 86 0.720 --- 1,000 4th 8th 46 Marco Sobarso 0: 4 0: 6 22nd 32 0.687 --- --- 6th 8th 47 Ramon Hamm 0: 4 0: 6 31 48 0.645 --- --- 4th 8th 48 Roberto Arana n / A - - - - - - - - Tournament average: 1.291

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 .)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ General Information (PDF; 58 kB) Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved on August 28, 2012.
2. ^ Heinrich Weingartner: Billiards . No. 188 . Vienna October 2006, p. 18-25 .