Three Cushion World Championship 2007

60th three-cushion world championship 2007
Tournament dates
Tournament type:	World Championship
Tournament format:	Round robin / knockout system
Organizer:	UMB
Tournament details
Venue:	?, Cuenca , Ecuador
Opening:	November 7, 2007
Endgame:	November 11, 2007
Attendees:	48
Defending champion:	Eddy Merckx
Winner:	Ryūji Umeda
2nd finalist:	Daniel Sánchez
3rd place:	Dick Jaspers Ramón Rodriguez
Prize money:	€ 35,200
Records
Best GD:	1,805 Daniel Sánchez
Best ED:	2,647 Daniel Sánchez
Maximum series (HS):	12 Gerhard Kostistansky000
Venue on the map
Cuenca
← 2006	2008 →

The 2007 three-cushion world championship took place in Cuenca ( Ecuador ) from November 7th to 11th . It was the 12th three-cushion World Cup on South American soil and, after 1982 in Guayaquil, the second in Ecuador.

history

The Japanese Ryūji Umeda sensationally won the world champion title in front of the entire world elite of three-cushion billiards. This title is comparable to the success of Avelino Rico in 1986 in Las Vegas . Umeda was only the second Japanese to win this title after the two-time world champion Nobuaki Kobayashi . The Peruvian Ramón Rodriguez was able to win a bronze medal for the second time since 2002. Former world champion Marco Zanetti from Italy caused the biggest surprise of the preliminary round . He was only last in his preliminary group and only finished 33rd in the end.

mode

The tournament was played with 48 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	Eddy Merckx	4th	6: 2	1,380	1.730	3,000	9		Ricardo Garcia Alarcon	0: 3	Hwang Deuk-hee
2	Hwang Deuk-hee	2	5: 3	1.081	1.097	1.666	6th		Eddy Merckx	3 : 0	Ricardo Garcia Alarcon
3	Ricardo Garcia Alarcon	0	0: 6	0.890	---	---	6th		Eddy Merckx	3 : 2	Hwang Deuk-hee
Group B
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Torbjörn Blomdahl	4th	6: 1	1.446	1,960	3,000	8th		Mazin Shooni	0: 3	John Tijssens
2	John Tijssens	2	4: 3	1.518	1,500	3,000	9		Mazin Shooni	0: 3	Torbjörn Blomdahl
3	Mazin Shooni	0	0: 6	0.705	---	---	4th		Torbjörn Blomdahl	3 : 1	John Tijssens
Group C
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Frédéric Caudron	4th	6: 1	1.378	1.451	1,875	8th		Ihab El Messery	2: 3	Takao Miyashita
2	Takao Miyashita	2	4: 5	0.806	0.728	1.363	8th		Ihab El Messery	0: 3	Frédéric Caudron
3	Ihab El Messery	0	2: 6	0.672	---	0.714	6th		Takao Miyashita	1: 3	Frédéric Caudron
Group D
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Daniel Sánchez	4th	6: 1	1,942	2,647	5,000	8th		Miguel Alamaraz	3 : 0	Rui Manuel Costa
2	Miguel Alamaraz	2	3: 3	0.734	0.714	1.363	4th		Daniel Sánchez	3 : 1	Rui Manuel Costa
3	Rui Manuel Costa	0	1: 6	0.726	---	1,500	6th		Miguel Alamaraz	0: 3	Daniel Sánchez
Group E
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Dick Jaspers	4th	6: 2	1.266	1.638	3,000	10		Pedro Piedrabuena	0: 3	Ismail Yasin
2	Ismail Yasin	2	4: 3	1.010	1.153	2.142	10		Pedro Piedrabuena	1: 3	Dick Jaspers
3	Pedro Piedrabuena	0	1: 6	0.986	---	1,500	5		Dick Jaspers	3 : 1	Ismail Yasin
Group F.
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Roland Forthomme	4th	6: 2	1,360	1.562	2.142	9		Andreas Efler	3 : 0	Tonny Carlsen
2	Andreas Efler	2	4: 3	1.459	1,500	2,500	5		Roland Forthomme	3 : 1	Tonny Carlsen
3	Tonny Carlsen	0	1: 6	0.871	---	1.666	5		Andreas Efler	1: 3	Roland Forthomme
Group G
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Dion Nelin	4th	6: 4	1,344	1,500	2.142	6th		Gabriel Vásquez	2: 3	Dion Nelin
2	Kim Kyung-roul	2	5: 5	1.411	1,448	2.142	7th		Gabriel Vásquez	2: 3	Kim Kyung-roul
3	Gabriel Vásquez	0	4: 6	1,270	---	1,875	9		Dion Nelin	3 : 2	Kim Kyung-roul
Group H.
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Nikos Polychronopoulos	4th	6: 1	1.303	1.551	1,875	7th		Juan Carlos del Salto	0: 3	Javier Teran
2	Javier Teran	2	4: 3	1,400	1.607	2.142	9		Juan Carlos del Salto	1: 3	N. Polychronopoulos
3	Juan Carlos del Salto	0	1: 6	0.736	---	0.789	5		N. Polychronopoulos	3 : 0	Javier Teran
Group I.
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Eddy Leppens	4th	6-0	1.525	1.666	2,500	8th		Joji Kai	0: 3	Eddy Leppens
2	Joji Kai	2	3: 4	0.873	0.852	1.071	6th		Ruben Campoverde	1: 3	Joji Kai
3	Ruben Campoverde	0	1: 6	0.571	---	1.363	7th		Ruben Campoverde	0: 3	Eddy Leppens
Group J
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Ramón Rodriguez	4th	6-0	0.900	1.046	1,875	6th		Carlos Lazo	0: 3	Ricardo Aviles
2	Ricardo Aviles	2	3: 3	0.528	0.692	0.714	5		Carlos Lazo	0: 3	Ramón Rodriguez
3	Carlos Lazo	0	0: 6	0.450	---	---	4th		Ramón Rodriguez	3 : 0	Ricardo Aviles
Group K
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Rodolfo Covarrubias	2	5: 5	1.115	1.290	1,875	8th		Jérémy Bury	3 : 2	Rodolfo Covarrubias
2	Jérémy Bury	2	5: 5	1.109	1,260	3,750	9		Rodolfo Covarrubias	3 : 2	Marco Zanetti
3	Marco Zanetti	2	5: 5	0.956	0.900	1.666	8th		Jérémy Bury	2: 3	Marco Zanetti
Group L
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Luis Aveiga	4th	6: 1	1.101	1.216	1,875	6th		Luis Aveiga	3 : 0	René Andradre
2	Alexander Salazar	2	4: 3	1.010	1.046	2.142	8th		René Andradre	0: 3	Alexander Salazar
3	René Andradre	0	0: 6	0.441	---	---	3		Alexander Salazar	1: 3	Luis Aveiga
Group M
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Ryūji Umeda	4th	6: 1	1.285	1,800	3,000	7th		Byron Ledezma	1: 3	Klaus Müller
2	Klaus Müller	2	3: 4	0.780	0.670	1,250	8th		Byron Ledezma	1: 3	Ryūji Umeda
3	Byron Ledezma	0	2: 6	0.462	---	0.937	3		Ryūji Umeda	3 : 0	Klaus Müller
Groups
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Filipos Kasidokostas	4th	6: 2	1.204	1,400	3,750	9		Miguel Labrador	1: 3	Lütfi Çenet
2	Lütfi Çenet	2	4: 4	0.900	0.915	1.666	5		Miguel Labrador	1: 3	Filipos Kasidokostas
3	Miguel Labrador	0	2: 6	0.773	---	1,875	8th		Lütfi Çenet	1: 3	Filipos Kasidokostas
Group O
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Jean Paul de Bruijn	2	5: 3	1.060	1,250	1,500	6th		Dave Christiani	3 : 2	Jean Paul de Bruijn
2	Dave Christiani	2	5: 5	1.149	1.015	1.666	6th		Christian Rudolph	0: 3	Jean Paul de Bruijn
3	Christian Rudolph	2	3: 5	1.246	1.547	3,750	9		Dave Christiani	2: 3	Christian Rudolph
Group p
Closing table									Results
rank	Surname	MP	SV	GD	BED	BSD	HS		Player 1	Erg.	Player 2
1	Henry Diaz	4th	6: 1	1.397	1.428	2.142	9		Henry Diaz	3 : 0	John Loor
2	Gerhard Kostistansky	2	4: 4	1.432	1.757	3,750	12		John Loor	1: 3	Gerhard Kostistansky
3	John Loor	0	1: 6	0.984	---	1.071	6th		Henry Diaz	3 : 1	Gerhard Kostistansky

Final round

The tournament tree for the final round is listed below.

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Eddy Leppens

2 / 1.750

Rodolfo Covarrubias

3 / 1.513

Rodolfo Covarrubias

2 / 1.405

Ryūji Umeda

3 / 1.729

Ryūji Umeda

3 / 1.255

Luis Aveiga

1 / 0.976

Ryūji Umeda

3 / 1,400

Dick Jaspers

1 / 1.051

Henry Diaz

0 / 1.235

Dick Jaspers

3 / 2,500

Dick Jaspers

3 / 2,500

Torbjörn Blomdahl

0 / 0.937

Torbjörn Blomdahl

3 / 2.045

Filipos Kasidokostas

0 / 0.850

Ryūji Umeda

3 / 1.666

Daniel Sánchez

2 / 1.757

Daniel Sánchez

3 / 1.933

Dion Nelin

1 / 1.241

Daniel Sánchez

3 / 1.730

Roland Forthomme

0 / 1.480

Roland Forthomme

3 / 1.375

Frédéric Caudron

1 / 1.303

Daniel Sánchez

3 / 1.551

Ramón Rodriguez

0 / 0.740

Eddy Merckx

1 / 1.677

Nikos Polychronopoulos

3 / 1.687

Nikos Polychronopoulos

2 / 1.631

Ramón Rodriguez

3 / 1.564

Ramón Rodriguez

3 / 1.288

Jean Paul de Bruijn

2 / 1.333

Closing table

Final ranking phase space Surname MP SV Pts Recording GD BED BSD HS WRLP final 1 Ryūji Umeda 12: 0 19: 7 328 230 1,426 1,800 3,750 9 120 2 Daniel Sánchez 10: 2 17: 5 307 170 1.805 2,647 5,000 11 81 Semi- finals 3 Dick Jaspers 8: 2 13: 5 245 165 1.484 2,500 3,750 10 57 Ramón Rodriguez 8: 2 12: 7 238 218 1.091 1.564 3,000 9 57 quarter- final 5 Nikos Polychronopoulos 6: 2 11: 5 219 149 1.469 1.687 3,750 10 39 6th Torbjörn Blomdahl 6: 2 9: 4 154 103 1.495 2.045 3,750 9 39 7th Roland Forthomme 6: 2 9: 6 198 134 1.477 1.735 2.142 9 39 8th Rodolfo Covarrubias 4: 4 10:10 224 178 1.258 1.513 10 39 eighth final 9 Eddy Leppens 4: 2 8: 3 153 95 1.610 1.666 7,500 11 24 10 Frédéric Caudron 4: 2 7: 4 145 107 1.355 1.451 1,875 8th 24 11 Luis Aveiga 4: 2 7: 4 139 131 1.061 1.216 1,875 6th 24 12 Eddy Merckx 4: 2 7: 5 168 115 1,460 1.730 3,000 9 24 13 Henry Diaz 4: 2 6: 4 116 85 1.364 1.428 2.142 9 24 14th Filipos Kasidokostas 4: 2 6: 5 129 113 1.141 1,400 3,750 9 24 15th Dion Nelin 4: 2 7: 7 161 122 1,319 1,500 2.142 8th 24 16 Jean Paul de Bruijn 2: 4 7: 6 174 151 1.152 1,250 1,500 8th 24 Group phase 17th Hwang Deuk-hee 2: 2 5: 3 106 98 1.081 1.097 1.666 6th 12 18th John Tijssens 2: 2 4: 3 82 54 1.518 1,500 3,000 9 12 19th Andreas Efler 2: 2 4: 3 89 61 1.459 1,500 2,500 5 12 20th Ismail Yasin 2: 2 4: 3 93 92 1.010 1.153 2.142 10 12 21st Alexander Salazar 2: 2 4: 3 95 94 1.010 1.046 2.142 8th 12 22nd Gerhard Kostistansky 2: 2 4: 4 96 67 1.432 1.757 3,750 12 12 23 Kim Kyung-roul 2: 2 5: 5 127 90 1.411 1,448 2.142 7th 12 24 Javier Teran 2: 2 3: 3 77 55 1,400 1.607 2.142 9 12 25th Dave Christiani 2: 2 5: 5 123 107 1.149 1.015 1.666 6th 12 26th Jérémy Bury 2: 2 5: 5 122 110 1.109 1,260 3,750 9 12 27 Lütfi Çenet 2: 2 4: 4 100 111 0.900 0.915 1.666 5 12 28 Miguel Almaraz 2: 2 3: 3 58 79 0.734 0.714 1.363 4th 12 29 Ricardo Aviles 2: 2 3: 3 56 106 0.528 0.692 0.714 5 12 30th Joji Kai 2: 2 3: 4 76 87 0.873 0.852 1.071 6th 12 31 Takao Miyashita 2: 2 4: 5 108 134 0.812 0.736 1.363 8th 12 32 Klaus Müller 2: 2 3: 4 82 105 0.780 0.670 1,250 8th 12 33 Marco Zanetti 2: 2 5: 5 109 114 0.956 0.900 1.666 8th 8th 34 Christian Rudolph 2: 2 3: 5 96 77 1.246 1.547 3,750 9 8th 35 Gabriel Vásquez 0: 4 4: 6 127 100 1,270 --- 1,875 9 8th 36 Miguel Labrador 0: 4 2: 6 75 97 0.773 --- 1,875 8th 8th 37 Ihab El Messery 0: 4 2: 6 82 122 0.677 --- 0.714 6th 8th 38 Byron Ledezma 0: 4 2: 6 61 132 0.462 --- 0.937 3 8th 39 Pedro Piedrabuena 0: 4 1: 6 72 73 0.986 --- 1,500 5 8th 40 John Loor 0: 4 1: 6 62 63 0.984 --- 1.071 6th 8th 41 Tonny Carlsen 0: 4 1: 6 61 70 0.871 --- 1.666 5 8th 42 Juan Carlos del Salto 0: 4 1: 6 56 76 0.736 --- 0.789 5 8th 43 Rui Manuel Costa 0: 4 1: 6 69 95 0.726 --- 1,500 6th 8th 44 Ruben Campoverde 0: 4 1: 6 52 91 0.571 --- 1.363 7th 8th 45 Ricardo Garcia Alarcon 0: 4 0: 6 57 64 0.890 --- --- 6th 8th 46 Mazin Shooni 0: 4 0: 6 48 68 0.705 --- --- 4th 8th 47 Carlos Lazo 0: 4 0: 6 54 120 0.450 --- --- 4th 8th 48 René Andradre 0: 4 0: 6 34 77 0.441 --- --- 3 8th Tournament average: 1.106

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. 199 . Vienna November 2007, p. 9-17 .