Three Cushion World Junior Championships 2013

9th three-cushion world championship for juniors 2013
Tournament dates
Tournament type:	Ranking tournament
Tournament format:	Round robin / knockout system
Organizer:	UMB
Tournament details
Venue:	The Ranch, Corinth
Opening:	3rd October 2013
Endgame:	October 6, 2013
Attendees:	16
Defending champion:	Kim Haeng-jik
Winner:	José Garcia
2nd finalist:	Jung Hae-chang
3rd place:	• Cho Myung-woo • Pedro Reyes
Prize money:	-
Records
Best GD:	1.381 Ömer Karakurt
Best ED:	2,083 Cho Myung-woo
Maximum series (HS):	10 Jung Hae-chang
Venue on the map
Corinth
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The three-cushion world championship for juniors in 2013 was a tournament in the three- cushion carom discipline and took place from October 3rd to 6th in Corinth , Greece .

Tournament commentary

16 players were admitted to the World Cup. Germany, Austria and Switzerland were not represented due to a lack of young talent. The defending champion Kim Haeng-jik was no longer allowed to participate for reasons of age. With four wins (2007, 2010–2012) he is the record winner of the Junior World Championships and it will be accordingly difficult for his successor to follow in his “not too small footsteps”. The favorite was the vice world and European champion Ömer Karakurt (born 1992) from Turkey. He traveled to the neighboring country with his younger brother Berkay . Ömer says about him: "He has even more talent than me."

Group stage

As it is already becoming apparent with the seniors, the Asians, in particular the Koreans, are about to break the European dominance in this game. Cho Myung-woo , who was only 15 years old, won his opening game in just 12 shots and a general average (GD) of 2.083. Opponent was the Greek hopefuls and wildcard player Dimitrios Seleventas. The only 11-year-old boy had no chance against Cho and could only score four points (GD 0.333). The South Americans Christian Sanchez (Colombia), Pedro Reyes (Ecuador) and the 2013 CPB champion, Jose Garcia, also from Colombia, were also able to win their opening games. Sanchez, not related to the Spanish player Daniel Sánchez , even won both games on matchday one. His participation in the final round was almost certain. In the end, three players in this group were tied, so the GD decided who went through. Sanchez had the worst average and ended up in third place. On the other hand, the Korean Jung Hae-chang and Adrien Tachoire from France came next .

Finals

Quarter finals

Cho also made it to the finals, clearly defeating the French with 35:21 and was in the semi-finals of the tournament, as was his compatriot Jung, who also clearly beat the Spaniard Sergio Aparicio with 35:16. In an exciting duel between the European junior champion from Turkey and the Pan American junior champion from Colombia, the latter pulled away with 15 points in the first three shots. Karakurt caught up, equalized and was then in the lead with 30:29 when Garcia was able to turn the game around and knocked out the game with a series of 6 and in the end won with 30:35. Karakurt was thus denied the last chance for a world championship title among the juniors, as he was no longer allowed to compete in the following year due to age.

Semifinals

For the first time in the history of this World Cup (including the previous tournament) no European made it to the semi-finals. It was a continental duel between Korea and South America. With Colombia and Ecuador, two American players made it to the semi-finals, also for the first time. A Korean duo had already existed in 2011 with the eventual winner Kim Haeng-jik and Kim Jun-tae.

The first game between the Equadorian Reyes and Jung from Korea went clearly to the Asians at 17:35. The second encounter was more balanced and turned out to be a "head-to-head race" between the second Korean semi-finalist Cho and the Colombian Garcia. The latter was in the lead in the end and just won 35:32, as Cho failed to score a point in the second push.

final

A novelty in 2013 was the participation of an American player in the final. In 2003, the Venezuelan Merlin Romero was the first player from this continent in the semi-finals, but failed there. For the fourth time in a row, and for the fifth time in total, a Korean was again in the final. The Asian was also able to prevail in the last three tournaments.

As it became apparent in the course of the tournament, a strong playing José Garcia clearly prevailed against the Korean with 35:17. He had already shown nerve and playing strength in the various phases of the tournament. He is the first American to win this tournament. After winning the Pan American Championship, the world championship title went to him and to Colombia.

Attendees

The field of participants consists of the continental associations as follows:

• CEB : 6
• CPB : 4
• ACBC : 3rd
• ACC : 1
• Organizing association: 1
• Defending champion (wildcard) UMB : 1

Wildcard (UMB) 1 Vincenzo di Vuolo Europe (CEB) 2 Ömer Karakurt (European Champion) 3 Berkay Karakurt 4th Sergio Aparicio 5 Wesley van Apers 6th Adrien Tachoire 7th Joao Ferreira Wildcard Org. 8th Dimitrios Seleventas

America (CPB) 9 José Garcia (CPB Champion) 000 10 Pedro Reyes 11 Manuel Lindao 12 Christian Sanchez Asia (ACBC) 13 Cho Myung-woo 14th Jung Hae-chang 15th Yusuke Mori Africa (ACC) 16 Mohamed el Messery

mode

The preliminary round is played in four groups of four players each in round robin mode with 25 points. The first two of the group advance to the final round, where the knockout system plays to 35 points. The shot clock was on 40 seconds.

Group stage

Groups A & B

Group A game Surname MP Pt. Recording ED HS 1 Vincenzo di Vuolo 0 16 40 0.400 4th Christian Sanchez 2 25th 40 0.625 5 2 Adrien Tachoire 2 25th 19th 1,315 5 Jung Hae-chang 0 18th 19th 0.947 4th 3 Vincenzo di Vuolo 0 16 32 0.500 6th Jung Hae-chang 2 25th 32 0.781 3 4th Christian Sanchez 2 25th 19th 1,315 5 Adrien Tachoire 0 16 19th 0.842 7th 5 Christian Sanchez 0 13 17th 0.764 5 Jung Hae-chang 2 25th 17th 1,470 10 6th Vincenzo di Vuolo 0 17th 34 0.500 3 Adrien Tachoire 2 25th 34 0.735 6th Group graduation space Surname MP Pt. Recording GD HS 1 Jung Hae-chang 4th 68 68 1,000 10 2 Adrien Tachoire 4th 86 72 0.916 7th 3 Christian Sanchez 4th 63 76 0.828 4th 4th Vincenzo di Vuolo 0 49 106 0.462 6th total 12 246 322 0.7639 10

Group B game Surname MP Pt. Recording ED HS 1 Ömer Karakurt 2 25th 16 1.562 8th Wesley van Apers 0 12 16 0.750 3 2 Yusuke Mori 0 14th 23 0.608 3 Pedro Reyes 2 25th 23 1.086 5 3 Wesley van Apers 2 25th 31 0.806 3 Yusuke Mori 0 19th 31 0.612 5 4th Ömer Karakurt 1 25th 15th 1.666 5 Pedro Reyes 1 25th 15th 1.666 7th 5 Ömer Karakurt 2 25th 18th 1.388 6th Yusuke Mori 0 16 18th 0.888 6th 6th Wesley van Apers 0 7th 22nd 0.318 2 Pedro Reyes 2 25th 22nd 1.136 4th Group graduation space Surname MP Pt. Recording GD HS 1 Ömer Karakurt 5 75 49 1.530 8th 2 Pedro Reyes 5 75 60 1,250 7th 3 Wesley van Apers 2 44 69 0.637 3 4th Yusuke Mori 0 49 72 0.680 6th total 12 243 250 0.972 8th

Groups C & D

Group C game Surname MP Pt. Recording ED HS 1 José Garcia 2 25th 19th 1,315 5 Mohamed el Messery 0 6th 19th 0.315 2 2 Berkay Karakurt 0 15th 19th 0.789 4th Joao Ferreira 2 25th 19th 1,315 5 3 Mohamed el Messery 0 24 19th 1.263 6th Berkay Karakurt 2 25th 19th 1.086 3 4th José Garcia 0 24 19th 1.263 9 Joao Ferreira 2 25th 19th 1,315 5 5 José Garcia 2 25th 19th 1,315 8th Berkay Karakurt 0 18th 19th 0.947 5 6th Mohamed el Messery 0 9 19th 0.473 3 Joao Ferreira 2 25th 19th 1,315 8th Group graduation space Surname MP Pt. Recording GD HS 1 Joao Ferreira 6th 75 57 1,315 8th 2 José Garcia 4th 74 57 1.298 9 3 Berkay Karakurt 2 58 61 0.950 5 4th Mohamed el Messery 0 39 61 0.639 6th total 12 246 236 1.042 9

Group D game Surname MP Pt. Recording ED HS 1 Cho Myung-woo 2 25th 12 2.083 6th Dimitrios Seleventas 0 4th 12 0.333 1 2 Manuel Lindao 0 17th 23 0.739 5 Sergio Aparicio 2 25th 23 1.086 4th 3 Dimitrios Seleventas 0 9 35 0.257 1 Manuel Lindao 2 25th 35 0.714 4th 4th Cho Myung-woo 2 25th 20th 1,250 4th Sergio Aparicio 0 9 20th 0.450 3 5 Cho Myung-woo 0 21st 26th 0.807 5 Manuel Lindao 2 25th 26th 0.961 5 6th Dimitrios Seleventas 0 14th 23 0.608 3 Sergio Aparicio 2 25th 23 1.086 5 Group graduation space Surname MP Pt. Recording GD HS 1 Cho Myung-woo 4th 71 58 1.224 6th 2 Sergio Aparicio 4th 59 66 0.893 5 3 Manuel Lindao 4th 67 84 0.797 5 4th Dimitrios Seleventas 0 26th 70 0.371 3 total 12 223 278 0.802 6th

Finals

The times given are local time (CEST +1).

	Quarter-final game on 35 points								Semi-final game on 35 points								Final game on 35 points
	October 5th, 2013: 12:00 p.m.	MP	Pt.	Recording	ED	HS
	Jung Hae-chang	2	35	27	1.296	6th
									October 6, 2013: 12:00 p.m.	MP	Pt.	Recording	ED	HS
	Sergio Aparicio	0	16	27	0.615	3
									Jung Hae-chang	2	35	26th	1.346	6th
	October 5th, 2013: 12:00 p.m.	MP	Pt.	Recording	ED	HS
									Pedro Reyes	0	17th	26th	0.653	3
	Joao Ferreira	0	34	44	0.772	4th
																	October 6, 2013: 4 p.m.	MP	Pt.	Recording	ED	HS
	Pedro Reyes	2	35	44	0.795	5
																	Jung Hae-chang	0	17th	20th	0.850	4th
	October 5, 2013: 2 p.m.	MP	Pt.	Recording	ED	HS
																	José Garcia	2	35	20th	1,750	8th
	Cho Myung-woo	2	35	32	1.094	5
									October 6, 2013: 12:00 p.m.	MP	Pt.	Recording	ED	HS
	Adrien Tachoire	0	21st	32	0.656	3
									Cho Myung-woo	0	32	35	0.914	7th
	October 5, 2013: 2 p.m.	MP	Pt.	Recording	ED	HS
									José Garcia	2	35	35	1,000	5
	José Garcia	2	35	27	1.296	6th
	Ömer Karakurt	0	30th	27	1.111	5

Closing table

Final ranking phase space Surname MP Pt. Recording GD BED HS final 1 José Garcia 10 179 139 1.287 1,750 9 2 Jung Hae-chang 8th 155 141 1,099 1,470 10 Semi- finals 3 Cho Myung-woo 8th 138 125 1.104 2.083 7th Pedro Reyes 7th 127 130 0.976 1.666 7th quarter- final 5 Joao Ferreira 6th 109 81 1.079 1,315 8th 6th Ömer Karakurt 5 105 76 1.381 1.666 8th 7th Adrien Tachoire 4th 107 104 1.028 1,315 7th 8th Sergio Aparicio 4th 87 85 1.023 1.086 5 Group phase 9 Christian Sanchez 4th 63 76 0.828 1,315 5 10 Manuel Lindao 4th 67 84 0.797 0.961 5 11 Berkay Karakurt 2 58 68 0.950 1.086 5 12 Wesley van Apers 2 44 69 0.637 0.806 3 13 Yusuke Mori 0 49 72 0.680 --- 6th 14th Mohamed el Messery 0 39 61 0.639 --- 6th 15th Vincenzo di Vuolo 0 49 106 0.462 --- 6th 16 Dimitrios Seleventas 0 26th 70 0.371 --- 3 Tournament average 1370 1508 0.908

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. ↑ ^{a b c} General information ( Memento of September 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), on UMB.com. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Junior World Championship three cushion with a great start by a 15-year-old on Kozoom.com. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
3. ↑ Two karakurts for the Junior World Championship three cushion ( Memento from October 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on Kozoom.com. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
4. ↑ List of participants ( Memento of October 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), on UMB.org. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
5. ↑ Timetable ( memento of September 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), on UMB.com. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
6. ↑ grouping ( Memento of 26 September 2013 Internet Archive ), on UMB.com. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
7. ↑ Results of the group stage ( memento of October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on UMB.com. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
8. ↑ Final table group stage ( Memento of October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on UMB.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
9. ↑ Results of the quarter-finals ( Memento of the original from October 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 21 kB) on UMB.com. Retrieved October 5, 2013.  
10. ↑ Closing table ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 41 kB) on UMB.com. Retrieved October 6, 2013.