LG U + Cup 3-Cushion Masters 2018

LG U + Cup 3-Cushion Masters 2018
Tournament dates
Tournament type:	Invitation tournament
Tournament format:	Round robin / knockout system
Organizer:	ACBC / LG Group
Tournament details
Venue:	Grand Hilton Hotel, Seoul , South Korea
Opening:	3rd September 2018
Endgame:	September 7, 2018
Attendees:	16
Defending champion:	Marco Zanetti
Winner:	Trần Quyết Chiến
2nd finalist:	Frédéric Caudron
3rd place:	• Kim Haeng-jik • Kang Dong-koong
Prize money:	€ 180,000
Records
Best GD:	2,463 Frédéric Caudron
Best ED:	4,000 Frédéric Caudron
Maximum series (HS):	14 Trần Quyết Chiến000
Venue on the map
Seoul
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The LG U + Cup 3-Cushion Masters is a carom invitation tournament in the three cushion discipline . It was the fourth tournament since 2015. After three events in the IFC Mall , this time the tournament was held at the Grand Hilton Hotel in Seoul.

mode

The participants were drawn into four groups (A – D) of four players each. It was played in round robin mode. A draw is possible in the group stage. The group winners and the runners-up got into the knockout round. Third and fourth places were eliminated. In the knockout round, overtime was played in the event of a tie. The whole tournament was played up to 40 points. The times given are local time (CEST +7). The shot clock is set to 40 seconds throughout the tournament .

Prize money

space	Prize money KRW	Prize money EUR 1
Final round
winner	80,000,000 ₩	≈ € 61,000
finalist	40,000,000 ₩	≈ € 30,000
Semi-finalists	2 × 20,000,000 ₩	2 × ≈ 15,000 €
Quarter Finalists (Winner)	4 × 10,000,000 ₩	4 × ≈ € 7,500
Group stage A – D
1st place	4 × 5,000,000 ₩	4 × ≈ € 3,800
place 2	4 × 4,000,000 ₩	4 × ≈ 3,000 €
Bonuses
Maximum series	2,000,000 ₩	≈ € 1,500
Best GD	2,000,000 ₩	≈ € 1,500
total
(paid)	240,000,000 ₩	≈ € 184,000

1: Exchange rate as of September 5, 2018

Tournament statistics

Group stage

Groups A / B

Group A game Surname PP Pt. Recording ED HS 1 Murat Naci Çoklu 2 40 23 1,739 10 Kang Dong-koong 0 31 23 1,348 6th 2 Torbjörn Blomdahl 2 40 17th 2,352 11 Kim Hyung-kon 0 23 17th 1.353 6th 3 Kang Dong-koong 2 40 22nd 1,818 12 Torbjörn Blomdahl 0 36 22nd 1.636 10 4th Murat Naci Çoklu 2 40 22nd 1,818 10 Kim Hyung-kon 0 27 22nd 1.227 5 5 Murat Naci Çoklu 1 40 31 1.290 5 Torbjörn Blomdahl 1 40 31 1.290 6th 6th Kim Hyung-kon 0 28 27 1.037 7th Kang Dong-koong 2 40 27 1.491 6th Group graduation space Surname MP Pt. Recording GD HS 1 Murat Naci Çoklu 5 120 76 1.578 10 2 Kang Dong-koong 4th 111 72 1.541 12 3 Torbjörn Blomdahl 3 116 70 1.637 11 4th Kim Hyung-kon 0 78 66 1.181 7th total 425 284 1.496 12

Group B game Surname PP Pt. Recording ED HS 1 Kim Haeng-jik 0 36 29 1.241 6th Daniel Sánchez 2 40 29 1,379 9 2 Cho Jae-ho 2 40 20th 2,000 7th Cho Myung-woo 0 32 20th 1,600 6th 3 Daniel Sánchez 2 40 21st 1.904 8th Cho Jae-ho 0 34 21st 1.619 9 4th Kim Haeng-jik 2 40 11 3,636 9 Cho Myung-woo 0 34 11 3.090 11 5 Kim Haeng-jik 2 40 21st 1.904 8th Cho Jae-ho 0 39 21st 1.857 5 6th Cho Myung-woo 0 27 19th 1.421 8th Daniel Sánchez 2 40 19th 2.105 6th Group graduation space Surname MP Pt. Recording GD HS 1 Daniel Sánchez 6th 120 69 1,739 9 2 Kim Haeng-jik 4th 116 59 1,966 9 3 Cho Jae-ho 2 113 62 1,822 9 4th Cho Myung-woo 0 93 50 1,860 11 total 442 240 1,841 11

Groups C / D

Group C game Surname PP Pt. Recording ED HS 1 Marco Zanetti 2 40 33 1,212 6th Trần Quyết Chiến 0 33 33 1,000 5 2 Eddy Merckx 2 40 19th 2.105 6th Oh Sung-uk 0 38 19th 2,000 10 3 Marco Zanetti 1 40 27 1.481 6th Oh Sung-uk 1 40 27 1.481 5 4th Trần Quyết Chiến 2 40 11 3,636 8th Eddy Merckx 0 19th 11 1.727 7th 5 Marco Zanetti 0 30th 19th 1,579 11 Eddy Merckx 2 40 19th 2.105 12 6th Oh Sung-uk 0 38 28 1.357 5 Trần Quyết Chiến 2 40 28 1.428 8th Group graduation space Surname MP Pt. Recording GD HS 1 Eddy Merckx 4th 99 49 2.020 12 2 Trần Quyết Chiến 4th 113 72 1.569 8th 3 Marco Zanetti 3 110 79 1,392 11 4th Oh Sung-uk 1 96 74 1.297 10 total 428 274 1.525 12

Group D game Surname PP Pt. Recording ED HS 1 Dick Jaspers 0 35 20th 1,750 5 Seo Hyun-min 2 40 20th 2,000 9 2 Frédéric Caudron 2 40 19th 2.105 6th Kim Jae-guen 0 20th 19th 1.053 4th 3 Seo Hyun-min 0 22nd 19th 1.157 4th Frédéric Caudron 2 40 19th 2.105 10 4th Dick Jaspers 2 40 20th 2,000 10 Kim Jae-guen 0 29 20th 1,450 7th 5 Dick Jaspers 0 24 13 1,769 7th Frédéric Caudron 2 40 13 2.076 13 6th Kim Jae-guen 1 40 25th 1,600 13 Seo Hyun-min 1 40 25th 1,600 5 Group graduation space Surname MP Pt. Recording GD HS 1 Frédéric Caudron 6th 120 52 2.307 13 2 Seo Hyun-min 3 102 64 1.593 9 3 Dick Jaspers 2 99 53 1,867 10 4th Kim Jae-guen 1 89 64 1,390 13 total 410 233 1.759 13

Finals

	Quarter-finals game up to 40 points								Semi-final game up to 40 points								Final game up to 40 points
		MP	Pt.	Recording	ED	HS
	Frédéric Caudron	2	40	14th	2.857	11
										MP	Pt.	Recording	ED	HS
	Seo Hyun-min	0	31	14th	2.214	10
									Frédéric Caudron	2	40	10	4,000	13
		MP	Pt.	Recording	ED	HS
									Kim Haeng-jik	0	17th	10	1,700	4th
	Eddy Merckx	0	38	22nd	1.727	9
																		MP	Pt.	Recording	ED	HS
	Kim Haeng-jik	2	40	22nd	1,818	6th
																	Frédéric Caudron	0	39	21st	1.857	7th
		MP	Pt.	Recording	ED	HS
																	Trần Quyết Chiến	2	40	21st	1.904	7th
	Murat Naci Çoklu	0	26th	15th	1.733	5
										MP	Pt.	Recording	ED	HS
	Trần Quyết Chiến	2	40	15th	2,666	14th
									Trần Quyết Chiến	2	40	23	1,739	9
		MP	Pt.	Recording	ED	HS
									Kang Dong-koong	0	37	23	1.608	7th
	Daniel Sánchez	0	40 (2)	19th	2.105	10
	Kang Dong-koong	2	40 (6)	19th	2.105	6th

Closing table

Final ranking phase space Surname MP Pt. Recording GD BED HS final 1 Trần Quyết Chiến 10 233 131 1,778 3,636 14th 2 Frédéric Caudron 10 239 97 2.463 4,000 13 Semi- finals 3 Kim Haeng-jik 6th 173 91 1.901 3,636 9 Kang Dong-koong 6th 188 114 1.649 2.105 12 quarter- final 5 Daniel Sánchez 6th 160 88 1,818 2.105 10 6th Murat Naci Çoklu 5 146 91 1.604 1,818 10 7th Eddy Merckx 4th 137 71 1.929 2.105 12 8th Seo Hyun-min 3 133 78 1.705 2,000 10 Group phase 9 Torbjörn Blomdahl 3 116 70 1.637 2,352 11 10 Marco Zanetti 3 110 79 1,392 1,212 11 11 Dick Jaspers 2 99 53 1,867 2,000 10 12 Cho Jae-ho 2 113 62 1,822 2,000 9 13 Kim Jae-guen 1 89 64 1,390 1,600 13 14th Oh Sung-uk 1 96 74 1.297 1.481 10 15th Cho Myung-woo 0 93 50 1,860 - 11 16 Kim Hyung-kon 0 78 66 1.181 - 7th

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. ^ Three cushion stars on tour around the world. Kozoom , September 2, 2018, accessed September 3, 2018 .  
2. ↑ LG U + Cup 3 Cushion Masters 2018. Korea Billiards Federation , September 5, 2018, accessed September 5, 2018 (kanuri).  
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} game results. Kozoom, September 7, 2018, accessed September 4, 2018 .