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The Three-Cushion World Cup is an international tournament series in three-cushion billiards, ... Las Vegas: Torbjörn Blomdahl: 1,558 Junichi Komori: 0,971 Raymond ...
The UMB World Three-cushion Championship is a professional carom billiards tournament in the discipline of three-cushion billiards, organized mostly annually by the Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB). Until 1953 it was organized by the UIFAB (Union Internationale des Federations d'Amateurs de Billard).
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Three-cushion billiards is a difficult game. Averaging one point per inning is usually national-level play, and averaging 1.5 or more is world-class play. An average of 1 means that for every turn at the table, a player point success rate is 50%.
The first three-cushion billiards tournament took place at Mussey’s Billiard Hall in the United States in 1878. The winner was Leon Magnus, who received a cash prize of $75 (equivalent to $2,274 in 2023). However, fans of cue sports were not immediately taken with the new sport of three-cushion billiards.
The United States Billiard Association or USBA is the governing body for all professional carom billiards tournaments in the United States, especially three-cushion billiards. Each year since 1968, the USBA and its predecessor organization the Billiard Federation of the USA has held a tournament to crown the national champion.
Three-cushion billiards at the 2009 World Games – men's singles; Three-cushion billiards at the 2013 World Games – men's singles; Three-cushion billiards at the 2017 World Games – men's singles; Three-cushion billiards at the 2022 World Games – Men's 3-cushion carom; Three-Cushion World Cup
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