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UMB Three-Cushion World Cup

Editions
213
1986–2026
Distinct champions
47
from 17 countries
Host
19
64 cities
Reigning champion
Myung Woo Cho
6 titles · last lost the title in 2026

Records

Final finisher

derived from final standings

Semi-final king

reliable (≥ 3 matches)

Most finals

60
Torbjorn Blomdahl42 titles from 60 finals

Finals streak

6editions
Raymond Ceulemans1986–1987 · 2 titles

Longest title streak

4
Torbjorn Blomdahl4 in a row · 1992–1993

Newest champion

2025
Berkay Karakurtwon at the first final

Longest wait

13yrs
Jozef Philipoomfirst final 1996 → first title 2009

Runners-up who never won

4
Sameh Sidhom2022–2025

Closest final

50–49
Myung Woo Cho
Dick Jaspers

Ankara, Türkiye · 2026

Most one-sided final

50–23
Eddy Merckx
Jung Han Heo

Porto, Portugal · 2026

Final rivals

5–6
Torbjorn Blomdahlwon 5 finals
Dick Jasperswon 6 finals

11 finals against each other · 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008

HR

30
Eddy MerckxPorto, Portugal · 2026

Best AVG

10,000
Martin HornLint, Belgium · 2025

Most successful country

55
Belgium

9 different champions · 1986–2026

Latest home win

2025
Myung Woo ChoGwangju, South Korea

Time on the throne

12yrs
Torbjorn Blomdahl31 reigns

Longest gap between titles

17yrs
Semih Sayginer2004 → 2021

Youngest champion

≈ 20 y/o
Dion NelinPorto, Portugal · 1996 · age by year (exact dates missing)

Oldest champion

≈ 62 y/o
Marco ZanettiSharm El Sheikh, Egypt · 2024 · age by year (exact dates missing)

Champion age

≈ 40.7y/o
1980s → 2020s

average over 202 titles

Kings of the event

Most titles
🇳🇱 Dick Jaspers31Titles
🇸🇪 Torbjorn Blomdahl42Titles
🇧🇪 Frederic Caudron22Titles
#PlayerTitlesFinals
4Eddy Merckx1618
5Dani Sanchez1526
6Raymond Ceulemans821
7Semih Sayginer613
8Myung Woo Cho69
9Marco Zanetti516
10Sang Lee59
11Martin Horn411
12Tran Quyet Chien47
13Tayfun Tasdemir311
14Ludo Dielis37
15Haeng Jik Kim36

Who wins next?

Next-edition outlook · simulated from Elo-3C

  1. 1
    Myung Woo ChoElo 2050
    13%
  2. 2
    Eddy MerckxElo 1981
    8.9%
  3. 3
    Dick JaspersElo 1936
    6.9%
  4. 4
    Dani SanchezElo 1908
    5.9%
  5. 5
    Bao Phuong VinhElo 1907
    5.8%

Share within this competition's 20 players with a reliable Elo: pairwise Elo-3C strength, normalised (Bradley–Terry). Elo only — no form, head-to-head or bracket.

Elo-3C board

UMB Three-Cushion World Cup

702/1057 reliable|through 27/09/2026

  1. 1Myung Woo Cho2050▼20
    • Form68▼
    • Consistency83%
    • AVG1.831
    • This event202 matches · 131–63−62
    • Rank#1
  2. 2Eddy Merckx1981▲25
    • Form68▲
    • Consistency84%
    • AVG1.811
    • This event188 matches · 118–64−78
    • Rank#2▲1
  3. 3Dick Jaspers1936▼18
    • Form53▼
    • Consistency87%
    • AVG1.921
    • This event217 matches · 158–51+170
    • Rank#11▼3
  4. 4Dani Sanchez1908
    • Consistency89%
    • AVG1.898
    • This event93 matches · 68–22+421
    • Rank#3505▼2
  5. 5Bao Phuong Vinh1907▼5
    • Form68▬
    • Consistency81%
    • AVG1.744
    • This event148 matches · 84–58−52
    • Rank#5▲6
  6. 6Frederic Caudron1898▼9
    • Form61▼
    • Consistency89%
    • AVG1.865
    • This event117 matches · 82–31+19
    • Rank#7▼5
  7. 7Marco Zanetti1895▼25
    • Form65▼
    • Consistency86%
    • AVG1.856
    • This event194 matches · 118–63+77
    • Rank#9▼2
  8. 8Martin Horn1891▼7
    • Form64▼
    • Consistency85%
    • AVG1.617
    • This event174 matches · 104–66+17
    • Rank#4
  9. 9Sameh Sidhom1885▼10
    • Form65▬
    • Consistency86%
    • AVG1.617
    • This event170 matches · 93–66−59
    • Rank#3▲3
  10. 10Jung Han Heo1877▲20
    • Form62▬
    • Consistency85%
    • AVG1.650
    • This event179 matches · 96–77+126
    • Rank#12
  11. 11Berkay Karakurt1851▼21
    • Form76▲
    • Consistency85%
    • AVG1.695
    • This event147 matches · 84–51+72
    • Rank#8▼3
  12. 12Peter Ceulemans1827▼11
    • Form69▼
    • Consistency87%
    • AVG1.531
    • This event169 matches · 96–61+44
    • Rank#10
  13. 13Tayfun Tasdemir1824▼9
    • Form55▼
    • Consistency84%
    • AVG1.765
    • This event183 matches · 103–67−155
    • Rank#6▲3
  14. 14Ruben Legazpi1805▼12
    • Form60▼
    • Consistency85%
    • AVG1.579
    • This event131 matches · 73–51+5
    • Rank#16▲1
  15. 15Glenn Hofman1803▼12
    • Form56▼
    • Consistency88%
    • AVG1.588
    • This event131 matches · 75–51+32
    • Rank#13▲2
  16. 16Tran Thanh Luc1801▼9
    • Form56▼
    • Consistency84%
    • AVG1.568
    • This event119 matches · 66–47+6
    • Rank#14▼1
  17. 17Tran Quyet Chien1798▼8
    • Form52▼
    • Consistency86%
    • AVG1.680
    • This event168 matches · 97–63+16
    • Rank#18▲1
  18. 18Thai Hong Chiem1793▼9
    • Form62▬
    • Consistency85%
    • AVG1.514
    • This event149 matches · 80–55+62
    • Rank#17▼1
  19. 19Kim Jun Tae1786
    • Consistency87%
    • AVG1.616
    • This event165 matches · 103–53+351
    • Rank#233▲2
  20. 20Dao Van Ly1780
    • Form53▼
    • Consistency86%
    • AVG1.505
    • This event80 matches · 51–25+220
    • Rank#150▲4

By country

CountryTitlesChampions
Belgium559
Sweden421
Netherlands343
Spain162
South Korea157
Türkiye146
Vietnam63
Germany62
Italy51
United States51
Portugal32
Japan32

Hosts

HostEditions
TürkiyeAntalya (10), Istanbul (7), Ankara (5), Bursa (2)28
NetherlandsOosterhout (10), Sluiskil (5), Veghel (5), Barendrecht (3)28
EgyptHurghada (13), Sharm El Sheikh (6), Luxor (4), el-Gouna (2)26
PortugalPorto (16), Matosinhos (4), Lisbon21
South KoreaSeoul (8), Suwon (5), Guri (5), Daegu21
BelgiumAntwerp (8), Gent (3), Hooglede (3), Blankenberge (2)20
GermanyBerlin (9), Halle (2), Herne12
VietnamHo Chi Minh City (10)10
FranceParis (4), La Baule (3), Orléans8
ColombiaBogotá (6), Medellín7
GreeceAthen (3), Corfu (2), Volos, Corinth7
SpainPalma (4), Torremolinos, Seville, Alcalá de Guadaíra7

Home-soil titles

Runners-up who never won

PlayerFinals lost
Sameh Sidhom4
Nikos Polychronopoulos3
Tonny Carlsen3
Eddy Leppens3
Kim Jun Tae2
Lutfi Cenet2
Gerwin Valentijn2
Thai Hong Chiem1
Bao Phuong Vinh1
Cha Myeong-jong1

Repeated finals

PairingFinalsW–L
Torbjorn BlomdahlDick Jaspers
1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008		115–6
Torbjorn BlomdahlRaymond Ceulemans
1987, 1989–1993, 1995		76–1
Dani SanchezDick Jaspers
1998, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2017, 2020		64–2
Frederic CaudronDick Jaspers
1997, 2007, 2016–2018		64–2
Frederic CaudronTorbjorn Blomdahl
1998, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017		64–2
Semih SayginerDick Jaspers
2001, 2003, 2018, 2021		43–1
Torbjorn BlomdahlSemih Sayginer
1996, 2000, 2001, 2006		43–1
Dick JaspersMyung Woo Cho
2024, 2026		31–2

By decade

DecadeEditionsDominant
2020s37Dick Jaspers (7) · Myung Woo Cho (6) · Eddy Merckx (5)
2010s56Frederic Caudron (12) · Eddy Merckx (8) · Dick Jaspers (7)
2000s38Torbjorn Blomdahl (10) · Dick Jaspers (6) · Dani Sanchez (6)
1990s65Torbjorn Blomdahl (17) · Dick Jaspers (11) · Raymond Ceulemans (5)
1980s17Torbjorn Blomdahl (7) · Raymond Ceulemans (3) · Nobuaki Kobayashi (2)

Source: Figures from sourced results on 3C. · en.wikipedia.org · umb-carom.org · vietnamnews.vn · eurobillard.org · caromworld.com · en.sedaily.com