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The International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) is very pleased to announce that we have signed a contract with the Rasson Billiards MFG from China to be the official table sponsor of the IBSF World Championships for the next three years.

Despite the recent difficult corona force majeure cancellation and postponement of UMB events, and the current world economic situation, UMB and FIVE & SIX Co Ltd. reached an agreement concerning the Media and Marketing Rights.

Both, UMB and FIVE & SIX Co Ltd., are committed to a business-friendly relationship, with full satisfaction about the quality of the UMB events and the professional broadcasting productions by FIVE & SIX Co Ltd., well-appreciated by all parties, Players, Organizers, and 3-Cushion fans, all over the world.

His record speaks for itself: 12 World Cup finals in his career, of which he has won 11. Eddy Merckx added another crown today in Ho Chi Minh City, when he beat Marco Zanetti in an exciting final: 50 – 42 in 23/22 innings. The Belgian was overjoyed, because he started the tournament with two poor matches, clawed his way into the last 16, and then got better and better.

The IBSF Executives announce the World Underage Snooker Championships 2022 for the Under-16, Under-18 Men and the Under-21 Men & Women categories from 14th August till 27th August 2022 at Bucharest, Romania. These championships are being hosted by the Federatia Romana de Snooker (FRS).

Joshua Filler has won the inaugural 2022 UK Open Pool Championship at the Copper Box Arena, London beating Francisco Sanchez Ruiz in the final 13-7 live on Sky Sports in the UK, Matchroom Pool Facebook in the USA, Canada, Spain, and Italy, Viaplay in Scandinavia, and the Baltics, as well as Matchroom. Live in selected territories.

From May 13 to 15, the 1st Confederal Championship of the AMECC, the African and Middle Eastern Carom Confederation, was held in Cairo. The event was played in 3-Cushion Individuals and Teams with the participation of 24 players from 9 countries, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Tunisia, Libya, and Algeria.

Joshua Filler has won the 2022 World Pool Masters beating Lo Ho Sum in the final at the Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar live on Sky Sports, DAZN, Viaplay, and Matchroom. Live in selected countries for the first time.

The International Billiards and Snooker Federation in association with Federatia Romana de Snooker (FRS) are pleased to announce the 2022 World Junior Snooker Championship’s calendar of events for the U16, U18 and U21 categories.

Shane Van Boening is the champion of the world after beating Albin Ouschan in the 2022 World Pool Championship final at the Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes. Coverage live on Sky Sports in the UK/Ireland, DAZN in the USA, Canada, Brazil, Spain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria as well as Viaplay and networks worldwide.

Albin Ouschan got off to the perfect start as he began the defence of his World Pool Championship title at the Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland and DAZN in the USA, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, and Italy as well as other networks worldwide.

Things weren’t looking so great for Wojciech Szewczyk Friday evening. In fact, they were looking downright bad. 

Facing defending champion Eklent Kaci in the semifinals of the World 10-Ball Championships, the 31-year-old from Poland had just watched his opponent break-and-run to build a 9-7 lead in a race to 10.

In a way, Eklent Kaci’s biggest victory of 2021 was the fact that he made it to Las Vegas at all. 

The big Albanian had spent more time in his home country than he had hoped, missing a spring Matchroom event in England when his teammate couldn’t get a visa in time then missing a handful of additional events while waiting nearly three months for his “expedited” visa. Once he finally secured the proper credentials, Kaci was denied the opportunity to board his flight to the United States on August 29due to a reservation mix-up and was forced to skip the Diamond Las Vegas Open.