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2022 UMB World Three-cushion Championship
The 2022 UMB World Three-cushion Championship is the 74th edition of the tournament. It takes place from 9 to 13 November 2022 in Donghae City, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t .... See also * 2022 UMB World Three-cushion Championship for National Teams References External links UMB {{World championships in 2022 UMB World Three-cushion Championship UMB UMB International sports competitions hosted by South Korea UMB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carom Billiards
Carom billiards, also called French billiards and sometimes carambole billiards, is the overarching title of a family of cue sports generally played on cloth-covered, billiard tables. In its simplest form, the object of the game is to score or "counts" by ' one's own off both the opponent's cue ball and the on a single shot. The invention as well as the exact date of origin of carom billiards is somewhat obscure but is thought to be traceable to 18th-century France. There is a large array of carom billiards disciplines. Some of the more prevalent today and historically are (chronologically by apparent date of development): straight rail, one-cushion, balkline, three-cushion and artistic billiards. Carom billiards is popular in Europe, particularly France, where it originated. It is also popular in Asian countries, including Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, and Vietnam, but is now considered obscure in North America, having been supplanted by pool in popularity. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donghae City
Donghae (; ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gangwon Province, South Korea. There are two major ports: Donghae Harbor and Mukho Harbor. The city is located on the Yeongdong Line railroad and the Donghae Expressway. Numerous caverns are found in the city, as in neighboring Samcheok. Hanzhong University was located here. Location Donghae is located in the central region of the east coast of South Korea. Jeongseon County is to the west and Gangneung to the north. It contains the southern terminus of the Donghae Expressway, and the No. 7 national way passes through the city. The city is mostly mountainous and has natural resources such as Mureung Valley and beautiful beaches. Here, the high Taebaek Mountains lie along the eastern coast, preventing rivers from meeting the coast. However, in the rainy season, spontaneous water flow is possible. Climate Symbols * Tree: Ginkgo biloba, Ginkgo tree * Flower: Red Prumusumume * Bird: Seagull Free industry zone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 UMB World Three-cushion Championship
The 2021 UMB World Three-cushion Championship was the 73rd edition of the tournament. It took place from 7 to 11 December 2021 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe .... Bracket References External linksResults {{World championships in 2021 UMB World Three-cushion Championship UMB UMB International sports competitions hosted by Egypt UMB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 UMB World Three-cushion Championship
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UMB World Three-cushion Championship
The UMB World Three-cushion Championship is a professional carom billiards tournament in the discipline of three-cushion billiards Three-cushion billiards, also called three-cushion carom, is a form of carom billiards. The object of the game is to the off both while contacting the at least three times before contacting the second object ball. A point is scored for each s ..., 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). During a dispute between the UMB and Billiards World Cup Association (BWA), the UMB decided not to organize the championship between 1988 and 1993. Instead the overall winner of the World Cup was announced as also the world champion. From 1928 to 1958 and from 1985 to 1987, matches were played as a single frame with a run to 50 points (or 60 points between 1960 and 1984). From 1994 to 2011 the tournament was played in a set-system, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and the Sea of Japan to the east. Like North Korea, South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has Demographics of South Korea, a population of about 52 million, of which half live in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, the List of largest cities, ninth most populous metropolitan area in the world; other major cities include Busan, Daegu, and Incheon. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Gojoseon, Its first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early seventh century BC. From the mid first century BC, various Polity, polities consolidated into the rival Three Kingdoms of Korea, kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 UMB World Three-cushion Championship For National Teams
The 2022 UMB World Three-cushion Championship for National Teams 2022 was the 34th edition of the tournament. It was held from 10 March to 13 March in Viersen, Germany, the permanent location of the championship since 1990. Format Since 2016, only 16 teams take part to the tournament. The defending champions and the host country are seeded. In the group stage, up to 40 points are played and draws are possible. From the knockout round, there is an extra time in the Scotch Doubles System (SD) in the event of a draw. All four players play in alternating mode up to 15 points. The team that first reaches 15 points wins the match. Group ranking is determined as follows: * Matchpoints (MP) * Team General Average (MGD) * Maximum series (HS) Since 2004, 3rd place final is not played. Participants Group stage Results Group A Group B Group C Group D Final round See also *2022 UMB World Three-cushion Championship The 2022 UMB World Three-cushion Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
