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Jaspers wins Porto World Cup

Dick Jaspers from Netherlands won the three cushion World Cup event in Porto, Portugal.
In the final he defeated Daniel Sanchez (Spain) 3-1 (10-15, 15-1, 15-14, 15-5).
Tying for third were defending champion Torbjörn Blomdahl (Sweden) and Kyung-Roul Kim from South Korea. That’s a repeat of their positions in the previous World Cup event, in Sluiskil.
Frédéric Caudron […]

Dick Jaspers wins European Three Cushion Championship with record-breaking play

Dick Jaspers from Netherlands won the European Three Cushion Championship.
In the final he defeated Sweden’s Torbjörn Blomdahl 3-0. The set scores were 15-8, 15-2 and 15-8. Marco Zanetti (Italy) and Roland Forthomme (Belgium) shared third place.
Jaspers played extremely well in the final, setting a new world record average of 5.625. He also produced a high […]

Sweden successfully defends world three cushion team championship

For the fourth time in a row and eighth overall Sweden won the World Team Three Cushion Championship.
The winning team consisted of Torbjörn Blomdahl and Michael Nilsson. In the final they won 2-0 over Netherland’s duo, Raymond Burgman and Dick Jaspers.
South Korea and Spain tied for third place in an event with 20 teams from […]

Frédéric Caudron wins World Cup in Sluiskil

Belgium’s Frèdèric Caudron won the three cushion World Cup event in Sluiskil, Netherlands.
In the final he outgunned Nikos Polychronopoulos (Greece) 3-0 (15-5, 15-3, 15-9).
Tying for third were defending champion Torbjörn Blomdahl (Sweden) and Kyung-Roul Kim from South Korea. They both lost 3-2 in their semi-final matches.
Caaudron dominated this tournament stats wise. He had the highest […]

Blomdahl takes yet another title in Egypt

Sweden’s Torbjörn Blomdahl won the three cushion World Cup event in Hurghada, Egypt.
In the final he defeated surprise finalist Martin Horn (Germany) 3-1 (0-15, 15-6, 15-10, 15-13).
Dick Jaspers from Netherlands and Frédéric Caudron (Belgium) shared third spot.
Blomdahl is dominating the World Cup at the moment. He has won four out of five events this season […]

Third win of the season for Blomdahl in Porto

Legendary Swede Torbjörn Blomdahl won the three cushion World Cup event in Porto, Portugal.
In the final he overwhelmed Roland Forthomme (Belgium) 3-0 (15-5, 15-1, 15-3).
Filipos Kasidokostas from Greece and Frédéric Caudron (Belgium) shared third spot.
Blomdahl has now won two out of three events this season and three of the last four overall.
The Swede also had […]

Frédéric Caudron takes top honours in Corfu World Cup event

Sweden’s Belgian Frédéric Caudron won the three cushion World Cup event in Corfu, Greece.
In the final he defeated Sayginer Semih (Turkey) 3-1.
Torbjörn Blomdahl from Sweden and Daniel Sanchez (Spain) shared third spot.
Blomdahl had won the last three World Cup events. It was Caudron who managed to stop the streak by beating the Swede 3-1 in […]

Eddy Merckx bags European Three Cushion Championship

Belgium’s Eddy Merckx won the European Three Cushion Championship.
In the final against fellow Belgian and defending champion Frédéric Caudron he came back from 1-9 down in the fifth and deciding set. Daniel Sanchez (Spain) and Dick Jaspers from Netherlands captured the bronze medals. Jaspers also came third last year.
Merckx is alse the reigning three cushion […]

Blomdahl wins Manisa World Cup event for third title in a row

Sweden’s Torbjörn Blomdahl from Sweden captured his third title in a row by winning the three cushion World Cup event in Manisa, Turkey.
In the final he defeated Spain’s Daniel Sanchez, 3-2. The deciding set was won 15-11 by the Swede.
Dick Jaspers from Netherlands and Turkey’s Semih Sayginer shared third spot.
Jaspers had the highest average in […]

Sweden takes gold in world three cushion team event

For the third time in a row and seventh overall Sweden won the World Team Three Cushion Championship.
The winning team consisted of Torbjörn Blomdahl and Michael Nilsson. In the final they won 2-0 over Denmark’s duo, Tonny Carlsen and Brian Knudsen.
Germany and Netherlands tide for third place in an event with 24 teams from 22 […]