The World Confederation of Billiards Sports (WCBS) hosted its own championship for the first time in its history, which took place in Ankara, Türkiye from 20 – 23 July 2023.
This world-class event was held with the support of the Turkish Billiards Federation (TBF) and united athletes from more than 40 countries and all globally relevant billiards disciplines under one roof.
At the WCBS Championship 2023, the different disciplines of billiards were presented in an intercontinental team competition.
Special emphasis was placed on a balanced mix of genders, with athletes from Pool, Heyball, 3-Cushion, and Snooker participating and competing over four tournament days for victory and prize money totaling $120,000, of which the winning team alone received $40,000.
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With this event, for the first time in the history of billiards, all globally popular billiards disciplines, practiced by world-class athletes, were displayed together at a WCBS competition.
Europe and Asia were represented with two teams each consisting of eight athletes. America and Africa & the Rest of the World formed the fifth and sixth teams.
Among the participants were some of the best-known stars of the billiards world, including the 3-Cushion World Champions Dick Jaspers and Therese Klompenhouwer (both from the Netherlands).
Other renowned athletes such as multiple Team World Champion Martin Horn (Germany), former Junior World Champion Kim Haeng Jik (South Korea), African Champion Sameh Sidhom (Egypt), and many more also competed in this discipline.
In 10-Ball Pool, multiple World Cups Champion Mario He (Austria), world number four Wei Tzu Chien (Chinese Taipei), and former Junior World Champion Chezka Centeno (Philippines) played alongside World Championship Runner-up Mohammad Soufi (Syria).
The representatives of the European team in Heyball were 10-Ball World Champion Eklent Kaci (Albania) and multiple Snooker and Pool World Champion Kelly Fisher (Great Britain).
In Snooker, the current IBSF World Champion Lim Kok Leong from Malaysia competed, as well as the two World Women’s Champions Waratthanun Sukritthanes (Thailand) and Wendy Jans (Belgium).
The winner of the WCBS Championship 2023 was first determined in a round-robin format before the semi-finals and finals were scheduled for 23 July.
The WCBS thanked its main sponsor Joy for their incredible support. WCBS also thanked its other partners Andy Cloth, Aramith Billiard Balls, and Zeki Bilardo for their great support, without which this event would not have been possible.
In addition, WCBS was happy to partner with Touch PR Agency from Germany, which was responsible for photos, press releases, and PR measures. Furthermore, WCBS thanked the Turkish Billiards Federation (TBF) for their role in hosting this event.
For all important information , please visit the following link: https://wcbs.sport/wcbs-championship-2023/