The UMB World Three-cushion Championship for National Teams is a professional carom billiards tournament in the discipline of three-cushion billiards where nations are represented by a team of two players. After the first three editions, which took place in various nations and were not scheduled regularly, the Union Mondiale de Billard decided to keep the championships situated in Viersen, Germany and to organize these championships annually.
List of champions Below is the list of winning nations since 1981. From 2004 on, no third-place match was played and the third place was shared by the two semi-final losing teams.
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze1981 Mexico City Japan Nobuaki KobayashiJunichi Komori1.237 Belgium Raymond CeulemansLudo Dielis1.232 France Edigio VieratRichard Bitalis0.9531985 Bordeaux Japan Nobuaki KobayashiJunichi Komori1.311 Sweden Torbjörn BlomdahlLennart Blomdahl1.058 United States Frank TorresAllen Gilbert1.1031987 Madrid Sweden Torbjörn BlomdahlLennart Blomdahl1.017 United States Frank TorresAllen Gilbert0.960 Japan Joji KaiYoshio Yoshihara1.0741990 Viersen Japan Joji KaiYoshio Yoshihara1.114 Sweden Torbjörn BlomdahlLennart Blomdahl1.177 Germany Christian RudolphGünter Siebert1.0641991 Viersen Sweden Torbjörn BlomdahlLennart Blomdahl1.246 Denmark Tonny CarlsenHans Laursen1.044 Germany Hans-Jürgen KühlChristian Rudolph1.1181992 Viersen Japan Nobuaki KobayashiJunichi Komori1.218 United States Sang LeeFrank Torres1.159 Portugal Manuel RibeiroJorge Theriaga1.0961993 Viersen Germany Maxime AguirreChristian Rudolph1.104 Netherlands Dick JaspersLouis Havermans1.120 Sweden Torbjörn BlomdahlLennart Blomdahl1.1821994 Viersen Germany Maxime AguirreChristian Rudolph1.252 Portugal RibeiroJorge Theriaga1.073 Germany Johann SchirmbrandChristian Zöllner1.0041995 Viersen Denmark Dion NelinJacob Haack-Sørensen1.145 Sweden Lennart BlomdahlMats Noren1.133 Portugal Manuel FradinhoJorge Theriaga1.0731996 Viersen Denmark Hans LaursenDion Nelin1.181 Japan Reiji IchinoseJoji Kai1.067 Spain José QuetglasDani Sánchez1.1991997 Viersen Germany Christian RudolphJohann Schirmbrand1.156 Austria Andreas EflerGerhard Kostistansky1.210 Japan Tatsuo AraiReiji Ichinose1.0141998 Viersen Netherlands Raimond BurgmanDick Jaspers1.540 Spain Javier MinguellDani Sánchez1.182 Germany Martin HornChristian Rudolph1.3211999 Viersen Netherlands Raimond BurgmanDick Jaspers1.478 Sweden Torbjörn BlomdahlMichael Nilsson1.489 Germany Martin HornChristian Rudolph1.2452000 Viersen Sweden Torbjörn BlomdahlMichael Nilsson1.553 Netherlands Raimond BurgmanDick Jaspers1.430 Denmark Dion NelinJacob Haack-Sørensen1.2142001 Viersen Sweden Torbjörn BlomdahlMichael Nilsson1.546 Germany Martin HornChristian Rudolph1.444 Denmark Tonny CarlsenDion Nelin1.2552002 Viersen Germany Martin HornChristian Rudolph1.381 Netherlands Anno de KleineDick Jaspers1.503 Turkey Tayfun TaşdemirAdnan Yüksel1.2582003 Viersen Turkey Semih SayginerTayfun Taşdemir1.412 Greece Filippos KasidokostasNikos Polychronopoulos1.400 Netherlands Anno de KleineDick Jaspers1.707YearLocation Gold Silver Losing semi-finalists 2004 Viersen Turkey Semih SayginerTayfun Taşdemir 1.514 Belgium Frédéric CaudronPeter de Backer 1.362 Spain Alfonso LegazpiDani Sánchez1.302 France Jérémy BuryJean Christoph Roux1.164 2005 Viersen Sweden Torbjörn BlomdahlMichael Nilsson 1.414 Netherlands Jean Paul de BruijnDick Jaspers 1.377 Belgium Eddy LeppensEddy Merckx1.471 Germany Martin HornChristian Rudolph1.050 2006 Viersen Sweden Torbjörn BlomdahlMichael Nilsson 1.421 Germany Martin HornChristian Rudolph 1.412 Netherlands Raimond BurgmanDick Jaspers1.647 Turkey Semih SayginerAdnan Yüksel1.531 2007 Viersen Sweden Torbjörn BlomdahlMichael Nilsson 1.537 Denmark Tonny CarlsenBrian Knudsen 1.217 Netherlands Raimond BurgmanDick Jaspers1.526 Germany Martin HornChristian Rudolph1.164 2008 Viersen Sweden Torbjörn BlomdahlMichael Nilsson 1.664 Netherlands Raimond BurgmanDick Jaspers 1.593 South-Korea Choi Sung-wonKim Kyung-roul1.584 Spain Ricardo GarcíaDani Sánchez1.549 2009 Viersen Sweden Torbjörn BlomdahlMichael Nilsson 1.769 Belgium Roland ForthommeEddy Merckx 1.588 Germany Martin HornChristian Rudolph1.607 South-Korea Kang Dong-gungKim Kyung-roul1.560 2010 Viersen Turkey Murat Naci ÇokluAdnan Yüksel 1.689 Spain Rubén LegazpiDani Sánchez 1.456 Netherlands Raimond BurgmanDick Jaspers1.831 South-Korea Choi Sung-wonKim Kyung-roul1.516 2011 Viersen Turkey Lütfi CenetTayfun Taşdemir 1.510 Belgium Eddy LeppensEddy Merckx 1.652 Netherlands Raimond BurgmanDick Jaspers1.570 Germany Stefan GallaMartin Horn1.250 2012 Viersen Belgium Frédéric CaudronEddy Merckx 1.884 Germany Stefan GallaMartin Horn 1.504 Spain Javier PalazónDani Sánchez1.640 Denmark Thomas AndersenTonny Carlsen1.282 2013 Viersen Belgium Frédéric CaudronEddy Merckx 1.640 Germany Martin HornChristian Rudolph 1.371 Turkey Murat Naci ÇokluTayfun Taşdemir1.580 South-Korea Heo Jung-hanKim Kyung-roul1.397 2014 Viersen Belgium Frédéric CaudronEddy Merckx 2.295 Netherlands Dick JaspersBarry van Beers 1.486 Germany Martin HornSteffan Galla1.412 Turkey Tayfun TaşdemirTolgahan Kiraz1.314 2015 Viersen Belgium Frédéric CaudronEddy Merckx 1.968 South Korea Heo Jung-hanCho Jae-ho 1.867 Turkey Tayfun TaşdemirAdnan Yüksel1.427 Netherlands Dick JaspersBarry van Beers1.693 2016 Viersen Netherlands Dick JaspersJean van Erp 1.675 Turkey Semih SaygınerLütfi Çenet 1.491 Belgium Frédéric CaudronEddy Merckx1.700 Austria Arnim KahoferAndreas Efler1.287 2017 Viersen South KoreaChoi Sung-wonKim Jae-guen 1.515 BelgiumFrédéric CaudronRoland Forthomme 1.701 NetherlandsDick JaspersJean van Erp 1.923 FranceJérôme BarbeillonCédric Melnytschenko 1.260 2018 Viersen South KoreaChoi Sung-wonKang Dong-koong 1.920 Austria Arnim KahoferAndreas Efler 1.273 Turkey Semih SayginerTayfun Taşdemir 1.394 Denmark Tonny CarlsenThomas Andersen 1.472 2019 Viersen TurkeyMurat Naci ÇokluLütfi Çenet 1.803 NetherlandsRaimond BurgmanDick Jaspers 1.529 South KoreaKim Haeng-jikCho Jae-ho 1.431 BelgiumFrédéric CaudronEddy Merckx 1.713 2022 Viersen TurkeyTayfun TaşdemirCan Çapak 1.729 ColumbiaPedro GonzalezHuberney Cataño 1.410 SpainDani SánchezRubén Legazpi 1.610 GermanyMartin HornRonny Lindemann 1.211 2023 Viersen TurkeySemih SayginerTayfun Taşdemir 1.818 Sweden Torbjörn BlomdahlMichael Nilsson 1.680 SpainDani SánchezRubén Legazpi 1.578 NetherlandsDick JaspersJean Paul de Bruijn 1.512 2024 Viersen VietnamTrần Quyết ChiếnBao Phương Vinh 1.695 SpainRubén LegazpiSergio Jiménez 1.347 JapanRyuuji UmedaTakao Miyashita 1.206 United StatesRaymon GrootHugo Patino 1.180 2025 Viersen NetherlandsDick JaspersJean Paul de Bruijn 1.556 VietnamTrần Quyết ChiếnBao Phương Vinh 1.642 BelgiumPeter CeulemansRoland Forthomme 1.339 TurkeyBerkay KarakurtUfuk Kapusiz 1.319 2026 Viersen VietnamTrần Quyết ChiếnNguyễn Trần Thanh Tự 1.739 GermanyMartin HornAmir Ibraimov 1.478 SwedenTorbjörn BlomdahlDavid Pennor 1.583 ColombiaPedro GonzálezHuberney Cataño 1.258
Medals (1981-2026)
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References Official webpage