UMB World Three-cushion Championship


The UMB World Three-cushion Championship is a professional carom billiards tournament in the discipline of three-cushion billiards, organized mostly annually by the Union Mondiale de Billard. Until 1953 it was organized by the UIFAB. During a dispute between the UMB and BWA the UMB decided not to organize the championship between 1988-1991. 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. From 1994 to 2011 the tournament was played in a set-system, the winner achieving the best of five. Since 2012 it has been changed back to a single frame with the run to 40 points.

Prize money and ranking points

RankPrizeRanking
points
Winner20.000 € x 1120
Runner-up12.000 € x 181
3. & 4. Rank7.000 € x 257
5. – 8. Rank4.000 € x 439
9. – 16. Rank2.000 € x 824
17. – 32. Rank1.500 € x 1612
33. – 48. Rank1.000 € x 168
Total118.000 €

Tournament records timeline

List of champions

This is the list of UMB three-cushion billiards world champions, from 1928 to present.