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The '''Billiards World Cup Association''' ('''BWA''')<!--No, that is not a typo; BWCA was already taken in the sports world.--> was a [[Sport governing body|governing body]] for [[carom billiards]], like its competitor and successor, [[Union Mondiale de Billard]].
The '''Billiards World Cup Association''' ('''BWA''')<!--No, that is not a typo; BWCA was already taken in the sports world.--> was a [[Sport governing body|governing body]] for [[carom billiards]], like its competitor and successor, [[Union Mondiale de Billard]].


After staging several [[three-cushion billiards]] championships, BWA met its demise in 2004 due financial problems and failing relations with the UMB, leaving the latter as the only carom governing body.
After staging several [[three-cushion billiards]] championships, BWA met its demise in 2004 due to financial problems and failing relations with the UMB, leaving the latter as the only carom governing body.


==BWA World Three-cushion Champions==
==BWA World Three-cushion Champions==

Revision as of 11:35, 15 September 2007

The Billiards World Cup Association (BWA) was a governing body for carom billiards, like its competitor and successor, Union Mondiale de Billard.

After staging several three-cushion billiards championships, BWA met its demise in 2004 due to financial problems and failing relations with the UMB, leaving the latter as the only carom governing body.

BWA World Three-cushion Champions

Year Winner Nationality
1986 Raymond Ceulemans  Belgium
1987
1988 Torbjorn Blomdahl  Sweden
1989 Ludo Dielis  Belgium
1990 Raymond Ceulemans  Belgium
1991 Torbjorn Blomdahl  Sweden
1992
1993 Sang Chun Lee  United States
1994 Torbjorn Blomdahl  Sweden
1995
1996
1997 Dick Jaspers  Netherlands
1998 Torbjorn Blomdahl  Sweden
1999 Dick Jaspers  Netherlands
2001 Torbjron Blomdahl  Sweden