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Revision as of 04:12, 28 September 2007
The UMB World Three-cushion Championship is a carom billiards tournament. Years ago, there were similar world championships held by other organizations in different places. But they were shortlived leaving the UMB event as the only world championship for three-cushion billiards.[clarification needed]
Prize money of the event as of 2007 totalled €35,200 ($49,595) with the winner taking €4,800 ($6,762).
List of Champions
This is the list of Union Mondiale de Billard World Three-cushion billiards Champions from 1928 to 2006 (years not shown are years in which the event was not held).
Tournament victories by nation
| Rank | Country | Wins | Most victories | Most recent champion |
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| 1 | Belgium | 28 | Raymond Ceulemans (21) | Eddy Merckx |
| 2 | Netherlands | 7 | Henk Robijns (3) | Dick Jaspers (2004) |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | Daniel Sanchez (2) | Daniel Sanchez (2005) |
| Sweden | 5 | Torbjorn Blomdahl (5) | Torbjorn Blomdahl (1997) | |
| 5 | Argentina | 4 | Enrique Navarra (2) | Enrique Navarra (1958) |
| 6 | Japan | 2 | Nobuaki Kobayashi (2) | Nobuaki Kobayashi (1984) |
| France | 2 | Alfred Lagache (2) | Alfred Lagache (1937) | |
| Egypt | 2 | Edmound Sousa (2) | Edmound Sousa (1929) | |
| 9 | Turkey | 1 | Semih Sayginer (1) | Semih Sayginer (2003) |
| Italy | 1 | Marco Zanetti (1) | Marco Zanetti (2002) | |
| Peru | 1 | Alfredo Suarez (1) | Semih Sayginer (1961) | |
| USA | 1 | Edward Lee (1) | Edward Lee (1936) |
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