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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]]. The BWA was responsible for the [[Three-Cushion World Cup]].


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.
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 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Winner
! Nationality
|-
| 1986
| rowspan=2|[[Raymond Ceulemans]]
| rowspan=2|{{Flagcountry|BEL}}
|-
| 1987
|-
| 1988
| [[Torbjörn Blomdahl]]
| {{Flagcountry|SWE}}
|-
| 1989
| [[Ludo Dielis]]
| {{Flagcountry|BEL}}
|-
| 1990
| [[Raymond Ceulemans]]
| {{Flagcountry|BEL}}
|-
| 1991
| rowspan=2|Torbjörn Blomdahl
| rowspan=2|{{Flagcountry|SWE}}
|-
| 1992
|-
| 1993
| [[Sang Lee]]
| {{Flagcountry|USA}}
|-
| 1994
| rowspan=3|Torbjörn Blomdahl
| rowspan=3|{{Flagcountry|SWE}}
|-
| 1995
|-
|1996
|-
| 1997
| [[Dick Jaspers]]
| {{Flagcountry|NED}}
|-
| 1998
| Torbjörn Blomdahl
| {{Flagcountry|SWE}}
|-
| 1999
| Dick Jaspers
| {{Flagcountry|NED}}
|-
| 2000
| rowspan=3|Torbjörn Blomdahl
| rowspan=3|{{Flagcountry|SWE}}
|-
| 2001
|-
| 2002
|-
| 2003
| [[Semih Saygıner]]
| {{Flagcountry|TUR}}
|-
| 2004
| [[Dani Sánchez|Daniel Sánchez]]
| {{Flagcountry|Spain}}
|-
| 2005
| [[Frédéric Caudron]]
| {{Flagcountry|BEL}}
|-
| 2006
| [[Dani Sánchez|Daniel Sánchez]]
| {{Flagcountry|Spain}}
|-
| 2007
| Torbjörn Blomdahl
| {{Flagcountry|SWE}}
|-
| 2008
| Dick Jaspers
| {{Flagcountry|NED}}
|-
|}


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Revision as of 13:16, 23 May 2014

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

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.

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