2026 USBA National Championship
Venue: Carom Café Billiards
Address: 34-02 Linden Place, Flushing NY 11354
Dates: April 23–26, 2026
Tournament & Qualifier Information
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November 17 to 22, 2025
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Hugo Patino will play the World Cup in Gwangju in November.
Hugo Patino Plays the World Cup in Gwangju
Gwangju Metropolitan City in South Korea will be host to the UMB World Cup Tournament starting on the 3rd of November and continuing until the 9th. Hugo Patino will be representing the USA in Gwangju. He will start in the PPQ on November 4th, playing matches at 3:30 and 6:30 (local time).
Tune in to support Hugo Patino, our player from the USBA, on SOOP Billiards:
https://billiards.sooplive.co.kr
Best of Luck to Hugo!
Pedro Piedrabuena will play the World Cup and World Championship in Antwerp, Belgium in October.
Pedro Piedrabuena Represents the USA in Antwerp for the UMB World Championsip and World Cup
The UMB 77th World Championship 3-Cushion will be held in Antwerp, Belgium running from the 14th to the 18th of October, 2025. Forty-eight players will compete in sixteen Groups of three players for the Qualification Rounds and the USA will be represented by Pedro Piedrabuena. Pedro will be in Group I along with Alejandro Santiago of Mexico and Jeremy Bury from France. Qualification matches begin on the 14th of October and Pedro will play his first match against Alejandro Santiago at 3:00 PM local time. Current World Champion, Myung Woo Cho (Group A) starts his campaign to defend his title at 7:00 PM against the winner of the match between Yilmaz Ozcan and Luis Aveiga, the other players from Group A who kick of the tournament in the opening round at 11:00 AM.
Prior to the World Championship, Antwerp will also host a World Cup Tournament beginning on the 6th of October and continuing until the 12th. Pedro Piedrabuena will also be representing the USA during the World Cup. Pedro will face Luis Bahamondes from Chile in his first match on the 6th at 12:30 PM local time. Also in Group L is Cenk Yildiz from Türkiye.
Tune in to support Pedro Piedrabuena, our player from the USBA competing in both tournaments on SOOP Billiards:
https://billiards.sooplive.co.kr
Best of Luck!
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LIVE Stream on the WCBS YouTube Channel
Select Matches will be broadcast on the World Games Live Platform
The 2025 World Games will take place in Chengdu, China from August 7 to 17 and cue sports will be played in seven medal events in 3-Cushion, 10-Ball, Heyball, and Snooker. Pedro Piedrabuena will represent the USA in the Men's 3-Cushion event where 12 players will compete. The Group Stages begin on August 10 and the competitions are completed on the 14th of August.
The Billiard Events are:
3-Cushion Men: 12 participants
3-Cushion Women: 8 participants
10-Ball Men: 12 participants
10-Ball Women: 12 participants
Heyball Mixed: 16 participants
Snooker 15-Reds Men: 12 participants
Snooker 6-Reds Women: 8 participants
Here is a link to the official World Games website:
The World Confederation of Billiards Sports (WCBS) will provide coverage and results on their website and social media pages. Here you can download:
Competition Schedule | Training Schedule | Playing Format & System | Player List
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Bida Em 6 Years Anniversary
Tournament Results
The Bida Em 6 Years Anniversary Toutnament will be held over the July 4th weekend in Arlington, Texas. David Nguyen and Texas 3 Cushion Billiards is helping to promote the tournament. There are 96 players for the field with many of the top USA players participating.
Below is the schedule for the first two days.
Looks like an exciting tournament and matches will be streamed on YouTube Texas3CushioBilliards.
Best of luck to all the players.
