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Pedro Piedrabuena Represents the USA at UMB World Championship
Pedro Piedrabuena. Photo courtesy Jonathan Damian.
The UMB World Championship will be held in Blois, France from September 23 to 27 and Pedro Piedrabuena will be representing the USA. Forty-eight players will compete in sixteen Groups in the Qualification Round where matches will be played to 40 points with equal innings. For the Finals, thirty-two players will play 50 point matches in a knockout round with no equal innings.
For the Qualification Round, Pedro Piedrabuena is in Group M along with Haeng Jik Kim from Korea and Alexander Salazar from Colombia. Pedro will play his first match at 5:00 PM local time on the 23rd. Defending Champion Frédéric Caudron (Group A) plays his first match at 7:00 PM that first evening and raising star Myung Woo Cho (Group B) will also play at that time.
Matches will be live on SOOP Billiards: https://billiards.sooplive.com
Live Score available at Five&Six: http://umb.cuesco.net
Full information on the UMB Website: https://www.umb-carom.org/events/371
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The Alyse
8-Foot Carom Billiards Table · No Pockets · Made in America
RAD Billiards introduces The Alyse — an American-made 8ft carom billiards table, built to order with no pockets and no compromises. The Alyse was deveolped for carom players that wanted a table in their home but did not have room for a match sized 10 foot table, which many homes cannot accomodate. According to RAD Billiards owner Albert Dawson: "I come from a background working with pool tables, and over time I kept running into the same thing. Carom players who wanted a table at home had almost no domestic options. Everything serious comes from Europe (Gabriels, Verhoeven, Chevillotte, and the like), which means long lead times and a real headache if anything ever needs parts or service. I wanted to build something with the same seriousness (solid oak, real slate, correct cushion specs) but sized and priced for someone's actual living room, not a club."
The Alyse is an 8 foot carom billiard table with a three-piece 1 inch slate playing surface. Each table is built to order and comes with Simonis cloth and a set of Aramith balls. The tables are built in America and the cabinet is solid oak.
The RAD Alyse is designed for residential rooms. "That's really where the "home-size" idea came from. Most carom tables are built to tournament dimensions, which just doesn't work in most houses. The Alyse is 8ft, still plays true, but fits spaces a full 10ft table never could", says RAD owner Albert Dawson.
More information can be found on the RAD Billiards website: https://www.radbilliards.com/
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New Room in the Land of Disney: “Great Music, Great Vibes, Good Times.”
El Break, a beautiful billiard parlor with both pocket and carom tables, has opened in the shadows of Disney World.
Situated at 11701 International Drive in Orlando, Florida, the room currently has three 9-foot Jimar tables with plans to add two more before the end of the year. It has five 7-foot pool tables.
In addition to the pool and carom tables, El Break also features table tennis, Bolirrana, darts, and multiple flat screens playing sports events. It has a friendly, family atmosphere and serves beer, wine, soda, water, and other non-alcoholic beverages.
With a slogan “Great music, Great Vibes, Good Times,” it offers, as its name suggests, a respite with family and friends. Para que vengas a pasarla bueno con amigos and familia.
It has held some three-cushion tournaments and hopes to join the USBA community by hosting a qualifying tournament for the 2027 nationals early next year.
El Break is open seven days a week, from 2:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Its telephone number is 407 778 1384. It can be found on Instagram.
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Billar Colombiano will Live Stream on YouTube and El Profe de Billar on Facebook (both provided by Vandenver Reina!)
https://www.youtube.com/@billarcolombiano3b/streams
https://www.facebook.com/elprofedebillar/
Tune in and show your support for our players from the USBA!
Pedro Piedrabuena Wins the Panamerican Championship
Pedro Piedrabuena in Lima, Peru on his way to the title (Image courtesy El Profe De Billar).
Pedro Piedrabuena defeated Colombia's Huberney Catano 50/37 in 23 innings to capture the 2026 Panamerican Championship title. At 15/13 in the match with Huberney leading, Piedrabuena ran 15 to take a 28/15 lead at the break. Piedrabeuna steadily scored after the break to maintain his lead and withstood a late thrust by Catano who managed to reduce his deficit to only 7 to bring the score to 44/37. With steely focus and a run of 6 points Piedrabuena immediatley closed out the match before Catano could inflct lasting damage.
Pedro Piedrabuena shooting match point to win the title.
Five Players to Represent the USA at the 2026 Panamerican Championship
Carlos Mario Villegas.
Pedro Piedrabuena.
John Park.
Hugo Patino.
Jesus Corona.
The 2026 Panamerican Championship runs from June 25th to 30th in Lima, Perú. The USBA will have five players competing in the tournament: Carlos Mario Villegas, Pedro Piedrabuena, John Park, Hugo Patino, and Jesus Corona. All five will compete in the Men's Individual tournament and the USBA will also have two teams in the event for National Teams. Team A will consist of Carlos Mario Villegas and Pedro Piedrabuena. John Park and Hugo Patino will play for Team B. The Panamerican Championship also has a Junior category and a Women's category.
Billar Colombiano will Live Stream on YouTube and El Profe de Billar on Facebook (both provided by Vandenver Reina!) beginning at 10:00AM on June 25th:
https://www.youtube.com/@billarcolombiano3b/streams
https://www.facebook.com/elprofedebillar/
Tune in and show your support for our players from the USBA!