Raymon Groot & Hugo Patiño Advance to the Round of 32 Players
Both USA players finished second in their Group with 1 win and 1 loss each. Two players from each Group advanced to the finals so both Raymon and Hugo are in. Groot will face Eddy Merckx, who leads the players after the Qualification Groups averaging 3.200. Patiño plays his match against Marco Zanetti.
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Patiño & Groot to Represent USBA at World Championship in Vietnam
Hugo Patiño.
Raymon Groot.
The UMB 76th 3-Cushion Worldchampionship will take place from the 25th till the 29th of September, 2024 in Binh Thuan, Vietnam. Raymon Groot and Hugo Patiño have qualified to represent the USBA. Both players finished 5th through 8th place at the Campeonatos Panamericanos de Tres Bandas 2024 held in June of this year which secured them a place in the Worldchampionship tournament.
The Worldchampionship is played with 48 players. The Qualification Round is 16 Groups (3 players in each Group) / 40 Points / Equal innings. Two players qualified per group. The Final is 32 Players (Knockout) / 50 Points / Without Equal innings.
In the Qualification Round, Groot is in Group I along with Marco Zanetti (IT) and Chang Hoon Seo (KR).
Patiño is in Group L Along with Haeng Jik Kim (KR) and Miguel Labrador (VE).
Qualification matches begin on the 25th and both USBA players have their first match scheduled for 3:00PM local time.
For more information on the 76th 3-Cushion Worldchampionship check the UMB website: