ANTALYA - The World federation of billiards UMB has changed the dates for the World championships three cushion for men, juniors and ladies in Antalya. The men's event will be played from 6-10 of January 2021. In the week after the Juniors and Ladies will play for the most important title: the ladies from 11-13 January, the Juniors from 14-16 January.
The mutations have been made after requests of national federations.
The schedule:
6 to 10 January 2021: World Championship 3-Cushion for individuals
11 to 13 January 2021: World Championship 3-Cushion for Ladies
14 to 16 January 2021: World Championship 3-Cushion for Juniors (U22)
The mutations have been made after requests of the national federations of the Netherlands and Belgium. The Dutch Championship, the Masters, will be played in Berlicum from January 14 to 17. That means for Therese Klompenhouwer, if she qualifies for the Masters, that she will have to return to the Netherlands the day after the final day of the Women's World Championship.
The Belgian Multi's will be played from January 10-17. Danielle le Bruyn and Jaimie Buelens don't foresee problems and are waiting for news from the Belgian federation with the planning for the championship in Blankenberge.
Following the three world championships in 2020, the season continues according to the following schedule:
- January 25 to 31, 2021: Survival 3C Masters No. 1 (South Korea)
- 22-28 February 2021: World Cup No. 1 (Turkey)
- 7-13 March 2021: World Cup No. 2 in Las Vegas (United States)
- March 18 to 21, 2021: World Championship for national teams in Viersen (Germany)
- April 5 to 11, 2021: Survival 3C Masters No. 2 (South Korea)
- 24 to 30 May 2021: World Cup No. 3 in Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam)
- June 20, 2021: UMB General Meeting in Valencia (Spain)
- June 21-27, 2021: Survival 3C Masters No. 3 (South Korea)
- 5 to 11 July 2021: World Cup No. 4 in Porto (Portugal)
- August 16 to 22, 2021: Survival 3C Masters nr 4 (Turkey)
- 6 to 12 September 2021: World Cup No. 5 (South Korea)
- September 15 to 19, 2021: World Championship 5 pins in Calangianus (Italy)
- 21 to 23 September 2021: Women's World Championship (Netherlands)
- 24 to 26 September 2021: World Championship Juniors U22 (Netherlands)
- 20 to 24 October 2021: Individual World Championship (South Korea)
- 8 to 14 November 2021: World Cup No. 6 in Veghel (Netherlands)
- 19 to 21 November 2021: Lausanne Billard Masters in Lausanne (Switzerland)
- November 22 to 28, 2021: Survival 3C Masters No. 5 (South Korea)
- 5 to 11 December 2021: World Cup No. 7 in Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt)
- December 17 to 19, 2021: Continental Cup (South Korea).