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Netherlands still want two major events in 2020

08/10/2020

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Harry Mathijssen: no World Cup in Veghel, now we asked for a 3CC Masters and the Continental Cup in 2020

NIEUWEGEIN - The Dutch billliards organizer Harry Mathijssen, in close consultation with UMB president Farouk Barki, announced this morning, Monday, that he wants to organize two major international tournaments in 2020. The World Cup in Veghel was definitely cancelled by the UMB this morning. The BEN Foundation, organizer of that World Cup, is candidate now for two other major events: a 3CC Masters in the same week as the World Cup in Veghel (25-31 October 2020) and the Continental Cup (the match between Europe and Asia that is on the UMB calendar for 18-20 December 2020. The application has been made to the UMB, the final decision will be made by UMB/CEB and the Dutch federation board. Harry Mathijssen: ''I assume that we have a good chance that we can organize these tournaments.''

The KNBB (Dutch billiards federation) was officially informed on Monday around 13.00 about the cancellation of the World Cup in Veghel. Harry Mathijssen then immediately came into action. The Dutch organizer has contacted Ziggo Sport about the possibilities of broadcasting the 3CC Masters and the Continental Cup on tv. ''That is a must for us to make it attractive to organize.''

Harry Matijssen: ''We fully realize that we won't be able to invite players from outside Europe and no Turkish players for the 3CC Masters, because of the travel blockages caused by Corona crisis. The plan is to invite 16 players: the eight best Europeans from the top 20, Dick Jaspers, Marco Zanetti, Torbjörn Blomdahl, Eddy Merckx, Dani Sánchez, Martin Horn, Jérémy Bury and Roland Forthomme. We want to expand that group with 8 players, invited by ourselves, for example three from the Netherlands, one extra player from Belgium, France, Spain, Germany and Italy. I am already looking for a location, maybe a venue on the golf course that belongs to the director of the main sponsor Jumbo. And Carl Verhoeven from the new Billiards center where SIS Cleaning will play its matches has shown interest as well.'' The tournament format for the 3CC Masters will be announced further. Eddy Merckx won the first 3CC tournament in Korea and won $ 40,000.

The continuation of the Continental Cup still depends on the permission for Asian players to travel to Europe. The Dutch organizations previously saw three tournaments taken off the calendar and postponed to 2021: the Junior World Championship, the Ladies World Championship and the European Championship three cushion.

 

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