Dick Jaspers was killed in the semi-finals of the three cushion world cup match in Veghel against Choong Bok Lee, from South Korea. Despite the loss, the billiard player from Sint Willebrord was able to win the final victory in the 2022 World Cup cycle. He also remains the number one in the world rankings.
The victory of the world cup match three cushion went to the Swede Torbjörn Blomdahl on Saturday evening. 60-year-old Blomdahl defeated South Korean Choong Bok Lee in the final, who was in the final of a World Cup for the first time. It became 50-31 in 21 innings. For Blomdahl it was his first World Cup victory since 2017, his 45th in total. It earned him 16,000 euros.
Dick Jaspers, who had already been eliminated by Choong in the semi-finals, took the overall victory in the 2022 World Cup cycle. De Brabander also retains the lead in the world rankings.
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