CAIRO - The prizes and primes in the world championships three cushion and the World Cups will be doubled next year as of January 1, 2018. That was announced by Mr. Farouk Barki, president of the UMB (world federation) yesterday. In addition, the organizers will be supported financially by the UMB and for the first time in history, there is prize money for the ladies world championship. The winner will be rewarded 2000 euros. The winner of the world championship for men will now receive 20.000 euros (before 10.000). The World Cup winners receive 16.000 euros (before 8.000).
The total prize money for World Cup is now 106.500 euros. The total prize money for the individual world championship is 118.000 euros. From now on, the UMB will financially support the organizers as a result of the contract with Kozoom. The world championship organization will receive 83.000 euros from the UMB as a support for the prize money: 37.000 goes to the organization, 46.000 euros to the players on the podium, the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Furthermore, 30.000 euros will be payed directly to the organization.
The organization of a World Cup receives 71.500 for prize money, divided into 33.500 for the organization and 38.000 euros for the players of the podium. The organization also receives 30.000 euros from the UMB as a contribution for the total costs.
The ranking points remain unchanged: 120 for the winner of the World Cup, descending to 81, 57, 39, 24, 12 and 8. The winner of a World Cup receives 80 points, descending to 54, 38, 26, 16, 8.
For the newly planned tournaments (Contintental Cup, Masters), no dates are yet known on the calendar. For 2018 so far are known:
World championship country teams Viersen: 22-25 February
World Cups:
April 23-29: Bursa
21-27 mei: Ho Chi Minh City
June 11-17: Blankenberge
July 2-8: Porto
September 3-9: Korea
October 22-28: La Baule
9-15 December: Hurghada
18-20 September: World Cup ladies in Turkey
21-23 September: World Junior Championships in Turkey
2-6 October: World championship three cushion in Cairo
23-25 November: Lausanne Billard Masters.
The prize money for a world championship individual for men:
1st place: 20.000 euros
2: 12.000
3-4: 7000
5-8: 4000
9-16: 2000
17-32: 1500
33-48: 1000
Total 118.000 euros.
The prize money for a World Cup:
1st place: 16.000
2: 10.000
3-4: 6.000
5-8: 3500
9-16: 2500
17-32: 1500
Last qualification, 21 players: 500 euros
Total 106.500 euros.
World Championship nation teams:
1st place: 8000 euros
2: 6000
3-4: 3600
5-8: 2400
9-16: 1400
Total 42.000 euros.
World championship ladies:
1st place: 2000 euros
2: 1500
3-4: 1000
5-8: 750
9-16: 500
Total 12.500 euros.
World Championship under 22: the organization is free to divide prize money among the players.