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UMB World Three-cushion Championship

{{Short description|Competition in 3-cushion billiards}}

{{Infobox Snooker tournament

|image=190px

|organisation=UMB

|format=Round Robin / single-elimination

|Recent edition=2024

|Current Champion={{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Myung-woo}}

File:Henk Robijns wint voor de derde maal het wereldkampioenschap.ogv shows some of his caramboles from the 1933 championship in Cairo, and two trick shots.]]

The UMB World Three-cushion Championship is a professional carom billiards tournament in the discipline of three-cushion billiards, organized mostly annually by the Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB). Until 1953 it was organized by the UIFAB (Union Internationale des Federations d'Amateurs de Billard). During a dispute between the UMB and Billiards World Cup Association (BWA), the UMB decided not to organize the championship between 1988 and 1993. Instead the overall winner of the World Cup was announced as also the world champion.{{cite book|first1=Dieter|last1=Haase|first2=Heinrich|last2=Weingartner|title=Enzyklopädie des Billardsports|year=2009|publisher=Verlag Heinrich Weingartner|location=Wien|isbn=978-3-200-01489-3}}{{rp|p785}}

From 1928 to 1958 and from 1985 to 1987, matches were played as a single frame with a run to 50 points (or 60 points between 1960 and 1984). From 1994 to 2011 the tournament was played in a set-system, the winner achieving the best of five. Since 2012 it has been changed back to a single frame with the run to 40 points.

Prize money and ranking points

File:2013 3-cushion World Championship-Day 5-Award ceremony-47 (XS).jpg hands over the diamant-cue to the winner Frederic Caudron.
From Left to right: Vice world champion Filippos Kasidokostas, Caudron, Bronze medal winners Alexander Salazar and Dick Jaspers.]]

{{cite web|title=Official Rules and Reglementation for 3-Cushion World Championship Singles|url=http://www.umb.org/Rules/Rules_3Cushion_Single.pdf|access-date=2013-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520235213/http://umb.org/Rules/Rules_3Cushion_Single.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=2011-05-20}}{{cite web|title=General Information | url =http://www.umb.org/ausschreibung/upload/Invitation%20WC%202012%20Porto.pdf |access-date=2012-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104220324/http://www.umb.org/ausschreibung/upload/Invitation%20WC%202012%20Porto.pdf |url-status=live | archive-date=2021-11-04 }}

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! style="width:7em" | Rank !! style="width:7em" | Prize !! style="width:7em" | Ranking
points

style="text-align:left" | Winner40.000 € x 1120
style="text-align:left" | Runner-up20.000 € x 1{{0}}81
style="text-align:left" | 3. & 4. Rank12.000 € x 2{{0}}57
style="text-align:left" | 5. – 8. Rank6.000 € x 4{{0}}39
style="text-align:left" | 9. – 16. Rank3.000 € x 8{{0}}24
style="text-align:left" | 17. – 32. Rank2.000 € x 16{{0}}12
style="text-align:left" | 33. – 48. Rank1.000 € x 16{{0}}8
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| style="text-align:left" | Total

188.000 €

Tournament records timeline

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|

{| class="wikitable" border="1"

|+ {{nowrap|General Average (GA)}}

! GA !! Name !! Year

0,552{{flagicon|EGY|1922}} Edmond Soussa1928
0,720{{flagicon|BEL}} Emile Zaman1929
0,755{{flagicon|Spain|1931}} Claudio Puigvert1935
0,859{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Edward Lee1936
0,884{{flagicon|ARG}} Augusto Vergez1938
0,922{{flagicon|ARG}} José Bonomo1948
1,070{{flagicon|ARG}} Pedro Leopoldo Carrera1952
1,089{{flagicon|BEL}} René Vingerhoedt1958
1,307{{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans1963
1,345{{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans1966
1,478{{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans1973
1,500{{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans1976
1,679{{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans1978
1,745{{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans1986
2,015{{flagicon|SWE}} Torbjörn Blomdahl1997
2,122{{flagicon|SWE}} Torbjörn Blomdahl2010
2,123{{flagicon|VNM}} Ma Minh Cam2017
2,352{{flagicon|NLD}} Dick Jaspers2018
2,463{{flagicon|TUR}} Tayfun Taşdemir2021

|

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|+ {{nowrap|Special Average (SA)}}

! SA !! Name !!Year

0,746{{flagicon|BEL}} Emile Zaman1928
style="border-top: 2pt black solid"

| 0,961

{{flagicon|BEL}} Emile Zaman1929
style="border-top: 2pt black solid"

| 1,136

{{flagicon|Spain|1931}} Claudio Puigvert1932
style="border-top: 2pt black solid"

| 1,162

{{flagicon|ARG}} Augusto Vergez1938
style="border-top: 2pt black solid"

| 1,562

{{flagicon|URU}} Alfredo Fuentes1948
style="border-top: 2pt black solid"

| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top" | 1,612

{{flagicon|BEL}} René Vingerhoedt1952
{{flagicon|DEU}} August Tiedtke1958
style="border-top: 2pt black solid"

| 2,068

{{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans1963
style="border-top: 2pt black solid"

| 2,500

{{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans1966
style="border-top: 2pt black solid"

| 2,631

{{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans1986
style="border-top: 2pt black solid"

| rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:top" | 2,812

{{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuaki Kobayashi1988
{{flagicon|SWE}} Torbjörn Blomdahl1991
{{flagicon|SWE}} Torbjörn Blomdahl1997
{{flagicon|SWE}} Torbjörn Blomdahl2001
style="border-top: 2pt black solid"

| 3,461

{{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Sánchez2005
style="border-top: 2pt black solid"

| 4,500

{{flagicon|NED}} Dick Jaspers2011
style="border-top: 2pt black solid"

| 5,714

{{flagicon|KOR}} Kang Dong-koong2013

|

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|+ High Run (HR)

! HR !! Name !! Year

{{0}}9{{flagicon|EGY|1922}} Edmond Soussa1928
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| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top" | 10

{{flagicon|Spain|1931}} Enrique Miró1931
{{flagicon|Spain|1931}} Claudio Puigvert1932
style="border-top: 2pt black solid"

| rowspan="5" style="vertical-align:top" | 12

{{flagicon|EGY|1922}} Edmond Soussa1933
{{flagicon|FRA}} Alfred Lagache1938
{{flagicon|URU}} Alfredo Fuentes1948
{{flagicon|FRA}} Bernard Siguret1952
{{flagicon|DEU}} August Tiedtke1953
style="border-top: 2pt black solid"

| 13

{{flagicon|AUT}} Johann Scherz1958
style="border-top: 2pt black solid"

| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top" | 14

{{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Steylaerts1964
{{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans1974
style="border-top: 2pt black solid"

| rowspan="12" style="vertical-align:top" | 15

{{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans1975
{{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans1980
{{flagicon|NED}} Rini van Bracht1982
{{flagicon|ESP}} Avelino Rico1986
{{flagicon|SWE}} Torbjörn Blomdahl1991
{{flagicon|BEL}} Jozef Philipoom1995
{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Zanetti1997
{{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Sánchez1998
{{flagicon|NED}} Raimond Burgman1998
{{flagicon|USA}} Sang Lee1999
{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Zanetti2000
{{flagicon|BEL}} Eddy Merckx2010
style="border-top: 2pt black solid"

| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top" | 17

{{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Caudron2012
{{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Caudron2013
style="border-top: 2pt black solid"

| rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top" | 18

{{flagicon|USA}} Pedro Piedrabuena2014
style="border-top: 2pt black solid"

| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top" | 19

{{flagicon|EGY}} Sameh Sidhom2015
{{flagicon|DNK}} Tonny Carlsen2018
style="border-top: 2pt black solid"

| 20

{{flagicon|GER}} Martin Horn2021

|}

List of champions

This is the list of UMB three-cushion billiards world champions, from 1928 to present.{{rp|pp 799–853}}{{cite web|title=World Three-cushion Championships|url=http://www.hekerle.net/websites/abu/turnierarchiv/wm3b/wm3b%201928.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221180432/http://www.hekerle.net/websites/abu/turnierarchiv/wm3b/wm3b%201928.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 21, 2013|publisher=Artistik Billard Sportunion Austria|access-date=8 March 2013}} [http://www.r-wassen.com/Rueckblicke%20R.%20Richter/liste_wm_dreiband.htm Tournament Statistics] {{Dead link|date=July 2022}}

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! No.

! Year

! Venue

! Winner

! Avg.

! 2nd

! Avg.

! 3rd

! Avg.

{{0}}1

| 1928

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Reims

| {{flagicon|EGY|1922}} Edmond Soussa

| 0,552

| {{flagicon|NED}} Carel Koopman

| 0,493

| {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} Otto Unshelm

| 0,489

{{0}}2

| 1929

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Brussels

| {{flagicon|EGY|1922}} Edmond Soussa

| 0,604

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Emile Zaman

| 0,720

| {{flagicon|NED}} Arnoud Sengers

| 0,542

{{0}}3

| 1930

| {{flagicon|NED}} Amsterdam

| {{flagicon|NED}} Hendrik J. Robijns

| 0,587

| {{flagicon|EGY|1922}} Edmond Soussa

| 0,541

| {{flagicon|NED}} Arnoud Sengers

| 0,542

{{0}}4

| 1931

| {{flagicon|Spain|1931}} Barcelona

| {{flagicon|Spain|1931}} Enrique Miró

| 0,551

| {{flagicon|EGY|1922}} Edmond Soussa

| 0,632

| {{flagicon|NED}} Arnoud Sengers

| 0,571

{{0}}5

| 1932

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Vichy

| {{flagicon|NED}} Hendrik J. Robijns

| 0,679

| {{flagicon|Spain|1931}} Claudio Puigvert

| 0,698

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Franz Aeberhard

| 0,557

{{0}}6

| 1933

| {{flagicon|EGY|1922}} Cairo

| {{flagicon|NED}} Hendrik J. Robijns

| 0,628

| {{flagicon|EGY|1922}} Edmond Soussa

| 0,593

| {{flagicon|Spain|1931}} Claudio Puigvert

| 0,547

{{0}}7

| 1934

| {{flagicon|Spain|1931}} Barcelona

| {{flagicon|Spain|1931}} Claudio Puigvert

| 0,695

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Davin

| 0,590

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Albert

| 0,508

{{0}}8

| 1935

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Algiers

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alfred Lagache

| 0,656

| {{flagicon|Spain|1931}} Claudio Puigvert

| 0,755

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Emile Zaman

| 0,643

{{0}}9

| 1936

| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} New York

| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Edward Lee

| 0,859

| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Eugene Deardorff

| 0,665

| {{flagicon|EGY|1922}} Edmond Soussa

| 0,631

10

| 1937

| {{flagicon|Germany|Nazi}} Köln

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alfred Lagache

| 0,696

| {{flagicon|Germany|Nazi}} August Tiedtke

| 0,680

| {{flagicon|NED}} Arnoud Sengers

| 0,603

11

| 1938

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Buenos Aires

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Augusto Vergez

| 0,884

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Jean Francisco Vergez

| 0,677

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alfred Lagache

| 0,745

colspan="8" style="text-align:left" | 1939 to 1947: not held
12

| 1948

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Buenos Aires

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Rene Vingerhoedt

| 0,877

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Jose Bonomo

| 0,922

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Augusto Vergez

| 0,819

colspan="8" style="text-align:left" | 1949 to 1951: not held
13

| 1952

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Buenos Aires

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Pedro Leopoldo Carrera

| 1,070

| {{flagicon|DEU}} August Tiedtke

| 0,961

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Friedenthal

| 0,943

14

| 1953

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Antwerp

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Enrique Navarra

| 0,937

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Rene Vingerhoedt

| 1,001

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Pedro Leopoldo Carrera

| 0,921

colspan="8" style="text-align:left" | 1954 to 1957: not held
15

| 1958

| {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} Barcelona

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Enrique Navarra

| 0,913

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Rene Vingerhoedt

| 1,089

| {{flagicon|DEU}} August Tiedtke

| 0,921

colspan="8" style="text-align:left" | 1959: not held
16

| 1960

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Buenos Aires

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Rene Vingerhoedt

| 0,961

| {{flagicon|URY}} Carlos Monestier

| 0,811

| {{flagicon|ARG}} José Bonomo

| 0,887

17

| 1961

| {{flagicon|NED}} Amsterdam

| {{flagicon|PER}} Adolfo Suarez

| 0,997

| {{flagicon|POR}} Egidio Vieira

| 0,801

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Bernard Siguret

| 0,905

colspan="8" style="text-align:left" | 1962: not held
18

| 1963

| {{flagicon|GER}} Neuss

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,307

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Johann Scherz

| 1,077

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Enrique Navarra

| 0,817

19

| 1964

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Ostend

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,231

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Marcelo Lopez

| 1,040

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Roger Hanoun

| 0,939

20

| 1965

| {{flagicon|NED}} Hilversum

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,290

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Johann Scherz

| 1,152

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Koya Ogata

| 1,127

21

| 1966

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Buenos Aires

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,191

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Enrique Navarra

| 1,006

| {{flagicon|COL}} Alfonso González

| 0,878

22

| 1967

| {{flagicon|PER}} Lima

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,345

| {{flagicon|PER}} Humberto Suguimizu

| 0,957

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Keizo Kubo

| 1,003

23

| 1968

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Düren

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,227

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Koya Ogata

| 0,910

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Johann Scherz

| 1,009

24

| 1969

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,276

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Koya Ogata

| 0,992

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Diego Martínez

| 0,906

25

| 1970

| {{flagicon|USA}} Las Vegas

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,164

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuaki Kobayashi

| 0,998

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Johann Scherz

| 0,876

26

| 1971

| {{flagicon|NED}} Groningen

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,266

| {{flagicon|NED}} Rini van Bracht

| 0,865

| {{flagicon|NED}} Henny de Ruyter

| 0,814

27

| 1972

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Buenos Aires

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,315

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuaki Kobayashi

| 1,025

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Peter Thøgersen

| 0,902

28

| 1973

| {{flagicon|EGY|1972}} Cairo

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,478

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuaki Kobayashi

| 0,966

| {{flagicon|PER}} Humberto Suguimizu

| 0,811

29

| 1974

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Antwerp

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuaki Kobayashi

| 1,312

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,325

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshio Yoshihara

| 1,130

30

| 1975

| {{flagicon|BOL}} La Paz

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,308

| {{flagicon|NED}} Rini van Bracht

| 0,922

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuaki Kobayashi

| 1,206

31

| 1976

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Ostend

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,500

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuaki Kobayashi

| 1,305

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Junichi Komori

| 1,238

32

| 1977

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,372

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuaki Kobayashi

| 1,187

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshio Yoshihara

| 1,176

33

| 1978

| {{flagicon|USA}} Las Vegas

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,679

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuaki Kobayashi

| 1,205

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Junichi Komori

| 1,067

34

| 1979

| {{flagicon|PER}} Lima

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,384

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuaki Kobayashi

| 1,135

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshio Yoshihara

| 1,067

35

| 1980

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Buenos Aires

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,460

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshio Yoshihara

| 1,217

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuaki Kobayashi

| 1,192

36

| 1981

| {{flagicon|EGY|1972}} Cairo

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Ludo Dielis

| 1,222

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuaki Kobayashi

| 1,426

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Johann Scherz

| 1,271

37

| 1982

| {{flagicon|ECU}} Guayaquil

| {{flagicon|NED}} Rini van Bracht

| 1,043

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yohio Yoshihara

| 1,146

| {{flagicon|USA}} Carlos Hallon

| 1,086

38

| 1983

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Aix-les-Bains

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,447

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Richard Bitalis

| 1,332

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuaki Kobayashi

| 1,258

39

| 1984

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Krefeld

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuaki Kobayashi

| 1,388

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Ludo Dielis

| 1,278

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,151

40

| 1985

| {{flagicon|NED}} Heeswijk-Dinther

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,541

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuaki Kobayashi

| 1,364

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Junichi Komori

| 1,071

41

| 1986

| {{flagicon|USA}} Las Vegas

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Avelino Rico

| 1,010

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Torbjörn Blomdahl

| 1,205

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,745

42

| 1987

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Cairo

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Torbjörn Blomdahl

| 1,099

| {{flagicon|USA}} Frank Torres

| 0,933

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Arturo Bone

| 0,778

43

| 1988

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Torbjörn Blomdahl

| 1,594

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuaki Kobayashi

| 1,224

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,293

44

| 1989

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yokohama

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Ludo Dielis

| 1,342

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Torbjörn Blomdahl

| 1,389

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,312

45

| 1990

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,527

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Torbjörn Blomdahl

| 1,619

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Ludo Dielis

| 1,300

46

| 1991

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Torbjörn Blomdahl

| 1,504

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,518

| {{flagicon|NED}} Dick Jaspers

| 1,498

(**)

| 1992

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Palma

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Torbjörn Blomdahl

| 1,716

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,412

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sang Lee

| 1,511

(**)

| 1993

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Gent

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sang Lee

| 1,355

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Torbjörn Blomdahl

| 1,601

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,464

47

| 1994

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Aalborg

| {{flagicon|NED}} Rini van Bracht

| 1,149

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Edgar Bettzieche

| 1,038

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Brian Knudsen

| 1,194

48

| 1995

| {{flagicon|NED}} Grubbenvorst

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jozef Philipoom

| 1,494

| {{flagicon|NED}} John Tijssens

| 1,210

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuaki Kobayashi

| 1,345

49

| 1996

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Hattingen

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Christian Rudolph

| 1,025

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Sánchez

| 1,277

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Gerhard Kostistansky

| 0,982

50

| 1997

| {{flagicon|NED}} Grubbenvorst

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Torbjörn Blomdahl

| 2,015

| {{flagicon|NED}} Raimond Burgman

| 1,453

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Zanetti

| 1,684

51

| 1998

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Rezé

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Sánchez

| 1,594

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Torbjörn Blomdahl

| 1,797

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Christian Rudolph

| 1,155

52

| 1999

| {{flagicon|COL}} Bogotá

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Caudron

| 1,538

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Torbjörn Blomdahl

| 1,769

| {{flagicon|NED}} Dick Jaspers

| 1,614

53

| 2000

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Saint-Étienne

| {{flagicon|NED}} Dick Jaspers

| 1,773

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Tonny Carlsen

| 1,502

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Zanetti

| 1,590

54

| 2001

| {{flagicon|LUX}} Luxembourg

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Ceulemans

| 1,696

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Zanetti

| 1,866

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Luis Miguel Ávila

| 1,260

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! No.

! Year

! Venue

! Winner

! Avg.

! Finalist

! Avg.

! Semi-finalists

! Avg.

rowspan="2" | 55

| rowspan="2" | 2002

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Randers

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Zanetti

| rowspan="2" | 1,732

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Dion Nelin

| rowspan="2" | 1,519

| {{flagicon|NED}} Dick Jaspers

| 1,687

{{flagicon|PER}} Ramón Rodríguez

| 1,453

rowspan="2" | 56

| rowspan="2" | 2003

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|ESP}} Valladolid

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|TUR}} Semih Saygıner

| rowspan="2" | 1,868

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|GRE}} Filippos Kasidokostas

| rowspan="2" | 1,268

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Torbjörn Blomdahl

| 1,833

{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Zanetti

| 1,211

rowspan="2" | 57

| rowspan="2" | 2004

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|NED}} Rotterdam

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|NED}} Dick Jaspers

| rowspan="2" | 1,907

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|GRE}} Filippos Kasidokostas

| rowspan="2" | 1,399

| {{flagicon|GRE}} Nikos Polychronopoulos

| 1,437

{{flagicon|DEN}} Jacob Haack-Sørensen

| 1,442

rowspan="2" | 58

| rowspan="2" | 2005

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|ESP}} Lugo

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Sánchez

| rowspan="2" | 1,838

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|NED}} Jean Paul de Bruijn

| rowspan="2" | 1,566

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Eddy Leppens

| 1,551

{{flagicon|BEL}} Peter de Backer

| 1,367

rowspan="2" | 59

| rowspan="2" | 2006

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|GER}} Sankt Wendel

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|BEL}} Eddy Merckx

| rowspan="2" | 1,767

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|GRE}} Nikos Polychronopoulos

| rowspan="2" | 1,456

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Peter de Backer

| 1,577

{{flagicon|NED}} Dick Jaspers

| 1,783

rowspan="2" | 60

| rowspan="2" | 2007

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|ECU}} Cuenca

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Ryuuji Umeda

| rowspan="2" | 1,426

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Sánchez

| rowspan="2" | 1,805

| {{flagicon|NED}} Dick Jaspers

| 1,484

{{flagicon|PER}} Ramón Rodríguez

| 1,091

rowspan="2" | 61

| rowspan="2" | 2008

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|GER}} Sankt Wendel

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Zanetti

| rowspan="2" | 1,871

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Torbjörn Blomdahl

| rowspan="2" | 1,631

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Peter de Backer

| 1,481

{{flagicon|FRA}} Jérémy Bury

| 1,478

rowspan="2" | 62

| rowspan="2" | 2009

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|SUI}} Lausanne

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|GRE}} Filippos Kasidokostas

| rowspan="2" | 1,869

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|BEL}} Eddy Merckx

| rowspan="2" | 1,703

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Eddy Leppens

| 1,598

{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Zanetti

| 1,612

rowspan="2" | 63

| rowspan="2" | 2010

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|NED}} Sluiskil

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Sánchez

| rowspan="2" | 1,715

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|BEL}} Eddy Leppens

| rowspan="2" | 1,678

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Sung-won

| 1,718

{{flagicon|ESP}} Javier Palazon

| 1,375

rowspan="2" | 64

| rowspan="2" | 2011

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|PER}} Lima

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|NED}} Dick Jaspers

| rowspan="2" | 1,917

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Zanetti

| rowspan="2" | 1,551

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Javier Palazón

| 1,454

{{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Sánchez

| 1,808

rowspan="2" | 65

| rowspan="2" | 2012

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|POR}} Porto

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|BEL}} Eddy Merckx

| rowspan="2" | 1,983

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Sung-won

| rowspan="2" | 1,365

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Caudron

| 1,711

{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Zanetti

| 1,515

rowspan="2" | 66

| rowspan="2" | 2013

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|BEL}} Antwerp

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Caudron

| rowspan="2" | 1,951

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|GRE}} Filippos Kasidokostas

| rowspan="2" | 1,923

| {{flagicon|COL}} Alexander Salazar

| 1,433

{{flagicon|NED}} Dick Jaspers

| 1,822

rowspan="2" | 67

| rowspan="2" | 2014

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Seoul

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Sung-won

| rowspan="2" | 2,000

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Torbjörn Blomdahl

| rowspan="2" | 1,850

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Seo Hyun-min

| 1,350

{{flagicon|NED}} Jean Paul de Bruijn

| 1,269

rowspan="2" | 68

| rowspan="2" | 2015

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Bordeaux

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Torbjörn Blomdahl

| rowspan="2" | 1,764

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kang Dong-koong

| rowspan="2" | 1,621

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Eddy Merckx

| 1,940

{{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Sánchez

| 1,817

rowspan="2" | 69

| rowspan="2" | 2016

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Bordeaux

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Sánchez

| rowspan="2" | 1,983

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Haeng-jik

| rowspan="2" | 2,043

| {{flagicon|TUR}} Semih Saygıner

| 1,618

{{flagicon|BEL}} Eddy Leppens

| 1,792

rowspan="2" | 70

| rowspan="2" | 2017

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|BOL}} Santa Cruz

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Caudron

| rowspan="2" | 2,089

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|BEL}} Eddy Merckx

| rowspan="2" | 1,828

| {{flagicon|VIE}} Mã Minh Cẩm

| 2,123

{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Zanetti

| 1,673

rowspan="2" | 71

| rowspan="2" | 2018

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|EGY}} Cairo

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|NED}} Dick Jaspers

| rowspan="2" | 2,352

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jérémy Bury

| rowspan="2" | 2,022

| {{flagicon|VIE}} Nguyễn Quốc Nguyện

| 1,629

{{flagicon|TUR}} Semih Saygıner

| 1,568

rowspan="2" | 72

| rowspan="2" | 2019

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|DNK}} Randers

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Torbjörn Blomdahl

| rowspan="2" | 2,121

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|VIE}} Nguyễn Đức Anh Chiến

| rowspan="2" | 1,606

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Sameh Sidhom

| 1,535

{{flagicon|TUR}} Semih Saygıner

| 1,934

colspan="8" style="text-align:left" | 2020: not held (COVID-19-Pandemic)
rowspan="2" | 73

| rowspan="2" | 2021

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|EGY}} Sharm el-Sheikh

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|NED}} Dick Jaspers

| rowspan="2" | 1,864

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|TUR}} Murat Naci Çoklu

| rowspan="2" | 1,826

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Zanetti

| 2,051

{{flagicon|GER}} Martin Horn

| 1,949

rowspan="2" | 74

| rowspan="2" | 2022

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Donghae City

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|TUR}} Tayfun Taşdemir

| rowspan="2" | 2,244

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|ESP}} Ruben Legazpi

| rowspan="2" | 1,638

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Eddy Merckx

| 1,841

{{flagicon|NED}} Dick Jaspers

| 1,859

rowspan="2" | 75

| rowspan="2" | 2023

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|TUR}} Ankara

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|VIE}} Bao Phương Vinh

| rowspan="2" | 1,594

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|VIE}} Trần Quyết Chiến

| rowspan="2" | 1,635

| {{flagicon|TUR}} Tayfun Taşdemir

| 1,556

{{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Myung-Woo

| 1,561

rowspan="2" | 76

| rowspan="2" | 2024

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|VIE}} Phan Thiết

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Myung-woo

| rowspan="2" | 2,171

| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|VIE}} Trần Thanh Lực

| rowspan="2" | 1,855

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Eddy Merckx

| 2,453

{{flagicon|NED}} Dick Jaspers

| 1,898

(**) unofficially

Medals (1928-2024)

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| host =

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| event =

| team =

| gold_BEL = 31| silver_BEL = 10| bronze_BEL = 17

| gold_NED = 10| silver_NED = 6 | bronze_NED = 14

| gold_ESP = 7 | silver_SWE = 8 | bronze_SWE = 1

| gold_SWE = 7 | silver_ESP = 5 | bronze_ESP = 5

| gold_ARG = 4 | silver_ARG = 4 | bronze_ARG = 6

| gold_JPN = 3 | silver_JPN = 14| bronze_JPN = 12

| gold_FRA = 2 | silver_FRA = 3 | bronze_FRA = 5

| gold_KOR = 2 | silver_KOR = 3 | bronze_KOR = 3

| gold_EGY = 2 | silver_EGY = 3 | bronze_EGY = 2

| gold_ITA = 2 | silver_ITA = 2 | bronze_ITA = 7

| gold_TUR = 2 | silver_TUR = 1 | bronze_TUR = 4

| gold_GRE = 1 | silver_GRE = 4 | bronze_GRE = 1

| gold_GER = 1 | silver_GER = 3 | bronze_GER = 4

| gold_VIE = 1 | silver_VIE = 3 | bronze_VIE = 2

| gold_USA = 2 | silver_USA = 2 | bronze_USA = 2

| gold_PER = 1 | silver_PER = 1 | bronze_PER = 3

| gold_AUT = 0 | silver_AUT = 2 | bronze_AUT = 4

| gold_DEN = 0 | silver_DEN = 2 | bronze_DEN = 3

| gold_POR = 0 | silver_POR = 1 | bronze_POR = 0

| gold_URU = 0 | silver_URU = 1 | bronze_URU = 0

| gold_COL = 0 | silver_COL = 0 | bronze_COL = 2

| gold_MEX = 0 | silver_MEX = 0 | bronze_MEX = 2

| gold_SUI = 0 | silver_SUI = 0 | bronze_SUI = 1

}}

See also

References

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