Gwangju Metropolitan City opens on the 8th of the 2025 Gwangju World 3 Cushion World Cup domestic preliminary round
Sep 08, 2025
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This domestic qualifying round is an important place to determine the Korean national players who will be on the stage of the '2025 Gwangju World 3 Cushion Billiards World Cup' to be held at Bitgoeul Gymnasium in Gwangju on November 3. The Korean Danggu Federation plans to select eight players in the general preliminary round, two in the youth and youth divisions, five in the domestic men's rankings, two in the domestic women's rankings, three recommended by the Gwangju Danggu Federation, and two wild cards from the host country to advance to the finals.
In particular, one ticket was added compared to last year to expand opportunities for women's and youth departments to participate in international competitions and gain experience in international competitions, and two tickets were allocated to women's and youth departments.
In the first round of the domestic qualifying round, 25 first-place players in each group from 25 groups of three will advance to the second league. In the second league, nine first-place finishers in each group and the top seven second-place finishers in the three-man group 1 and two-man group 1 will determine eight winners through the round of 16 tournaments.
On the other hand, in the domestic preliminary student division preliminary round, 13 first-place players in each group of three and the top three second-place players in each group advance to the round of 16 tournaments, and then two players will be confirmed through the quarterfinals and semifinals tournaments.
The domestic preliminary round will be broadcast live through SOOP, and billiard fans can check the fierce competition for tickets to the finals at the Gwangju site.
An official from the Korean Basketball Association said, `With world No. 1 Cho Myung-woo and other top Korean players already going straight to the finals, other players will have a chance through this domestic qualifying round,' adding, `We will be able to show our fans high-quality matches from the preliminary round.'
Meanwhile, a total of 150 players from 20 countries, including world No. 1 to No. 14, will compete for 200 million won in total prize money and 80 points in the world ranking in November in Gwangju.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
