Korea's No. 1 is the world's strongest! Korea's three-cushion ace Cho Myoung-woo defeated world powerhouse to win the Gwangju World Cup of 3 Cushion. He returns to No. 1 in the world ranking

Nov 10, 2025

Korea's No. 1 is the world's strongest! Korea's three-cushion ace Cho Myoung-woo defeated world powerhouse to win the Gwangju World Cup of 3 Cushion. He returns to No. 1 in the world ranking
Myeong-woo (second from left), who won the 2025 Gwangju World 3 Cushion billiard World Cup, took the podium with the Korean national flag in the background. Courtesy of the Korean Basketball Association



'Korea's No. 1 is No. 1 in the world.'

The ace of Korea's three-cushion billiards, Cho Myung-woo (Seoul City Hall, world No. 1), beat the world's best players and won the 2025 Gwangju World Cup of 3 Cushion.

Cho Myung-woo won the final match at the Bitgoeul Gymnasium in Gwangju on the 9th with a 50-30 victory over Italian veteran Marco Zanetti (Everidge 2.000) and won his second World Cup title this year alone. Including domestic competitions, he has lifted eight championships.




Cho Myung-woo, who took the lead in the game with his sophisticated attack and unshakable concentration from the beginning, rose to the top by pushing Zanetti with his overwhelming performance.

Korea's No. 1 is the world's strongest! Korea's three-cushion ace Cho Myoung-woo defeated world powerhouse to win the Gwangju World Cup of 3 Cushion. He returns to No. 1 in the world ranking
Cho Myung-woo (second from left), who won the 2025 Gwangju World 3 Cushion billiard World Cup, is happy to lift the trophy. Courtesy of the Korean Basketball Association
Cho Myung-woo was the only Korean player who survived the semifinals in this competition. Cho Myung-woo, who faced world No. 1 Eddie Max of Belgium in the semifinals, won 50-39 with a whopping 2.380. He then overpowered Zanetti after maintaining a high-sensitivity shot sense in the final. Cho Myoung-woo regained his No. 1 spot in the world by raising his cumulative ranking points with this World Cup victory.

The year 2025 is the complete `Year of Cho Myoung-woo.' This year alone, Cho Myung-woo achieved the 'Career Grand Slam' of losing the Asian Championship, the World Championship, the World Games, and the World Cup all over again. In particular, he won the World Cup for the second time this year alone, imprinting the status of Korea's three cushions once again in the world. Prior to this, Cho Myung-woo won the "2025 Namwon National Tournament of Billiards" in July and the "2025 Andong Mayor's Cup of Billiards" in August, and the "2025 Gyeongnam Goseong County Tournament of Billiards" in September.




Korea's No. 1 is the world's strongest! Korea's three-cushion ace Cho Myoung-woo defeated world powerhouse to win the Gwangju World Cup of 3 Cushion. He returns to No. 1 in the world ranking
Myeong-woo, who won the 2025 Gwangju World 3 Cushion billiard World Cup, is smiling brightly. Courtesy of the Korean Basketball Association
The Gwangju World Cup left another meaningful record. Kang Dong-gung won the first World Cup in Guri in 2013, Kim Haeng-jik (Jeonnam Dang-gu Federation) won the first World Cup in Cheongju in 2017, and Cho Myung-woo won the first World Cup in Gwangju in 2025. In each city where the World Cup was held for the first time in Korea, Korean players won the top prize, followed by a special tradition of 'first World Cup venue = Korean players winning'.

The president of the World Carom Dugu Federation (UMB) Farooq El Barki praised the Korean Dugu Federation for making the tournament run the best in the World Cup history. "We have set a new standard for carom events starting with the Gwangju World Cup." Meanwhile, the last World Cup of 2025 will be held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, from Dec. 7-13.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.