Billiards World Ranking — Official UMB 3-Cushion Rankings (Edition 23/2026)

The official UMB (Union Mondiale de Billard) 3-cushion world ranking, updated weekly with full men's, women's and junior standings.

Men's world ranking top 10

  1. CHO Myung Woo (KR) — 466pts
  2. MERCKX Eddy (BE) — 404pts
  3. SIDHOM Sameh (EG) — 345pts
  4. HORN Martin (DE) — 345pts
  5. BAO Phuong Vinh (VN) — 306pts
  6. TASDEMIR Tayfun (TR) — 297pts
  7. CAUDRON Frederic (BE) — 291pts
  8. KARAKURT Berkay (TR) — 290pts
  9. ZANETTI Marco (IT) — 278pts
  10. CEULEMANS Peter (BE) — 266pts

Frequently asked questions

Who is No.1 in the billiards world ranking?

As of September 2026, the No.1 in the official UMB 3-cushion world ranking is CHO Myung Woo (466 points).

How close is the race for No.1?

No.1 CHO Myung Woo currently leads No.2 MERCKX Eddy by 62 points.

How often is the billiards world ranking updated?

The UMB publishes updated rankings weekly after each event, and RANKUE ingests them automatically.

All-time world No.1s

Official broadcasts: SOOP Live and official event channels (TRT Spor, HTV by region)

Men's world ranking No.11–50

  1. JASPERS Dick (NL) — 258pts
  2. HEO Jung Han (KR) — 254pts
  3. HOFMAN Glenn (NL) — 220pts
  4. TRAN Thanh Luc (VN) — 212pts
  5. KIM Haeng Jik (KR) — 210pts
  6. LEGAZPI Ruben (ES) — 188pts
  7. THAI Hong Chiem (VN) — 186pts
  8. TRAN Quyet Chien (VN) — 145pts
  9. BURY Jeremy (FR) — 135pts
  10. CATANO Huberney (CO) — 134pts
  11. BLOMDAHL Torbjorn (SE) — 133pts
  12. KIRAZ Tolgahan (TR) — 130pts
  13. PIEDRABUENA Pedro (US) — 125pts
  14. UYMAZ Birol (TR) — 116pts
  15. DEVOGELAERE Mikael (FR) — 106pts
  16. POLYCHRONOPOULOS Nikos (GR) — 105pts
  17. JIMENEZ Sergio (ES) — 105pts
  18. FORTHOMME Roland (BE) — 104pts
  19. CHOI Wan Young (KR) — 93pts
  20. SALMAN Gokhan (TR) — 92pts
  21. SON JUN Hyuk (KR) — 85pts
  22. NADY Riad (EG) — 81pts
  23. LOWE Tom (DE) — 80pts
  24. AYMAN Mahmoud (EG) — 80pts
  25. ABDIN Mohamed (EG) — 80pts
  26. SELEVENTAS Dimitrios (GR) — 79pts
  27. ORAK Turgay (TR) — 77pts
  28. HWANG Bong Joo (KR) — 76pts
  29. VILLANUEVA William (VE) — 75pts
  30. SOARES Jose Miguel (PT) — 74pts
  31. ABU TAYEH Mashhour (JO) — 74pts
  32. KANG Ja In (KR) — 71pts
  33. KAHOFER Arnim (AT) — 70pts
  34. MORALES Daniel (CO) — 69pts
  35. NGUYEN Tran Thanh Tu (VN) — 69pts
  36. ROMERO Merlin (VE) — 69pts
  37. VAN ETTEN Sam (NL) — 68pts
  38. PANAIA Maxime (FR) — 68pts
  39. CHA Myeong Jong (KR) — 66pts
  40. COSTA Rui Manuel (PT) — 66pts

Women's world ranking top 20

  1. KLOMPENHOUWER Therese (NL) — 235pts
  2. KIM Ha Eun (KR) — 161pts
  3. SANDOVAL Johana (CO) — 113pts
  4. NGUYEN Thi Lien (VN) — 105pts
  5. DEGENER Gulsen (TR) — 100pts
  6. BUELENS Jaimie (BE) — 92pts
  7. NGUYEN Duc Yen Sinh (VN) — 92pts
  8. MAVRIDOGLOU Litsa (GR) — 81pts
  9. MIYASHITA Ayaka (JP) — 80pts
  10. ESKANDAR Joyce (EG) — 80pts
  11. JETTEN Karina (NL) — 77pts
  12. PEREZ Jackeline (PE) — 77pts
  13. CHACON Claudia (CO) — 72pts
  14. CHOI Bom E (KR) — 71pts
  15. LALINDE Claudia (CO) — 70pts
  16. DECLUNDER Magali (FR) — 70pts
  17. CARDOSO Estela (ES) — 70pts
  18. TRAM Steffi (DE) — 68pts
  19. PETERSEN Nana (DK) — 68pts
  20. SOERENSEN Charlotte (DK) — 66pts

Junior world ranking top 10

  1. IBRAIMOV Amir (DE) — 187pts
  2. OZBAS Seymen (TR) — 176pts
  3. MORALES Marcos (ES) — 149pts
  4. KIM Do Hyeon (KR) — 136pts
  5. SONG Yun Do (KR) — 136pts
  6. VELANDIA David (CO) — 107pts
  7. MARTINEZ Duvan (CO) — 97pts
  8. DINH Trong Van (VN) — 93pts
  9. DURIEZ Tangui (FR) — 87pts
  10. BOLLANSEE Toon (BE) — 84pts

Source: official UMB rankings — umb-carom.org