3-Cushion Grandmaster ESPN

3-Cushion Grandmaster
The first opportunity to witness 3-cushion billiards on Network Television



 

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Intro

3-Cushion Grandmaster ESPNThe fans at the BCA-pool event in Las Vegas were treated to two action packed and extremely exciting artistic 3-cushion billiard contests as Eric Yow and Mike Massey challenged the great Turk, Semih Sayginer, to a judged contest of 3-cushion stroke shots during the ESPN filming of "3-Cushion Grandmaster" - scheduled to air this summer 2007.

A celebrity panel of judges consisted of Jeanette Lee, Bob Jewett (President, USBA), and Ivan Lee (President, Iwan Simonis). Jeanette Lee, an avid and knowledgeable 3-cushion player herself, recently won her first 3-cushion women's title "Queen of Carom", held in Korea just one month prior.

The Format

3-Cushion Grandmaster ESPNThe format of the show was a judged contest where the panel rated the player's performances of originally designed program of shots - according to difficulty level, technique (20 pts max), imagination (5 pts max) and style (10 pts max). After showing off their unique programs, the players were each given a "Finale" shot (15 pts max), a last chance to impress the judges before final scoring; thus making the maximum number of points each judge could award each player a total of 50 points. No gimmicks or props were allowed. Every shot scored was required to be a legitimate 3-cushion point according to the general rules of the game.

3-Cushion Grandmaster ESPNThe Shots

CueTable is honored to be part of this wonderful event. In the preproduction stage we have worked closely with Mr. Mike Massey and Mr. Eric Yow to save all their own shot layouts. At the time of the event, the shots were presented to the competition judges in CueTable format.

We have archived all layouts at the Carom Cafe section of CueTable Public Library for everyone to see and study. Please Check it out at http://pl.cuetable.com/showthread.php?t=620

Practice Sesson

Both Mike Massey and Eric Yow has come to New York for a week-long session with the great artistic carom champion, Miguel Torres. In the weeks leading up to the event. Some of those practice sessions were captured using Eric's home video camera and posted on YouTube.

 

On Air

This exciting "3-cushion Grandmaster" event will provide millions of television viewers the opportunity to witness 3-cushion billiards played for the first time. 3-Cushion carom is a highly visual and action packed form of billiards that emphasizes cue ball mastery; the extreme spins and multi-cushion bank shots are sure to keep the spectators entertained. For final air times expected this July, check: http://highrockproductions.com.

Poster

In addition, we have prepared a nice-looking lobby poster for the event. If you are within 50 miles radius of the Riviera Hotel on the afternoon of May 16th, please do make an effort to come and join this wonderful event and be part of billiard history.

Related Links

Event Coverage at http://3cushion.blogspot.com/
High Resolution Image of the Poster
Semih Sayginer
Mike Massey
Eric Yow
Photos of Mike Massey and Eric Yow Training at CaromCafe

 

 

 

 

 

 

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