The
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
The
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.
The
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.
"CueTable is cool, helpful
and a lot of fun. The graphics and capabilities are great and they
bring pool diagrams off the napkin and into the 21st century!"