On a flight several years ago I found a Time Magazine in the seat back pouch in front of me. A corner of one page was folded over, so I knew that something in the publication’ content must have caught the attention of the person reading it.
During the WorldCup in Vienna last week, Mr. Frederic Caudron set a
new Worldrecord Tournament Grand Average of 2.420 on the newly introduced Kronos table.
The jump shot in pool has become a popular weapon among today’s top players in recent years. Opportunities for jump shots also come up in three-cushion billiards, but not nearly as often. Billiard jump shots are more often used in exhibitions than in games-still, there are a few positions where they are practical, especially for the aggressive players.
The way I understand the rules now, jump shots are legal provided no ball touches the wooden part of the rail; a ball riding along the top of the cushion before falling back onto the table is okay.
Thanh Tam Billiards Presents
USBA-3–Cushion Billiards
International Open Tournament 2011
PRIZE : $ 10,000
DATE: OCT. 7- 9, 2011
Entry fee: 200.00
SEE FINAL CHARTS & the qualifications Rounds
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July 24-26, 2011
WOMEN’S OPEN TOURNAMENT
Photo by Merrill Hughes, USBA Director
1st:Â Therese Klompenhouwer
2nd:Â Gerrie Geelen
3rd:Â Orie Hida
FINALÂ CHART CLICK ON FULL STORY
About Mr. Janquitto:
Andy Janquitto learned to play straightrail and balkline from Ely Castleman, a famous Baltimore player. A little over five years ago, he started playing three-cushion billiards. His game is still evolving. When not playing billiards, Andy practices law in the Baltimore, Maryland, area. He is the author of a legal treatise (now in the 3rd edition) and was an adjunct professor of law for a number of years. From 1983 to 1996, he was the head wrestling coach at The Johns Hopkins University. He recently finished writing the manuscript for a non-fiction work entitled: Tricky Dick and the Oleomargarine Heir: The Story of Bogus Butter, the Great Vice Trial and the Hippie Millionaire who Ended the Vietnam War. He lives in Ruxton, Maryland, with his wife, Liz, and his Gabriels Imperator.
Pedro Piedrabuena vs. Hugo Patino at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas.
Pedro Runs 15. This video was capture by Paul Frankel
USBA 3-Cushion Nationals At Tropicana Las Vegas
Pedro winner of the 2011 USBA Nationals
See final flow chart & Prize fund
Players fromacross the country came to showcase their skills at one of the most challenging cue disciplines in the world when the United States Billiard Association (USBA) and Professor-Q-Ball promotions brought its 3-Cushion National Championships to the neon lights of Tropicana Las Vegas, May 9 to 13, 2011.
TEN TOP FINALIST
Mazin Shooni(Owner of Cue & Cushion)
April 15-17, 2011
Also the big game between,Hugo Patino and Jim Shovak VS Mazin Shooni and Tim King,
Mazin Shooni and Tim King won 40 to 33
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