Three Cushion Billiard News
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Good News for Traveling Three Cushion Players!
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) made it a little easier for billiard players, pocket and carom alike, to travel when it announced that cues could be carried onto airliners.
- Written by: Thomas Thomsen
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Results of Ken Higgins Memorial 3-cushion Tournament
Reported by Tommy Thomsen, USBA NW Director
Our combination "B" & "C" tournament was held at the Medford Elks Lodge in Medford, Oregon March 1 – 3, 2013. We had 16 sign-ups but only 14 showed up.
There were 6 "B" players and 8 "C" players. Two flights of 7 players each were used with 3 "B" players and 4 "C" players in each all playing a complete round-robin. The 2 top finishers from each flight went to a 4-man round-robin.
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On Friday March 1, eighteen players assembled for a handicap tournament endorsed by the USBA at Las Delicias in Revere MA. The handicapping system was established at the time the event was announced, so the levels were grandfathered in before the new Official USBA Handicap levels were announced. Here are the levels that applied:
Handicaps:
B+ Players (.700-.899 average) go to 25 pts
B Players (.500-.699 average) go to 20 pts
C Players: (below .500 average) go to 15 pts
As it turns out, the handicapping enabled two B players to finish ahead of the B+ players in what proved to be some exciting and well-fought play.
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Soon the Games Will Begin!
The Tables Have Arrived
The eight Gabriels Elements tables on which the 2013 USBA three-cushion nationals will be played have arrived from Belgium. They have cleared customs and are currently being inspected and tested by tournament table mechanic Yura Ra. Gabriels is the official partner of the USBA and has supplied tables for the USBA nationals for three consecutive years. The nationals will be held as part of Allen Hopkins Super Billiard Expo in Edison, New Jersey. The games begin on April 3 and conclude on April 7. Clink on this link for complete tournament information, players list, directions, hotel information and a map of the venue.