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07/14/06 |
ULTIMATE POOL PARTY AIR DATES SET
ESPN to air 8-Ball Team Challenge in September
Colorado Springs, Colorado: The Billiard Congress
of America [BCA] has received ESPN's preliminary schedule for
September broadcasts of the Ultimate Pool Party, which will be filmed at the
"Ballbusters promotional
event in Baltimore on August 12. Those airdates will be:
- Sunday, September 10 @ 3:00 pm*, Semifinal #1
- Monday, September 11 @ 4:00 pm, Semifinal #1 (on ESPN2)**
- Sunday, September 17 @ 2:00 pm, Semifinal #2
- Sunday, September 24 @ 2:00 pm, Final
- *all times are eastern, **all to air on ESPN unless
otherwise noted
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Bookmark the online schedule
The ESPN studio-taping will take place on a set
designed to look like a well-appointed, upscale sports/billiard
room, and
the program will be co-hosted by Mitch and Ewa Laurance. The
"Ultimate Pool Party" was developed to highlight pool in a
home setting while inviting audiences to become more familiar
with the top names and faces in pool today. It will be played in
a four-team 8-Ball challenge format, featuring these top pros:
- Team A:
Johnny Archer,
Karen Corr,
Julie Kelly
- Team B:
Thorsten Hohmann,
Vivian Villarreal,
Charlie Williams
- Team C:
Corey Deuel,
Jeanette Lee,
Ralf Souquet
- Team D:
Allison Fisher,
Gerda Hofstatter,
Tony Robles
Official product sponsors of the event are: Olhausen Billiard Mfg. Inc. (table),
Pooldawg.com (balls), American Poolplayers Association (lighting
& closed captioning) and Sardo Tight Rack (rack).
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