First Business Bank or Madison 3-Cushion Billiards Tournament!

by Paul · March 1, 2022

First Business Bank of Madison Wisconsin sponsored a 3-Cushion Tournament in partnership with Madison 3-Cushion Billiards Club (the Club), who hosted the hotly contested event.

At 8:30 a.m. Saturday February 26, 2022 19 men and 1 lady, all members of the Club, converged to compete for cash prizes and prominence in 3-Cushion Billiards lore.

Four round-robin brackets of 5 players were established by blind draw to set the stage for the days event. Preliminary Bracket play was to 15 points.

The event was expertly superintended by Cue games legend Bruce Venzke as Tournament Director.

The second-place player in each bracket advance to a similar 4-person round- robin bracket to establish 5th to 8th place. This bracket was played to 20 points.

The top player in each bracket advanced to a 4-person round-robin bracket to establish the 1st to 4th place finishers. This championship bracket was played to 25 points.

Wrapping up about 11:30 p.m. the weary warriors produced the following results:

1. Nico Cagnazzo ($500)
2. Chris Mayhew ($400)
3. Frank Van den Bosch ($300) 4. Don Kuck ($200)
5. Jeff Carter ($150)
6. Nam Cho ($125)
7. Matt Daiber ($100)
8. Gary Eake ($75).