Survival 3C Masters

Survival 3C Masters
Logo 2018, 2nd version
Tournament dates
Tournament type:	Invitation tournament
Tournament format:	Round robin / knockout system
Association / host:	Kozoom / UMB / KBA
Tournament details
Venue:	see map
Playing time:	since 2018
Current title holder:	Dick Jaspers
Records
Most wins: 2 ×
Dick Jaspers Eddy Merckx
Best GD: 2,600
Cho Jae-ho 2019, Seoul
Best ED: 4.071
Cho Jae-ho September 21, 2019, Seoul
Maximum series (HS): 26
Cho Jae-ho September 21, 2019, Seoul
Position map
Seoul Incheon Guri Istanbul South Korea (above), Turkey (below)

The Survival 3C Masters (3c = 3-cushion = three-band ), originally as a three cushion Challenge World Masters (English: 3-Cushion Challenge World Masters , briefly 3CC ) established a Karambolageturnierserie in the discipline three cushion that is discharged as invitational and 2018 has been added to the tournament calendar of the Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB).

history

The success story of the Internet TV broadcaster Kozoom led the founder Xavier Carrer and the CEO of the Korean Kozoom.int, William Oh , to the idea of hosting their own tournament with high prize money. In 2017 the idea was so mature that only the world association UMB had to be persuaded to include the series, initially with three tournaments per year, in their calendar of events, so that there would be no overlapping of dates with the official tournaments. After the financing had been clarified, Carrer officially announced the alignment in February 2018, and UMB followed suit with its announcement on May 9, 2018. The first tournament is to open on July 12th in Seoul, also at the request of the main Korean sponsors. The Korean national association Korea Billiards Federation (KBF) is also involved in the organization.

The women's world champion Therese Klompenhouwer was the first woman to receive a wildcard for the extended 2019/4 tournament .

The 21-year-old Korean Kim Jun-tae played the most points in a survival tournament in qualifying for the main tournament in September 2019 in Seoul. Kim scored 183 points in 16 shots with a maximum series of 16 points. He improved the old record of 163 points, set by Eddy Merckx in November 2018 in Guru.

Tournament modes

MyWeb Sport (1st tournament only)

The first 20 players in the world rankings are eligible to participate. In addition, there will be four wild cards per tournament, making a total of 24 players. These will initially compete against each other in eight groups in the round robin in the preliminary round / qualification . The last of the group are eliminated and the remaining 16 advance to the final round according to the knockout system . In contrast to the conventional tournament modes, the 3CC does not play on sets or points, but on recordings. Each game is played on 20 shots, with player A starting the first 10 games, player B the remaining 10. The kick-off is, as usual, determined by the kick. The second big difference is that after a successful recording (points are won) the game does not continue, but a computer selects any position. This is done with the MyWebSport technology, which has been known for a long time , with a video camera (eye) and a movable laser pointer (setup system) above each table, both of which are connected to the computer belonging to the table. He records the position of the balls with his "eye", selects a new position and shows it on the table by laser, which the referee then puts down.

The system did not prove to be very attractive to Korean television because the winner had already made a great lead very quickly. So the tournament was already decided at halftime. From the second tournament onwards, the tournament will be played in the survival system, which is very popular in Korea.

“There are many good reasons to create such new rules. If we look at the World Cups, the World Championships and the Champion of Champions as the largest UMB event in three cushion, then it would not make sense to create a kind of competitive conflict between the new Masters tournaments and the existing UMB events. Our philosophy is unity. Secondly, we already offer more than 300 hours of TV shows with 40 points games through our Korean partner, TV broadcaster MBC Sports. When I discussed the new Masters series with them, their main concern was to be innovative, to create something new. The 3-cushion challenge is something else. Even removing the defensive game will not destroy the essence of the game. Each position of the balls poses a problem that you have to solve as well as possible in order to make the next point. A 3-Cushion-Challenge Match is determined by skill, not luck. The series are always played to the end during a recording. I think it will be very exciting for billiards fans. "

- Xavier Carrer : Kozoom

Survival (from 2nd tournament)

The system played at the first time did not prove to be very attractive to Korean television. Some matches, including the final, were decided very early on. So there was already a lack of tension at half-time.

The new system, called Survival 3C Masters , is new to non-Korean players. In Korea this system, called "book bang" , is played very often. The setup is as follows:

• The game is played in groups of four. A game lasts 90 minutes and is divided into two halves of 45 minutes each, there is a break of 5 minutes.
• Each player receives 30 starting points at the beginning of a half. Each collision that a player makes is worth 1 point. This is deducted from the others as a minus point. The minus points are credited to the active player, so he receives 3 points for each crash made. If a player makes a page of e.g. B. 5 points, the seated players are deducted 5 points, the active player receives 15 points.

Example point calculation

player	To have good	series	Points ±	Final stand
1	30th	5	+15	45
2	30th	5	-5	25th
3	30th	5	-5	25th
4th	30th	5	-5	25th

• Each player receives a break-in time of 2 minutes.
• The starting player (1st half) is drawn by the computer (CueSco). This player will be excluded from the second half drawing. He then plays in fourth position.
• The match does not start with the classic starting ball, but the referee randomly “throws” the balls on the table.
• The shot clock is set to 30 seconds.
• Each player has three overtimes per match.
• The players alternate in the recording.
• If a player has downgraded his points account to zero (0) in the 1st half, he can only continue playing in the 2nd half after receiving 30 points.
• In the event of a foul, the referee will "throw the ball" again.
• The match ends after 90 minutes, when the round of everyone in the same shot is over. The players are placed in the ranking according to the score. Evaluation for the ranking:
  • Points
  • Maximum series (HS)
• If two players have the same number of points in the end, the highest series counts. If two players have the same number of points, but only one can advance, there is a penalty round. The winner moves on to the next round.

Advance ("tournament tree") until 2019/3

• Last 24 (qualification): six groups of four players each
  • the first and second placed in each group go straight to the quarter-finals (12 players)
  • the third and fourth placed must enter the round of the “2. Chance "(12 players)
• "2. Chance ": three groups of four players each (12 players)
  • the first placed (3) and the best runner-up (1) advance to the quarter-finals (4 players)
  • The other players are eliminated
• Final round: quarter-finals four groups (16), semi-finals two groups (8), final one group of four players each
  • The first and second placed in each group move on to the next round
  • The other players are eliminated

Changes in 2019/4

Information and rules September 2019

• With the 4th tournament in 2019, the number of participants was increased to 32. It remains with the seeded top 20 players plus four wildcard players. An additional qualifying tournament was held in advance, in which eight Korean players were given the chance to participate in the main tournament.
• It is played in eight groups of four players each.
• A second “2. Give a Chance.

Swell:

Advance ("tournament tree")

• Last 32: eight groups of four players each
  • the first placed in each group go straight to the quarter-finals (8 players)
  • the four best runners-up go straight to the quarter-finals (4 players)
  • the other runners-up go straight to the second “2. Chance "a (4 players)
  • the third and fourth placed must first go to the first "2. Chance "(16 players)
• First 2nd chance: four groups of four players each
  • the first two in each group move into the second “2nd Chance "next (8 players)
  • The other players are eliminated
• Second "2. Chance ": three groups of four players each (4 players from the last 32 + 8 players from the first" 2nd chance ")
  • the first-placed and the best runner-up advance to the quarter-finals
  • The other players are eliminated
• Final round: quarter-finals four groups, semi-finals two groups, final one group of four players each
  • The first and second placed move on one lap

Prize money

Prize money ( $ )
winner	50,000
finalist	21,000
3rd place	18,000
4th Place	15,000
5th - 8th	10,000
9-16	7,000
17th - 24th	5,200
15th - 32nd	2.125
All in all	258,600

Tournament statistics

Tournament winner after individual tournaments

year	#	place	winner	GD	finalist	GD	Semi-finalists / 3rd place	GD
2018	1	Seoul	Eddy Merckx	2.258	Eddy Leppens	1,750	Tayfun Taşdemir	2.333
							Trần Quyết Chiến	1.424
	2	Incheon	Daniel Sánchez	1,888	Semih Saygıner	2,000	Choi Sung-won	1.945
	3	Guri	Dick Jaspers	2.040	Trần Quyết Chiến	1,842	Semih Saygıner	1,962
2019	1	Incheon	Frédéric Caudron	2.050	Marco Zanetti	1,971	Eddy Merckx	1.929
	2	Seoul	Dick Jaspers	2.081	Heo Jung-han	1.726	Cho Jae-ho	1.602
	3	Istanbul	Eddy Merckx	2,550	Kim Haeng-jik	1.761	Cho Jae-ho	2.076
	4th	Seoul	Semih Saygıner	2.128	Cho Jae-ho	2,600	Eddy Merckx	1.646
2020	1
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Web links

Commons : 3-Cushion Challenge World Masters  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Markus Schönhoff: Ceulemans Cup and Masters series published. Kozoom , February 22, 2018, archived from the original on June 2, 2018 ; accessed on June 2, 2018 .  
2. ↑ ^{a b} First Umb / Kozoom 3-Cushion Challenge Masters! Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB), May 9, 2018, archived from the original on June 2, 2018 ; accessed on June 2, 2018 .  
3. ↑ ^{a b} Markus Schönhoff: Survival Masters for the first time with 32 participants. Survival 3C Masters - Seoul (KOR). Kozoom , September 18, 2019, archived from the original on September 18, 2019 ; accessed on September 18, 2019 .