2010 Trick Shot Magic - Update 3

1st Semifinal: Jamey Gray defeats Nick Nikolaidis
2nd Semifinal: Andy Segal defeats Florian Kohler

Final: Andy Segal defeats Jamey Gray

Television broadcast scheduled for Nov 28, 4-7pm ET on ESPN, but, as always, check your local listings.

2010 Trick Shot Magic - Update 2

Semifinals are set:

Nick Nikolaidis v Jamey Gray

Florian Kohler v Andy Segal

Championship match to follow. It's all going down Thu Sep 2.

2010 Trick Shot Magic - Update 1

Nick Nikolaidis defeated Gabi Visoiu in the 1st quarterfinal and will play the winner of Tom Rossman and Jamey Gray.

Florian Kohler defeated Stefano Pelinga in the 2nd quarterfinal and will play the winner of Andy Segal and Dave Nangle.

WPA Artistic Pool World Championships

I recently found out there will be no 2010 WPA-APD (Artistic Pool Division) World Championships. The 2011 Worlds will be held at Valley Forge in March 2011, taking over for the usual slot for the Masters. The winner will be guaranteed an invitation to 2011 Trick Shot Magic.

Trick Shot Magic 2010 schedule

Here's the quarterfinal schedule for Trick Shot Magic 2010 on September 1 at Green Valley Ranch in Las Vegas, NV.

10am: Nick Nikolaidis vs. Gabi Visoiu
11am: Stefano Pelinga vs. Florian Kohler
1pm: Jamey Gray vs. Tom Rossman
2pm: Andy Segal vs. Dave Nangle

Trick Shot Calendar

Busy stretch coming up in the trick shot calendar. Lot's of entertaining pool action to be had, coast to coast and even in between. Get to one in your area!

2010 APA Ultimate Trick Shot Championships
August 24-27, 2010
Riviera Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, NV

2010 ESPN Trick Shot Magic
September 1-2, 2010
Green Valley Ranch Resort
Las Vegas, NV

2010 APA Southeast Classic
September 30 - October 3, 2010
Atlanta Billiard Show - Gwinnett Center
Duluth, GA

2010 World Cup of Trick Shots
October 7, 2010
Mohegan Sun
Uncasville, CT

2010 Dr. Cue Artistic Cup IV
December 2-5, 2010
Side Pockets
Saint Charles, MO

Trick Shot Magic 2010 at Green Valley Ranch Resort

Due to the recent closing of the ESPNZone at the New York New York Hotel and Casino, Trick Shot Magic 2010 will instead be held at the Green Valley Ranch Resort in Henderson, NV.

2009 ESPN Trick Shot Magic Recap and Analysis

I just finished updating the 2009 Trick Shot Magic matches. Yeah, I'm a bit late, but no one else online is doing it ;) The semifinal matches featured Nick Nikolaidis versus Andy Segal and Eric Yow versus Sebastian Giumelli. The final pitted Andy Segal versus Sebastian Giumelli. Check out the selected shots as televised by ESPN. I have online videos of some of the shots too.

ESPN 2010 Trick Shot Magic Players

This is an update to the ESPN 2010 Trick Shot Magic initial roster. It looks like the final player will be none other than Florian "Venom" Kohler from France! Should be a great show!

2010 Trick Shot Magic Update

ESPN's Trick Shot Magic for 2010 is scheduled for Sep 1 and 2, 2010 in Las Vegas! The field is almost set with one spot left to be determined. The current invitees are Andy Segal (defending champion), Jamey Gray, Gabi Visoiu, Nick Nikolaidis, Stefano Pelinga, Tom Rossman, and Dave Nangle. If the past is any indication, look for it to be on TV in December.

2009 Trick Shot Magic results

Here are the quarterfinal results:

Nick Nikolaidis d Bruce Barthelette, 9-8
Andy Segal d Jamey Gray, 9-7
Eric Yow d Stefano Pelinga, 11-8
Sebastian Giumelli d Tom Rossman, 11-8

Semifinals:

Andy Segal d Nick Nikolaidis, 7-6
Sebastian Giumelli d Eric Yow, 7-5

Finals:

Andy Segal d Sebastian Giumelli, 9-4

Check out the full bracket!

Trick Shot Magic 2009 Matchups

I've been busy with other stuff so I haven't played much since I got back from Las Vegas. And my investigative reporting isn't quite up to snuff, but I can tell you two of the opening round matchups at this years Trick Shot Magic. Eric Yow will be facing Stefano Pelinga (again), as they did in 2008 which Eric won. Jamey Gray and Andy Segal will also be facing each other. That should be a good matchup as they were the finalists in the Ultimate Trick Shot Challenge. That leaves Sebastian Giumelli, Tom Rossman, Mike Massey (maybe Bruce Barthelette as a sub), and Nick Nikolaidis. I'm sure someone out there has the whole bracket, but I haven't gotten a hold of it. I'll update if I do though.

***UPDATE***
Here are the first round matches:

Bruce Barthelette v Nick Nikolaidis - Power vs speed
Eric Yow v Stefano Pelinga - Two masse masters
Andy Segal v Jamey Gray - The past two World Champions
Tom Rossman v Sebastian Giumelli - No emotions here ;^)

***UPDATE 2***
The matchups are still correct, but the winner of Eric Yow v Stefano Pelinga plays the winner of Tom Rossman v Sebastian Giumelli.

Trick Shot Magic Recaps

If you can't recall all the trick shots you've seen on TV, I've been working on a section of my website to document the events. I just finished the 2007 Trick Shot Magic match recaps. You can see all the creative shots that the players came up with. The semifinals featured Sal Conti vs Tom Rossman and Nick Nikolaidis vs Stefano Pelinga. This joins my recaps of the 2008 Trick Shot Magic and the 2007 and 2008 World Cup of Trick Shots. I'll be getting the older events up at a later date. I also have a preview of the 2009 Trick Shot Magic.