Korean 3-Cushion champion Jae Geun Kim upset 2x defending champion Semih Sayginer of Turkey 15-14 in an exciting thriller finale. This Dragon Promotion event took place at Times Sqaure in Seoul. The events will air on XTM and CJ Media Channels and are sponsored by www.Whois.co.kr, Takini Cloth, Min Tables, Predator Cues, Poison Cues, and Times Square Seoul.

World renown 3-cushion players competed in 10point full league style format.  The top 2 players played in the finals to become the champion.The players showed utmost concentration and carried on in a calm demeanor as hundreds of spectators watched on.

In Match 1 Florian Kohler (FRA)  took on vs. Jae Geun Kim (KOR). As a 2 time national winner, Kim easily overtook Kohler. Florian seemed to be affected by the jetlag and the cheering of the Korean fans for their home town favorite Korean player, and couldn’t seem to get his game on. Next up was defending champion Sayginer against Japan’s Nobuyasu Sakai. They alternated point by point, and as they neared the end, Sakai kept his cool and celebrated his first win as he beat the Prince of Turkey Seyginer by the score of 10:8. But Semih came back against Lee Choong Bok in the next match. This time he seemed more focused, and with one loss, he desperately needed this win to move on. In a fierce battle, Lee earned 9 points and was so close to his first win while Semih looked nervously on. Did Semih get energized by the cheering fans?  He made a terrific run of  4 points and proved that he is indeed the top world player and earns his first win.

There were many exciting matches but in the end only two men survived with the best records. Defending champ Sayginer and the challenger Jae Geun Kim . In the final game the race was made to 15 points. Kim stands tall with a look of determination as he does not want to repeat the loss to Semih during the round robin matches.Semih also gives a smile as he looks on the trophy… as if the trophy will be his momentarily.  Fans cheering pours on as each player puts on a great show point by point and gets to 10:10. Sayginer gets 3 straight points and gets to 13 and a bit closer to the championship, Kim gets 2 points and gets to 13:12, can feel the nervousness of the fans in the air. Kim takes advantage of Semih’s mistake and gets to 14, but stops short of the final point and gives Semih one more chance. Semih gets 1 point and sets himself up in a rather easy final shot, but maybe from nervousness of the final shot, he misses! Kim calmly takes advantage and gets his final shot and wins 15:14 as the fans cheer on!

With spectacular display of skill and showmanship, all the players have won the cheers and admirations of the countless fans of the Times Square plaza. The players bowed and promised for even better display of their skills next year as they closed out the first day of this fine event series.

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