Carom Cafe 3-Cushion
Patino & Chaparro Win Doubles Event,
Lee Over Patino Again In Singles 3-Cushion Event The top 3 cushion players in the country were back in action April 29th – May 2 at Carom Cafe in Flushing New York for another weekend of Scotch Doubles and Singles Carom action.
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he scotch doubles event was played on Thursday and Friday, with a field of sixteen two player teams playing in groups of four teams each. Group A saw the finalists from last month’s event, Hugo Patino and Hugo Patino, Ira Lee and Young Kyu Lee
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event winner Young Kyu Lee playing with their doubles teammates. Lee, along with teammate Joseph Hwang were winless in the group, with no chance to advance to the single elimination bracket. Patino and his partner Leo Chapparo posted a 2-1 record in group play (dropping their match
against Mark Ahn & David Sohn) to earn them their spot in the final stage of the event. Group B came down to the “total points” tiebreaker, with three teams tied with 2-1 records. Taking the top spot was Song Lim & Johnny Kim
