"For my age, I'm a better swimmer than beer pong player," he acknowledged.Ĭlaire Corbin/BPONG.COM In this year's tournament at the Flamingo in Las Vegas, 507 squads from nine countries and 48 states competed. Gaines swims the 100-meter fly in 52 seconds, an impressive time for a man seven years removed from his college heyday. The two swim more than they play beer pong these days. But they are so friendly and respectful." "It's all he's been talking about for weeks," she said. This year was her first experience at the WSOBP. Along the road he met former University of Richmond swimmer Kate Hibbard, 26. "Nope, not compared to this," Gaines said with a smile. He moved to Richmond, Va., and worked in patent law, which doesn't sound fun. He went from Carnegie Mellon to law school at Dayton, never giving up his passion for beer pong. "I think I hit like one cup." Still, he was hooked. He swam at Carnegie Mellon, a Division III college in Pittsburgh, where he picked up the game one night at a party at the swim team's house.
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There's even a documentary: "Last Cup: The Road to the World Series of Beer Pong."Ĭompetition - along with the debate if beer pong is a sport - has been a big part of Gaines' life. That honor went to a pair of guys from the Midwest who call themselves Standing Ovation.īut, perhaps more importantly than determining winners, the WSOBP shows Gaines has created a beer pong industry, complete with a wide range of merchandise, including $120 custom tables, $25 T-shirts and $15 racks - similar to a billiards rack, only for plastic cups. They name teams like fantasy football squads: You SUCK Shut Up, Vandelay Industries, We Party Like Charlie Sheen, Chuggernauts and dozens of names that are hilarious, although utterly NSFW.Ĭlaire Corbin/BPONG.COMBilly Gaines, a former patent law attorney, has overseen the rise of competitive beer pong. There's fathers and sons, a pair of Las Vegas teachers, a Japanese team, a recovering alcoholic, a former college baseball pitcher, and hundreds of colleges kids on an adventure to Sin City. And Gaines, in his suit and tie, is responsible for it all. It's a massive undertaking, something akin to organizing a worldwide kegger. Bruce Buffer announced the event and the finalists did UFC-style walkouts. 1-5 at the Flamingo on the Las Vegas Strip, 507 squads from nine countries and 48 states competed for a $50,000 prize at the sixth annual WSOBP. In the first tournament, less than 200 teams showed up. A couple of years later he hosted the first World Series of Beer Pong, giving away a $10,000 prize to the winning team. The 29-year-old former patent attorney - along with a couple of college buddies - started a website in 2001 called. LAS VEGAS - Billy Gaines has become the Dana White or David Stern of beer pong. Charles, Mo., also known as Standing Ovation, won the World Series of Beer Pong's $50,000 prize.
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