We brought you news of the Pong Beer and the World Series of Beer Pong and of course now Beer Pong IS a professional sport. This from The Republic:
After Austin Lanham injured his knee playing rugby at the University of Maryland in 2004, he devoted his attention to another big “sport” on college campuses.
Not football or basketball, but beer pong.
What started as a simple drinking game requiring players to throw ping pong balls into cups of beer has become increasingly professionalized over the last decade, with international player rankings and a World Series in Las Vegas.
Lanham is one of Maryland’s best beer pong professionals, ranked second in the state by the National Beer Pong League. Full details here.
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