BNP PARIBAS SHOWDOWN A huge night of tennis is in store for New York area tennis fans, with some of the world's top players scheduled for the first tennis matches in the transformed Madison Square Garden on Monday, March 5th, 2012, as the BNP Paribas Showdown returns for its fifth year at the World's Most Famous Arena.The night starts with three-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova against the World's No. 1 women's player, Caroline Wozniacki followed by the most decorated player of all time, Roger Federer, against long-time rival and former World No. 1 and US Open Champion Andy Roddick.Both matches will be best of three sets.
CAESARS TRIBUTE: A Salute to the Golden Age of American Skating
On December 11th 2010, StarGames and Caesars Atlantic City put on the "Caesars Tribute: A Salute to the Golden Age of American Skating," in Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. The Tribute brought together an unprecedented group ofover thirty American figure skaters who had represented their country in national, world and Olympic competitions. The event featured 21 U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame members who had combined for 18 Olympic medals, 61 World Championship medals and 141 National Championship medals spanning seven decades. The event was a truly historic occasion and a night to be long remembered. Visit www.caesarstribute.com for more information.
CAESARS TENNIS CLASSIC
Harrah's Entertainment, Caesars Atlantic City and StarGames brought tennis back to Atlantic City's historic Boardwalk Hall on April 10, 2010 with the first annual Caesars Tennis Classic.The exhibition tournament,which set a record attendance for the sport at the venue, showcased five US Open Champions and featured tennis legend Ivan Lendl's first time back on the court since his retirement from the professional tour in 1994.
The Caesars Tennis Classic was hosted by two-time US Open and five-time Wimbledon Champion Venus Williams and featured four matches in a team format.The first match featured 1985, 1986 and 1987 US Open Champion Ivan Lendl going up against former rival and 1988 US Open Champion Mats Wilander (Wilander won 6-3). The second marquis match-up showcased 2003 US Open Champion Andy Roddick winning against 2000 US Open Champion Marat Safin 6-4. The third match featured 14-time Grand Slam men's singles champion Pete Sampras taking on Roddick (Roddick won 6-4). And the final matched pitted Sampras vs. Safin in a rematch of the 2000 U.S. Open final (Safin won 6-4).
BNP PARIBAS SHOWDOWN FOR THE BILLIE JEAN KING CUP
On March 2, 2009, 12,000 people braved a winter blizzard to attend the Inaugural BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup. The field included 2008 French Open winner Ana Ivanovic, 2008 Wimbledon champion Venus Williams, 2008 U.S. Open finalist Jelena Jankovic and 2009 Australian Open winner Serena Williams. Venus and Serena defeated Jankovic and Ivanovic, respectively, in one-set semifinal matches. Following a tribute to Billie Jean King by President Bill Clinton, Serena defeated her sister 6-4, 6-3 for the inaugural championship.
The Billie Jean King Cup returned to Madison Square Garden for its second year March 1, 2010. By virtue of winning Grand Slam singles titles in 2009, Serena Williams, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Kim Clijsters were invited to participate in the event. Venus Williams received a wild card into the event as the fourth competitor due to her multiple Grand Slam titles. Two weeks prior to the event, however, Serena Williams was forced to withdraw from the event due to an injury. 2008 French Open Champion Ana Ivanovic took Serena's place in the world-class field that played in front of 11,700 plus fans at the Garden and a live national television audience on ESPN2 and broadband audience on ESPN3. In one set semifinals, Williams defeated Kuznetsova and Clijsters defeated Ivanovic. With an exciting and hard fought match that went late into the evening, Williams outlasted Clijsters 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.
After an eight year absence, professional tennis returned to Madison Square Garden on March 10, 2008 making an impact heard around the world. The NetJets Showdown, featuring (at the time) fourteen-time Grand Slam Champion Pete Sampras, and the current world's number one ranked player Roger Federer*, played to a sell-out crowd of 19,690 along with international television and broadband audiences. The match, in which Federed defeated Sampras 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, showed that the love affair between tennis and the Garden, which dates back over 75 years, is alive and well.
The NetJets Showdown commemorative DVD is available at the StarGames Store
PAST FIGURE SKATING EVENTS
Halloween on Ice Two-time Olympic medalist Nancy Kerrigan leads hauntingly good casts of world class performers in a holiday themed show with plenty of tricks and treats for everyone! The Best of Halloween on Ice DVD is available at the StarGames Store
A Holiday Celebration on Ice
The show combines two of entertainment's most popular genres - country music and figure skating by highlighting some of the world's best figure skaters in conjunction with some of country music's hottest stars. Skater's scheduled to perform are two-time Olympic Medalists Nancy Kerrigan and Philippe Candeloro, U.S. National Champion Rudy Galindo, five time European Champion Surya Bonaly and other figure skating champions. Country music stars include: Sawyer Brown, Lorrie Morgan, Billy Ray Cyrus and Sherrie Austin, each of whom performed live on a stage adjacent to the rink. Christmas: the season of giving, a time to renew old acquaintances and make new ones, a time to gather with family and friends and enjoy the holiday season. In this show, gathered together, are a group of country music and figure skating's biggest stars. Welcome to a Holiday Celebration on Ice.
An Evening of Country on Ice The show combines two of entertainment's most popular genres - country music and figure skating by highlighting some of the world's best figure skaters in conjunction with some of country music's hottest stars. Skater's scheduled to perform are two-time Olympic Medalists Nancy Kerrigan and Philippe Candeloro, U.S. National Champion Rudy Galindo, five time European Champion Surya Bonaly and other figure skating champions. Country music stars include: Sawyer Brown, Lorrie Morgan, Billy Ray Cyrus and Sherrie Austin, each of whom performed live on a stage adjacent to the rink.
Colors of Winter
Produced for Cablevision's VOOM satellite service, Colors of Winter was the first outdoor skating show shot completely in HD. Colors of Winter brings together a collection of skating stars including World Champion Evgeny Plushenko and up and coming American Jenny Kirk who join former Olympic greats Dan Jansen and Nancy Kerrigan to explore their winter inspirations. Shot at the top of the Vail Resort in Colorado, Colors of Winter provides spectacular scenery to go along with world class skating and story telling.
Footloose on Ice
Bringing the 1980's hit movie and Broadway show to the ice was a truly unique experience for the cast, crew and skating fans alike. Choreographed by skating icon Randy Gardner, starring two time US National Champion Scott Davis along with two time Olympic medalist Nancy Kerrigan and borrowing music from the hit show, Footloose on Ice ran for two years fascinating audiences at the Ice Castle Theatre in Myrtle Beach, SC and Boston's Schubert Theater. According to Kerrigan, Footloose was "the most interesting and fun experience of my skating career".
Nancy Kerrigan and Friends
Nancy is joined by her friends in the skating world for her last performance before the 1994 Olympic Winter Games.
One Enchanted Evening
Figure Skating is a wonderful way to express emotion. Join some of the world's best skaters as they communicate their personal
