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The '''LKL Three-point Shootout''', currently known as '''CBet.lt Three-point Shootout''' for sponsorship purposes,<ref name="2017 konkursas">{{cite web|last1=Kirvelaitis|first1=Erikas|title="CBet.lt" snaiperio konkurso titulą iškovojo 37-erių Čepulis|url=http://www.lkl.lt/cbet-lt-snaiperio-konkurso-titula-iskovojo-37-eriu-cepulis/|publisher=Lithuanian Basketball League|accessdate=12 June 2017|language=Lithuanian|date=19 February 2017}}</ref> is a Lithuanian professional [[Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė|King Mindaugas Cup]] final day contest, that is held between the cup's final and third-place matches.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aštuonios priežastys, kodėl privalai būti Karaliaus Mindaugo taurės renginyje|url=http://www.lkl.lt/astuonios-priezastys-kodel-privalai-buti-karaliaus-mindaugo-taures-renginyje-video/|publisher=Lithuanian Basketball League|accessdate=12 June 2017|language=Lithuanian|date=23 December 2015}}</ref> Formerly, it was a part of the [[Lithuanian Basketball League|LKL]]'s [[LKL All-Star Day|All-Star Day]], and took place before the [[LKL All-Star Game|All-Star Game]].

The current champion is [[Laurynas Beliauskas]] representing [[BC Juventus|Uniclub Bet – Juventus]].

==History==
The very first three-point shootout contest was won by [[Richard Thomas (basketball)|Richard Thomas]], of [[BC Šilutė|Šilutė]], at the 1994 [[LKL All-Star Day]], in [[Panevėžys]].<ref name="History">{{cite news|last1=Ramoška|first1=Saulius|title=Rankas smailina tritaškininkai ir dėjikai|url=http://lzinios.lt/lzinios/Sportas/rankas-smailina-tritaskininkai-ir-dejikai/238960|accessdate=18 February 2017|work=Lietuvos žinios|date=18 February 2017|language=Lithuanian}}</ref>

==Rules==
Each [[Lithuanian Basketball League]] team has a chance to delegate one player for the contest, while the player with the league's best three-point field goal shooting percentage enters automatically.<ref>{{cite web|title=Snaiperių konkurso karalienė Ela Briedytė meta iššūkį "Tete-a-Tete Casino-LKL" vyrams|url=http://www.lkl.lt/snaiperiu-konkurso-karaliene-ela-briedyte-meta-issuki-tete-a-tete-casino-lkl-vyrams-video/|publisher=Lithuanian Basketball League|accessdate=12 June 2017|language=Lithuanian|date=17 December 2015}}</ref>

Competitors try to score as many points as possible, in one minute. There are five ball racks, laid out over the three-point arc: one on each baseline, one halfway between the baseline, and the top of the arc on each side, and one at the top of the arc. Each rack has five balls, four of which are worth one point (the standard orange balls), and the fifth one (a red, white, and blue ball; nicknamed the "money ball"), is worth two points. Thus, a perfect score is 30 points.

In case of an equal result, each player gets 25 seconds to shoot from two racks of their choosing. The contestant(s) with the best results progress further.

In the first round, each contestant has one chance to score as many points as possible. The four best performers advance to the semi-final, where two more are eliminated, while the remaining contenders compete for the title of ''LKL Sniper''.

==Shootout champions==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Player !! Nationality !! Team
|-
| 1994 (Panevėžys)
| [[Richard Thomas (basketball)|Richard Thomas]]
| {{USA}}
| [[BC Šilutė|Šilutė]]
|-
| 1995 (Alytus)
| [[Joey Vickery]]
| {{CAN}}
| [[Olimpas Plungė|Olimpas]]
|-
| 1997 (Kaunas)
| [[Svajūnas Airošius]]
| {{LTU}}
| [[BC Neptūnas|Neptūnas]]
|-
| 1998 (Vilnius)
| [[Arūnas Grigas]]
| {{LTU}}
| [[BC Alita|Alita]]
|-
| 1999 (Kaunas)
| [[Svajūnas Airošius]] (2×)
| {{LTU}}
| [[BC Neptūnas|Neptūnas]]
|-
| 2000 (Kaunas)
| [[Arvydas Macijauskas]]
| {{LTU}}
| [[BC Lietuvos Rytas|Lietuvos Rytas]]
|-
| 2001 (Kaunas)
| [[Donatas Slanina]]
| {{LTU}}
| [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]
|-
| 2002 (Kaunas)
| [[Arvydas Macijauskas]] (2×)
| {{LTU}}
| [[BC Lietuvos Rytas|Lietuvos Rytas]]
|-
| 2003 (Kaunas)
| [[Arvydas Macijauskas]] (3×)
| {{LTU}}
| [[BC Lietuvos Rytas|Lietuvos Rytas]]
|-
| 2004 (Kaunas)
| [[Ainars Bagatskis]]
| {{LAT}}
| [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]
|-
| 2005 (Vilnius)
| [[Petras Šalvis]]
| {{LTU}}
| [[BC Neptūnas|Neptūnas]]
|-
| 2006 (Vilnius)
| [[Marius Kasiulevičius]] 
| {{LTU}}
| [[BC Neptūnas|Neptūnas]]
|-
| 2007 (Vilnius)
| [[Gytis Sirutavičius]]
| {{LTU}}
| [[BC Nevėžis|Nevėžis]]
|-
| 2008 (Šiauliai)
| [[Marius Runkauskas]]
| {{LTU}}
| [[BC Neptūnas|Neptūnas]]
|-
| 2009 (Šiauliai)
| [[Marius Kasiulevičius]] (2×)
| {{LTU}}
| [[BC Neptūnas|Neptūnas]]
|-
| 2010 (Panevėžys)
| [[Derrick Low]]
| {{USA}}
| [[BC Šiauliai|Šiauliai]]
|-
| 2011 (Šiauliai)
| [[Edvinas Ruzgas]]
| {{LTU}}
| [[BC Šiauliai|Šiauliai]]
|-
| 2012 (Klaipėda)
| [[Žygimantas Šeštokas]]
| {{LTU}}
| [[BC Juventus|Juventus]]
|-
| 2013 (Šiauliai)
| [[Marius Runkauskas]] (2×)
| {{LTU}}
| [[BC Neptūnas|Neptūnas]]
|-
| 2014 (Klaipėda)
| [[Marius Runkauskas]] (3×)
| {{LTU}}
| [[BC Neptūnas|Neptūnas]]
|-
| 2015 (Vilnius)
| [[Ela Briedytė]]
| {{LTU}}
| [[Sudūva–Mantinga]], [[Lithuanian Women's Basketball League|LMKL]]
|-
| [[2016 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė#Three-Point Contest|2016 (Vilnius)]]
| [[Derrick Low]] (2×)
| {{USA}}
| [[BC Pieno žvaigždės|Pieno Žvaigždės]]
|-
| [[2017 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė#Three-Point Contest|2017 (Kaunas)]]
| [[Arvydas Čepulis]]
| {{LTU}}
| [[BC Šiauliai|Šiauliai]]
|-
| [[2018 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė#Three-Point Contest|2018 (Klaipėda)]]
| [[Mindaugas Lukauskis]]
| {{LTU}}
| [[BC Lietuvos rytas|Lietuvos rytas]]
|-
| [[2019 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė#Three-Point Contest|2019 (Vilnius)]]
| [[Martynas Gecevičius]]
| {{LTU}}
| [[BC Prienai]]
|-
| [[2020 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė#Three-Point Contest|2020 (Klaipėda)]]
| [[Osvaldas Olisevičius]]
| {{LTU}}
| [[BC Neptūnas|Neptūnas]]
|-
| [[2021 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė#Three-Point Contest|2021 (Panevėžys)]]
| [[Andrew Goudelock]]
| {{USA}}
| [[BC Rytas|Rytas]]
|-
| [[2022 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė#Three-Point Contest|2022 (Vilnius)]]
| [[Rihards Kuksiks]]
| {{LAT}}
| [[BC Nevėžis|Nevėžis–OPTIBET]]
|-
| [[2023 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė#Three-Point Contest|2023 (Šiauliai)]]
| [[Rihards Kuksiks]] (2×)
| {{LAT}}
| [[BC Pieno žvaigždės|Pieno Žvaigždės]]
|-
| rowspan=2|[[2023–24 King Mindaugas Cup#Three-Point Contest|2024 (Kaunas)]]
| [[Rasheed Sulaimon]]{{efn|After the contest, it was noted that Rasheed Sulaimon scored only 16 points instead of 18 points and the series should have been tied. The LKL presented a prize of the same value to Sean McNeil and the contest title is shared between these two players.<ref>{{cite web|title="Betsafe Casino" snaiperio konkurse – dviejų žaidėjų triumfas |url=https://lkl.lt/straipsniai/7375/betsafe-casino-snaiperio-konkurse-dvieju-zaideju-triumfas |website=lkl.lt |date=18 February 2024 |accessdate=3 June 2024 |language=lt-LT}}</ref>}}
| rowspan=2|{{USA}}
| [[BC Wolves|Wolves]]
|-
| [[Sean McNeil]]
| [[BC Nevėžis|Nevėžis–OPTIBET]]
|-
| [[2024–25 King Mindaugas Cup#Three-Point Contest|2025 (Vilnius)]]
| [[Laurynas Beliauskas]]
| {{LTU}}
| [[BC Juventus|Uniclub Bet – Juventus]]
|-
|}

==Champions by club==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! No.
! Club
! Last win
|-
| 9 || style="text-align:left;"|Neptūnas || 2020
|-
| 5 || style="text-align:left;"|Rytas || 2021
|-
| rowspan=2|3 || style="text-align:left;"|Nevėžis || style="text-align:center;"|2024
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Šiauliai || style="text-align:center;"|2017
|-
| rowspan=3|2 || style="text-align:left;"|Juventus || style="text-align:center;"|2025
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Pieno Žvaigždės || style="text-align:center;"|2023
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Žalgiris || style="text-align:center;"|2004
|-
| rowspan=5|1 || style="text-align:left;"|Wolves || style="text-align:center;"|2024
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Prienai || style="text-align:center;"|2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Alita || style="text-align:center;"|1998
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Olimpas Plungė || style="text-align:center;"|1995
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Šilutė || style="text-align:center;"|1994
|-class="sortbottom"
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!colspan=2| Guests
|}

==See also==
*[[LKL All-Star Game]]
*[[LKL All-Star Day]]
*[[LKL All-Star Game MVP]]
*[[LKL Slam Dunk Contest]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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