Aug

WPBA US Open Field Narrowing at Twin River

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WPBA US Open Field Narrowing at Twin River
The winners’-side bracket has been whittled down to eight players at the WPBA’s U.S. Open, taking place at Twin River in Lincoln, RI. The one-loss side still has one round to go before the final eight players remaining draw to see who they play once the format changes to single elimination.
Most of the top seeds remain, as there were few upsets throughout. On the winners’ side, Allison Fisher sent Vivian “The Texas Tornado” Villareal whirling to the west with a 9-6 score, while Sweden’s Helena Thornfeldt bested Melissa Little of Colorado by the same. Ga-Young Kim is still going strong, sending Laura Smith west 9-2, and Monica Webb came through her match with Megan Minerich with a 9-3 victory.
Ranked third on the WPBA currently, Xiaoting Pan netted a 9-6 win over Sarah Ellerby, with Kelly Fisher advancing over Tiffany Nelson 9-5. A double-hill battle between Gerda Hofstatter and Kim Shaw saw Shaw advance, and EnjoyPool.com 9-ball Championship winner Karen Corr knocked Jeanette “The Black Widow” Lee to the west side of the chart.
View the WPBA US Open tournament brackets (/wpba-us-open-brackets.html)
The one-loss side is packed with top players, and it will be a scrap to see who goes on to the final 16. Earlier, Ewa Laurance succumbed to Joanne Ashton 9-7 and was eliminated, as was Val Finnie courtesy of Alice Rim 9-4. Austria’s Jasmin Ouschan ousted Melissa Herndon 9-4 and faces Lee in the next round. Aileen Dimmick, formerly Aileen Pippin, will also be fighting for a spot in the final round—having defeated Belinda Calhoun 9-5, she will now face Ellerby.
The players that made it through to the final 16 players from the no-loss bracket are Allison Fisher, Helena Thornfeldt, Ga-Young Kim, Monica Webb, Xiaoting Pan, Kelly Fisher, Kim Shaw and Karen Corr. The players coming from the one-loss side to join them are Anna Kostanian, Laura Smith, Jennifer Barretta, Vivian Villareal, Jeanette Lee, Gerda Hofstatter, Tiffany Nelson and Sarah Ellerby.
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Aug

Asia-Pacific Pool Tour Announced

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Asia-Pacific Pool Tour Announced
Raya Sports of the Philippines has announced the 2008 Asia-Pacific Pool Tour. This WPA-sanctioned series will be exclusively played as 10-ball events and will begin with the Philippine 10-ball Open, to be held at the Araneta Coliseum in Manila January 21-27, 2008. The season will lead up to the WPA World 10-ball Championship in October of 2008, also in Manila. Of course, performance in the APT legs will be one way of qualifying for the World Championship.
While the tour stop locations are still under review, there are events that are certain to be held in the following locations. The Indonesian 10-ball Open will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Taiwan 10-ball Open is to be contested in Taipei, and the Vietnam 10-ball Open will be hosted in Ho Chi Minh City.
Other locations currently being studied include Melbourne, Australia, and Guandong, China. Two locations are also being explored in the United States, both in California: Carson City and San Francisco. All of these details will soon be ironed out and published quickly in order to keep all players and fans informed.
All tour stops on the Asian-Pacific Tour will be Open events that will welcome players from every part of the globe. The entry fee for each leg is $300 USD, and the tour will work with local hotels and strive to get the players and fans attractive rates at hotels near the venues.
Each event on the tour will pay cash awards to any player who finishes 32nd or better with the top prize offering a minimum of $20,000 USD. The organizers are working with sponsors to provide the greatest total prize purse possible.
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