Final Four at the WPBA U.S. OpenBy InsidePOOL StaffIt’s come down to the final four at the WPBA U.S. Open, and there have been some major surprises o­n Saturday!  The Open is being held at the Sandia Casino in Albuquerque, NM, and will conclude o­n Sunday, October 24.In the winners’ bracket starting off o­n Saturday, there were eight players, headed off by Allison Fisher and Karen Corr, the WPBA’s two leading ladies.  Fisher defeated Gerda Hofstatter in a hill-hill match and then played an incredible match with Melissa Herndon of Thousand Oaks, CA.  Herndon was down 6-2 against “The Duchess of Doom” before coming back to defeat her 9-8.
Defending champion Corr matched up with snooker sensation Kelly Fisher, recently arrived in the U.S., and defeated her 9-3.  She then went o­n to play Ga Young Kim, last year’s runner-up, and was sent to the o­ne-loss side 9-7.The hot seat match was between Kim and Herndon, and both players fought hard, but Kim emerged with a 9-7 win, sending Herndon to the o­ne-loss side.In the o­ne-loss bracket, Melissa Little defeated Vivian Villareal 9-7 but lost to Kelly Fisher 9-5.  Fisher then met up with Allison Fisher and pulled off a 9-6 victory.  Visit InsidePOOL for the latest news Women's U.S. Open and the WPBA Tour.
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