Final Four Set for Carolina Classic

Final Four Set for Carolina ClassicCarolina Women's Billiard Classic

The final four ladies are set to return for Sunday's matches at the Carolina Women's Billiard Classic, being held at the Gateway Convention Center in Rocky Mount, NC.
With the last sixteen players, most of the matches were fairly one-sided. Allison Fisher eliminated fellow countrywoman Kim Shaw 9-2, while Gerda Hofstatter ended Ewa Laurance's tournament 9-3. Former InsidePOOL Player of the Year Ga-Young Kim ousted Tracie Hines 9-1, and defending champ Karen Corr whitewashed Val Finnie 9-0. Vivian "The Texas Tornado" Villareal knocked out Jeanette Lee 9-2, and Tiffany Nelson eliminated Morgan Steinman 9-3.
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Kim White put up a fight against Monica Webb but lost 9-5, and Xiaoting Pan and Kelly Fisher entertained the crowd with their hill-hill match that saw Pan advance.
Lopsided matches continued in the next round, with Hofstatter unable to catch a break against Fisher, who reached the hill 8-0. At that point, "The G-Force" put together a run but was still unable to avert the inevitable, as Fisher finally swept past with a 9-5 win. Pan also dominated her match against Nelson and reached an 8-2 lead—she allowed Nelson two more racks before crossing the finish line.
Both of the other two matches were about as close as they could be. Kim and Webb fought tooth and nail, with the score seesawing to 7-all. A safety on the 1 ball by Kim led to her reaching the hill, and then another safety battle over the 4 ball gave Kim the last rack to win 9-7. The spirited Villareal and Corr were also at 7-all when Villareal made a bank on the 8 ball after a Corr safety to reach the hill. Then, with ball in hand in the final rack, Villareal announced, "I can get out from here!" and she did to win 9-7.
On Sunday, Xiaoting Pan will play Vivian Villareal, while Ga-Young Kim will meet Allison Fisher. The winners of both matches will advance to the finals.
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