Final Three Remain in BCA Open 9-Ball Championships

Final Three Remain in BCA Open 9-Ball Championships By InsidePOOL StaffThe 64-player fields at the BCA Open 9-Ball Championships, being held at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV, this week, have narrowed to three players in both the men’s and women’s divisions.Alex “The Lion” Pagulayan, who went to the west side of the chart on Wednesday evening courtesy of Sambajon 11-6, fought his way through a tough lineup on Thursday. With wins over Efren Reyes 11-10, Mika Immonen 11-9, Rodney Morris 11-4, and Francisco Bustamante 11-9 in the quarterfinals, Pagulayan is set for a rematch with Sambajon on Friday evening, a match that will be taped by ESPN.
Tony “The Silent Assassin” Robles whipped through the winners’ bracket unscathed on Thurday, After sending Hawaii’s Rodney Morris to the one-loss side with an 11-8 victory, he dealt Santos Sambajon, Jr., an 11-9 blow in the hot seat match. Robles will return on Saturday for the final match, which will be taped by ESPN.Sitting pretty in the hot seat, Allison Fisher escaped several demanding opponents on Thursday, including Hsin Huang 9-6 and Julie Kelly 9-6 in the hot seat match. Kelly was responsible for sending Karen “The Irish Invader” to the one-loss side after a nail-biting hill-hill match 9-8. There Corr dealt defeat to Vivian “The Texas Tornado” Villareal in another tense hill-hill thriller before going on to meet Huang in the quarterfinals. A relative newcomer to the pro scene, Huang gave Corr all she could handle before Corr pulled ahead to win the match 9-6. Corr will have a rematch with Kelly on Friday evening in the taped ESPN match for second place, while Fisher awaits the winner for her Saturday afternoon match.Visit InsidePOOL for the latest news in the world of billiards and pool.

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