Fisher Finagles New Jersey State 9-Ball Title

Fisher Finagles New Jersey State 9-Ball TitleNew Jersey State 9-Ball Championships / Sayreville, NJA 32 billiard player field turned out for the $2000-added New Jersey State 9-Ball Championships at Prime Time Sports Bar and Billiards in Sayreville, NJ, September 15-16. Kelly Fisher and Val Finnie traveled from North Carolina to battle for the title, while Dawn Hopkins drove north in her home state to attempt to regain the title she had won once before.On Sunday the final six returned to Prime Time with match-ups for fifth place between Liz Ford and JPNEWT Player of the Year Caroline Pao and Alexandra Calabrese and Supadra Boonpasook. Ford and Boonpasook emerged the winners, and since Ford was not eligible for the U.S. Open qualifier, Boonpasook won her very first qualifier.
The hot seat match commenced between Fisher and Hopkins. Fisher had posted wins over Kathy Friend, Janice Larocca, Finnie, and Caroline Pao in order to reach this lofty point, while Hopkins won over Ford, Kathleen Lawless, Gina Lipsky, and Calabrese. “Quik Fire” Fisher won the hot seat with a 7-2 score, sending Hopkins to a rematch against Ford, which she won 7-3.The finals may have been a repeat of the players from the hot seat match, but Hopkins emerged from her match with Ford with a new determination for the final showdown. In the modified finals race, Fisher had to reach 7 games first to win, but if Hopkins reached 7 games first, they had to play out to 9.Fisher won the lag and the first game, but Hopkins won the next two games. From there, though, Hopkins could not gain more than a one-game lead in a virtual “catch-up” battle. With the score tied at 6-6, Hopkins won to continue the race to 9. Fisher was able to take the lead 8-7, but Hopkins forced a second hill-hill. In the final rack, Hopkins came up dry on the break. Fisher faced a half-ball hit on the 1 but took a chance and played a 1-9 carom that split the pocket to win the match and the title for 2006.Results:1st Kelly Fisher 2nd Dawn Hopkins 3rd Liz Ford 4th Supadra Boonpasook 5th Caroline PaoAlexandra Calabrese 7th Gina LipskyMing Ng Visit Inside POOL Magazine for the latest news from the sport of billiards and pool.

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