Six Players Remain in Vegas BCA 9-Ball Open

Six Players Remain in Vegas BCA 9-Ball Openby InsidePOOL StaffOnly six players remain to battle it out for the $15,000 grand prize at the BCA 9-Ball Open at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. In the men's division, Ralf Souquet relegated George Breedlove to the one-loss side of the bracket after defeating him 11-4, while Francisco Bustamante won his match against Johnny "The Scorpion" Archer 11-4. For the hot seat, it was a toss-up between Bustamante and Souquet. Souquet came back from a 10-5 deficit with his opponent on the hill to tie the match 10-all. After a break that left him only four balls on the table, Bustamante was left with a bank shot on the 4 ball that he missed. Souquet played a fantastic jump shot and made it but left himself no shot on the 6. He tried to cut it into the corner but missed, leaving three easy balls for Bustamante, who won their match 11-10.
In the women's division, it was a familiar match-up between the WPBA's number one and number two. Allison Fisher went up against defending champion Karen Corr for the hot seat in a close match that left Fisher the winner 9-7. The matches for fourth place in both divisions were tight ones. Mika Immonen, who defeated Nick Vandenberg 11-8; Santos Sambajon, Jr., 11-7; and George Breedlove 11-8, eliminated Archer in the last match of the evening 11-8. Immonen will meet Souquet tomorrow evening at 7 PM in the match to see who will take third place and who will challenge Bustamante for first. Helena Thornfeldt, the WPBA's number three-ranked player, started off her day in the winners' bracket but lost to Corr 9-4. She then defeated Vivian Villareal 9-4 before matching up with Shin Mei Lui in the quarterfinals, winning that match 9-7. Thornfeldt will play Corr tomorrow evening at 9 PM for the right to battle with Fisher in the finals.

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