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| 2006 San Diego Classic Finals Match between Kelly Fisher and Karen Corr In the finals between defending 2005 San Diego Classic winner Kelly Fisher ranked 3rd in the WPBA and 2nd ranked Karen Corr, it was a case of Deja-Vu. Initially Corr dominated with a 3-0 lead, however the tide turned and it became all Fisher. With two nine ball breaks by Fisher and some rough misses and bad rolls by Corr, Viejas was a repeat performance for Fisher who won 7-4 in front of a packed crowd. The WPBA also celebrated its 10 year anniversary with the poker and entertainment shrine Viejas Casino and awarded a plaque to the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians in appreciation for their wonderful support all these years.  WPBA President Kim White presents a plaque on the occassion of the WPBA and Viejas Casino 10 year anniversary to Bobby Barrett, the Vice Chairman of the Tribal Council for the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians.  Kelly Fisher  Karen Corr  Kelly Fisher  Behind the Scenes...highly regarded coach and Assistant Tournament Director Mark Wilson (left) and Tournament Director Steve Tipton. 2006 San Diego Classic Semi Final Match between Karen Corr and Sarah Ellerby  In the second semi-final, The Irish Invader, Karen Corr took early control and bested Sarah Ellerby 7-2.  Karen Corr  Sarah Ellerby  Through the filtered glass...ESPN production crew and center stage at the Corr vs. Ellerby semi-final. 2006 San Diego Classic Semi Final Match between Allison Fisher and Kelly Fisher   Allison Fisher  Kelly Fisher and Allison Fisher  Kelly Fisher 2006 San Diego Classic Saturday Evening Update Xiaoting Pan, the diminutive player from Shanghai who caused fear in the hearts of many players, was stopped in her tracks by meteoric new star on the WPBA Jennifer "9MM" Barretta in a decisive 9-6 match. Also, advancing was #32 ranked Alice Rim, along with Allison Fisher, Dawn Hopkins, Kelly Fisher, Sarah Ellerby, Karen Corr, and Jeanette Lee.  Alice Rim defeated #13 ranked Kim Shaw to advance to the final eight.  Gerda Hofstatter fought a tough battle to the very end, finally succumbing to defending champion Kelly Fisher 9-8.  Jennifer Barretta advanced over China's Xiaoting Pan.  Karen Corr fought a lengthy battle to defeat Taiwan's leading lady, Jennifer Chen 9-7.  Kelly Fisher advanced to a rematch with Jeanette Lee after her narrow defeat of Gerda Hofstatter 9-8.  England's Sarah Ellerby, now residing in Orlando, FL, beat fellow Floridian Ellen Van Buren 9-2 to advance. 2006 San Diego Classic Saturday Late Afternoon and Early Evening In what has become a weekend of upsets another took place when Vivian Villarreal, The Texas Tornado, had the wind taken out of her by Xiaoting Pan 9-1. However, the news of the 6pm round was Jeanette Lee stung reigning world 9-ball champion Ga-Young Kim 9-2. At this moment, results are not yet in for Kelly Fisher vs. Gerda Hofstatter or Dawn Hopkins vs. Melissa Herndon, but both matches are very tight. We are now down to the modified single elimination where any match loss means the player is out of the tournament as the final sweet sixteen duke it out.  Vivian Villarreal  Jeanette Lee  Ga-Young Kim  Ladies Start Your Engines - We're Down to the Top 16 2006 San Diego Classic Sat Early Round Update Two of the upset culprits, Bonnie Coats and Ellen Van Buren, both from Florida continue their reign of terror on some of the top ranked players and advance through the one loss side. Coats upset Melissa Little and Van Buren beat out The Striking Viking Ewa Laurance. Xiaoting Pan also advances in a win over Kim White. Below are some recent photos of the morning matches.  Bonnie Coats  Melissa Little  Miyuki Sakai  Anna Kostanian  Xiaoting Pan  Melissa Herndon 2006 San Diego Classic Late Friday Evening  To a standing room only crowd Friday night WPBA #1 Ranked Allison Fisher beat Jennifer Chen while at the next table World Pool Association (WPA)#1 Ranked Ga-Young Kim blistered Megan Minerich 9-0 in lightning speed.  UK Snooker Champion and 2005 San Diego Classic winner, Kelly Fisher advances this year to the top 16 on the winner's bracket with a 9-5 win over The Black Widow, Jeanette Lee.  Kim Shaw, another highly successful player from the other side of the pond, narrowly lost to multi-talented Dawn Hopkins in a tight 9-8 race late Friday.  Although now on the one-loss side of the board...crowd favorite Jeanette Lee is someone never to underestimate or to be counted out. 2006 San Diego Classic Mid-Friday Evening  Spirit Tour organizer and recent Regional Tour National Champion Bonnie Coats was the talk of the afternoon rounds when she beat WPBA 3rd ranked Monica Webb 9-7 in a tight match on the one loss side.  Gail Grecar of Ohio and WPBA Board Member is a calm and devastating force on the table with her steady and slow stroke.  A tale of two reknowned vets - Ewa Laurance, BCA Hall of Fame recipient and the G-Force, Gerda Hofstatter. The eyes say it all.  Jane Fujinaga of Las Vegas sizing up her odds against Dawn Fox. 2006 San Diego Classic Late Thursday and Early Friday  Elizabeth Cole of Portland, Oregon in her first WPBA event.  Ten year WPBA veteran, co-organizer of the annual Super Billiard Expo held in Valley Forge, PA and recent author of Kids Learn To Play Pool is on a roll as a player with numerous top 12 finishes in the past couple years.  Bristol, VA pool room owner Janet Atwell demonstrates her well known and hard earned perfect jump form as she continues through the winner bracket into day two.  Is this the look of someone who is barely old enough to vote? If your determined 18 year old pool phenom, Anna Kastanian from Albuquerque, NM in your sixth WPBA event it is.  ...what is there to say ladies and gentlemen, the Duchess of Doom Allison Fisher. 2006 San Diego Classic Early Thursday / Day 1  Ladies...start your engines. The 2006 San Diego Classic gets underway. In tandem, WPBA President Kim White from Texas and Val Finnie from Scotland rack in the first round. First round upsets included #51 ranked Lisa D'Atri over Colorado's #24 ranked Laura Smith; #42 ranked semi-pro Leslie Anne Rogers of Texas over #26 ranked pro Melissa Little; newcomer Julia Gabriel over #31 ranked Stacy Hurst of Southern California; and the Florida Flash, #43 ranked Ellen Van Buren over #19 ranked Romana Dokovic.  Denver Daisy Megan Minerich didn't let the change in altitude get to her game as she advanced in the winner's bracket early Thursday afternoon.  Two time World 9-Ball Champion, Ga Young Kim concentrates on her shot as The Black Widow, Jeanette Lee watches her opponent and rising young player Dawn Fox size up their table.  #21 ranked Tracie Hines decidedly beat top Chinese player Xiaoting Pan 9-1 in round one. Xiaoting has been amazing fans since her arrival to the states in January. She finished fifth in last month's Great Lakes Classic.  The always fun Pro-Am, held Wednesday evening was won by team Monica Webb (shown above). Approximately $3,500 was raised for the Alpine Women's Club scholarship program. |
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