Headline Players at 2012 WPBA Masters at Soaring Eagle

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January 11, 2012

Headline Players at 2012 WPBA soaringeagle_logo
at Soaring Eagle Masters Jan. 26-29

International and Local Favorites Vie for Title in Season Opener 

MT. PLEASANT, MI - The Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort hosts the best female billiard players in the world January 26-29, 2012, when the Women's Professional Billiard Association WPBA Masters 9-Ball Championship kicks off the 2012 Women's Pro Billiard Tour season.

 

WPBA MASTERS: HEADLINERS!

 

Jasmin Ouschan WPBADefending Champion: Jasmin Ouschan (Austria)  

www.jasmin-ouschan.com   

2010 World 10-Ball Champion  

2009 3x tour champion and Player of the Year  

Current Rank: #3

 

Ga Young Kim (Korea)  

2010 US Open 9-Ball Champion  

2009 US Open 9-Ball Champion  

2009 Colorado Classic Champion  

Current Rank: #1


Allison Fisher US OpenAllison Fisher (Charlotte, NC)

www.allisonfisher.com    

2009 BCA Hall of Fame Inductee  

4x World Champion and WPBA Title Record Holder: 76 titles since 1995!  

Current Rank: #2

 

Jeanette Lee US OpenJeanette Lee (Indianapolis, IN) 

www.jeanettelee.com   

2007 World Team Cup and Empress Cup Champion 

2005 China Invitational Champion 

Current Rank: #7 

   

 LOCAL FAVORITES   

 

Vicki Paski (Lansing, MI)

www.vickipaski.com 

2011 Greater Lansing Sports Hall of Fame Inductee

2005 WPBA Hall of Fame Inductee

1993 WPBA president/co-founder of WPBA Classic Tour

Current Rank: #50

 

Lonnie Fox (Adrian, MI)

10 time Michigan VNEA 8 Ball Champion

9 time Michigan VNEA 9 Ball Masters Champion

2011 BCA National Masters Team Champion

2011 VNEA International Intermediate Team Champion

  

Preliminary rounds begin Thursday, January 26, through Saturday, January 28 with 40 top players and 8 WPBA Regional Tour representatives. The tournament will conclude on Sunday, January 29 beginning at 1 p.m., when the final four players remaining will compete for the title of 2012 WPBA Masters Champion. These three final-round one-hour matches will be taped by ESPN for future television broadcasts. Tickets are available via startickets.com.  Alongside the WPBA Masters will be the Soaring Eagle Open III, featuring amateur singles 8-Ball and 9-Ball tournaments in men and women's divisions, with $10,000 in added prize money. This event will begin on Thursday, January 26 and continue through Sunday, January 29, 2012. Visit www.soaringeagleopen.com for more information.

About the Women's Professional Billiard Association (WPBA)

 

The WPBA was established in 1976 as the Women's Professional Billiard Alliance, and is the oldest pro player organization in the sport. The WPBA sanctions and produces the Women's Pro Billiard Tour, which features ESPN-televised events with the world's greatest women players. Visit www.wpba.com for more. The WPBA Classic Tour, celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2012, is sponsored by the American Poolplayers Association, Diamond Billiards, Iwan Simonis, Delta 13, Pooldawg and Aramith. 

 

About the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort

 

The Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort is the Midwest's premier AAA Four Diamond gaming and hospitality destination offering top-name entertainment year-round, award-winning dining, high stakes bingo and a full-service spa. For more information, visit www.soaringeaglecasino.com


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