Manila, Philippines – Day 2 of the round robin portion of the Yalin Women’s World 10-Ball Championship is complete. Taiwan’s Pei Chen Tsai and Austria’s Jasmin Ouschan thus far have been untested. On the other hand, top favorites such as Allison Fisher are in a do-or-die situation to qualify. 48 players are still playing, but Day 3 will decide the fate of many in the group stage of the event. The Dragon Promotions-produced event will see half the field eliminated today. The event takes place at Nuvo City Lifestyle Center with the televised portions at Robinson’s Galleria.
The surprise is World #4 “Duchess of Doom” Allison Fisher who won her first match 6-2, but then dropped her next two matches and will be forced to win her next two matches to qualify.
In Group 1, defending Women’s World 10-Ball Champion Rubilen Amit of the Philippines remains undefeated with four wins and only five total games lost. Taiwan’s Pei Chen Tsai is also flawless with four wins and seven games lost. These two will likely advance to the final elimination tournament. In Group 7, Jasmin Ouschan of Austria also is undefeated with four wins and only seven total games lost.
The toughest group is likely Group 2, where the players have been beating each other with no clear best player. Everyone has a loss. The surprise is World #4 “Duchess of Doom” Allison Fisher who won her first match 6-2, but then dropped her next two matches and will be forced to win her next two matches to qualify. Even then it is no guarantee depending on the results of other players. Fisher lost 6-4 against China’s Zhouzhou Zhou and a 6-5 loss to Japan’s #1 Akimi Kajitani.
In Group 4, Liu Shin-Mei of Taiwan also remains flawless with four wins and only six games lost. Shin-Mei looks very strong in her matches and will likely advance easily into the final stage along with Korea’s Yu Ram Cha who has three wins and one loss.
The Yalin Women’s World 10-Ball Championship is sponsored by BCN Balls, Leqi Cloth, Crown Plaza Galleria Ortigas, Predator Cues, Magic 89.9, Philippine Star, Nuvo City, and Robinson’s Galleria. The event will be airing on ABS-CBN domestically and internationally on ESPN Star Sports. The event will be broadcast live for all five days of competition on ABS-CBN with numerous rebroadcast television coverage. www.Top147.com will also be signing it live daily coverage online.
For scores, complete info and updates, go to www.WomensWorld10Ball.com
Brackets will be hosted by www.AZBilliards.com
Through these global networks and media partners the Yalin Women’s World 10-Ball Championship will be the biggest and most watched women’s billiard event in history.