WPBA U.S. Open / Norman, OK by InsidePOOL Staff Kelly Fisher arrived in Norman, OK, ready to defend her WPBA U.S. Open title against 63 other hopefuls at the Riverwind Casino. The event began July 30 and will conclude August 2. K. Fisher is making a strong bid for the title, having won her first-round match against Erica Testa 9-2 and then escaping a hill-hill squeaker against Nicole Keeney. Her next battle will come from Allison Fisher, who has notched wins over Helene Caukin 9-1 and Ramona Biddle 9-2. In a surprising turn of events, last event’s champion, Jasmin Ouschan of Austria, was sent to the one-loss side by Kim Shaw 9-3 after surviving a hill-hill bout with Susan Mello in the first round. Shaw goes on to face Ga Young Kim, who has bested Liz Lovely 9-3 and Jennifer Barretta 9-8. Monica Webb is going strong after two close victories over Sueyen Rhee 9-6 and Joanne Ashton 9-7. Her next match will be against Kyoko Sone, who has allowed only one game between her first two opponents—she bested Maureen Seto 9-0 and then Line Kjorsvik … [Read more...]