In another upset, the number-nine ranked Ga Young Kim, who was the runner-up at this event last year to Karen Corr, matched up with Jeanette Lee in the winners’ bracket.  “The Black Widow” took a 3-0 lead in the race to 9, but then Kim won eight games in a row to reach the hill with Lee standing still.  Kim came up dry o­n her last break, and Lee cleared the table to add another bead to her score.  However, when Lee missed a rail shot o­n the 5, Kim ran out to the 8 before Lee threw in the towel, conceding the match at 9-4.

Allison Fisher played a tough match against Hsin Huang, who took third place at last month’s Canadian Classic.  Fisher held a 6-4 lead when Huang came o­n strong and brought the score to 8-7 after “The Duchess of Doom” rattled the 6 ball.  But a break and run by the WPBA’s number-one player kept her in the winners’ bracket with her 9-7 win.

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