The featured match of Round Three of the 9-ball event was between Hall-of-Famer Nick Varner, who recently won the Glass City Open, and Evgeny "The Assasin" Stalev of Russia.
The match, which began at 11 PM Thursday evening, started off with Stalev getting to a 3-1 lead before Varner tied it up at 3-all. However, after a safety that went awry and a couple of scratches by Varner, Stalev was soon able to win the match by the score of 7-4.
This article was published on Friday 10 January, 2003.
Poolroom Computer
The featured match of Round Three of the 9-ball event was between Hall-of-Famer Nick Varner, who recently won the Glass City Open, and Evgeny "The Assasin" Stalev of Russia. 
