Breaking News: Finals Set at BCA Open
Posted by: editor on Saturday, May 21, 2005 - 03:26 AM EST

Finals Set at BCA Open by InsidePOOL Staff Friday night’s semifinal matches left but four players total in the BCA Open 9-Ball Championships, being held at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV.  Saturday’s final matches will be at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Two former world 9-ball champions matched up in the men’s semifinal when Thorsten “The Hitman” Hohmann and Mika “Iceman” Immonen met o­n the featured Connelly table.  Hohmann, who hails from Germany, quickly took the advantage after a missed 2 ball by Immonen and did not relinquish it.  o­nly a couple more mistakes o­n the part of the Finn put Hohmann o­n the hill in the shortened race to 7, and the last rack saw a failed safety attempt by Immonen seal the deal as Hohmann won the match 7-3.  Hohmann will play Johnny Archer in Saturday’s final match for $15,000 at 3 p.m. Karen Corr is well o­n her way to defending her title at this event for the fourth year in a row.  She met Ewa “The Striking Viking” Laurance in the ladies’ semifinal match and capitalized o­n a couple of errors o­n her opponent’s side to take the lead from the beginning.  Though Laurance played well and graciously, it was apparent that Corr has this event dialed in, and it wasn’t long before “The Irish Invader” took the match 7-1.  Corr meets Allison Fisher o­n Saturday at 1 p.m. in the final match.