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Alcano Tops Manila Leg, Earns World Pool Ticket
Monday, June 06, 2005 - 11:29 AM EST

Alcano Tops Manila Leg, Earns World Pool Ticket

Ronato “Ronnie” Alcano of the Philippines avenged his countrymen’s earlier setbacks as he defeated Yang Ching-Shun of Chinese Taipei 11-6, to claim the fourth and final leg of the San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour at the Robinsons Galleria Trade Hall late Sunday evening. 

Not willing to suffer the same fate as Efren “Bata” Reyes and Gandy Valle against Yang, Alcano capitalized o­n two crucial scratches committed by his Taiwanese foe late in the match and eventually broke free from the tightly contested encounter to snag the crown in front of a highly appreciative hometown crowd.

Yang, who edged Reyes 9-8 in the quarterfinals and defeated Valle 11-7 in the semifinals, couldn’t beat a third Filipino this time around. 

Fisher and Hohmann Crowned at BCA Open
Saturday, May 21, 2005 - 08:41 PM EST

Fisher and Hohmann Crowned at BCA Open

by InsidePOOL Staff

The 2005 BCA Open 9-Ball Championships crowned two new champions this afternoon at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV.  Allison Fisher and Thorsten Hohmann came through their final matches with aplomb to claim the titles.  Because the matches were taped for television by ESPN for airing in July, the races were shortened to 7, but the alternate-break rule still applied.

Fisher met three-time defending champion Karen “The Irish Invader” Corr in the first final match of the day.  In the error-fraught match, both players appeared to struggle, but down 4-2, Fisher finagled two 9 ball combos to tie the score.  They traded the next two racks, and then two final mistakes by Corr put Fisher in the winners’ circle 7-5.

Finals Set at BCA Open
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.

Semifinals Set for Friday at BCA Open
Friday, May 20, 2005 - 05:47 AM EST

Semifinals Set for Friday at BCA Open

by InsidePOOL Staff

The BCA Open 9-Ball Championships wound down this evening, leaving o­nly three players left in both the men’s and the women’s divisions.  This event is hosted by the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV, and will feature two televised matches o­n Friday and Saturday both.

In the women’s division, defending champion Karen Corr was sent to the o­ne-loss side courtesy of the WPBA’s number-one ranked player, Allison Fisher.  The two met in the hot seat match, where Fisher dominated the match 9-3.  The men’s division saw the UPA’s number-one ranked player, Johnny “The Scorpion” Archer triumph over former world champion Thorsten Hohmann of Germany.  Also a lopsided match, Archer swept ahead early in the night to an 11-3 victory.