Friday night’s match between Germany’s Joshua Filler and Filipino Jeffrey De Luna had a little bit of everything.
You had De Luna winning a game by forcing his opponent to commit three fouls in a single rack and you had Filler stealing a game back when the Filipino managed to jump over his object ball not once, but twice.
In the end, the undefeated Filler was able to capitalize on De Luna’s breaking struggles and pull out a three-set victory, advancing to the round-of-32 on the third day of play at the Alfa Las Vegas Open at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino. The German will now face reigning World 10-Ball champion Wojciech Szewczyk Saturday morning for a chance to reach the final 16 of the 192-player event.
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After Filler staked out an early 2-1 lead in the opening set, De Luna had a chance to tie the match but left the 5 ball in the corner pocket’s jaws. Now Trailing by two racks, the Filipino used a jump shot and two banks to pull to within a game and had a chance to tie but came up short trying to secure position on the 2 ball, then missed a kick shot that allowed Filler to take the opening frame, 4-2.
De Luna opened the second set by forcing that three-foul on Filler, snagged the third rack when his opponent failed to pocket a ball on the break then used a safety exchange to climb onto the hill. He finished off the set and tied the match when Filler missed a sharp cut on the 3 ball and left a wide-open table.
The former China Open champion used safeties to win the first three racks — including the one that forced that double missed jump shot by De Luna. The Filipino wasn’t finished, using a safety of his own and a positional error by his opponent to tack on two straight victories. He had a chance to tie the match and send it to a shootout but failed to pocket a ball on the break, handing Filler a spaced out table and the win.
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On a nearby table, former World Pool champion Shane Van Boening was authoring an escape of his own, climbing back from a deficit in the third set to defeat fellow American Jeremy Seaman.
Van Boening was in total control of the first set as he blanked his opponent, 4-0, but lost momentum in the next frame, with Seaman jumping out to a commanding 3-0 advantage. The South Dakotan clawed his way back into the match, winning three straight racks to tie the set but scratched on the break in the deciding game, handing Seaman a 4-3 victory.
After splitting the first four games of the deciding match, Seaman took a 3-2 lead when his opponent missed a jump shot and left an open table. With a change to close out the match and clinch the upset, he misplayed his safety attempt into a scratch, slapping the table in disgust as he walked back to his seat. The three-time U.S. Open 10-Ball champion cleared the table to force a shootout, then pocketed four straight stop shots in the extra frame while Seaman missed his opening attempt to hand his opponent the victory.
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As the men worked through the single-elimination portion of their event, the women’s division of the Alfa Las Vegas Open began play Friday afternoon in dramatic fashion, as Allison Fisher overcame some early struggles to defeat Vang Bui Xuan of Vietnam.
Fisher was plagued by errors throughout the first set, as Xuan sailed to a 4-1 win, then continued to struggle with the speed of the table, allowing her opponent to capitalize and build a 3-1 second set lead. The Women’s Professional Billiards Tour Hall of Famer took advantage of a couple of unforced errors by her opponent in the middle stages of the set to tie the match, then used a safety exchange and a one rail kick in of the 7 ball to win the frame, 4-3, and force a shootout.
Each player was perfect in the extra frame through the first three innings but missed in their fourth attempt, sending the set to sudden death and moving the cue ball back a diamond on the table. After Fisher and Xuan rattled home their first three shots, the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Famer secured the win when she landed one more while her opponent missed.
Allison Fisher (file: 2022 Canada Open)｜©Pro Billiard Series
Saturday will be pivotal in the men’s division, as 32 players compete for four spots in Sunday’s semifinals. Competition is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. local time, with notable matches including Albin Ouschan taking on Jung-Lin Chang, Fedor Gorst facing Ko Pin-Yi and Wiktor Zielinski matching up against fellow countryman Mieszko Fortunski.
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男子四人奮戰32強 女子組將上演師徒對決
在拉斯維加斯里約賭場飯店進行中的2023 拉斯維加斯公開賽，女子組於昨日 (24日) 下午開打，男子組則結束了至單敗首輪 (64強) 的賽程。
張玉龍與許睿安在昨日的敗部資格賽分別擊敗西班牙青年球員 José Alberto Delgado 與丹麥的 Mickey Krause 成功突圍搭上晉級末班車。中華台北一共有六名球員進入單敗淘汰賽。
在最後64強比賽中，許睿安 0-2 負于俄羅斯年輕好手 Fedor Gorst，柯秉中 1-2 惜敗於波蘭選手 Mieszko Fortuński；柯秉逸 (2-0 北谷好宏)、張榮麟 (2-0 Omar Al Shaheen)、吳坤霖 (2-0 Kang Lee) 與張玉龍 (2-0 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz) 皆取得勝利挺進下一輪。在接下來的 32強賽中，中華台北將迎來一場德比戰，”港都魔獸” 吳坤霖將碰上 “玉面飛龍” 張玉龍，”撞球王子” 柯秉逸將迎戰強敵 Fedor Gorst，”火雲邪神” 張榮麟則遭遇兩屆9號球世界冠軍 Albin Ouschan，
Wei Tzu-Chien (file: 2022 Michigan Open)｜©Pro Billiard Series
女子組方面，64名參賽選手進行完首輪賽程；呂翊瑄 1-2 不敵土耳其好手 Eylül Kibaroglu，將在敗部第一輪對上加拿大選手 Maryann McConnell；王婉菱則以 2-1 擊敗葡萄牙的 Sara Rocha，而周婕妤、陳佳樺、蘇憶雲、王婉菱、范育瑄、李心語、洪夢霞與魏子茜則全員都以直落二成績將對手送入敗部。
勝部第一輪中，蘇憶雲對陣俄羅斯年輕好手 “The Crystal” Kristina Tkach，李心語要迎戰英國名將 “毀滅女公爵” Allison Fisher；陳佳樺將對上教練周婕妤，范育瑄則碰上代表澳洲參賽的洪夢霞。
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Men Division 男子組
2/22 – DAY 1
【Round 1 首輪】
唐境霆 1 – 2 Francesco Candela (ITA 義大利)
許睿安 0 – 2 Joshua Filler (GER 德國)
柯秉漢 2 – 0 David Yonan (USA 美國)
【Winner Round 1 勝部第一輪】
柯秉逸 2 – 0 Nathan Neergaard (NOR 挪威)
張榮麟 2 – 0 Alan Rolon Rosado (PUR 波多黎各)
柯秉中 2 – 0 Ray Robles (USA 美國)
張玉龍 0 – 2 Aleksa Pecelj (SRB 塞爾維亞)
柯秉漢 0 – 2 Mika Immonen (FIN 芬蘭)
吳坤霖 2 – 0 Andrew Kong Bu Hong 江浡康 (HKG 香港)
2/23 – DAY 2
【Loser Round 2 敗部第二輪】
唐境霆 1 – 2 Tyler Styer (USA 美國) 點球
柯秉漢 0 – 2 Edgie Geronimo (USA 美國)
許睿安 2 – 0 Kurt Kobayashi (USA 美國)
【Winners Qualification 勝部資格賽】
柯秉逸 2 – 0 Sharik Sayed (SGP 新加坡)
張榮麟 2 – 0 Shane Van Boening (USA 美國)
柯秉中 2 – 0 Kang Lee (USA 美國)
吳坤霖 2 – 1 Jan van Lierop (NED 荷蘭)
【Loser Round 3 敗部第三輪】
張玉龍 2 – 0 Edgie Geronimo (USA 美國)
許睿安 2 – 0 Matt Krah (USA 美國)
2/24 – DAY 3
【Losers Qualification 敗部資格賽】
張玉龍 2 – 0 José Alberto Delgado (ESP 西班牙)
許睿安 2 – 0 Mickey Krause (DEN 丹麥)
【Last 64 單敗】
許睿安 0 – 2 Fedor Gorst
柯秉逸 2 – 0 Yoshihiro Kitatani 北谷好宏 (JPN 日本)
張榮麟 2 – 0 Omar Al Shaheen (KUW 科威特)
柯秉中 1 – 2 Mieszko Fortuński (POL 波蘭)
吳坤霖 2 – 0 Kang Lee (USA 美國)
張玉龍 2 – 1 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (ESP 西班牙)
2/25 – DAY 4
【Last 32】
柯秉逸 v Fedor Gorst
張榮麟 v Albin Ouschan (AUT 奧地利)
吳坤霖 v 張玉龍
Women Division 女子組
2/24 – DAY 1
【Round 1 首輪】
范育瑄 2 – 0 Elena Baptiste (CAN 加拿大)
洪夢霞 2 – 0 Soledad Ayala (ARG 阿根廷)
王婉菱 2 – 1 Sara Rocha (POR 葡萄牙)
呂翊瑄 1 – 2 Eylül Kibaroglu (TUR 土耳其)
蘇憶雲 2 – 0 Kennedy Meyman (USA 美國)
魏子茜 2 – 0 Sofia Mast (USA 美國)
江水淨 – FF Joy Hutcheson (USA 美國)
陳佳樺 2 – 0 Natalie Stanton (USA 美國)
周婕妤 2 – 0 Samantha Shaw (USA 美國)
李心語 2 – 0 Tamara Rademakers (NED 荷蘭)
Asian Players
Sakura Muramatsu 村松 櫻 (JPN 日本) 2 – 0 Precilia Kinsley (USA 美國)
Kim Bogeon 金甫建 (KOR 韓國) 2 – 0 Maryann McConnell (CAN 加拿大)
Huyen Huynh Thi Ngoc (VIE 越南) 0 – 2 Sara Miller (USA 美國)
Tram Nguyen Bich (VIE 越南) 0 – 2 Kristina Zlateva (BUL 保加利亞)
Woojin Lee 李梧靜 (KOR 韓國) 2 – 0 Jeri Engh (USA 美國)
Angeline Ticoalu (INA 印尼) 0 – 2 Elise Qiu (NED 荷蘭)
Silviana Lu (INA 印尼) 2 – 0 Sue Orr (USA 美國)
Seo Seoa 徐序亞 (KOR 韓國) 2 – 1 Briana Miller (USA 美國)
Vang Bui Xuan (VIE 越南) 1 – 2 Allison Fisher (GBR 英國)
2/25 – DAY 2
【Winner Round 1 勝部第一輪】
范育瑄 v 洪夢霞 (AUS)
王婉菱 v Sakura Muramatsu 村松 櫻 (JPN)
蘇憶雲 v Kristina Tkach
魏子茜 v 李梧靜 (KOR
江水淨 v Elise Qiu (NED)
陳佳樺 v 周婕妤
李心語 v Allison Fisher (GBR)
Kim Bogeon 金甫建 (KOR) v Eylül Kibaroglu (TUR)
Silviana Lu (INA) v Savannah Easton (USA)
Seo Seoa 徐序亞 (KOR) v April Larson (USA)
【Loser Round 1 敗部第一輪】
呂翊瑄 v Maryann McConnell (CAN)
Huyen Huynh Thi Ngoc (VIE) v Aleksandra Guleikova
Tram Nguyen Bich (VIE) v Julie Madlener (USA)
Angeline Ticoalu (INA) v Joy Hutcheson (USA)
Vang Bui Xuan (VIE) v Tamara Rademakers (NED)