In her second round match of the Kamui WPA Women’s World 9-Ball Championship, Jasmin Ouschan found herself trailing Billiard Congress of America Hall of Famer Karen Corr 4-0 in a race-to-seven before rallying to win the, 7-6.
The next night against Germany’s Melanie Sussenguth, the Austrian once again found herself staring up at a big deficit. This time, however, she was unable to pull off the late match rally, as the two-time World Women’s 9-Ball runner-up was defeated 7-2 in her winner’s qualification match Friday night at Harrah’s Resort and Casino in Atlantic City. Ouschan now moves to the one-loss side of the bracket in this 64-competitor, double-elimination tournament, where she will face the winner of the match between Caroline Pao and Xin Yu Hong Saturday morning.
After splitting the first four games, Sussenguth appeared to be in position to take the lead but left the 2 ball siting in the corner pocket’s jaws. With an open table, Ouschan could not capitalize as she overran position on the 9 ball and initiated a safety exchange which her opponent ultimately won. After the German used more safety play to tack on another rack, Ouschan had an opportunity to narrow the gap when her opponent scratched on the break but again failed to get out when she could not secure position on the 6 ball. After Sussenguth tucked the cue ball behind the 8 ball on a safety, Ouschan fouled when her attempt to jump the cue ball touched the blocking ball, handing Sussenguth ball-in-hand and a 5-2 advantage.
Melanie Sussenguth｜©Pro Billiard Series
Ouschan had one last chance to make up some ground when her opponent failed to secure position on the 5 ball in the eighth game and the two traded safeties again. The Austrian went to her jump cue and popped the 5 ball into the corner pocket then she missed a cut shot on the 6 ball, allowing Sussenguth to take a commanding 6-2 lead. The German didn’t allow her opponent another shot, breaking and running to close out the set in the subsequent game.
In other matches from the winner’s side qualification, reigning champion Kelly Fisher pitched a 7-0 shut out over South Korea’s Woojin Lee, Filipino Chezka Centeno gutted out a 7-5 win against Rubilen Amit, Allison Fisher got by Eylul Kibaroglu, 7-5, and Pia Filler defeated Bulgaria’s Kristina Zlaveta, 7-3. Reigning World Women’s 10-Ball Champion Chieh-Yu Chou defeated Tani Miina, 7-1, Hye Ju Jin survived against Kristina Tkach, 7-6, and Japan’s Yuki Hiraguchi gutted out a 7-5 against Wan-Ling Wang.
Kelly Fisher｜©Pro Billiard Series
Meanwhile, earlier in the day, it almost happened again to Margaret Fefilova Styer.
Playing Elise Qiu of France, she jumped out to a quick 4-0 advantage and was in the process of clearing the table in the fifth game when she missed a cut shot on the 6 ball. Qiu capitalized by winning the next three racks to pull within 4-3 and appeared positioned to tie the match but failed to convert a bank shot on the 6 ball. Fefilova Styer stroked in a long cut shot down the rail on the ball then finished off the rack to pull ahead by two games but forfeited the table again when she misplayed a safety on the 1 ball in the next game.
Qiu again took advantage of her opponent’s mistake, clearing the table then breaking and running to tie the match. Fefilova Styer left another chance in the 11th game after misplaying a safety but Qiu scratched in the side pocket after making the 2 ball. This would be the last time she would come to the table, as Fefilova Styer cleared the table to take a 6-5 lead and then broke and ran to close out the match.
Fefilova Styer had a bit of an easier time in her next match, defeating Veronique Menard of Canada, 7-4, and will face Kim Witzel of Germany when play resumes Saturday morning with eight matches from the one-loss side on Saturday at 10 a.m, local time. Live coverage begins at 10 a.m. local time on the CueSports International YouTube page as well as on Billiard TV.
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Jasmin Ouschan｜©Pro Billiard Series
周婕妤率先晉級女子9號球世錦賽16強
2023 KAMUI 世界女子9號球錦標賽在美國紐澤西州大西洋城的 Harrah’s 渡假村結束第二日賽程。奧地利名將 Jasmin Ouschan 在第二輪比賽中從原先 0-4 落後至最終 7-6 逆轉擊敗名人堂球員，”愛爾蘭侵略者” Karen Corr之後，Ouschan 在勝部資格賽中對上德國選手 Melanie Sussenguth。然而 Ouschan 在這第三場比賽中未能將比數拉近甚至是趕超對手，最終 Sussenguth 7-2 擊敗 Ouschan 並將其送入敗部，她下場比賽將對陣 Caroline Pao (美國) 與中華台北小將洪欣妤間的勝者。在敗部首輪中打得較為辛苦的 Margaret Fefilova Styer 在敗部第二輪中相對輕鬆地以 7-4 擊敗加拿大的 Veronique Menard，接下來將面對德國的 Kim Witzel。
其他勝部資格賽的比賽中，在勝衝的規則之下，衛冕冠軍 Kelly Fisher 僅花費不到40分鐘便已 7-0 橫掃韓國選手李梧靜 (Woo Jin LEE)，輕鬆晉級；Chezka Centeno 與英國名將 Allison Fisher 都以 7-5 分別打敗 Rubilen Amit 與 Eylul Kibaroglu (土耳其)；德國的 Pia Filler 則在主桌以 7-3 拿下保加利亞選手 Kristina Zlaveta。韓國的陳慧主 (JIN Hye Ju) 7-6 力克俄羅斯好手 Kristina Tkach。衛冕世界10號球冠軍周婕妤 7-1 大比分取勝於日本年僅18歲小將谷田美奈，拿下三連勝並成為中華台北選手中率先挺進16強的選手。另外，在昨日最後一輪場次的主桌比賽中，日本年輕好手平口結貴以 7-5 擊敗王婉菱，王婉菱下場比賽對手則將來自洪夢霞與 Jennifer Barretta (美國) 之間的勝方。陳禾耘、陳佳樺、洪欣妤、王婉菱以及洪夢霞都將在敗部第三輪中繼續作戰，尋求晉級最終16強的機會。魏子茜與江水淨則在落敗之後，結束了此次的女子9號球世錦賽之旅。
比賽將繼續於美國時間21日上午10點 (台灣時間21日晚間11點，時差 -13 小時) 展開。直播方面，TV桌將於 World Billiard TV 頻道或 Billiard TV 上免費觀看，其他全部桌次則可於 Kozoom 平台上付費 (€19.99 歐元) 觀看。
對戰表/比分直播｜Draw and Live score / Match schedule
Margaret Fefilova Styer｜©Pro Billiard Series
次 日 賽 果
【敗部第一輪 LR1】
溫家琪 (HKG) 2-7 江水淨
洪夢霞 7-4 LoreeJon Brown (USA)
洪欣妤 7-6 Kaylee McIntosh (USA)
【敗部第二輪 LR2】
Denise Wilkinson (NZL) 7-2 魏子茜
江水淨 6-7 Kim Witzel (GER)
April Larson (USA) 5-7 陳禾耘
洪夢霞 7-1 Bethany Sykes (USA)
Veronika Ivanovskaia (GER) 3-7 陳佳樺
洪欣妤 7-3 Ina Kaplan (GER)
【勝部資格 WQ】
谷田美奈 (JPN) 1-7 周婕妤
平口結貴 (JPN) 7-5 王婉菱
次 日 賽 程
【敗部第三輪 LR3】
Sara Rocha v 陳禾耘
陳佳樺 v Angeline Ticoalu (INA)
Caroline Pao (USA) v 洪欣妤
洪夢霞 / Jennifer Barretta v 王婉菱