Manila, Philippines- Four huge names in pool. Only one can be the World Champion of 10-Ball. Today Jasmin Ouschan takes on Kelly Fisher. Ga Young Kim will take on Rubilen Amit.
The Dragon Promotions produced event took place starting October 23 starting with the Stage 1 Qualifier at Star Billiards Manila, the players meeting and press conference October 24, and then the main event October 25-29th,2010 taking place at Robinson's Galleria connected to the Crowne Plaza, host hotel of the event. Nuvo City Lifestyle Center hosted the non-televised matches at their nearby event hall in Quezon City. 48 of the world's greatest women's players will attend the event to become the World Champion of 10-Ball. This year's event is title sponsored by Yalin Tables, the premier billiard table manufacturer in China.
4x World Champion Allison Fisher, 2x World Champion Thorsten Hohmann, ESPN/ABS-CBN Analyst Emille "BiBoy" Soriano, and professional player,coach and world renown promoter Charlie Williams discuss their picks and why.
"It's a really tough choice, but I'm going to lean towards Kelly"- Allison
"I like Ga Young and Rubilen. I think Asia's going to keep the title in Asia as they've done nearly the past decade." - Emille.
"Ga Young has the best all around game. She is going to be tough to beat"- Charlie
"I think England is due for a win"-chuckles Allison.
"If anyone is due, I think definitely Jasmin."- Thorsten
"Rubilen has all the support of the fans. It's going to boost her and be tough on her opponents"- Emille.
"Ga Young's record when getting to the final four in big events is really tremendous.Not to mention the only player here with two World Champion wins"- Charlie
"Jasmin's recent win in Atlanta has to be a confidence booster. It's big to come to an event with a win streak under you"- Thorsten
"With Darren Appleton's recent win in the US Open, I think that's a pretty good omen for Kelly that another Brit to win big a week later." -Allison
"Rubilen just seems to have the right amount of luck on her side"- Emille
Charlie Williams, coach and mentor to many top women and men pro players, gives his analysis on what players need to do in their matches:
Kim vs Amit
"Kim has the highest gear of the four ladies. If she gets confident, she will be unstoppable. So Amit has to make sure she keeps the score close at the beginning otherwise Ga Young could run away with it."
"Amit is very steady. She doesn't rattle. Kim tends to be more emotional, so if Amit can apply steady pressure and play more defensively this will help her."
Ouschan vs K.Fisher
"Ouschan is a rhythm player. Fisher will have to keep Ouschan from getting into her rhythm. But ironically Kelly is also a rhythm player. So I'm expecting an offensive battle more than a strategic one."
"Jasmin is the younger aggressor. Kelly shouldn't try to match her firepower, and instead should play more strategy."
"At the end of the day, any of these women can win this event, so it won't be a surprise in any result. They are all great."
The Yalin Women's World 10-Ball Championship is sponsored by BCN Balls, Leqi Cloth, Crown Plaza Galleria Ortigas, Magic 89.9, Philippines Star, Nuvo City, and Robinson's Galleria. The event will be airing on ABS-CBN and internationally on ESPN Star Sports. The event will be broadcasted live for all five days of the main event with 25 hours of broadcast television coverage. Www.Top147.com will also be giving it live daily coverage in China.
Stories, complete info and updates will be on www.WomensWorld10Ball.com and Brackets will be hosted by www.AZbilliards.com
With these global network and media partners the Yalin Women's World 10-Ball Championship will be the biggest and most watched women's billiard event in history.
Yalin Billiard Goods Co., Ltd., established in 1993, located in Jinan the Northern part of China, is specialized in the production of high quality billiard tables and accessories. In its 100,000 square meters facility, Jinan Yalin Billiards is one of the world's largest manufacturers of billiard tables and products in its. Yalin manufactures many kinds of billiard tables and its accessories including Snooker tables, American style pool tables and Russian pyramid style. Also other sporting games such as family billiard/tennis table; international standard tennis table for entertainment, and any customer designed tables. Yalin has received the highest marks internationally than any other Asian manufacturer and was selected by Brunswick Billiards as their sole exclusive partner in China. Yalin has exported high quality tables to over 70 countries including the United States, France, Canada, Russia, Japan, Singapore, Arabia, and more. Visit http://www.yalin.cn/
