The Women's Professional Billiard Association's (WPBA) top players have arrived in northern Michigan to compete in the WPBA Masters at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort. The WPBA Masters 9-Ball Championship kicks off the 2012 Women's Pro Billiard Tour season and the first round of competition begins at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 26, 2012.
Here is the first round schedule. (Note, the 16 winners will compete against the tournament's top 16 seeds in round two, while the losers move to the one-loss side of the tournament chart.) To view the chart and ongoing results, visit www.wpba.com and click on "2012 Soaring Eagle Tournament Board."
11:00 a.m.
Emily Duddy vs. Jacqui Herrera (winner plays Ga Young Kim at 6 p.m.)
Belinda Calhoun vs. Teresa Gifford (winner plays Brittany Bryant at 6 p.m.)
1:00 p.m.
Eleanor Callado vs. Tina Hess (winner plays Line Kjorsvik at 8 p.m.)
3:00 p.m.
Kyoko Sone vs. Erin McManus (winner plays Tamara Peeters at 10 p.m.)
There will be two sessions of play each day. The tournament will conclude on Sunday, January 29 beginning at 1 p.m., when the final four players remaining will compete for the title of 2012 WPBA Masters Champion. These three final-round one-hour matches will be taped by ESPN for future television broadcasts. Tickets are available via startickets.com.
Alongside the WPBA Masters is the Soaring Eagle Open III, featuring amateur singles 8-Ball and 9-Ball tournaments in men and women's divisions, with $10,000 in added prize money. This event also begins Thursday, January 26 and continues through Sunday, January 29, 2012. Visit www.soaringeagleopen.com for more information.
