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Sunday 12/10/00 5:30 PM (Est)

FISHER GAINS FINALS VS LEE
by Michael M. Mazek

Switching into high gear, defending champion and top-ranked Allison Fisher squashed second-ranked Karen Corr, 7-1, Sunday afternoon to move into the championship match of the 2000 Women's Professional Billiard Association National 9-Ball Championship at the Soaring Eagle Resort & Casino in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Fisher will battle 10th-seeded Jeanette Lee for the title in the $80,000 tournament.

Fisher, who struggled through a 7-5 win over Helena Thornfeldt earlier in the day, gained her stroke early on in her match against Corr. Any hopes Corr had of unseating Fisher in the Player of the Year evaporated when she missed an easy 1 ball when trailing 2-1. Fisher quickly took advantage, and never looked back.

"She had control of the table throughout," said Corr, who finished the year with three titles and a second-place ranking in the WPBA. "I had a great year. I'm starting to settle in now, but Allison is still so strong, and she has so much more experience."

Corr earned $5,000 for third place. Fisher and Lee will battle for the $10,000 top prize, with the runnerup gaining $7,000.

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Winner's Bracket Final
Lee 9	Corr 8

Winner's Bracket Semifinals
Jeanette Lee [10] 9	Allison Fisher [1] 4
Karen Corr [2] 9	Gerda Hofstatter [5] 1

Winner's Bracket - Quarterfinals
Allison Fisher [1] 9	Dawn Hopkins [13] 4
Karen Corr [2] 9	Ewa Laurance [7] 5
Gerda Hofstatter [5] 9	Vivian Villarreal [3] 4
Jeanette Lee [10] 9	Helena Thornfeldt [4] 6

Loser's Bracket
Jennifer Chen [6] 9	Vivian Villarreal [3] 4
Ewa Laurance [7] 9	Loree Jon Jones [9] 7
Nicole Mancini [24] 9	Dawn Hopkins [13] 1
Helena Thornfeldt [4] 9	Belinda Campos [17] 8
Jennifer Chen 9	Ewa Laurance 7
Helena Thornfeldt 9	Nicole Mancini 4
Allison Fisher 9	Jennifer Chen 4
Helena Thornfeldt 9	Gerda Hofstatter 8

Loser's Bracket 3rd Round
Kelly Willis 9	Kathy MacDonald 8
Neslie Ohare 9	Diana Minor 8
Loree Jon Jones 9	Megan Smith 4
Alice Rim 9	Jeri Engh 3

Loser's Bracket - fourth round
Robin Dodson 9	Sharon Weis 4
Belinda Campos 9	Shelly Barnes 5
Tammie Jones 9	Gail Lave 5
Nicole Mancini 9	Darlene Stinson 2
Nicole Mancini 9	Darlene Stinson 2
Neslie OHare 9	Kelly Willis 4
Loree Jon Jones 9	Alice Rim 1

Loser's Bracket - fifth round
Aileen Pippen 9	Robin Dodson 6
Belinda Campos 9	Vicki Paski 4
Tammie Jones 9	Tiffany Nelson 7
Nicole Mancini 9	Laura Smith 3
Ming Ng 9	Fran Crimi 5
Julie Mason 9	Linda Carter 4

Loser's Bracket - sixth round
Loree Jon Jones 9	Line Kjoersvik 5
Julie Kelly 9	Neslie OHare 6
Jennifer Chen 9	Ming Ng 5
Monica Webb 9	Julie Mason 6
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