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Ewa Laurance, 2005's Trick-Shot Queen
Oct 13, 2005, 12:44 PM

Ewa Laurance won the second annual Women's Trick Shot Challenge, organized by Matt Braun's promotional company Billiards International and held at the ESPN Zone in Las Vegas, Nev., on Oct. 4.

Laurance beat Allison Fisher, 10-7, in the final match. Both semifinals and the final match were taped for ESPN broadcasts beginning in November.

Four women played in the one-day event: Laurance, Fisher, Gerda Hofstatter and Dawn Hopkins. Fisher beat Hopkins, 11-8, in one semifinal while Laurance beat Horstatter, 12-11, in the other.

The format required each player to perform ten specific shots, with one point awarded for each successfully executed shot. Then the players challenged eachother with shots of their own choice; the player's opponent had to duplicate the shot or lose a point.

Laurance took home $25,000 for the win; Fisher collected $5,000 for second, and Hofstatter and Hopkins each won $2,000.