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The "Black Widow" Takes A Bite Out of the Competition
by Kirstin Pires

Jeanette "The Black Widow" Lee, the lone female entrant in the $150,000 Camel Pro 8-Ball Championship, remains undefeated after two days of competition, anding a 7-5 decision to top Filipino player, Santos Sambajon, and shocking 1997 Camel 8-Ball champ Danny Medina, Las Vegas, Nev., 7-2. Lee, who has missed only four balls so far in the tournament, takes on Ohioan Troy Frank at 2:00 p.m., and is gauranteed of at least a 17th place finish. Francisco Bustamante, Keil, Germany, is the only remaining former winner of the Camel 8-Ball event still in action, albeit on the left side of the charts.

The 1998 champ took a loss to Japan's Takeshi Okamura in the first round, but stayed alive after ousting 1999 Camel 8-Ball titlist Earl Strickland, Greensboro, N.C., 7-5 in the second round. Strickland's first round loss was to Hall-of-Famer Nick Varner, Orlando, Fla., 7-4.

With two days in the books, 24 players from the original 96-person field will remain. The double-elimination tournament wraps up Friday.

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Since 1978, Billiards Digest magazine has been the pool world’s best source for news, tournament coverage, player profiles, bold editorials, and advice on how to play pool. Our instructors include superstars Nick Varner and Jeanette Lee. Every issue features the pool accessories and equipment you love — pool cues, pool tables, instruction aids and more. Columnists Mike Shamos and R.A. Dyer examine legends like Willie Mosconi and Minnesota Fats, and dig deep into the histories of pool games like 8-ball, 9-ball and straight pool.