Saturday 12/09/00 10:30 PM  (Est)
by Michael M. Mazek

Top-seeded Allison Fisher reached the semi-final of the winner's bracket at the 2000 Women's Professional Billiard Association National Championship late Saturday afternoon with a 9-4 victory over Dawn Hopkins. Fisher, the defending champion, was joined in the winner's bracket final four by Gerda Hofstatter, second-seeded Karen Corr, and 10th-seeded Jeanette Lee. Hofstatter defeated third seed Vivan Villarreal, 9-4, while Corr thrashed Ewa aurance, 9-5, and Lee stopped Helena Thornfeldt, 9-6. The winner's bracket in the 64-player, $75,000 national championship will work its way to the final two later Saturday night at the Soaring Eagle Resort & Casino in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. The final three matches, taped for future airing on ESPN, will take place Sunday afternoon.

Winner's Bracket - Quarterfinals
(Seeding in brackets)

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 - fourth round
(loser eliminated)

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

Loser's Bracket - fifth round
(loser eliminated)

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
(loser eliminated)

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