Karen Mayet upset defending champion Gerda Hofstatter

Las Vegas, NV - Fans attending the second day of competition in the BCA Open 9-Ball Championships enjoyed a full slate of intense competition between great players from all over the world.

The day and evening sessions were highlighted by not one, but two, appearances of fans favorites such as Efren Reyes, Earl Strickland, Jeanette Lee and Allison Fisher.

Fans crowded the room to standing room only capacity to see their favorite players at the table and were not disappointed by the competition they witnessed. Fresh from the European championships, Germany's Karen Mayet defeated defending champion Gerda Hofstatter in a come from behind battle that kept the fans enthralled from shot to shot. While in an earlier match, Earl Strickland, after adjusting to a new racking system and a repaired table, defeated Jim Rempe in a match filled with both frustrated banter and humor.

Day session matches saw a total of 16 players in each division move the one loss bracket.

Men's Division:

San Soucci def. Ashford 11-9
Kennedy def. Saldano 11-2
LeBron def. Frank 11-9
Wiseman def. Williams 11-10
Paez def. Garrahan 11-4
Hemmah def. Lely by forfeit
Reyes def. Salvas 11-6
Aragon def. Massey 11-6
Strickland def. Rempe 11-9
Bustamonte def. Hsia 11-1
Toshikawa def. Saez 11-5
Pagulayan def. Kang 11-8
Kucharo def. Feijen 11-7
Engert def. Potier 11-3
Davenport def. Souquet 11-3
Parica def. Ortmann 11-7

Women's Division

Kajitani def. Mancini 9-2
Ng def. Lave 9-6
Laurance def. Engh 9-2
Herndon def Weis 9-1
Kelly def. Seto 9-5
Campos def. Crimi 9-3
Corr def. T. Jones 9-4
Ellerby def. Minor 9-4
Fisher def. Rego 9-3
MacDonald def. Gaughran 9-5
Hopkins def. Dickerson 9-4
Paski def. Kuczma 9-5
Mayet def. Hofstatter 9-7
Little def. Mason 9-8
Kjorsvik def. Nakagawa 9-6
Pippin def. Chen 9-8

World Wheelchair Champion, Aaron Aragon

The entertainment continued in the evening matches with the second appearances of many fan favorites. Filipino Efren Reyes defeated former World Wheelchair Champion, Aaron Aragon , in a match of wits and skill that kept the spectators riveted to their seats. While in a later round, fellow Filipino resident Francisco Bustamonte (photo #7) did not disappoint fans with his swashbuckling style as he defeated Earl Strickland. For the late night fans, the competition between Japan's Akikumo Toshikawa and Filipino Alex Pagulayan (photo #8) went until 1:00 am in a grueling and exciting hill-hill climax with Toshikawa winning the match.

In women's competition, both Jeanette Lee and Englander, Allison Fisher defeated their opponents to set the course for a possible clash during upcoming Wednesday evening competition.

The evening matches once again saw 12 players in each division fall to the one loss bracket.

Men's Division

Francisco Bustamante

San Soucci def. Kennedy 11-8
Wiseman def. LeBron 11-9
Paez def. Hemmah 11-1
Reyes def. Aragon 11-4
Hernandez def. Immonen 11-9
Horsfall def. Medina 11-10
Morra def. Boon 11-5
Jones def. Martel 11-8
Bustamonte def. Strickland 11-9
Toshikawa def. Pagulayan 11-10
Luat def. Hall 11-5
Watson def. Okumura 11-8

Women's Division

Kajitani def. Ng 9-3
Laurance def. Herndon 9-3
Campos def. Kelly 9-4
Corr def. Ellerby 9-3
Thornfeldt def. Huang 9-5
Nelson def. White 9-7
Benish def. Stinson 9-4
L.J. Jones def. Rim 9-4
Fisher def. MacDonald 9-4
Paski def. Hopkins 9-7
Lee def. Hurst 9-3
Dodson def. Barnes 9-7

Alex Pagulayan

On Tuesday, the third day of competition will again feature intense and exciting matches between these incredible pool players, but will also see the elimination of 20 players from each division.

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