WPBA Championship Final Four

Kim vs. Villarreal and Lee vs. Fisher in next round's semifinal action 
      
LINCOLN CITY, OR - After three days of stellar play, the 48 player WPBA Tour Championships have been whittled down to the best four 9-Ball players this week at Chinook Winds Event Center. Semi final #1 between Ga Young Kim and the "Texas Tornado" Vivian Villarreal will take place in front of the ESPN cameras at 1:00 p.m. Semi final #2 will feature Jeanette Lee vs. Allison Fisher at 3:00 p.m. And the championship will conclude with the final match at 5:00 p.m.
 
Today's first ESPN televised quarterfinal match featured a showdown between Canada's North American Junior Champion Brittany Bryant and Korea's Ga Young Kim. Bryant was no match for the multiple Tour Championship titlist this time out; Kim won the match with a convincing 7-2 final score.
 
In quarterfinal #2, the "Texas Tornado" Vivian Villarreal eked out a narrow win over Great Britain's Kim Shaw, 7-6.
 
Then it was a battle between friends Helena Thornfeldt of Sweden, and USA's best-known player, the "Black Widow" Jeanette Lee, where Lee got the best of Thornfeldt in a squeaker 7-6 victory.
 
In the final quarterfinal match of the day, legendary British born Allison Fisher, a BCA Hall of Famer and winner of more career titles than any player (male or female) in history, faced off against New York's finest -- Jennifer Barretta. In another close match, Fisher emerged the victor, 7-5.   
 
Fans can keep up with ongoing match results at www.wpba.com via the Tour Championship Tournament Board.
 
For more information, or to obtain tickets call 1-888-MAIN-ACT (624-6228) or 541-996-5775. Chinook Winds Casino Resort, located on the beach in Lincoln City, is owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians.
 
About the Women's Professional Billiard Association (WPBA)

The WPBA was established in 1976 as the Women's Professional Billiard Alliance, and celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2011 as the oldest pro player organization in the sport. The WPBA sanctions and produces the Women's Pro Billiard Tour, which features ESPN-televised events with the world's greatest women players. Visit www.wpba.com for more. The WPBA Classic Tour is sponsored by the American Poolplayers Association, Diamond Billiards, Iwan Simonis, Delta 13, Pooldawg and Aramith.