2007 Amway Women's World 9-Ball Championships

John Barton said:
Rubilen said that she just finished third behind her teammates Iris Ranola, and Mary Ann Basas. She feels that all three are close in skill.
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Check http://www.poolphilippines.com/ for the results of that tournament

That was barely days before the Women's WPC. Rubilen played on men's standard WPC tight pockets on similar tables and cloth. Playing on looser pockets there must have been liberating for her.

In international competitions Rubilen is usually asked to play on both 9-ball and 8-ball, with Iris on 8-ball and Mary Ann on 9-ball. She is a double gold medalist in the 2005 South East Asian games for 8-ball and 9-ball displaying the form she's showing right now.
 
Kelly Fisher vs. Pan Xiao Ting

Pan Xiao Ting is not a human being. She is a pool playing robot that makes no mistakes.

Except for the opening break where Pan scratched, probably because she wasn't "calibrated" yet she made almost no mistakes and won 7:3.

Kelly opened with a 1:9 combo. The she trades shots with Pan on game 2 but wins to go up 2:0.

Pan then wins the next six games by breaking and running or outsafing Kelly.

In game 9 with Pan on the hill she breaks dry and Kelly clears up to get to 3:6

So what does VideoLand do here? They call a commerical timeout, put Kelly in the chair waiting and then play an interview on the big screen where Kelly is talking about why she quit snooker for pool. Yesterday it got a laugh, today it is just a crappy move to break Kelly's focus. Probably innocent on VL's behalf but curiously they haven't done the same to ANY Asian player. At least I haven't seen it happen.

So Kelly finally gets to break after they broke the sliver of momentum she gained with the run out.

And she scratches on the break giving Pan ball i hand with a clear table. Pan gets a little out of line on the two, power draws the cue into the three to bump it out, gets shape on the three and runs out.

Pan Xiao Ting will probably be this year's world champion if she continues that level of play.

Her break is textbook perfect. Right before she releases she brings her cue but way up in the air and lets go with all of her weight. It's unusual but effective. Can't argue with success.

Well, all I can say is that Kelly didn't have many chances. She didn't give it away by any means. The next world champ will be from Asia and it's 3:1 against the Philippines right now.
 
John Barton said:
So what does VideoLand do here? They call a commerical timeout, put Kelly in the chair waiting and then play an interview on the big screen where Kelly is talking about why she quit snooker for pool. Yesterday it got a laugh, today it is just a crappy move to break Kelly's focus. Probably innocent on VL's behalf but curiously they haven't done the same to ANY Asian player. At least I haven't seen it happen.

So Kelly finally gets to break after they broke the sliver of momentum she gained with the run out.

And she scratches on the break giving Pan ball i hand with a clear table. Pan gets a little out of line on the two, power draws the cue into the three to bump it out, gets shape on the three and runs out.
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Oh Boy! Make that +1 or 4:1 or 2:1 for every match against Rubilen now.:(
 
Shin Mei Liu vs. PC Tsai

It's hill-hill and Tsai just played a good shot to stay alive. Shin Mei is looking at a possible 1-9 carom. She attempts it but the one was too low. The one goes two rails and comes back to nestle up against the 9. Tsai plays a good safe to put Shin Mei in trouble. The 6:9 are tied up though.

Tsai comes to the table with ball in hand and she plays the one and two and gets on the three and four with no way to do anything for the 6:9.

As predicted she has run all the open balls and gotten safe on the six. She recovers with a very nice kick safe. Shin Mei responds with the same leaving the cueball near the six. Tsai leaves the six on the rail and the cueball uptable. The 9 is covering the six.

Shin Mei should spin the six in but she elects to kick one rail instead. She hit s the nine first and sells out the six-nine carom to lose the match.

P.C. "Comet" Tsai is the first semi-finalist. Twice in two days she has come from behind to take the match. Who will she face in the finals, Xiao Ting Pan or Rubilen Amit?

That match is coming up now.



Shin Mei should spin the six in but
 
Rubilen Amit vs. Hamanishi (JPN) Game 1

I join the game as Rubilen is running out. She has made a 7:8 combo and gets great position. 1:0 Amit
 
John Barton said:
I join the game as Rubilen is running out. She has made a 7:8 combo and gets great position. 1:0 Amit
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Sorry but I'm confused here. I thought Bingkay was playing Pan?

Did you get my PM?
 
Rubilen Amit vs. Hamanishi (JPN) Game 2

1;0 Amit.

Amit breaks and makes the one but is hooked on the two. She pushes but leave s Hamanishi an easy safety. Ham. plys safe. Amit goes to the jump cue and scratches on the attempt.

Hamanishi looks solid to run out here. She misses the six!

Amit has a routine out left. Takes short side shape on the 9. Mei wen ti - No problem. 2:0
 
Rubilen Amit vs. Hamanishi (JPN) Game 3

2:0 Amit

Amit make two balls on the break. She can see the one ball but must go down table and back for shape. SHe plays an Efrenesque two rail kill shot with reverse english to get back to the 2 ball. And tries another one on the two but throws it wide leaving Hamanishi a clear shot at the two.

Hamanishi is in good position to run out again. Hamanishi overhits the cueball going to the nine and almost scratches. She is faced with a a bank or a severe cut. She makes the cut shot! 2:1
 
Rubilen Amit vs. Hamanishi (JPN) Game 4

2:1 Amit

Hamanishi breaks and makes a ball. Has a clear shot at the one. She must come in between balls to get on the three and comes up way short on the attempt. But she gets enough of a window to play a good safety, however the three makes the four and it's Hamanishi that is the victim of her own safety. She kicks and scratches leaving Amit an open table and ball in hand. Not usually something you want to do with Rubilen Amit.

Rubilen pronounces her name Ruby-Lynn by the way.

She gets a little too straight on the 7 but is okay. Plays a perfect stun follow to manufacture the right angle on the 8. Easy 9 and it's 3:1.
 
Rubilen Amit vs. Hamanishi (JPN) Game 5

3:1 Amit

Rubilen makes a textbook break and has a shot on the one. She is in line for a routine out with only the 4:5 a slight problem.

She gets on the 4 easily and now is looking to draw back for the five. She does but is on the wrong side of the five and now will need to take a slightly harder shot on the 7. No problem, looked just Bustamante stroking the 7 in. Hao Cho again. (good shot).

4:1 Amit.
 
Rubilen Amit vs. Hamanishi (JPN) Game 6

Amit breaks and makes a ball. Plays safe on the one. Hamanishi has atricky kick to the one and she tries to masse into the kick but catches the side point.

Again Amit forces that which she covets most Ball in Hand. She is a little close to the rail looking at the 3 to the 5. But she uses that Phillipine "touch stroke" to finesse the cueball over for shape on the five. All in line now.

Routine 8 and 9 and it's 5:1.

How about the possiblity of the Phillipines having double world champions this year???? Amit didn't want to think about it preferring to focus on the task at hand. Barring a sudden surge of talent on Hamanishi's part I predict a final between Xiao Ting Pan and Rubilen Amit.
 
Rubilen Amit vs. Hamanishi (JPN) Game 7

Amit breaks an make 3 balls! And has a clear table. She is in dead punch again. To quote Gerda Hofstaetter, "the Asian Invasion" has begun.

Amit makes look easy and runs out to go on the hill 6:1.
 
John Barton said:
Amit breaks an make 3 balls! And has a clear table. She is in dead punch again. To quote Gerda Hofstaetter, "the Asian Invasion" has begun.

Amit makes look easy and runs out to go on the hill 6:1.
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I thought it was a race to 9?
 
Rubilen Amit vs. Hamanishi (JPN) Game 7

Taiwan has a lot of Philippine guest workers. The Filipino contingent in the audience has made signs to support their countrywoman.

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Amit is breaking - makes the one in the side and is looking at a 2-9 combo. The 2 goes clean though and she will take that for sure. She overcuts it using the bridge. Hamanishi has a shot and slices the two in with good speed to get in line on the four. She "should" be out here. She gets straight on the eight and has to force follow the cueball two rails for position. Which she does and makes the 9 to stay alive in this match. 6:2 Amit.
 
Rubilen Amit vs. Hamanishi (JPN) Game 9

Hamanishi to break. Makes a ball in the side and has a shot on the one. She makes it and gets on the two in good shape to come back across for the 3. The 7 is a little tied up as it is close to the side point on the rail. Hamanishi is looking good from here though. She tries to go rail first on the OPEN six ball to get better shape on the 7 and hangs the six in the corner. This might be it.

Rubilen gets dead perfect on the nine. And OVERCUTS it!!!! She is going to have to get over the end-of -match nerves in the final. 6:3. Amit
 
Rubilen Amit vs. Hamanishi (JPN) Game 10

6:3 Amit.

Hamanishi breaks and makes a ball. She can see the one but has no pocket. he plays sfe but leaves Amit a window. The one is frozen to the 3. Amit plays safe by bringing the cueball back down table and leaves the one on the middle of the top rail.

Hamanishi gets a good bump on her retrun safe that leaves Amit with only a half ball to hit. Amit moves the one back uptable but leaves a shot. Hamanishi makes it and has only a problem with the 5 to the 6 as the 7 blocks the corner. She gets good position to go three rails for position on the 6. She runs into the six and only has a bank available to her from here.

The safe is as tough as the bank. The bank is on. She shoots the bank, comes up short and the six kisses the seven and locks up behind it. I think the six was frozen before Amit soft kicked at it but no one called it. NOw the ref called it frozen for Hamanishi. She soft kicks as well and Amit taps the six right back. Hamanishi tries to thin the six and sells out!

Amit bumps the seven when she draws back for shape. She is forced to use the bridge and goes two rails for shape on the eight. She plays a perfect reverse draw to get on the nine. 7:3
 
Rubilen Amit vs. Hamanishi (JPN) Game 11

Amit breaks and makes two balls. She has a clear out here. A touch tricky from the 8 to the 9. no problem perfect speed on the draw. ONCE AGAIN she misses the nine!!!! Rubilen is showing a little bit of the high speed wobbles. Hamanishi takes the gift.

Perhaps someone told Rubilen that she should spot the field a few games but I don't think it's a good idea at this stage.

7:4 Amit.
 
Rubilen Amit vs. Hamanishi (JPN) Game 12

Hamanishi makes a ball on the break but gets no good shot on the one. She tries to ticky the one off the back of the eight and hangs the one in the corner. Rubilen has a fairly clear out from here. Can she hold it together?

It's hers to lose from here. Only the position on the 7 is tricky here. Good position on the six - just a stun draw for shape and she comes up a little short. But the 7 is not difficult and the shape is natural. She gets a little striaght on the 8 and draws the cueball back to give herself a spot shot on the nine. The times she NAILS IT to her obvious relief.

8:4 Amit is on the HILL and Breaking.
 
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