Final 8 for Womens Amway Cup

[AtLarge]

I agree. This kid phenom can currently beat a lot of male pro players here in the US and she is only 16 and can only get better from here on. Just finished watching her quarterfinals match where she demolished a Taiwanese player 9-1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJwaTXmPA3Q

Will be watching her semi-finals performance next. I read that she beat Jasmin Ouchan 7 to 4 earlier in the tournament. I believe this is the first of many titles for her since she has gained confidence already. In the interview, Kelly said that this kid is dangerous and she was also seen clapping whenever the kid made some spectacular shots. She said she got out from every where, even when she played safe or had to push. A star is born. I am particularly impressed with her kicking and banking abilities. Her only flaw is sometimes she plays too damn fast which accounted for some errors in the finals. She reminds me of Johann Chua, one of my current favourites among the pinoy players. Philippine future pool is looking good indeed, even with the imminent exit of their aging superstars.

Ouschan didn't make it out of her group (which didn't include Centeno), so I don't think those two played in this event.

But it was quite a performance by the teenager Centeno:
- beat a couple of world champs prior to the semifinal
- survived a hill/hill semifinal match with a world champ
- beat another world champ 11-8 in the finals after trailing 1-5
- won 8 straight matches with an overall record of 64-29 in games:

1. Sara Rocha 7-1
2. Annette Grigg 7-2
3. Ga-Young Kim 7-5
4. Eun-Ji Park 7-3
5. Amalia Matas 7-1
6. Yuan-Chun Lin 9-1
7. Han Yu 9-8
8. Kelly Fisher 11-8