Jones and Pan New 2008 9-Ball Champions!

Jones and Pan New 2008 9-Ball Champions!

2008 9-Ball Champions Jeremy Jones and Xiaoting Pan were recently crowned champions of the 2008 GenerationPool.com in 9-Ball Championships. In the event, hosted by Billiard Congress of America, and was held in conjunction with the 2008 International Billiard and Home Recreation Expo at Charlotte Convention Center, June 8-12, 2008.

In the first final match, both were taped by ESPN, Jones met Ronnie Wiseman to vie for the title of the match. In the error-ridden set, it seemed that both parties’ nerves were getting better and better of them. The score thrilled to 3 apiece — none of which was a run-out. After a miss each on the 8-ball in the following rack, Wiseman take the 8, but then accidentally scratched, moving Jones up a game. He also took the next rack when Wiseman missed a straight-in 9-ball. After pushing out after his next break, Jones capitalized on a failed secured attempt by Wiseman and ran out to reach the track 6-3. Wiseman broke next after missed the 2, but so did Jones, so Wiseman narrowed the gap to 2 racks; however, Jones broke and ran out the final rack to secure the win into 7-4.

The women’s final was actually a rematch in the 4th round, in which Ga Young Kim sent Pan to the one-loss side 9-6. The women seemed a little more settled than the men did, but still they started somewhat shakily than the mens. Kim reached a 3-1 advantage with a safety break and run-out, but Pan tied it up when Kim scratched on the 8-ball in the next rack and then won the following after Kim left her a shot on the 2-ball. Now in her element, Pan broke and ran out for the 4-3 lead to have a dramatic round. When Kim’s 7-ball ejected out of the pocket, Pan moved another step closer in the short race to 7 and thrilled the game. Kim pushed out on her next break, and Pan missed the 1-ball. Kim started to clear the table, but she didn’t leave herself a good shot on the 8-ball and tried to play safe to secured the win. However, Pan had a shot and took it to reach the hill. In the final rack, Pan pocketed three balls on the break and cleared for her 7-4 win. and Ga Young Kim lose.