In 2002 Ralf Souquet won four straight tournaments but it was Francisco Bustamante who emerged as the consensus choice for Player of the Year. So it was certainly no surprise that these two dominant players continued their fine play in the BCA Championships in Las Vegas.

In this years BCA Championships they played each other twice, each winning one match. And they split their 34 games, winning 17 each.

Against six other players Souquet was 6-0, winning 66.7% of his games.

Bustamante was 5-0 against his other five opponents while winning an astounding 69.9% of his games. 

Ismael Paez  11-4

Larry Nevel   11-8

Tony Robles  11-8

Jimmy Wetch 11-5

George Breedlove 11-5

F. Bustamante 10-11

Mika Immonen  7-1

F. Bustamante 7-6 

Aaron Franken 11-3

David Matlock 11-7

Neils Feijen  11-6

Max Eberle  11-2

Johnny Archer 11-6

Ralf Souquet 11-10

Ralf Souquet 6-7 
 

Performance Summary

Ralf Souquet

	W	L	%
Overall	79	48	62.2
Vs. Bustamante	17	17	50.0
Vs. all others	62	31	66.7

Francisco Bustamante

	W	L	%
Overall	72	41	63.7
Vs. Souquet	17	17	50.0
Vs. all others	55	24	69.9

If you play in tournaments, then you no doubt have experienced the pain of losing your first two matches, of going two and out. Losing the first two is bad enough. Now imagine how you’d feel if you were a professional who has taken the time and expense to travel to Las Vegas in hopes of making a meaningful addition to your annul income. Then shortly after the event has commenced you find yourself far from home accompanied by the agony of a poor performance.

Sixteen of the 64 entrants in the Men’s division experienced the two and out nightmare. Time to hit the tables, make travel plans, visit the bar, or whatever is their chosen response to a disastrous performance.

The highly competitive nature of the Men’s division is underscored by some of the names who were sent packing after two matches. The Two and Outers included several times world champion Oliver Ortmann, who traveled all of the way from Germany to compete in this event. Other members of the Bottom 25% included Danny Hewitt, who won the $20,000 first prize against a star studded line up at the Ten Ball Challenge at Trump Marina, and Danny Medina who won the Reno Open last December besting Corey Deuel in the finals.

The table shows the Bottom 25% lost by an average of 11 to 6.44 in the first round. And in their first round on the loser’s side, this group lost by an even wider margin of 11 to 6.22 even though they were playing those who had also lost their first round matches. In all other matches (those not played by the Bottom 25%), the average score was a much more competitive 11-6.96. 

	W	L
First Round Winners Side	11.0	6.44
First Round Losers Side	11.0	6.32
Overall Average	11.0	6.32
All Other Matches	11.0	6.96

Karen Corr and Alison Fisher’s Dominance

In 2002 Allison Fisher captured Player of the Year honors over Karen Corr. Once again these two dominant players earned a trip to the finals in Las Vegas.

In this year’s BCA Championships, Fisher sent Corr to the losers bracket with a 9-7 victory. Corr won the rematch and the BCA Championship for the second straight year over Fisher with a 7-1 romp in the finals.

In her two matches with Fisher, Corr won 14 of 24 games. Against six other players Corr was 6-0, winning 70.3% of her games. Meanwhile, Fisher posted a 5-0 record against her other opponents while winning 65.3% of the games. 

Karen Corr’s Road to the Championship

Gail Grecar  9-1

Ulrika Anderson 9-3

Jennifer Chen 9-6

Gerda Hofstatter 9-3

Helena Thornfeldt 9-4

Allison Fisher 7-9

Helena Thornfeldt 7-5

Allison Fisher 7-1 

Stacy Hurst  9-5

Ga-Young Kim 9-7

Tiffany Nelson 9-7

Ewa Laurence 9-2

Line Kjorsvik 9-7

Karen Corr  9-7

Karen Corr  1-7 

Performance Summary

Karen Corr

	W	L	%
Overall	66	32	67.3
Vs. Fisher	14	10	58.3
Vs. all others	52	22	70.3

Allison Fisher

	W	L	%
Overall	63	42	60.4
Vs. Corr	14	14	41.7
Vs. all others	47	25	65.3

	W	L
All Matches	11	6.80
Winners Bracket	11	7.11
Losers Bracket	11	6.28