Liu Shasha wins her second WPA Women’s World 9-ball Championship with a thrilling 9-8 win over Chen Siming.
By Ted Lerner
WPA Press Officer
Photos Courtesy Tai Chengzhe
(Guilin, China)–Lui Shasha did it again.
Not only did the diminutive and feisty 21 year old win her second WPA Women’s World 9-ball Championship tonight, but it was also the second time in the last 15 months that she defeated rival and fellow national team member Chen Siming by one rack in a major tournament final in China.
In what amounted to a repeat of the China Open final in Shanghai in June of 2013, albeit with much more riding on the line, Liu and Chen battled toe to toe in a classic for the biggest prize in women’s pool. For 90 minutes practically nothing stood between these two greats of the women’s game, until the last 20 minutes of the match when Liu, displaying the heart of a hungry lion, won the last three racks and eked out the win and the world championship, 9-8.
