Cashman Center in Las Vegas, Nev., United States (July 24-Aug. 3, 2009)

Team USA's Stefanie Nation (pictured left) started the 2009 Women's World Championships in Las Vegas with victory in the Singles competition.

For the first time in WWC, the world champion wasn't crowned after six games but decided in a final of the top 4 players after the preliminaries.

The final match leaves enough room for improvement in future championships as Nation defeated Sandra Gongora, Mexico, in a very low scoring encounter, 167-131, to claim the gold medal.

Mexico's rising star suffered five open frames while Nation had three opens but also a double to put the match away before the final frame.

This is the second consecutive gold medal in Singles for the United States as Nation followed in the footprints of Shannon O'Keefe, who won the title in 2007 in Monterrey.

Nation, who led the field of 228 players from 45 countries after the preliminaries with a 226 average, eliminated #4 Krista Pöllänen, Finland, in the semifinals, 220-195. Gongora, seeded second, flew past #3 Anja Ginge-Jensen, Denmark, 258-209. Gongora received the silver medal while Jensen and Pöllänen shared the bronze medal.

L-R Anja Ginge Jensen, Krista Pöllänen, Stefanie Nation and Sandra Gongora.

 

 

Women's World Championships - Singles Finals

Cashman Center in Las Vegas, Nev., United States (July 24-Aug. 3, 2009)

Championship Round:
1. Stefanie Nation, United States
2. Sandra Gongora, Mexico
3. Anja Ginge Jensen, Denmark and Krista Pöllänen, Finland

Playoff Results:
Semifinal Match 1: #1 Nation def. #4 Pöllänen, 220-195
Semifinal Match 2: #2 Gongora def. #3 Ginge Jensen, 258-209
Championship: Nation def. Gongora, 167-131.

 

 

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