Virtual Championship 2004: Semifinal-round matchups
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Today’s Virtual Championship 2004 matchup pits No. 11-seeded Takahiro Omori of Emory, Texas, against No. 14-seeded Dave Lefebre of Erie, Pa. Cast your ballot now to help decide which of these anglers will advance to the finals in the virtual championship.
To take part in this matchup poll, be sure to vote before 9 a.m. tomorrow, when a subsequent matchup poll will take its place (except on Sundays). The poll is located in the lower right-hand portion of FLWOutdoors.com’s home page and FLW Tour page (see links at bottom of story). Results of virtual-championship polls to date can be viewed on the Virtual Championship 2004 bracket.
Today’s virtual matchup:
FLW Tour veteran Takahiro Omori posted a career-best ranking following the 2004 season. Omori will make his fourth championship appearance on the strength of an 11th-place ranking highlighted by a string of consistent finishes that earned him a check at each FLW Tour event of 2004. Omori is no stranger to championship success, having finished ninth at his last FLW Tour Championship appearance in 2002 and recently winning the Bassmaster Classic.
Kellogg’s pro Dave Lefebre continued his vault into the sport’s upper echelon in 2004 by ranking 14th on the strength of his first FLW Tour victory. The win on Old Hickory Lake – in addition to a fifth-place finish on Lake Okeechobee – secured Lefebre’s second consecutive championship slot in only two years on tour. Lefebre is also a dominant presence in the EverStart Series Northern Division as well as the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Northeast Division. Lefebre’s run of good luck in 2004 also includes a runner-up finish at the BFL All-American.
For more information about Virtual Championship 2004, please click on the related links below. The virtual championship is for entertainment purposes only and has no bearing on the outcome of the actual 2004 FLW Tour Championship, slated to take place Aug. 11-14 on Logan Martin Lake near Birmingham, Ala.
Introduction to Virtual Championship 2004
Virtual Championship 2004 poll bracket
FLW Outdoors home page
FLW Tour page