#Cue sports family billiards pro#
I also don’t know when the pro ladies players started playing in men’s tournaments, but like I mentioned, Jean played in a number of men’s events in the 80s and there was a bit of controversy over it. I think you also saw more leagues popping up then. That is big pool rooms that catered more to the casual player than serious players. The 80s coincided with the proliferation of large family billiard centres. If I had to guess I would say probably in the 80s you would see mixed leagues, but probably had instances prior to that. But like I said women generally weren’t welcome in pool rooms prior to the 70s so it would be no earlier than that. I don’t think there is an established date for this. I’m not familiar with Lori’s game but Jean was very strong and famously beat Steve Mizerak in a tournament. The WPBA was formed in 1976 and the earliest stars were Lori Shampo and Jean Balukas. But for a long time women in pool was more of oddity, and women generally weren’t allowed in pool rooms until the late 60s. Early examples of women players is Ruth McGinnis who either had a high run of 100 balls or could run 100 balls, I’m not sure which. But there wasn’t really an established tour and I am not aware of consistent women’s tournaments until the middle of the 20th century. Women in billiards goes back a long time, there are examples of women playing seriously as early as the 19th century. Pool has traditionally done a poor job of record keeping so you have to rely on opinions and anecdotes. As a player, road player and tournament director, so he will give you better first hand knowledge about any of the historical stuff. Jay has first hand experience with much pools history over the last 50 odd years. I would suggest going to the AZB forums and PM Jay Helfert. The vast majority of men aren’t assholes but the assholes tend to give men in general a bad name. Women that get interested in the game tend to either enjoy trying to put the assholes in their place, or ignore it altogether. But having gotten my ass kicked by a few large breasted ladies they seem to work through it.Ħ) you get dumbass men doing dumb things anywhere and everywhere. Women with large busts can have a disadvantage in that the perfect path for the cue passes through where one of their boobs is. But on average men are taller and have bigger hands so men have a slight edge. I am not tall so have played quite a few women that have had this advantage over me. If I play bad then it doesn’t matter what gender I lose to, I let the table beat me.ĥ) people who are tall and people with larger hands have an advantage in reach and with stable bridges. If I play perfect the other player doesn’t see the table. I am playing the table and not the other player. If you can input anything concerning the topic, it would be also of help! Thanks a lot!Ĭant speak to 1,2,3 as any prohibition of women would be way before my time.Ĥ) Am male and don’t care at all who I am playing. From where you are from, what are your experiences regarding this? I am from the Philippines and when women play in pool halls, other people simply just do not care. So, it all boils down to the conclusion that men have more opportunity of excelling at billiards than women. I have read in another post here that one of the reasons why there are more men than women in the cue sports scene is because of the attitude of men towards women in pool halls, that they do not want them there or a variation thereof of that opinion.Since technique is a priority than physical characteristics in pool (as compared to, say, boxing or basketball), are there physical differences between the two sexes that may give one an advantage/disadvantage in play?.If you are a male, what are your opinions on going against a female on a match? If you are a female, what are your opinions on going against males?.How about for snooker and/or other cue sports? When did women start going against men?.
#Cue sports family billiards professional#
When did the concept of a mixed gender league/tournament start? When were professional female players allowed to go against men in tournaments?.Since men are almost like the pioneers of pool, when did women start playing in professional pool?.I have some questions here and if you know anything about it or any source on it, it would be a huge help! Hi there! I'm doing a research on gender politics in cue sports.
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