Karen Corr wins Action Pool Tour

[Wedge]

Karen Corr just became the first woman to ever win an Action Pool Tour event. She beat Brett Stottlemeyer 9-4 in the Finals of the 10 Ball Tournament at Breakers in Herndon, VA.

Way to go Karen

Wedge

 

[spartan]

Well done, Karen
Them boys better watch out:thumbup:

 

[pt109]

Can you imagine an unsuspecting casual player decides to enter a tournament.
...feels he plays pretty good...draws Karen first round.



Hmm...he thinks...didn't know Sunday school teachers played pool....
...then she wins the lag, runs a four pack...then three fouls him....

He's having a little trouble racking the next game ...can't stop shaking...
...'Having a little trouble, are we?"
"Uh, I've been sick lately."

 

[Charlie Hustle]

Can you imagine an unsuspecting casual player decides to enter a tournament.
...feels he plays pretty good...draws Karen first round.

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Hmm...he thinks...didn't know Sunday school teachers played pool....
...then she wins the lag, runs a four pack...then three fouls him....

He's having a little trouble racking the next game ...can't stop shaking...
...'Having a little trouble, are we?"
"Uh, I've been sick lately."

I love the part about "Sunday school teacher"

 

[GideonF]

Karen Corr just became the first woman to ever win an Action Pool Tour event. She beat Brett Stottlemeyer 9-4 in the Finals of the 10 Ball Tournament at Breakers in Herndon, VA.



Way to go Karen



Wedge

Hate to open up this can of worms, but I see Brett's FargoRating is 726 and Karen's is 729. Another piece of data that supports Mike's assertion that a male rating and a female rating are in fact comparable.

I should also add that of the games Fargo tracks (8, 9 and 10) 10b is (in my mind) the game that would be most difficult for women to match comparably skilled men, because of the break.

 

[Dunnn51]

Can you imagine an unsuspecting casual player decides to enter a tournament.
...feels he plays pretty good...draws Karen first round.

View attachment 433973

Hmm...he thinks...didn't know Sunday school teachers played pool....
...then she wins the lag, runs a four pack...then three fouls him....

He's having a little trouble racking the next game ...can't stop shaking...
...'Having a little trouble, are we?"
"Uh, I've been sick lately."

PT,... I am not surprised at all. Karen has been playing strong all year long.
She has the discipline the male PRO's have !


CONGRATS Karen !! :thumbup:

 

[BmoreMoney]

Hate to open up this can of worms, but I see Brett's FargoRating is 726 and Karen's is 729. Another piece of data that supports Mike's assertion that a male rating and a female rating are in fact comparable.

I should also add that of the games Fargo tracks (8, 9 and 10) 10b is (in my mind) the game that would be most difficult for women to match comparably skilled men, because of the break.

As it has already been established , there are a handful of women that can play with the men on any given day. More importantly , someone like Karen will have a more accurate rating because she plays in Opens and against other men way more than most of the other women.

 

[Black-Balled]

I am not up on the fargo debate, but i can say that brett and karen play about the same speed.

 

[alstl]

Good for her. She is playing great.

 

[Icon of Sin]

Hate to open up this can of worms, but I see Brett's FargoRating is 726 and Karen's is 729. Another piece of data that supports Mike's assertion that a male rating and a female rating are in fact comparable.

I should also add that of the games Fargo tracks (8, 9 and 10) 10b is (in my mind) the game that would be most difficult for women to match comparably skilled men, because of the break.

The F Word...

 

[West Point 1987]

I told her Saturday at the tournament that with her second place in Turning Stone, folks can stop talking about Balukas; Karen's the real deal...this wasn't a surprise. :smile:

 

[AtLarge]

I don't know what the prize money was for that event, but Action Pool Tour events are usually pretty low-paying affairs. Karen should have been in NYC beating up on Strickland and Immonen in 14.1.




[Good going, Karen.]

 

[JAM]

Karen's been knocking 'em down on the Joss Tour for years. This does not surprise me, her winning the Action Pool Tour event. Go, Karen!

I am woman; hear me roar! :grin-square:

 

[BmoreMoney]

I am not up on the fargo debate, but i can say that brett and karen play about the same speed.

I know Brett from up my way and I was under the impression she played a little better?? Not taking anything away from Brett of course.

 

[pt109]

Karen's been knocking 'em down on the Joss Tour for years. This does not surprise me, her winning the Action Pool Tour event. Go, Karen!

I am woman; hear me roar! :grin-square:

Uh, which table am I playing on? :scratchhead:

 

[Scott Lee]

Hogwash Gideon...The break is about speed and timing, not brute strength. No difference in the break, between men and women, if they use the weight of the cue and perfect timing.

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com

I should also add that of the games Fargo tracks (8, 9 and 10) 10b is (in my mind) the game that would be most difficult for women to match comparably skilled men, because of the break.

 

[michael4]

Very happy for Karen, well done. :clapping:



Somehow, I think this is good for pool too.

 

[GideonF]

Hogwash Gideon...The break is about speed and timing, not brute strength. No difference in the break, between men and women, if they use the weight of the cue and perfect timing.

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com

Scott,

I agree that it is not brute strength. But can you name one pro-level woman player that has a 10b break comparable to a man of equivalent skill? If not, why is that?

I speak specifically of 10b, because clearly the women can break 9b (especially with a template) well enough to hang with men of comparable skill.

 

[one stroke]

I know Brett from up my way and I was under the impression she played a little better?? Not taking anything away from Brett of course.

Brett has won multiple tourneys including APT events and the planet pool yr end 4000 added event with over 100 players beating Kieth McCreedy in the final .
Brett works for a living times where work is slow and he's playing all the time is when he playing his best and his top gear is higher than Karen's ,


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[trob]

Brett has won multiple tourneys including APT events and the planet pool yr end 4000 added event with over 100 players beating Kieth McCreedy in the final .
Brett works for a living times where work is slow and he's playing all the time is when he playing his best and his top gear is higher than Karen's ,


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His top gear is no where near Karen's ... She should win this every time. Brett is a hell of a player but Karen is a world champion female or not. And yea I've known Brett since he could barely put 2 balls together. I'm not a gambling man by nature but I'll be happy To any time they play. It wouldn't be gambling... It would be free money.