Who are the top female players in Los Angeles?

Nostroke said:
.....omgwtf!
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aka Melinda Huang.

I think it would be nice to get more exposure, but I think that approach would be best through knowledgeable key people with the billiards world. Maybe speak to someone who is a tournament director for medium to large scale events, then you'll get a better idea of what to expect.
 
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There is a reason "event coordinators," TV, and other media do not want professionals. The bottom line. Cost!

They don't want to pay, and they damn well should pay for talent!

To paraphrase, "since no one knows who the hell top professionals are anyway, let's just find someone that can be convincing (cheap) and off we go." Bullsh**!

Contact Melissa and the WPBA. Go through the proper channels and pay for it.

Edit: "Not on my watch!" meant I am seriously tired of this nonsense. Billiards is exploited because it is exploitable. When the sport organizes and stands it ground, it will cease to be exploited. Until then, to those that don't know or get it, I just seem like a jackass. So be it.
 
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There are a lot of girls that play in California, I'm just not sure of the number of girls that play in LA. There is a large concentration in the San Francisco area and some in the San Diego area. When I think of LA I think of the Melissas and Melinda.

Keep in mind, there is a very fine line between who is a pro and who isn't. Also keep in mind, the pros are usually the ones who are the most hardworking, under-appreciated and underpaid.

I wish you luck in trying something. Pool can definitely use all the help it can get. You should ask Melissa Herndon about stuff. Believe me, girls know when other girls play pool and would probably have the best insight.

Sarah
 
rackmsuckr said:
Besides the ones already mentioned, I know there were some talented players when I played in their tour some years back. I came in second against Cassie Anderson (I am pretty sure that was her last name) and I believe Stephanie Nakagawa Boch played on their tour too.

Jane Fujinaga, Hydred Makabali and Jenny Lee played pretty well too.

You might want to go here to find out more: http://www.facebook.com/pages/WPBA-SoCal-Womens-Tour/77621807051?v=info
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None of these girls play anymore...except maybe recreationally here and there.

If you are looking for girls playing in the So Cal area...ones that play strong enough to play on the pro tour, you can contact the WPBA office. Or you can PM me and I can try to help you.

Melissa
 
mamono said:
aka Melinda Huang.

I think it would be nice to get more exposure, but I think that approach would be best through knowledgeable key people with the billiards world. Maybe speak to someone who is a tournament director for medium to large scale events, then you'll get a better idea of what to expect.
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Thank you.
 
Melissa Herndon said:
None of these girls play anymore...except maybe recreationally here and there.

If you are looking for girls playing in the So Cal area...ones that play strong enough to play on the pro tour, you can contact the WPBA office. Or you can PM me and I can try to help you.

Melissa
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Thank you, Melissa.
 
sarahrousey said:
There are a lot of girls that play in California, I'm just not sure of the number of girls that play in LA. There is a large concentration in the San Francisco area and some in the San Diego area. When I think of LA I think of the Melissas and Melinda.

Keep in mind, there is a very fine line between who is a pro and who isn't. Also keep in mind, the pros are usually the ones who are the most hardworking, under-appreciated and underpaid.

I wish you luck in trying something. Pool can definitely use all the help it can get. You should ask Melissa Herndon about stuff. Believe me, girls know when other girls play pool and would probably have the best insight.

Sarah
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Thank you, Sarah.
 
Hey MarkGW Love all the red for your rep. Guess your rep followed you onto this list.

How about that game between us? Do you have enough gigs to pay for gas to get to a place where we can play? If you need to get your newspaper subscription calling gig back to pay for a match, I can wait 6 months.

Let me know.




markgw said:
Used to play Robin everyday in Westminster Ca. when I was around 17. I had a pretty good record with her in 9 ball but she beat me in the finals of a straight pool tournament in front of my parents. Winner got to play Cowboy Jimmy Moore. She didn't win that match but she sure had talent back then and became a great champion....
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Pool FemmeBot said:
"Exploit"...you can't be serious! "Not on your watch"...I didn't realize you were the pool police? It's called exposure! And believe me female pool players deserve it and can use it. There is an entire world of amazing female players out there who don't get the recognition they deserve...money players, league players who can't afford to be on the women's tour, or who can't do any or all of the traveling to stay in the game.
I'm sure I could contact either of the Melissa's and ask them, but like I said, I am not interested in the pros...I am interested in the hard working, overlooked, under-appreciated strong female players.
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You might call some of the Leagues, BCA or APA they may know some of the ladies that are trying to catch a break.
 
markgw said:
Used to play Robin everyday in Westminster Ca. when I was around 17. I had a pretty good record with her in 9 ball but she beat me in the finals of a straight pool tournament in front of my parents. Winner got to play Cowboy Jimmy Moore. She didn't win that match but she sure had talent back then and became a great champion....
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Ladies Tournament

There is a ladies tournament at Hot Shot Billiards and Cafe every 3rd Saturday of the month.

Hot Shot Billiards & Cafe
6287 Ball Rd, Cypress, CA
(714) 761-2053 ‎

It would be nice to see this tournament grow and represent all of the talented ladies Southern Cal has to offer.

The next tournament will be November 21st, so come out and give it a try.
 
Melissa Herndon said:
None of these girls play anymore...except maybe recreationally here and there.

If you are looking for girls playing in the So Cal area...ones that play strong enough to play on the pro tour, you can contact the WPBA office. Or you can PM me and I can try to help you.

Melissa
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Thanks Melissa for the update. It's a shame they only play recreationally now...there were some strong players there.
 
Robroy said:
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Not going to well for him. Of course he does have that one date in 20,010 to look forward to.

Cmon, you come on here and talk about betting on matches, how you play, etc. I'm game. You need me to fly to Utah, CA, where do you want to play at. Call up 20 people like in the old days and borrow a few hundred off them, lets get this game going Mark.

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