Jasmin Ouschan
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Sweet Marissa said:
Bingo! I love that about Allison as well. I noticed a while back that Allison had decided to dress a little more "hot" and hope she goes back to classy attire. Jeanette's style of dressing looks kinda cheap to me. Skin tight and boobs flashing just don't do it.
Dress classy and play light's-out pool. That's the recipe that wins me over.
bhoytam said:
Not too cool
JonoNZ said:She is really good - I agree, BUT...
what about xiao-ting pan?
Between the of them they rock, but I would not put one past the other. Pan's safety play is pretty awesome and her potting is pretty good too
She and Ga Young Kim both play a strong game as well. Women's pool is by far the strongest it has ever been.
personally I see a huge gap between the skill of the top women and the top men. This is certainly not just because of the break.
Honestly, what would the top female player NEED to beat say Efren at one pocket or 9-ball in a long race? In one pocket I imagine the spot would need to be massive and in 9-ball it would require at least 3-4 games in a race to 9 to even keep it interesting.
I personally think the idea of having two separate tours (womens and open) is not exactly the best way to prove who is better or worse. I understand why this is the case (tv ratings etc) and the women would get trampled. It would not be fun to watch if we had say Karen and Efren playing.
A lot of this boils down to revenue as well. Think if Efren/corey/etc could play on the women's tour? They would dominate the top places on that tour as well without question. I find it somewhat ridiculous that Karen corr can play in the men's events (open), but Efren can't play in their events which limits his earning potential.
Don't get me wrong here, women's pool brings attention to the sport, but a lot of it is for the novelty and not the level of skill being shown. Nobody reasonable here will argue that any of the women can even hold a candle to the top players on the "open" tour.
Honestly, what would the top female player NEED to beat say Efren at one pocket or 9-ball in a long race? In one pocket I imagine the spot would need to be massive and in 9-ball it would require at least 3-4 games in a race to 9 to even keep it interesting.
I personally think the idea of having two separate tours (womens and open) is not exactly the best way to prove who is better or worse. I understand why this is the case (tv ratings etc) and the women would get trampled. It would not be fun to watch if we had say Karen and Efren playing.
A lot of this boils down to revenue as well. Think if Efren/corey/etc could play on the women's tour? They would dominate the top places on that tour as well without question. I find it somewhat ridiculous that Karen corr can play in the men's events (open), but Efren can't play in their events which limits his earning potential.
Don't get me wrong here, women's pool brings attention to the sport, but a lot of it is for the novelty and not the level of skill being shown. Nobody reasonable here will argue that any of the women can even hold a candle to the top players on the "open" tour.
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Johnnyt said:
wow, not asking for much are you? lol, there are about 1000 men in the world that would gladly accept this spot from Efren.
I'd definitely take that action. It would be really interesting to see a triathlon of games like the DCC. Banks, 9-ball and one hole.
i agree
you are right when it comes down to it, the inclusion of the ladies is more about novelty and less about a long term plan to have a completely mixed tour. which would be ideal, and ultimately it would work. trouble is though getting to that stage. apart from jasmin, karen, allison, maybe jeanette, the rest currently are'nt at a high enough standard. a lot of them are capable of reaching that level i've no doubt, but in the beginning why would any of the women want to leave the wpba to play in tournaments they are virtually guaranteed to lose in?
so to sum up, the aim is feasible and would work, but getting to that stage, well i can't see how it could be done.