I'm delighted for young Jasmine for winning the BCA championship. And I hope she continues to improve and becomes a great champion.
That said, it seems a number of people who've commented on her game are ready to cede her Allison's place in the sport because of Jasmine's one major victory and her powerful stroke. But let's get real here: She beat Allison in one race to seven. (Which incidentally is a sad way to determine a champion. The winner side finalist enters the finals unbeaten in race to nine sets, and gets rewarded with elimination for losing one race to seven. That's a damn sad way to determine a champion. At the very least, the Loser's finalist should have to beat the Winner's finalist twice.)
To those who predict Jasmine will dethrone Allison because she has better stroke, do you really think a great stroke makes a great champion? If that were true, shouldn't Mike Massey be the king of pool?
The fact is, Allison has been the dominant player in women's pool because she seldom misses a makeable shot, she plays great safes, kicks great, and she controls the cueball with precision no other woman can match. When young Jasmine can match Allison's skill in all those areas, then you can talk about the great benefits of a powerful stroke.
