One of my friends played in a tournament with them. It was the finale of the tiger planet 9ball tour a couple months ago at Bill and Billie's Cue Spot in MD. My friend played in the Women's division. We all knew Kelly Fisher was the best in the tournament by far. And what do you know, she drew Kelly the first round. She's just starting out on 9foots, and it was her second tournament ever, but she plays pretty decent given she came from bar boxes. Well, unsurprisingly she lost 0-7, but we got to talk with Kelly later about why it's so hard for her to catch up to allison and karen given the points spread. She has a great accent, and is extremely polite. What's even more ironic is that the very next round my friend played Val, and I didn't watch the match because I was playing on another table, but I kept up with the score from a distance. She had Val down 4-1 in a race to 5 in the loser's bracket, but them val came back and won. My friend has just about no tournament experience and although she shoots strong, she doesn't run out. I thought nothing of it, because I didn't know val was a good player until I found out she just turned pro not too long ago. But, is Val really that good of a player? I don't see how my friend could of even got to 4 against a pro when she's like a 5 in the APA. I know a race to 5 is short and allows a certain element of luck to play in, and Val may not of been playing her best, but still....