Who is the Greatest Female Pocket Billiard Player in History?

mlfield said:
I read one post that said if Balukas has kept playing she would be considered the best. Well, she DID quit playing and I think it was part her attitude that was her downfall.

When Balukas was playing the competition was nothing like it is now for the women. Of course, this is just my opinion. I respect everyone else's also.
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I think the type in bold is exactly why she acted they way that she did. She wanted to play with the men and not just the women. I feel she wanted to eat them all up because deep down her game was on the level of a ice pic murderer!! She takes no prisoners and she doesn't hold back. Then she had a problem with a dress code and other issues such as being fined stated below.....



In August 1987, at the annual B.C. Classic hosted at a Holiday Inn in Binghamton, New York, Balukas was slated for competition in both divisions. After arriving, she discovered that for evening-scheduled matches she would be required to wear formal attire that she did not have with her. The men's division, by contrast, had no similar dress code. Balukas took a stand that the women should not be treated differently than the men, and accordingly refused to procure garments that would meet the unequal mandate.

The women held a vote as to whether Balukas should be allowed to play. She later explained that "what hurt at Binghamton was that while I was trying to stand up for us being treated the same as men, the other girls held the tournament draw without me. By one vote, they kept me out. And some of the girls who are my best friends voted against me."


Yeah that bold bit right there... Would make me quit playing pool too. She was a trailblazer and nobody had her back when she really need them. I stand behind what she did by keeping her integrity intact. :thumbup2:
 
sjm said:
This is a close one, and it's hard to consider anyone but Allison Fisher and Jean Balukas ...
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While doing commentary for this past weekend's SBE Pro Players Championship, former pro player Mary Kenniston was asked who was better, Balukas or Fisher.

Mary's opinion was that if they were playing a real long match, Balukas would prevail because of her break. Mary said that Jean frequently put significant 9-ball B&R packages together, and that Mary has not seen that with today's players, including Fisher.
 
in terms of pure play and capability of putting racks together it has to be

# Jean Balukas

in terms of tournament accomplishments and results in a span of many years it is

#2 Allison Fisher

in terms of playing great, and also being sexy and being huge in media accomplishment

#3 Jeanette Lee


But to answer your question about beating male players there was only one female player that could do that, and I can't see any other female player that is capable of beating any decent male pro except the only Jean Balukas
 
asbani said:
in terms of pure play and capability of putting racks together it has to be

# Jean Balukas

in terms of tournament accomplishments and results in a span of many years it is

#2 Allison Fisher

in terms of playing great, and also being sexy and being huge in media accomplishment

#3 Jeanette Lee


But to answer your question about beating male players there was only one female player that could do that, and I can't see any other female player that is capable of beating any decent male pro except the only Jean Balukas
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Jeanette is the Minnesota Fats of pool!

Great ambassador to the game, but not as strong a player as Allison, Jean or Karen.
 
klockdoc said:
Jeanette is the Minnesota Fats of pool!

Great ambassador to the game, but not as strong a player as Allison, Jean or Karen.
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I agree with you, that's why I said "media work" within her name, I don't know how she do it, but she's known by none-pool-playing people.
 
I don't say this because im friends with jean. But jean balukas changed pool for woman. And is hands down the best woman to this date IMHO Dom

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Greatest at what?

Greatest at what game?Once again I see a thread like this and the very first question is greatest at what game 8 ball?9 ball? straight pool?Alot of players play certain games well and others not so well.My opinion is cleary greatest all around player for all games with no doubts is Jean Balukas.She played all the games great and on the level of alot of the men players.
Allison Fisher,Karen Corr and others mainly have been just 9 ball players in America.My second and 3rd choices for best female all arounds players are jasmine Ouschan and Jeanette Lee.
 
CJ Wiley said:
I've played several of the top Ladies Players in practice and played the Battle of the Sexes on ESPN. One strength that pool has is male and female's can compete on a level playing field.

There has been many great Female Players, but WHO WAS THE BEST? And do you think they could beat the top Male players of today?

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I think it is a toss-up between Jean and Allison... but, IMO, someday Jasmin will rank right up there with them, maybe higher. That's if some of the Asian women don't surpass them all. There's a good possibility of that happening.
 
China still exists

jay helfert said:
I think the greatest women players are currently playing today! Most of them are from China. Whether anyone will ever surpass Allison's records is questionable, even improbable. Allison is the Annika Sorenstam of pool.
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Thank you for mentioning some players other than white Americans. For a while there I was wondering if AZers knew they played pool in China.

Allison may have more titles than any player, man or woman...see plays more than just 9-ball, as one poster claimed.

Another poster mentioned a Sigel/Fisher match. I doubt Sigel would want to play her today...his ego just couldn't stand losing to a woman!
 
Xpan

If XiaoTing Pan's off-the-table magazine publicity and beauty/style popularity ever slow down and she gets to practice as much as she stated she wants/needs to, I'd say she's the top candidate for surpassing them all.

Oh, and off-topic, but Gerda Hofstatter has the most graceful stroke in pool in my opinion.

= That's if some of the Asian women don't surpass them all. There's a good possibility of that happening.
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When Lori Shampo approached Jean Balukas at a tournament with an offer to play 9-ball for big money, this was her opening line. "If you play me some 9 rock, I will shoot your ovaries out!"

Lori could play $1000 9-ball -- and did.

Beard
 
I don't think it's even a argument Allison won her first world snooker championship at 17 then won 10 more after that after that she has won a record number if tourneys and if not for another wold champion snooker player she would have lapped the field several times over
And she's still winning

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freddy the beard said:
When Lori Shampo approached Jean Balukas at a tournament with an offer to play 9-ball for big money, this was her opening line. "If you play me some 9 rock, I will shoot your ovaries out!"

Lori could play $1000 9-ball -- and did.

Beard
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Lori was hot and i know you had the hots for her Fred.

In your real honesty if Lori and Jean were to play a race to 21 for 1000 or more back in their days, Who would you have bet on?

All feelings aside Beard, who would it be?
 
richiebalto said:
Lori was hot and i know you had the hots for her Fred.

In your real honesty if Lori and Jean were to play a race to 21 for 1000 or more back in their days, Who would you have bet on?

All feelings aside Beard, who would it be?
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yeah Freddy who???:grin::grin:
 
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