Two men will face each other for a WOMEN'S championship title at the Ultimate Pool Women's Pro Series Event 2 tonight in Wigan, UK.

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Is there a real physical advantage in shooting pool? Because at one point I remember Jeanette Lee being deemed the best in the world and she played against men.

Yes there are slight physical advantages in pool. Reach power/strength also have to consider hand size.

Janette Lee was never the best overall Pool player in the world. Not when you had Earl Strickland Efran Reyes Johnny Archer all in their primes. That was all branding/PR but she was very good tho. Nor is she better than the Duchess of Doom Allison Fisher.

Pool is one of the few sports where Women can beat Men on a fairly consistent basis in 9 ball. But then again there are so many different variants of Pool you have 7 ball 8 ball 9 ball 10 ball.
 

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Instead of asking why there are men in a women’s category you’re debating the legitimacy of women’s sports.

No wonder women have been erased :wow:
Yes, exactly what i'm doing.

because there is no such thing as mens only sports. There aren't no rules against women participating in any "mens" sports. Women only make their own gender specific spinoffs because they generally are unable to compete with men physically.
But that doesn't seem like it should be the case with pool. just wrestling under a certain age boys and girls compete against each because before they get to puberty there is no physical advantage the young boys have over girls. What advantage does a man have against a women in pool? longer arms?
 
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