The Women's Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) is a professional women's
pool
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* Reflecting pool, a shallow pool designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings
* Tide pool, a rocky po ...
tour
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based in the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...
. It was founded in 1976 as the Women's Professional Billiard Alliance by players
Madelyn Whitlow
Madelyn or Madalyn is a feminine first name. Notable people with these names include:
Madelyn
* Madelyn Clare (1894–1975), American actress
* Madelyn Cline (born 1997), American actress
* Madelyn Dunham (1922–2008), maternal grandmother of ...
and
Palmer Byrd, and by Larry Miller (editor of the ''National Billiard News'').
Top 32 Players (2019 End of Year Rankings)
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Allison Fisher
Allison Fisher (born 24 February 1968) is an English professional pool and former professional snooker player.
Biography
Fisher was born on 24 February 1968 in Cheshunt and grew up in Tonbridge, Kent and lived later in Peacehaven, East Susse ...
# Brittany Bryant
# Jennifer Barretta
# Wei-Tzu Chien
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Kelly Fisher
Kelly Fisher (born 25 August 1978) is an English professional pool, snooker and English billiards player.
Career
Fisher grew up in South Elmsall, near Pontefract, West Yorkshire. She learned to play pool in her parents' pub and took up snooker ...
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Line Kjørsvik
Line Kjørsvik (born December 29, 1975) is a Norwegian professional pool player. Kjørsvik is a regular player for the WPBA-Tour in America. At the European Pool Championships Kjørsvik has won six championships. At the World Games 2005 she won ...
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Siming Chen
# Monica Webb
# Jia Li
# Melissa Little
# Janet Atwell
# Caroline Pao
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Gerda Gregerson
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Loree Jon Hasson
LoreeJon Ogonowski-Brown (formerly LoreeJon Jones, LoreeJon Hasson, sometimes known mononymically as LoreeJon; born November 6, 1965) is a professional pool player.
A child prodigy who began playing at the age of 4 at her home in Garwood, New Je ...
# Emily Duddy
# Teruko Cucculelli
# Gail Eaton
# Sara Miller
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Jasmin Ouschan
Jasmin Ouschan (; born 10 January 1986) is an Austrian professional pool player from Klagenfurt, Carinthia. Her first professional competition occurred in 2002, but she did not officially become a professional member of the Women's Professional ...
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Kim Ga-Young
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Kristina Tkach
Kristina Olegovna Tkach (; born 19 January 1999) is a Russian professional pool player. She became the 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Junior Championship winner, defeating Lee Woo-jin in the final 9–6. Tkach is a four time European champion hav ...
# April Larson
# Kim Newsome
# Bonnie Arnold
# Jessica Barnes
# Maureen Seto
# Cathy Metzinger
# Dawn Hopkins
# Ashley Burrows
# Eugenia Gyftopoulos
# Beth Fondell
References
External links
Official Page
Pool organizations
1976 establishments in the United States
Women in cue sports
Cue sports in the United States
Billiard
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