Certain people on the professional pool circuit are household names: Allison Fisher, Karen Corr, Jeanette Lee, Johnny Archer, and Earl Strickland come to mind. Perhaps the most recognized are Allison Fisher and Jeanette Lee, although for different reasons. Fisher has become a household name because she absolutely dominates the table when she plays, and Lee for being not only a good player, but also a widely photographed and publicized player. She is one of the few who have made the talk show circuit.
Women who play billiards are often more recognized than men. This is thanks in part to ESPN. Although billiards receives a viewing fee similar to hockey’s viewing fee, ESPN charges billiard associations to broadcast their tournaments on television rather than pay them as they pay hockey teams. In the 1990s, the men decided it was not far and staged a strike, removing them from public view for several years. The women decided it was worth the cost of gaining exposure (and possible related endorsement deals), so they stuck. As a result, most people can name more female players from the 1990-2007 era than male players.
So what do the pros use to up the ante on their game? Allison Fisher is known for preferring CueTec. She has been a CueTec enthusiast for so long that she even has a design and sponsorship deal with them now. You can purchase a CueTec cue designed with Fishers input, with your signature on the shaft, or you can find the CueTec cue that will be your own signature club. Fisher is a good recommendation for CueTec, as she is a very strong player. Mastering the professional pool circuit is something that even people who don’t watch pool regularly are familiar. For nearly a decade, every time you turned on ESPN’s billiard broadcast, Fisher was always in the top two.
If you saw Allison Fisher, you likely saw Karen Corr as well. Known to many as “The Irish Invader,” she followed in Fisher’s footsteps for many years before finally becoming a world-class billiard player. Corr prefers to play with Falcon tracks, as does the beautiful and talented Jeanette Lee. Lee is most famous for her visibility. She plays a medium pool game, but is usually placed after Fisher and Corr when they play together. Unlike Fisher and Corr, Lee has done many photo shoots for magazines and pool products, and has also been interviewed in print media and on shows like The Today Show. This has given Lee a household name status.
Earl Strickland is another CueTec enthusiast. He has been playing CueTec long before he became famous as an ambassador for billiards. Johnny Archer plays with scorpion clubs, and they have served him well, as he has been the predominant male player during the 1990s and 2000s. To see the men play, you may have to watch the big international pool tournaments, but you can watch the women on cable. You will rarely get a clip from a men’s tournament.
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