Masako Katsura
Japanese carom billiards player (1913-1995) · United States · Died at 82
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Something wrong?Masako Katsura , nicknamed "Katsy" and sometimes called the "First Lady of Billiards", was a Japanese carom billiards player who was most active in the 1950s. She was the first woman to compete and place among the best in the male-dominated world of professional billiards.
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![Chart recording final standings for the 1952 World Three-Cushion tournament. The form emulates that of the original handwritten chart used at the tournament.[46] The three numbers in each box are read as follows: the top number is the points scored by the player; at bottom right is the number of innings; at bottom left is the player's high run.[46]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/1952_World%27s_Three-Cushion_sheet.png/1280px-1952_World%27s_Three-Cushion_sheet.png)
Chart recording final standings for the 1952 World Three-Cushion tournament. The form emulates that of the original handwritten chart used at the tournament.[46] The three numbers in each box are read as follows: the top number is the points scored by the player; at bottom right is the number of innings; at bottom left is the player's high run.[46]![Advertisement for a Katsura vs. Matsyama [sic] exhibition to be held on 22 April 1953, in a Long Beach, California, billiard parlor[73]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Katsura-Matsuyama_exhibition_ad.png/330px-Katsura-Matsuyama_exhibition_ad.png)
Advertisement for a Katsura vs. Matsyama [sic] exhibition to be held on 22 April 1953, in a Long Beach, California, billiard parlor[73]About this person
Masako Katsura , nicknamed "Katsy" and sometimes called the "First Lady of Billiards", was a Japanese carom billiards player who was most active in the 1950s. She was the first woman to compete and place among the best in the male-dominated world of professional billiards. First learning the game from her brother-in-law and then under the tutelage of Japanese champion Kinrey Matsuyama, Katsura became Japan's only female professional player. In competition in Japan, she took second place in the country's national three-cushion billiards championship three times. In exhibition she was noted for running 10,000 points at the game of straight rail.
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