Masako Katsura,Today’s Google Doodle celebrates Masako Katsura The First Lady of Billiards. Japanese Carom Billiards Player who made history as the first woman to compete for an international billiards title 7 March 1952.Google has changed its homepage logo with animated doodle.
Who was Masako Katsura?
Masako Katsura (1913-1995) is a billiards player from Japan who was active in the United States. Her nickname is Katsy.specializes in carom billiards, which became popular in the 1950s.
By the time Katsura moved to the United States in 1937, word of her unprecedented talent had reached eight-time world champion Welker Cochran. He came out of retirement to challenge her in a series of three-cushion matches, an even tougher version of carom billiards, depicted in the Doodle artwork, that calls for the cue ball to hit at least three cushions before striking the two object balls for points.
Masako Katsura Broke Billiards Gender Barrier in 1950s
Masako Katsura: Japanese carom billiards champion, From: Japan | Biography, Facts, Career, Wiki, Life.
Born: 1913, Tokyo, Japan
Died: 1995
Other names: Katsy;, The First Lady of Billiards
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