The bizarre Women's Ultimate Pool championship in the UK

[Sunni Man]

The final matchup featured zero women.
Two biological men Harriet Haynes and Lucy Smith who identify as women.
Defeated 14 female opponents to get to the final round.
Pretend woman Haynes won the final match and crowned the winner.

 

[Meister]

We knew it was coming, well, it's arrived. Thanks for this info, Sunni Man

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

The final matchup featured zero women.
Two biological men Harriet Haynes and Lucy Smith who identify as women.
Defeated 14 female opponents to get to the final round.
Pretend woman Haynes won the final match and crowned the winner.

Jackoff-in-the-Box

Maybe the freak's trophy will identify as a booby prize.

 

[braalian]

I’m sure all seven fans of women’s pool are outraged

 

[buttercup]

The final matchup featured zero women.
Two biological men Harriet Haynes and Lucy Smith who identify as women.
Defeated 14 female opponents to get to the final round.
Pretend woman Haynes won the final match and crowned the winner.

We're living in

 

[braalian]

I agree with the principal of “no biological men in women’s sports”, and I’ve said so many times. But I fail to take this particular case seriously.

Pool? It’s not a sport (using that word loosely) that requires strength or speed.

I think if you try to use this story as evidence of transwomen taking advantage of biological women, it will backfire. No one is going to take this seriously.

 

[luiza]

I’m sure all seven fans of women’s pool are outraged

I saw punditry about it on GB News -- far better than BBC .
Hopefully the governing body will wake up now and change matters .

Perhaps it allowed it to happen purposefully , as this is the first ever time I have seen this minority sport ( in UK) get any news spot .
Then further publicity might change membership from 28 to 128 if they make the obvious required amendments .