Franziska Stark

For the Swiss sport shooter, see Franziska Stark (sport shooter).

Franziska Stark (born 4 July 1961) is a German pool player.[1]

A winner of 24 Individual German Championships (7 in 8-Ball, 5 in 9-Ball and 12 in 14.1),[2] she has also had considerable international success. Her career highlight so far has been winning the WPA 9-Ball Women's World Championship 1992 final against the American Vivian Villarreal.[3] In 1998, she made it to the finals again, but was beaten by the Englishwoman Allison Fisher.

Franziska reached 23 European Championship finals between 1986 and 2000, winning 11 of them. She was a member of the losing Europe team at the first Mosconi Cup in 1994, when it was compulsory to have two women in each team.

  1. ^ Tribune, Mark Mandernach Special to the. "WINNERS OF THIS POOL RELY ON SKILL, NOT LUCK". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  2. ^ Ertel, Werner. "Deutsche Poolbillard Meisterschaften Damen Einzel". www.werner-ertel.de. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Billiards Digest - Pool's Top Source for News, Views, Tips & More". www.billiardsdigest.com. Retrieved 2019-01-02.