Gerda Hofstätter

Gerda Hofstätter Gergerson (born 9 February 1971), nicknamed "G-Force", is an Austrian professional pool player.

[1] Before pool, Hofstätter played several different sports, including tennis, skiing, and fencing.

[3] In 1989, Hofstätter recorded Austria's first-ever win at the European Pool Championships, with victory in the 8-ball event.

[2][5] Hofstätter won the first WPBA event she competed in, the Creative Inventions San Francisco Classic.

[2] She entered the Women's WPA World Nine-ball Championship in 1995, held in Taipei, Taiwan.

She reached the final and defeated Vivian Villarreal to win her first world championship.

[18] She would also finish as runner-up at two tournaments, at the Amway World Open, and the Midwest Classic, losing to Allison Fisher in both finals.

[27] Hoffstatter won an event in 2010, at the WPBA San Diego Classic defeating Chang Shu-Han 7–3 in the final.