Gerda Hofstatter

Gerda Hofstätter Gergerson (born 9 February 1971), nicknamed "G-Force", is an Austrian professional pool player. Hofstätter won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship in 1995. She is a winner at the European Pool Championship on nine occasions, and won the Austrian national Championship seventeen times. Hofstätter is a two-time Hall of Fame inductee being voted into both the Women's Professional Billiard Association and Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fames in the Greatest Players Category. Hofstätter was the Austrian Sportswoman of the Year for Carinthia in 1993. Hofstätter played on the WPBA Tour until her retirement, doing so from 1993 onward.

Career Early life Hofstätter was born on 9 February 1971 in Friesach, Austria. Before pool, Hofstätter played several different sports, including tennis, skiing, and fencing. In 1989, Hofstätter recorded Austria's first-ever win at the European Pool Championships, with victory in the 8-ball event.