A transgender pool champion is taking legal action against one of the sport’s governing bodies in England after she was banned from playing in women’s tournaments.
Harriet Haynes, who is among the world’s top 10 best players in the women’s competition, was left stunned by the surprise decision of the English Blackball Pool Federation (EBPF) in August last year to restrict their ladies’ events to people who were born female, which disqualified her from competing in eightball games.
