ran , ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁make ▁sure ▁she ▁was ▁as ▁good ▁as ▁reported ▁before ▁final izing ▁the ▁inv itation . ▁At ▁that ▁meeting ▁she ▁clicked ▁off ▁runs ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 ▁and ▁ 4 0 0 ▁at ▁straight ▁rail , ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁C och ran ▁" al most ▁un bel iev able ▁sh ots " ▁after ▁switching ▁to ▁b alk line , ▁and ▁showed ▁high ▁compet ence ▁at ▁three - c ush ion , ▁consist ently ▁scoring . ▁C och ran ▁made ▁the ▁inv ite ▁" final " ▁and ▁stated : ▁" She ' s ▁the ▁most ▁mar vel ous ▁thing ▁I ▁ever ▁saw ... ▁She ' s ▁li able ▁to ▁beat ▁anybody , ▁even ▁Will ie ▁Ho ppe ... ▁I ▁could ▁not ▁see ▁any ▁weak ▁sp ots ... ▁She ' s ▁going ▁to ▁give ▁lots ▁of ▁those ▁players ▁fits ." ▁As ▁a ▁warm - up ▁for ▁the ▁competition ▁K ats ura ▁gave ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁bill i ard ▁exhib itions ▁during ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁World ▁Three - C ush ion ▁Bill i ards ▁tournament ▁ ▁First ▁woman ▁to ▁comp ete ▁for ▁a ▁world ▁title ▁ ▁K ats ura ' s ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁World ▁Three - C ush ion ▁Bill i ards ▁title ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁a ▁woman ▁had ▁competed ▁for ▁any ▁world ▁bill i ards ▁title . ▁This ▁was ▁only ▁ten ▁years ▁after ▁Ruth ▁McG in ness ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁woman