Kelly Fisher

Kelly Fisher (born 25 August 1978) is an English professional pool, snooker and English billiards player.

Kelly Fisher
Born (1978-08-25) 25 August 1978
South Elmsall, England, United Kingdom
Sport country England
NicknameKwikFire
Highest break125
Tournament wins
World ChampionSnooker
  • 1998
  • 1999
  • 2000
  • 2002
  • 2003
WPA Nine-ball
  • 2012
  • 2019
Medal record
Women's nine-ball
Representing  Great Britain
World Games
2013 Cali Singles

Career

Fisher grew up in South Elmsall, near Pontefract, West Yorkshire. She learned to play pool in her parents' pub and took up snooker when she was 13. By the age of 21, she had been ranked No. 1 for two consecutive seasons.[1]

Fisher won three successive Ladies World Snooker Championship between 1998 and 2000,[2] and won the title again in 2002 and 2003.[3][4]

In 2001, she won four successive tournaments in the ladies' divisions – the British Open, Belgian Open, LG Cup titles and the UK Championship,[5] and extended her winning streak to ten successive tournaments when she won the LG Cup in October 2002.[6]

She has reached the final of every European Ladies' Championship, losing just once to former West Yorkshire (Batley) champion Shakeel Kamal. In 2003 Fisher won the first IBSF World Ladies' Championship.

When the sport's governing body withdrew its support for the women's game in 2003, abandoning all major women tournaments, Fisher saw her choices as getting a full-time job or switching to nine-ball pool.[7] She chose to switch to pool and moved to the United States to play on the Women's Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) Tour,[8] joining fellow former women's snooker players Allison Fisher and Karen Corr.

After being in the top 10 women players for two years, and winning the San Diego Classic for three years running (2005–2007), Fisher achieved the No. 1 ranking in world women's pool in August 2008, winning the US Open Championship.[9] Since then, she has gone on to win the women's divisions in the 2009 International Tournament of Champions (IToC) and US Open; the 2010 IToC; the 2011 World Ten-ball Championship; 2012 WPA Nine-ball World Championship (and WPA Player of the Year); the 2013 IToC and WPA Nine-ball WC; and 2015 IToC, among other titles.[9]

Tournament wins

All are first-place wins, in women's divisions, unless otherwise noted.

Snooker
OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponentScoreRef.
Winner 11993WLBSA Connie Gough MemorialTessa Davidson3–1[10]
Winner 21994WLBSA Connie Gough MemorialKaren Corr4-2[9][11]
Winner 31994WLBSA James Brooks ClassicTessa Davidson3-2[9][11]
Winner 41995WLBSA Academy Fork LiftKaren Corr4-0[9][11]
Winner 51995WLBSA Halsteads Ladies ClassicKaren Corr3-0[9][11]
Winner 61995WLBSA M-Tech Ladies ClassicJune Banks4-0[9][11]
Winner 71996WLBSA Bailey HomesJune Banks4-2[9][11]
Winner 81996WLBSA Ladies Regal ScottishLynette Horsburgh4-1[9][11]
Winner 91996WLBSA Ladies Regal WelshAnn-Marie Farren4-1[9][11]
Winner 101996WLBSA Applecentre Classic[9]
Winner 111996EBSA European Snooker ChampionshipKaren Corr6–3[12]
Winner 121997WLBSA James Brooks ClassicKaren Corr3-1[9][11]
Winner 131997WLBSA Applecentre ClassicLisa Quick4-2[11]
Winner 141997EBSA European Snooker ChampionshipKim Shaw5–3
Runner-up 151997Women's World Snooker ChampionshipKaren Corr3–6[13]
Winner 161998WLBSA Ladies Regal ScottishTessa Davidson4-3[9][11]
Winner 171998WLBSA Grand Prix (Ladies)Lisa Quick4-0[9][11]
Runner-up 181998EBSA European Snooker ChampionshipKaren Corr2–5
Winner 191998Women's World Snooker ChampionshipKaren Corr5–0[14]
Winner 201999WLBSA Ladies Regal ScottishJulie Gillespie4-0[9][11]
Winner 211999WLBSA Connie Gough MemorialTessa Davidson3-1[9][11]
Winner 221999WLBSA Ladies British OpenJune Banks4-2[9][11]
Winner 231999WLBSA Ladies UK ChampionshipEmma Bonney4-0[9][11]
Winner 241999WLBSA National ChampionshipJulie Gillespie4-1[9][11]
Winner 251999EBSA European Snooker ChampionshipWendy Jans5–2
Winner 261999Women's World Snooker ChampionshipKaren Corr4–2[15]
Winner 272000WLBSA Ladies UK ChampionshipKatie Henrick4-0[9][11]
Winner 282000WLBSA Ladies British OpenJune Banks3-0[9][11]
Winner 292000WLBSA Connie Gough NationalKim Shaw4-1[9][11]
Winner 302000WLBSA Consultex Belgium OpenLynette Horsburgh4-0[9][11]
Winner 312000WLBSA Ladies Regal MastersLynette Horsburgh4-0[9][11]
Winner 322000EBSA European Snooker ChampionshipWendy Jans5–0
Winner 332000Women's World Snooker ChampionshipLisa Ingall4–1[16]
Winner 342001WLBSA Ladies British OpenMaria Catalano4-0[9][5][11]
Winner 352001WLBSA Ladies UK ChampionshipLynette Horsburgh4-1[9][5][11]
Winner 362001WLBSA Connie Gough NationalLynette Horsburgh4-1[9][11]
Winner 372001WLBSA European Ranking EventLynette Horsburgh4-0[9][11]
Winner 382001WLBSA LG Cup (Ladies)Lisa Quick4-1[9][5][11]
Winner 392001EBSA European Snooker ChampionshipWendy Jans5–3[17]
Winner 402002WLBSA Ladies Regal ScottishLynette Horsburgh4-2[9][11]
Winner 412002WLBSA Ladies Regal WelshWendy Jans4-0[9][11]
Winner 422002WLBSA Ladies British OpenSharon Dickson4-3[9][11]
Winner 432002WLBSA Ladies UK ChampionshipWendy Jans4-1[9][11]
Winner 442002WLBSA Connie Gough NationalJune Banks4-2[9][11]
Winner 452002WLBSA European Ranking EventLynette Horsburgh4-2[9][11]
Winner 462002WLBSA LG Cup (Ladies)Lynette Horsburgh4-2[9][11]
Winner 472002WLBSA Scottish Ladies ChampionshipSharon Dickson4-3[9][11]
Winner 482002EBSA European Snooker ChampionshipWendy Jans5–0
Winner 492002Women's World Snooker ChampionshipLisa Quick4–1[18]
Winner 502003WLBSA Ladies Regal WelshLynette Horsburgh4-1[9][11]
Winner 512003WLBSA Connie Gough NationalEmma Bonney4-0[9][11]
Winner 522003EBSA European Snooker ChampionshipWendy Jans5–4
Winner 532003IBSF World Snooker ChampionshipWendy Jans5–2[19]
Winner 542003Women's World Snooker ChampionshipLisa Quick4–1[20]
Winner 552012WLBSA China Billiard & Snooker Association Championship[9]
  • Home Internationals (with team England) 2002 and 2003

English billiards
OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponentScoreRef.
Runner-up 11999World Ladies Billiards ChampionshipKaren Corr276–354[21]
Winner 22001World Ladies Billiards ChampionshipEmma Bonney290–219[22]
Runner-up 32002World Ladies Billiards ChampionshipEmma Bonney196–227[23]
Winner 42003World Ladies Billiards ChampionshipEmma Bonney299–155[24]

Pool
YearTournamentRef
2005WPBA San Diego Class[9]
2005WPBA Pacific Coast Classic[9]
2006WPBA San Diego Class[9]
2006WPBA Pacific Coast Classic[9]
2007WPBA San Diego Class[9]
2007WPBA Pacific Coast Classic[9]
2008WPBA Pacific Coast Classic[9]
2008WPBA US Open Nine-ball Championship[9]
2008WPBA Player of the Year[9]
2009International Tournament of Champions (nine-ball)[9]
2009WPBA US Open (nine-ball)[9]
2010International Tournament of Champions (nine-ball)[9]
2011Yalin World 10-ball Championship[9]
2012WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship[9]
2012China Open[9]
2012WPA Player of the Year[9]
2013Bronze medallist, World Games (nine-ball)[9][25][26]
2013International Tournament of Champions (nine-ball)[9]
2013Amway Cup – 2013 (nine-ball)[9][27]
2014International Tournament of Champions (nine-ball)[28]
2019WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship[29]

References
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  2. Hodgson, Guy (24 April 2000). "White believes he can reward the public will". The Independent. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2010. Kelly Fisher, the world No 1, took her third successive women's World Championship at the Crucible yesterday, beating Lisa Ingall, a part-time model in her first final, 4-1.
  3. Orlovac, Mark (27 April 2003). "Fisher takes title again". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 25 June 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2010. Kelly Fisher claimed her fifth world title in six years with a simple 4-1 victory over Lisa Quick.
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  5. Wilde, Jon (13 December 2001). "Higgins is shocked by Lee". The Independent. Retrieved 24 April 2010. Kelly Fisher won her fourth successive ranking tournament yesterday. Already holder of the British Open, Belgian Open and LG Cup titles, Fisher beat Lynette Horsburgh 4–1 to collect the UK Championship title in York.
  6. Yates, Phil (8 October 2002). "Higgins upset by focus on his namesake". The Times. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2010. Kelly Fisher, the women’s world champion, extended her winning sequence to ten tournaments and 48 matches by beating Lynette Horsburgh 4-2 in the Ladies LG Cup final.
  7. Chowdhury, Saj (10 July 2003). "Women's game under threat". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 15 August 2003. Retrieved 24 April 2010. I don't understand why they think it's okay to ditch the women," added Fisher. "Why not all stick together and go through the bad together. It seems that as long as the men's competition is okay that's what matters to the governing body. My choice now is to get a full-time job or go to America and play nine-ball pool like former world champion Allison Fisher chose to do.
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