Kelly Fisher

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Kelly Fisher
MBE
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Born (1978-08-25) 25 August 1978 (age 46)
South Elmsall, England
Sport countryFlag of England.svg  England
NicknameKwikFire [1]
Medal record
Women's nine-ball
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Cali Singles

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

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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. [2]

Fisher won three successive Ladies World Snooker Championship between 1998 and 2000, [3] and won the title again in 2002 and 2003. [4] [5]

In 2001, she won four successive tournaments in the ladies' divisions – the British Open, Belgian Open, LG Cup titles and the UK Championship, [6] and extended her winning streak to ten successive tournaments when she won the LG Cup in October 2002. [7]

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. [8] She chose to switch to pool and moved to the United States to play on the Women's Professional Billiard Association (WPBA Tour), [9] joining fellow former women's snooker players Allison Fisher and Karen Corr.[ citation needed ]

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. [10] Since then, she has gone on to win the women's divisions in the 2009 International Tournament of Champions and U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship; the 2011 World Ten-ball Championship; 2012 WPA Nine-ball World Championship (and WPA Player of the Year), among other titles. [10]

Kelly’s Official Instructional Certification: Kelly is a Certified BCA/PBIA Advanced Instructor. Kelly has coached all over the world. She was the nominated coach for the world's largest Amateur Pool league, the APA to teach and improve the players from the State of North Carolina. Her most prestigious coaching accomplishment is that she currently teaches & trains the Hong Kong National Team in Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.

Fisher was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to sport. [11]

Tournament wins

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

Snooker

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponentScoreRef.
Winner 11993 WLBSA Connie Gough Memorial Tessa Davidson 3–1 [12]
Winner 21994WLBSA Connie Gough Memorial Karen Corr 4–2 [10] [13]
Winner 31994WLBSA James Brooks Classic Tessa Davidson 3–2 [10] [13]
Winner 41995WLBSA Academy Fork Lift Karen Corr 4–0 [10] [13]
Winner 51995WLBSA Halsteads Ladies Classic Karen Corr 3–0 [10] [13]
Winner 61995WLBSA M-Tech Ladies Classic June Banks 4–0 [10] [13]
Winner 71996WLBSA Bailey Homes June Banks 4–2 [10] [13]
Winner 81996WLBSA Ladies Regal Scottish Lynette Horsburgh 4–1 [10] [13]
Winner 91996WLBSA Ladies Regal Welsh Ann-Marie Farren 4–1 [10] [13]
Winner 101996WLBSA Applecentre Classic [10]
Winner 111996 EBSA European Snooker Championship Karen Corr 6–3 [14]
Winner 121997WLBSA James Brooks Classic Karen Corr 3–1 [10] [13]
Winner 131997WLBSA Applecentre Classic Lisa Quick 4–2 [13]
Winner 141997 EBSA European Snooker Championship Kim Shaw 5–3
Runner-up 151997 Women's World Snooker Championship Karen Corr 3–6 [15]
Winner 161998WLBSA Ladies Regal Scottish Tessa Davidson 4–3 [10] [13]
Winner 171998WLBSA Grand Prix (Ladies) Lisa Quick 4–0 [10] [13]
Runner-up 181998 EBSA European Snooker Championship Karen Corr 2–5
Winner 191998 Women's World Snooker Championship Karen Corr 5–0 [16]
Winner 201999WLBSA Ladies Regal ScottishJulie Gillespie4–0 [10] [13]
Winner 211999WLBSA Connie Gough Memorial Tessa Davidson 3–1 [10] [13]
Winner 221999WLBSA Ladies British Open June Banks 4–2 [10] [13]
Winner 231999WLBSA Ladies UK Championship Emma Bonney 4–0 [10] [13]
Winner 241999WLBSA National ChampionshipJulie Gillespie4–1 [10] [13]
Winner 251999 EBSA European Snooker Championship Wendy Jans 5–2
Winner 261999 Women's World Snooker Championship Karen Corr 4–2 [5]
Winner 272000WLBSA Ladies UK Championship Katie Henrick 4–0 [10] [13]
Winner 282000WLBSA Ladies British Open June Banks 3–0 [10] [13]
Winner 292000WLBSA Connie Gough National Kim Shaw 4–1 [10] [13]
Winner 302000WLBSA Consultex Belgium Open Lynette Horsburgh 4–0 [10] [13]
Winner 312000WLBSA Ladies Regal Masters Lynette Horsburgh 4–0 [10] [13]
Winner 322000 EBSA European Snooker Championship Wendy Jans 5–0
Winner 332000 Women's World Snooker Championship Lisa Ingall 4–1 [17]
Winner 342001WLBSA Ladies British Open Maria Catalano 4–0 [10] [6] [13]
Winner 352001WLBSA Ladies UK Championship Lynette Horsburgh 4–1 [10] [6] [13]
Winner 362001WLBSA Connie Gough National Lynette Horsburgh 4–1 [10] [13]
Winner 372001WLBSA European Ranking Event Lynette Horsburgh 4–0 [10] [13]
Winner 382001WLBSA LG Cup (Ladies) Lisa Quick 4–1 [10] [6] [13]
Winner 392001 EBSA European Snooker Championship Wendy Jans 5–3 [18]
Winner 402002WLBSA Ladies Regal Scottish Lynette Horsburgh 4–2 [10] [13]
Winner 412002WLBSA Ladies Regal Welsh Wendy Jans 4–0 [10] [13]
Winner 422002WLBSA Ladies British OpenSharon Dickson4–3 [10] [13]
Winner 432002WLBSA Ladies UK Championship Wendy Jans 4–1 [10] [13]
Winner 442002WLBSA Connie Gough National June Banks 4–2 [10] [13]
Winner 452002WLBSA European Ranking Event Lynette Horsburgh 4–2 [10] [13]
Winner 462002WLBSA LG Cup (Ladies) Lynette Horsburgh 4–2 [10] [13]
Winner 472002WLBSA Scottish Ladies ChampionshipSharon Dickson4–3 [10] [13]
Winner 482002 EBSA European Snooker Championship Wendy Jans 5–0
Winner 492002 Women's World Snooker Championship Lisa Quick 4–1 [19]
Winner 502003WLBSA Ladies Regal Welsh Lynette Horsburgh 4–1 [10] [13]
Winner 512003WLBSA Connie Gough National Emma Bonney 4–0 [10] [13]
Winner 522003 EBSA European Snooker Championship Wendy Jans 5–4
Winner 532003 IBSF World Snooker Championship Wendy Jans 5–2 [20]
Winner 542003 Women's World Snooker Championship Lisa Quick 4–1 [21]
Winner 552012WLBSA China Billiard & Snooker Association Championship [10]

English billiards

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponentScoreRef.
Runner-up 11999 World Ladies Billiards Championship Karen Corr 276–354 [22]
Winner 22001 World Ladies Billiards Championship Emma Bonney 290–219 [23]
Runner-up 32002 World Ladies Billiards Championship Emma Bonney 196–227 [24]
Winner 42003 World Ladies Billiards Championship Emma Bonney 299–155 [25]

Pool

YearTournamentRef
2004US Amateur National Championship [10]
2005WPBA West Coast Classic [10]
2005WPBA San Diego Classic [10]
2005WPBA Pacific Coast Classic [10]
2006WPBA San Diego Classic [10]
2006WPBA Pacific Coast Classic [10]
2007WPBA San Diego Classic [10]
2007WPBA Pacific Coast Classic [10]
2008WPBA Pacific Coast Classic [10]
2008WPBA Midwest Classic [10]
2008 WPBA U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship [10]
2009 Tournament of Champions [10]
2009WPBA Pacific Coast Classic [10]
2010Super Billiards Expo Players Championship [10]
2011 WPA Women's World Ten-ball Championship [10]
2012 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship [10]
2012 China Open 9-Ball Championship [10]
2013 Tournament of Champions [10]
2013WPA Amway Cup 9-Ball World Open [10] [26]
2014 Tournament of Champions [27]
2016Tornado Open Women's Open [10]
2017 European Pool Championship 9-Ball [10]
2017CBSA International Open [10]
2018 European Pool Championship 9-Ball [10]
2018Asian Culture Day Women's 10-Ball [10]
2019WPBA Aramith / Dr Pool Classic [10]
2019 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship [28]
2021Women's Poison VG 9-Ball Championship [10]
2021WPBA Sondheim Kiwanis Invitational [10]
2021Predator Austria Open 10-Ball [10]
2021 American Straight Pool Championship [10]
2022WPBA Northern Lights Classic [10]
2022WPBA Ashton Twins Classic [10]
2022WPBA Predator Event [10]
2022Super Billiards Expo Players Championship [10]
2022Predator Germany Open 10-Ball [10]
2022 World Games Nine-ball Singles [10]
2022Predator Michigan Open 10-Ball [10]
2022WPBA Sledgehammer Open [10]
2023WPBA Fairfield Invitational [10]
2023WPBA Iron City Invitational [10]
2023Predator Michigan Open 10-Ball [29]
2023WPBA Iron City Invitational [10]
2023Predator Puerto Rico Open 10-Ball [10]
2024The Americas Heyball Championship [10]
2024Borderline Brunswick Invitational [10]

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  3. ↑ Hodgson, Guy (24 April 2000). "White believes he can reward the public will". The Independent. 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.[ dead link ]
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