Kelly Fisher

English snooker and pool player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kelly Teresa Fisher (born 25 August 1978) is an English professional snooker, pool and billiards player. She has won world championships in all three disciplines.

Born (1978-08-25) 25 August 1978 (age 47)
South Elmsall, England
Sport country England
NicknameKwikFire[1]
Professional2005
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Kelly Fisher
MBE
Born (1978-08-25) 25 August 1978 (age 47)
South Elmsall, England
Sport country England
NicknameKwikFire[1]
Professional2005
Tournament wins
World ChampionSnooker:

Billiards:
  • 2001
  • 2003

Ten-ball:
  • 2011

Nine-ball:
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Quick facts Medal record, Women's nine-ball ...
Medal record
Women's nine-ball
Representing  Great Britain
World Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamSingles
Bronze medal – third place2013 CaliSingles
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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.[3]

Fisher won three successive Ladies World Snooker Championship between 1998 and 2000,[4] and won the title again in 2002 and 2003.[5][6]

In 2001, she won four successive tournaments in the ladies' divisions – the British Open, Belgian Open, LG Cup titles and the UK Championship,[7] and extended her winning streak to ten successive tournaments when she won the LG Cup in October 2002.[8]

In all, she won 45 ranking titles between 1991 and 2003.[9] From 2001 to 2003 she won fifteen consecutive tournaments in a 69-match winning streak.[9] Her break of 125 at the 2003 World Women's Snooker Championship was a record at the event until surpassed in 2023.[9] She was the first woman to make a century break in the qualifying stages of the World Snooker Championship, a 106 against Ryan Day in 2002.[9]

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.[10] She chose to switch to pool and moved to the United States to play on the Women's Professional Billiard Association (WPBA Tour),[11] joining Allison Fisher and Karen Corr.[12]

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.[2] 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 Women's World Nine-ball Championship (and WPA Player of the Year), among other titles.[2]

As of 2024, Fisher trained the Hong Kong National Team.[13]

Fisher was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to sport.[14]

Tournament wins

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

Snooker

More information Outcome, No. ...
OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponentScoreRef.
Winner 11993WLBSA Connie Gough MemorialTessa Davidson3–1[15]
Winner 21994WLBSA Connie Gough MemorialKaren Corr4–2[2][16]
Winner 31994WLBSA James Brooks ClassicTessa Davidson3–2[2][16]
Winner 41995WLBSA Academy Fork LiftKaren Corr4–0[2][16]
Winner 51995WLBSA Halsteads Ladies ClassicKaren Corr3–0[2][16]
Winner 61995WLBSA M-Tech Ladies ClassicJune Banks4–0[2][16]
Winner 71996WLBSA Bailey HomesJune Banks4–2[2][16]
Winner 81996WLBSA Ladies Regal ScottishLynette Horsburgh4–1[2][16]
Winner 91996WLBSA Ladies Regal WelshAnn-Marie Farren4–1[2][16]
Winner 101996WLBSA Applecentre Classic[2]
Winner 111996EBSA European Snooker ChampionshipKaren Corr6–3[17]
Winner 121997WLBSA James Brooks ClassicKaren Corr3–1[2][16]
Winner 131997WLBSA Applecentre ClassicLisa Quick4–2[16]
Winner 141997EBSA European Snooker ChampionshipKim Shaw5–3
Runner-up 151997Women's World Snooker ChampionshipKaren Corr3–6[18]
Winner 161998WLBSA Ladies Regal ScottishTessa Davidson4–3[2][16]
Winner 171998WLBSA Grand Prix (Ladies)Lisa Quick4–0[2][16]
Runner-up 181998EBSA European Snooker ChampionshipKaren Corr2–5
Winner 191998Women's World Snooker ChampionshipKaren Corr5–0[19]
Winner 201999WLBSA Ladies Regal ScottishJulie Gillespie4–0[2][16]
Winner 211999WLBSA Connie Gough MemorialTessa Davidson3–1[2][16]
Winner 221999WLBSA Ladies British OpenJune Banks4–2[2][16]
Winner 231999WLBSA Ladies UK ChampionshipEmma Bonney4–0[2][16]
Winner 241999WLBSA National ChampionshipJulie Gillespie4–1[2][16]
Winner 251999EBSA European Snooker ChampionshipWendy Jans5–2
Winner 261999Women's World Snooker ChampionshipKaren Corr4–2[6]
Winner 272000WLBSA Ladies UK ChampionshipKatie Henrick4–0[2][16]
Winner 282000WLBSA Ladies British OpenJune Banks3–0[2][16]
Winner 292000WLBSA Connie Gough NationalKim Shaw4–1[2][16]
Winner 302000WLBSA Consultex Belgium OpenLynette Horsburgh4–0[2][16]
Winner 312000WLBSA Ladies Regal MastersLynette Horsburgh4–0[2][16]
Winner 322000EBSA European Snooker ChampionshipWendy Jans5–0
Winner 332000Women's World Snooker ChampionshipLisa Ingall4–1[20]
Winner 342001WLBSA Ladies British OpenMaria Catalano4–0[2][7][16]
Winner 352001WLBSA Ladies UK ChampionshipLynette Horsburgh4–1[2][7][16]
Winner 362001WLBSA Connie Gough NationalLynette Horsburgh4–1[2][16]
Winner 372001WLBSA European Ranking EventLynette Horsburgh4–0[2][16]
Winner 382001WLBSA LG Cup (Ladies)Lisa Quick4–1[2][7][16]
Winner 392001EBSA European Snooker ChampionshipWendy Jans5–3[21]
Winner 402002WLBSA Ladies Regal ScottishLynette Horsburgh4–2[2][16]
Winner 412002WLBSA Ladies Regal WelshWendy Jans4–0[2][16]
Winner 422002WLBSA Ladies British OpenSharon Dickson4–3[2][16]
Winner 432002WLBSA Ladies UK ChampionshipWendy Jans4–1[2][16]
Winner 442002WLBSA Connie Gough NationalJune Banks4–2[2][16]
Winner 452002WLBSA European Ranking EventLynette Horsburgh4–2[2][16]
Winner 462002WLBSA LG Cup (Ladies)Lynette Horsburgh4–2[2][16]
Winner 472002WLBSA Scottish Ladies ChampionshipSharon Dickson4–3[2][16]
Winner 482002EBSA European Snooker ChampionshipWendy Jans5–0
Winner 492002Women's World Snooker ChampionshipLisa Quick4–1[22]
Winner 502003WLBSA Ladies Regal WelshLynette Horsburgh4–1[2][16]
Winner 512003WLBSA Connie Gough NationalEmma Bonney4–0[2][16]
Winner 522003EBSA European Snooker ChampionshipWendy Jans5–4
Winner 532003IBSF World Snooker ChampionshipWendy Jans5–2[23]
Winner 542003Women's World Snooker ChampionshipLisa Quick4–1[24]
Winner 552012WLBSA China Billiard & Snooker Association Championship[2]
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  • Home Internationals (with team England) 2002 and 2003

English billiards

More information Outcome, No. ...
OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponentScoreRef.
Runner-up 11999World Ladies Billiards ChampionshipKaren Corr276–354[25]
Winner 22001World Ladies Billiards ChampionshipEmma Bonney290–219[26]
Runner-up 32002World Ladies Billiards ChampionshipEmma Bonney196–227[27]
Winner 42003World Ladies Billiards ChampionshipEmma Bonney299–155[28]
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Pool

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YearTournamentRef
2004US Amateur National Championship[2]
2005WPBA West Coast Classic[2]
2005WPBA San Diego Classic[2]
2005WPBA Pacific Coast Classic[2]
2006WPBA San Diego Classic[2]
2006WPBA Pacific Coast Classic[2]
2007WPBA San Diego Classic[2]
2007WPBA Pacific Coast Classic[2]
2008WPBA Pacific Coast Classic[2]
2008WPBA Midwest Classic[2]
2008WPBA U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship[2]
2009Tournament of Champions[2]
2009WPBA Pacific Coast Classic[2]
2010Super Billiards Expo Players Championship[2]
2011WPA Women's World Ten-ball Championship[2]
2012WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship[2]
2012China Open 9-Ball Championship[2]
2013Tournament of Champions[2]
2013WPA Amway Cup 9-Ball Open[2][29]
2014Tournament of Champions[30]
2016Tornado Open Women's Open[2]
2017European Pool Championship 9-Ball[2]
2017CBSA International Open[2]
2018European Pool Championship 9-Ball[2]
2018Asian Culture Day Women's 10-Ball[2]
2019WPBA Aramith / Dr Pool Classic[2]
2019WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship[31]
2021Women's Poison VG 9-Ball Championship[2]
2021WPBA Sondheim Kiwanis Invitational[2]
2021Predator Austria Open 10-Ball[2]
2021American Straight Pool Championship[2]
2022WPBA Northern Lights Classic[2]
2022WPBA Ashton Twins Classic[2]
2022WPBA Predator Event[2]
2022Super Billiards Expo Players Championship[2]
2022Predator Germany Open 10-Ball[2]
2022World Games Nine-ball Singles[2]
2022Predator Michigan Open 10-Ball[2]
2022WPBA Sledgehammer Open[2]
2023WPBA Fairfield Invitational[2]
2023WPBA Iron City Invitational[2]
2023Predator Michigan Open 10-Ball[32]
2023WPBA Iron City Invitational[2]
2023Predator Puerto Rico Open 10-Ball[2]
2024The Americas Heyball Championship[2]
2024Borderline Brunswick Invitational[2]
2024Predator Las Vegas Open Mixed Doubles - with (Alexander Kazakis)[2]
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