Allison Fisher
Encyclopedia
Allison Fisher is an English
professional pool
(and former professional snooker
) player.
, Kent
. She won her first world title at the age of 17. To date, she has won over 80 national titles and 11 world titles in total. She even entered the men's snooker rankings, but never progressed into the sport's upper levels. Feeling that she did not receive the same respect as the male players, she moved to the United States to play on the pool circuit. On 18 March 2009, she endorsed the Delta-13 billiard rack and has her own signature series.
On 8 June 2009, Fisher was nominated to be inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame.
Fisher did not take long to make her mark in the world of pool, winning only the second tournament that she played in. She has an unequaled record, winning 50 WPBA
titles, which includes 4 world 9-Ball
championships. Since her move, she has also been the highest-earning player on a number of occasions, which takes into account male and female players. Matchroom sports invited her to play in the Matchroom snooker league, and she was also invited to play in the Mosconi Cup
1994, when Europe lost 16:12 against Team USA.
Fisher was nicknamed "the Duchess of Doom" and gained a reputation similar to that of the fifteen-time darts
world champion Phil Taylor and snooker players Joe Davis
, Steve Davis
and Stephen Hendry
in the 1930s and 80s–90s, respectively. Her greatest season was the 2000/2001 season when she won 8 consecutive major pro pool tournaments. In the 2005 season, Fisher was the highest earner, winning £
111,000.
For 2007, she was declared the female Player of the Year by all three of the major pool publications, Billiards Digest, Pool & Billiard Magazine, and InsidePOOL Magazine (in each case with Shane Van Boening as her male co-recipient of the honor), and also ranked #1 in the P&B "Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players" poll for that year. She has been the BD female Player of the Year for 11 of the 12 years spanning 1996–2007, including 6 in a row, 2002–2007.
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1991
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
professional pool
Pocket billiards
Pool, also more formally known as pocket billiards or pool billiards , is the family of cue sports and games played on a pool table having six receptacles called pockets along the , into which balls are deposited as the main goal of play. Popular versions include eight-ball and nine-ball...
(and former professional snooker
Snooker
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
) player.
Biography
Fisher grew up in HadlowHadlow
Hadlow is a village in the Medway valley, near Tonbridge, Kent; it is in the Tonbridge and Malling district. The Saxon name for the settlement was Haeselholte...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
. She won her first world title at the age of 17. To date, she has won over 80 national titles and 11 world titles in total. She even entered the men's snooker rankings, but never progressed into the sport's upper levels. Feeling that she did not receive the same respect as the male players, she moved to the United States to play on the pool circuit. On 18 March 2009, she endorsed the Delta-13 billiard rack and has her own signature series.
On 8 June 2009, Fisher was nominated to be inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame.
Fisher did not take long to make her mark in the world of pool, winning only the second tournament that she played in. She has an unequaled record, winning 50 WPBA
Women's Professional Billiard Association
The WPBA is a professional women's billiards tour based in the United States. It was originally founded in 1976 as the Women's Professional Billiard Alliance by players Madelyn Whitlow and Palmer Byrd, as well as Larry Miller ....
titles, which includes 4 world 9-Ball
Nine Ball
Nine-ball is a contemporary form of pool , with historical beginnings rooted in the United States and traceable to the 1920s...
championships. Since her move, she has also been the highest-earning player on a number of occasions, which takes into account male and female players. Matchroom sports invited her to play in the Matchroom snooker league, and she was also invited to play in the Mosconi Cup
Mosconi Cup
The Mosconi Cup is an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested between teams representing Europe and the USA since 1994. The trophy is named after American player Willie Mosconi, and is modeled on and compared to the Ryder Cup in golf...
1994, when Europe lost 16:12 against Team USA.
Fisher was nicknamed "the Duchess of Doom" and gained a reputation similar to that of the fifteen-time darts
Darts
Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...
world champion Phil Taylor and snooker players Joe Davis
Joe Davis
Joe Davis, OBE was a British professional player of snooker and English billiards....
, Steve Davis
Steve Davis
Steve Davis, OBE is an English professional snooker player. He has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six World Championships during the 1980s, when he was the world number one for seven years and became the sport's first millionaire...
and Stephen Hendry
Stephen Hendry
Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...
in the 1930s and 80s–90s, respectively. Her greatest season was the 2000/2001 season when she won 8 consecutive major pro pool tournaments. In the 2005 season, Fisher was the highest earner, winning £
Pound sterling
The pound sterling , commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence...
111,000.
For 2007, she was declared the female Player of the Year by all three of the major pool publications, Billiards Digest, Pool & Billiard Magazine, and InsidePOOL Magazine (in each case with Shane Van Boening as her male co-recipient of the honor), and also ranked #1 in the P&B "Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players" poll for that year. She has been the BD female Player of the Year for 11 of the 12 years spanning 1996–2007, including 6 in a row, 2002–2007.
Titles and achievements
2011- 2011 WPBA US Open 9-Ball Championship
- 2011 Ultimate 10-Ball Championship Women's Division
2008
- 2008 WPBA San Diego Classic
- 2008 WPBA Great Lakes Classic
2007
- 2007 US Open Nine-ball ChampionshipUS Open Nine-ball ChampionshipThe U.S. Open Championships is an annual professional pool tournament that began in 1976 at Q-Master Billiards in Norfolk, Virginia. Today, it is held in the Chesapeake Conference Center, Chesapeake, Virginia...
(women's division) - 2007 WPBA Classic Tour National Nine-ball Champion
- 2007 Florida Classic
- 2007 Billiards Digest Player of the Year (female)
- 2007 Pool & Billiard Magazine Player of the Year (female)
- 2007 Pool & Billiard Magazine Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players, #1
2006
- 2006 WPBA Classic Tour National Nine-ball Champion
- 2006 WPBA Great Lakes Classic
- 2006 Billiards Digest Player of the Year (female)
2005
- 2005 Amway Cup
- 2005 WPBA BCA 9-Ball Championship
- 2005 WPBA Carolina Classic
- 2005 WPBA Great Lakes Classic
- 2005 WPBA Midwest Classic
- 2005 WPBA U.S. Open
- 2005 Billiards Digest Player of the Year (female)
2004
- 2004 ESPN Ladies Challenge of Champions
- 2004 WPBA Delta Classic
- 2004 WPBA Midwest Classic
- 2004 WPBA San Diego Classic
- 2004 Billiards Digest Player of the Year (female)
2003
- 2003 WPBA Delta Classic
- 2003 WPBA Midwest Classic
- 2003 WPBA National 9-Ball Championship
- 2003 WPBA San Diego Classic
- 2003 Billiards Digest Player of the Year (female)
2002
- 2002 Amway Cup
- 2002 Tournament of Champions
- 2002 WPBA Midwest Classic
- 2002 WPBA Players Championship
- 2002 Billiards Digest Player of the Year (female)
2001
- 2001 Amway Cup
- 2001 Tournament of Champions
2000
- 2000 BCA U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship
- 2000 Long Fong Cup
- 2000 Tournamnent of Champions
- 2000 UCC World Ladies Pro 9-Ball Tournament
- 2000 WPBA California Classic
- 2000 WPBA National Championship
- 2000 WPBA Villa Park 9-Ball Challenge
- 2000 WPBA Virtual Pool 9-Ball Challenge
1999
- 1999 Billiard Congress of America Pro Open
- 1999 ESPN Ultimate 9-Ball Challenge
- 1999 ESPN Ultimate Shootout
- 1999 WPBA Arizona Classic
- 1999 WPBA Detroit Classic
- 1999 WPBA National Championship
- 1999 WPBA Players Championship
- 1999 WPBA U.S. Open
1998
- 1998 ESPN Ultimate Shootout
- 1998 Tournament of Champions
- 1998 WPA World 9-Ball Championship
- 1998 WPBA Bay Area Classic
- 1998 WPBA Dallas Classic
- 1998 WPBA National Championship
- 1998 WPBA Philadelphia Players Championship
- 1998 WPBA San Diego Classic
- 1998 WPBA Twin Cities Classic
1997
- 1997 ESPN Ultimate 9-Ball Challenge
- 1997 WPA World 9-Ball Championship
- 1997 WPBA Detroit Classic
- 1997 WPBA Los Angeles Classic
- 1997 WPBA New York Classic
- 1997 WPBA Philadelphia Players Championship
- 1997 WPBA Phoenix Classic
- 1997 WPBA Twin Cities Classic
1996
- 1996 WPA World 9-Ball Championship
- 1996 WPBA Honolulu Classic
- 1996 WPBA Los Angeles Classic
- 1996 WPBA Nashville Classic
- 1996 WPBA National 9-Ball Championship
- 1996 WPBA New York Classic
- 1996 WPBA Orlando Classic
1995
- 1995 WPBA Orlando Classic
1991
- 1991 Mita/Sky World MastersWorld MastersThe World Masters, known for sponsorship reasons as the Mita/Sky World Masters, was a snooker tournament held in January 1991. Conceived by promoter Barry Hearn, the tournament had a similar format to the Grand Slam events in tennis, with men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's...
Mixed Doubles with Steve DavisSteve DavisSteve Davis, OBE is an English professional snooker player. He has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six World Championships during the 1980s, when he was the world number one for seven years and became the sport's first millionaire... - 1991 Mita/Sky World MastersWorld MastersThe World Masters, known for sponsorship reasons as the Mita/Sky World Masters, was a snooker tournament held in January 1991. Conceived by promoter Barry Hearn, the tournament had a similar format to the Grand Slam events in tennis, with men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's...
Women's Doubles with Stacey Hillyard
External links
- Official site
- Picture Gallery of Allison Fisher
- http://www.insidepoolmag.com/pool-and-billiard-podcasts/pool-podcasts-and-videos/interview-with-allison-fisher-200801135836.htmlAllison Fisher on "Xtreme Pressbox" podcastPodcastA podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
by Inside Pool Magazine] - Official Delta-13 site