Allison Fisher

Allison Fisher won her first World Snooker Championships at the age of 17. After an unparalleled snooker career in which she won countless titles and successfully defended her World title all but twice in her 10 years of pro snooker, Allison moved to the United States in 1995 to take a shot at the Women's Professional Billiards Pro 9-Ball tour.

Allison won just the second tour event she played in and has never looked back. Her tournament record compiled in the 7 years since then is unmatched in the history of professional cue-sports among men or women. She has won more 9-Ball tournaments than the total wins of all her pro competitors combined, and over 5 times as many titles as the player with the 2nd most wins in that span.

Personal Background

• Name: Allison Fisher
• Known as: The Duchess of Doom
• Sex: Female
• Age: 39 years old
  
• Date of Birth: February 24, 1968
• Place of Birth: England
• Country: England
• Nationality: British
• Hobbies: Playing snooker and pool
• Spouse: na
• Sports: Billiard

Achievements:

1995

• 1995 WPBA Orlando 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

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

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

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

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

2001

• 2001 Amway Cup
• 2001 Tournament of Champions

2002

• 2002 Amway Cup
• 2002 Tournament of Champions
• 2002 WPBA Midwest Classic
• 2002 WPBA Players Championship

2003

• 2003 WPBA Delta Classic
• 2003 WPBA Midwest Classic
• 2003 WPBA National 9-Ball Championship
• 2003 WPBA San Diego Classic

2004

• 2004 ESPN Ladies Challenge of Champions
• 2004 WPBA Delta Classic
• 2004 WPBA Midwest Classic
• 2004 WPBA San Diego Classic

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

2006

• 2006 WPBA Great Lakes Classic

Trivia:

• Allison Fisher is a snooker and pool player. She took the women's snooker world by storm, winning 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 Male Snooker ranking, but never progressed into the sport's upper levels. Feeling that she didn't receive the respect which the male players had, she moved to the U.S to play on the pool circuit where women receive greater respect.

• Fisher didn't 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 49 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 in which she played 3 games (winning 1).

• Fisher was dubbed 'The Duchess of Doom' and gained similar formidability to that of the 13-time darts world champion Phil 'The Power' Taylor and snooker players Joe Davis, Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry did in the 30's, 80's, and 90's respectively. Her greatest season was the 2000/2001 season when she won 8 consecutive majors. In the 2005 season, Fisher was the highest earner when she won £111,000.

Allison Fisher Wins Great Lakes Classic

Allison Fisher has wrapped up another win at the WPBA (Women’s Professinal billiard Association) Great Lakes Classic, scoring a 7-4 victory over Kelly Fisher in the finals.

In the first semifinal match, K. Fisher met with Sarah Ellerby. Both former snooker pros from the U.K., the players traded the first four racks in the shortened race to 7. Fisher took the lead in the next rack after a safety exchange over the 3 ball. They traded the next two games, and then Fisher took a two-point lead after a dry break by Ellerby, making it 5-3. However, Ellerby parried, taking the next two after a couple of errors on Fisher’s part. Fisher broke and ran out to reach the hill, and Ellerby countered by pocketing two balls on the next rack. Unfortunately for Ellerby, she rattled the 9 ball, and it was all over at that point, as Fisher pocketed the 9 and the 7-5 win.

A. Fisher met with Karen Corr in the second semifinals, and when Corr came up empty on her first break, Fisher cleared the table to take the first rack. The score seesawed to 2-all, at which point Fisher surged ahead to go up 5-2, capitalizing on a few errors by Corr. Undaunted, Corr took the next two racks with the help of a long-rail bank shot. But she missed a key 2-9 combo in the following game, and Fisher took the hill 6-4. Corr came up dry on her last break, and Fisher dished up to win 7-4.

K. Fisher instantly took a 2-0 lead in the finals, but A. Fisher was quick to retaliate and tie things up. Mistakes by both gave each multiple chances, and soon the score rested at 4 apiece. An excellent safety by A. Fisher behind the 8 ball saw her earn ball in hand, and she cleaned the table to take a one-rack advantage. She also broke next and, pocketing two balls, had little trouble running out to reach the hill. K. Fisher broke and made two balls next but rattled her first shot, the 1 ball. Though she got a bit out of line for the 6 ball, A. Fisher had little troubles potting the balls and taking back the Great Lakes Classic title.

Corr has jumped back up to number two in the WPBA rankings, surpassing both Ga Young Kim and Xiaoting Pan, while Anna Kostanian, who came in fifth place, is now ranked sixth.

Results:
1st Allison Fisher
2nd Kelly Fisher
3rd Karen Corr
Sarah Ellerby
5th Anna Kostanian
Jeanette Lee
Xiaoting Pan
Monica Webb
9th Jennifer Chen
Ga Young Kim
Vivian Villareal
Sarah Rousey
Dawn Hopkins
Megan Minerich
Yu Ram Cha
Tiffany Nelson

The Duchess Fends Off Corr for Top Spot for WPBA Allison Fisher and others

Just when it looked as though this would be the year that the duchess of the pool world might finally be dethroned, Allison Fisher closed out the 2006 Classic Tour schedule with back-to-back tournament victories and secured her No. 1 spot well into the New Year.

After struggling (by Duchess of Doom standards) with only one tournament championship win in 2006, Fisher found herself having a cancerous growth removed from under her eye just days before the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship in October.  Not sure whether she should compete in the event, and with Karen Corr right on her heels in the Player Rankings, Fisher decided to go to Albuquerque for the tournament.

Fisher shutout Caroline Pao 9-0 in her first match, and went on to defeat Helene Caukin, Laura Smith and Wendy Jans before finding herself in a hill-hill battle with Helena Thornfeldt.  Fisher would win the match and then defeat Vivian Villarreal in the semifinals.

In the finals, Fisher met Kim Shaw who was having the best tournament of her WPBA career.  Shaw took an early 4-1 lead in the match, but Fisher stormed back to tie it at 4-all.  Fisher would go on to win the match 7-5.  The victory earned her $14,000, while Shaw won $8,600.  Villarreal and Monica Webb tied for 3rd Place and each received $5,700.

The Tour made its last stop of the year in Lincoln City, Oregon, for the WPBA Nationals.  While the event and venue had changed, nothing had changed in Fisher’s game since Albuquerque.

She opened the tournament against recently crowned WPBA Rookie of the Year Xiaoting Pan, who had been somewhat of a spoiler for Fisher in ’06.  A 9-7 win over Pan would set the stage for another outstanding tournament run.

Fisher would lose no more than two games to any of her next four opponents—including good friend Gerda Hofstatter.  In the semifinals, it was a “Battle of Fishers” with Kelly Fisher squaring off against the Duchess of Doom for a spot in the finals.  The Duchess won the match 7-5 and moved on to meet Ga-Young Kim in the finals.  The match went hill-hill before Fisher emerged victorious, going undefeated for her second consecutive tournament.

Fisher took home $14,000 in 1st Place prize money, with Kim receiving $8,600 as the Runner-up.  Kelly Fisher and Karen Corr tied for 3rd Place and both won $5,700.

The 2007 Classic Tour season begins in February in Rocky Mount, N.C.