Allison Fisher
Allison Fisher 
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| birthday | 24th February 1968 (age 52) |
| place of birth | Cheshunt |
| Nickname | The Duchess of Doom |
| Professional since | 1995 |
| Biggest success | |
| 9-ball World Cup | Victory ( women ) (1996, 1997, 1998, 2001) |
| Pool world rankings | |
| Current WRL location | 52 (as of July 2, 2020) |
Allison Fisher (born February 24, 1968 in Cheshunt ) is an English professional pool player and former professional snooker player . She is not related to the pool player Kelly Fisher .
Career
Beginnings
Fisher's interest in snooker began when the pot black games were broadcast. After the family moved to Peacehaven , she played snooker at the local club for several hours a week at the age of 12. Within a year she was accepted into the pub team and competed in league games.
Shortly thereafter, Fisher first took part in a national women's tournament. After a first round defeat, a defeat in the quarterfinals and a defeat in the final, she was able to win the fourth tournament. This is how she was discovered by Frank Callan , who also coached Steve Davis for a time .
snooker
| Allison Fisher | |
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| birthday | 24th February 1968 (age 52) |
| place of birth | Cheshunt |
| nationality |
 England
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| Nickname (s) | The Duchess of Doom |
| professional | 1991-1997 |
| Prize money | £ 12,482 |
| Highest break | 133 |
| Century Breaks | 11 |
| Main tour successes | |
| World championships | 7 ( Women's World Cup ) |
| World rankings | |
| Highest WRL place | 191 |
Amateur years
At the age of 17, Fisher won the 1985 women's snooker world championship 5-1 against Stacey Hillyard . In the same year she first tried to qualify for the Snooker Main Tour , but she failed in the first round of the qualifying tournament against Steve Meakin . In 1986 she defended her world title against the Canadian Sue LeMaich, at the national Watney Open she was defeated in the opening game against Stefan Mazrocis . At the beginning of the 1986/87 season she took part in two events of the WPBSA Pro Ticket Series , but she came only once into the round of 16, where she was eliminated by Mick Price . She continued her quest in 1988 , this time losing to Stefan Mazrocis in the round of 32. In the same year she was able to win the women's snooker world championship for the third time when she defeated last year's world champion Anne-Marie Farren 6-1. In 1989 she defended her title against Farren. In her early twenties, she was signed by Barry Hearn . Hearn was the longtime manager of Steve Davis and organized numerous snooker tournaments with his company Matchroom Sport - including the Matchroom League .
In 1991 Fisher won the Women's World Cup again, this time beating Karen Corr 8-2 . At the World Masters she lost to Stacey Hillyard in the women's semi-finals . In the women's doubles she defeated in the final together with Stacey Hillyard Karen Corr and Anne-Marie Farren , in the mixed doubles she defeated Jimmy White and Caroline Walch together with Steve Davis . On a professional level, she was invited to the London Masters , where she lost to Jimmy White in the quarter-finals. For the 1991/92 season , the big tournaments were released for all players and she decided to take part in the professional tour.
In 1993 and 1994 she won the women's world championship against Stacey Hillyard.
Professional years
In the heyday of snooker with over 500 professional players, Fisher had to go through numerous qualifying rounds to reach the main round, in which she often failed. At the start of the season she lost in the second round of the invitation tournament Thailand Masters against Gary Wilkinson , who defeated her 3: 5. At the Dubai Masters she reached the third qualifying round and after an opening defeat at the Grand Prix the same round at the UK Championship , where she failed to Joe Swail . After another opening defeat at the Classic , Fisher was invited to the Matchroom League , where she met high-profile opponents such as Steve Davis , Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White . In twelve games you get wins over Tony Drago , Neal Foulds and Mike Hallett and a 4: 4 against Tony Meo . This was followed by a series of defeats in their opening matches, so that they won their next game at the Strachan Open . There she got to the fourth qualifying round, in which she lost to Andy Hicks . At the end of the season she reached the second round in qualifying for the World Snooker Championship , in which she was defeated by the Scottish Chris Small .
In her second professional season , Fisher had worked her way up to 234th in the ranking. In her first tournament participation at the Dubai Classic , she narrowly missed the entry into the main round when she lost 4-5 to Joe Swail in the ninth and final qualifying round. Fisher played a 133 break in the game, her highest break ever. In the UK Championship she reached the sixth qualifying round, in the second event of the Strachan Challenge , a minor ranking tournament, even the main round, in which she lost to Robert Marshall . After several early defeats, she reached the fifth qualifying round at the Welsh Open , the seventh at the Asian Open and the sixth qualifying round at the International Open and the World Snooker Championship .
At the beginning of the 1993/94 season , Fisher had worked his way up to ranked 202nd place. At the start of the season she reached the seventh qualifying round at both the Dubai Classic and the Grand Prix , in which she lost to Murdo MacLeod and Peter Daubney . At the next two ranking tournaments, the UK Championship and the European Open , Fisher reached the fifth qualifying round. She also took part in the Matchroom League , in which she won nine games against Sascha Diemer and Mario Wehrmann and drew against Jimmy White , Robert Burda and Alan McManus . At the Welsh Open she reached the seventh qualifying round, in which she lost 5-0 to Stephen Lee . In the next tournament, the International Open , she reached the penultimate qualifying round, in which she lost to Mark Rowing . At the Thailand Open she reached the fifth qualifying round, at the British Open she lost after defeating Steve Mifsud in the seventh round against Tony Wilson . In qualifying for the World Snooker Championship , he lost in the fourth round.
Fisher represented Europe at the first Mosconi Cup in 1994 , as it was still mandatory to have two women on the team at the first edition. As of 1995, however, this regulation was abolished, so that this one appearance remained.
Placed on world number 191, Fisher reached the penultimate qualifying round in Dubai at the start of the season in which she lost 5-1 to Anthony Bolsover . After two early losses, she was invited to the Malta Grand Prix , where she lost to Joe Swail after beating Gerard Greene . At the Welsh Open she reached the fourth qualifying round, in which she was defeated by the Northern Irishman Jack McLaughlin . After two early defeats, she reached the same round at the British Open and at the end of the season in the World Cup qualifiers .
At the age of 27, Fisher was supposed to take part in a tournament in India that was originally supposed to take place in February. After the tournament was postponed several times, she lost interest in snooker. The numerous machos (she explicitly did not include the stars of the scene such as Davis, Hendry and White) of the sport, who did not accept being defeated by her, she also named as a reason. She swore to her mother that she would see her play snooker for the last time at the tournament in India ("This is the last time you will see me play snooker").
Pool
In 1995, Fisher bought a one-way ticket to Las Vegas , where she took part in a pool tournament in Charlotte upon arrival . There she took ninth place. She won the following tournament.
In the same year she became a professional player. Since then she has won over 50 tournaments in the WPBA series and is the record winner of this tournament with four wins at the World 9-Ball Championship (1996, 1997, 1998 and 2001). In 1998 she became European champion in the disciplines 9-ball and 14 and 1 endless .
In 2009 she won the gold medal in the women's 9-ball at the World Games . Shortly thereafter, she was elected to the Hall of Fame for the Billiard Congress of America . That same year she was shortlisted for Stonewall's Sports Award of the Year .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Will Buckley: Allison Fisher beat the men at snooker, now she earns more than them playing pool. The Guardian , November 8, 2009, accessed November 12, 2018 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Fisher, Allison |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | The Duchess of Doom (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English pool and snooker player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cheshunt |