Kelly Fisher facts for kids
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| Born | 25 August 1978 South Elmsall, England |
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| Sport country |  England |
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Representing  Great Britain |
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| Gold | 2022 Birmingham | Singles |
| Bronze | 2013 Cali | Singles |
Kelly Teresa Fisher MBE (born 25 August 1978) is an English professional player of pool, snooker and English billiards. She is known for being one of the best players in the world.
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Kelly Fisher's Amazing Career
Kelly Fisher grew up in South Elmsall, a town near Pontefract in West Yorkshire, England. She started playing pool in her parents' pub. When she was 13, she began playing snooker. By the time she was 21, she was already ranked as the number one player for two years in a row!
Winning Snooker Championships
Kelly won the Ladies World Snooker Championship three times in a row, from 1998 to 2000. She won the title again in 2002 and 2003. This means she was a world champion five times in snooker!
In 2001, Kelly won four big tournaments in a row. These included the British Open and the UK Championship. She kept winning, making it ten tournaments in a row by October 2002. She also reached the final of every European Ladies' Championship. In 2003, she won the first IBSF World Ladies' Championship.
Switching to Pool
In 2003, the main group that supported women's snooker stopped helping with big tournaments. Kelly had to choose between getting a regular job or trying a new game: nine-ball pool. She decided to switch to pool and moved to the United States. There, she joined the Women's Professional Billiard Association (WPBA Tour). Other famous snooker players like Allison Fisher and Karen Corr also joined her.
Becoming a Pool Champion
After playing pool for two years, Kelly became one of the top 10 women players. She won the San Diego Classic three times in a row from 2005 to 2007. In August 2008, she became the number one ranked woman in pool worldwide. She achieved this by winning the US Open Championship.
Since then, Kelly has won many more titles. These include the 2009 International Tournament of Champions and the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship. She also won the 2011 WPA World Ten-ball Championship and the 2012 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship. Because of her amazing wins in 2012, she was named the WPA Player of the Year. In 2019, she won the Nine-ball World Championship again.
Coaching and Honors
Kelly is also a certified coach for billiards. She has taught players all over the world. She was even the coach for the largest amateur pool league in North Carolina, USA. Her most important coaching job is teaching and training the Hong Kong National Team in Hong Kong.
In 2024, Kelly Fisher was given a special award called the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). This award is for her great contributions to sports. She was also recognized as the Billiards Digest Player of the Decade for 2010-2020. In 2021, she was added to the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame. She has also been named AZBilliards Player of the Year multiple times.
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Kelly Fisher playing pool.
