Inducted into Billiards Hall-of-Fame:  2009  

Pocket Billiards Titles Since 1995:  75

  • 1 Gold Medal- 2009 World Games
  • 4 World Championships (WPA)
  • 8 U.S. National Championships (WPBA)
  • 4 U.S. Open Championships (WPBA)
  • 2 BCA Championships (WPBA)
  • 39 Classic Tour Titles (WPBA)
  • 22 Other Worldwide titles including:
    • 5 Tournament of Champions
    • 5 Amway Cups
    • 2 ESPN Championships

Allison’s results from 1995 – 2008

  • Total # of events =   141
  • Total # of wins =   64    (45.4%)
  • Total # of top 5s =   125    (88.7%)

Snooker Titles from 1983-1995
  • 11 World Championships
    • 7 Singles
    • 4 Doubles
  • 80+ National Championships

Other Interesting Facts & Statistics

  • More “Player of Year” titles than any other sports star, extending her POY streak to six straight years, and 11 of the past 13 years.
  • The world’s top-ranked player for six years, 11 of the past 13 years in the WPBA, and for most of the preceding 10 years while residing in England. 
  • Since immigrating to the US in 1995, Allison has added 53 Women’s Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) “Classic Tour” titles and an unprecedented 22 international championships to her record for a total of 75 career titles.
  • Holds the record for most consecutive wins on the WPBA Classic Tour with seven total.
  • The only person to win the National 9-Ball Championship eight times.
  • The only person to win the Tournament of Champions five times.
  • The only person to win the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship four times.
  • The only person to win the World 9-Ball Championship four times.
  • From 1983 – 1995, Allison won more than 80 national and 11 world snooker titles.
  • Won her first National title in 1983 at age of 15 and then won her first World title in 1985 at the age of 17.
  • First woman to make a century break in the world championship – 103 (1991).
  • Made the highest break in a World Ladies Billiard & Snooker Association (WLBSA) event – 133.
  • First woman to compile a century break on TV – 102 (in the final of the 1993 World Mixed Doubles Challenge in Waregam).
  • Made highest break by a woman on TV – 133 (1994 European League).
  • Competed in Matchroom League where she beat the likes of Neal Foulds, Mike Hallett and Tony Drago.
  • Reached a career high of 192nd in the world rankings – the highest ever by a woman at a time when over 450 players were regularly entering events.

 

A Comparison of Individual Sports Greats (updated August 2, 2009)

 Athlete

Allison Fisher

Tiger Woods

Roger Federer

 Tour Wins

165

91

57

 Major Titles

32

14

15

 Years Ranked #1

22

9

5

*SOURCES: WPBA, PGA, ATP, AND ONLINE SPORTS PUBLICATIONS

Recognitions

  • City of Brighton Walk of Fame, inducted November 2002
  • Presented McDonalds Child of Achievement Awards for 7 consecutive years commencing 1988, with prominent figures such as Princess Diana, HRH The Duchess of Kent, Baroness Thatcher and Sir John Major.
  • Launched the Rothmans Year Book
  • Twice named UK Tie Woman of the Year 

TV/Appearances: 

  • Noel Edmonds “Swap shop” (age 14)
  • Terry Wogan Show (age 17)
  • Attended BBC’s UK Sports Personality of the Year
  • Question of Sport on BBC (appeared as a panelist numerous times and also as a “mystery guest”)
  • Body Matters
  • Big Break (Saturday evening prime viewing game show presented by Jim Davidson and John Virgo)
  • Regular “studio guest” during Snooker events for Sky Sports
  • Steve Davis & Friends (one-hour televised interview on Sky Sports) (2001)
  • “Shooting Vectors”, an instructional video on TSN
  • Commentator and interviewer on International Pool Tour streaming video (2006)
  • Sideline commentator for WPBA 2008 US Open Championships on ESPN
  • A regular on cable network ESPN/2 and Sky Sports, Allison is one of the most recognized athletes on sports television with over 100 hours of coverage.
  • Speeches: Appeared for the Rotary Club, Lions Club and numerous education institutions throughout the UK.

Volunteer:

  • Patron of the Help the Handicapped Holiday Fund in UK
  • Patron of the Bridge Trust for the homeless of Kent County, UK
  • Served a term as President of World Professional Billiards Association Board of Directors (2000)
  • Participates in every WPBA Charity Pro-Am benefiting charities such as