By Elliott West
Introduction
Of all the women that have played snooker over the years, an instant name that springs to mind is Allison Fisher. A winner of numerous titles in snooker and pool during her long and illustrious career, 1994 can be set aside as a very good year for this former six times world champion. In a year where she won the Women’s World Snooker Championship for the last time, Allison also claimed the Haverhill Ladies Classic defeating Kelly Fisher 3-0 in the final and earning herself £400 as a result.
The best one Wins
In an event held at the Haverhill Snooker Club and sponsored by Ernie Payne, the owner of the club and the person who contributed the £1,000 prize fund for the tournament, Allison Fisher had already stood out, making a clearance of 128 and earning the highest break prize of £50. While Kelly Fisher had beaten Stacey Hillyard 3-1 in the quarter-final and Sarah Smith, a former lifeguard and potential tennis player, 3-2 in the last four.
The tournament attracted a total of 41 entries and the excellent facilities at the club allowed matches to be played over the best of five frames from the outset. An event that had a number of casualties along the way including Karen Corr, Caroline Walch, and Julie Kelly, the top player in the Irish Republic and the winner of the World Championship plate competition, losing to Alison Fisher 3-1 in the second round. However, Emma Bonney did win the Plate Tournament, defeating Teresa Carlisle 2-1.
WLBSA chairman Mandy Fisher who had her cue stolen just before the 1993 World Championship, was delighted to play well with her new John Parris cue on its first outing, making a 53 break in her first match. Mandy had tried a number of cues before settling on this one but wasn’t happy until this one landed in her hands. A gift that she later commented on, saying:
“I had that stolen cue for my whole playing career and in the end I asked John to make me a new one as similar as possible. The result was evidently a success!”.
Mandy Fisher
