Tag: WPBA

Korean Sensation Ga-Young Kim capped off an uncharacteristic final day of play with a 7-6 win over Karen Corr to win the 2004 WPBA US Open. The TV rounds, usually only the domain of a few certain players, were invaded by not only Kim but also Melissa Herndon from California and Kelly Fisher who d…

[caption id="attachment_2732" align="alignright" width="150"] Julie Kelly finally broke through for a WPBA title win.[/caption]Julie Kelly has broken the Allison Fisher/Karen Corr stranglehold on Women's Professional Billiard Association titles. The ebullient Irishwoman took a 7-5 victory over pe…

[caption id="attachment_2672" align="alignright" width="150"] Fisher took a crushing victory.[/caption]Allison Fisher took a decisive 7-2 victory over her constant rival, Karen Corr, in the final of the Women's Professional Billiard Association's Midwest Open, June 9-13 at the Par-A-Dice Hotel and C…

Allison Fisher defeated first-seed Karen Corr, 7-1, to win the Women’s Professional Billiard Association Cuetec Cues Players Championship. This is Fisher’s first classic tour win since the WPBA Nationals in December 2000; her victory snapped Corr’s winning streak of six consecutive WPBA Classic Tour…

Feb. 8 press release from Trifecta Entertainment, the Women's Professional Billiard Association announced that the Board of Directors had unanimously voted to dismiss newly elected board member Dr. Diana Sorrentino. Sorrentino, a New York business consultant, was dismissed with cause, according to t…

Allison Fisher captured her biggest victory of the year by beating Karen Corr in sudden death to claim the winner-takes-all International Tournament of Champions at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn., on Nov. 8. The victory netted Fisher, the No. 2-ranked player on the Women’s Professional Bill…

For the third consecutive Classic Tour event, Karen Corr rebounded from an earlier loss to win a tournament championship. This time Corr did it at the Women’s Professional Billiard Association Midwest Classic at Palace Billiards in Villa Park, Ill., Oct. 11-14, recovering from a loss to Fisher in th…

The Billiard Congress of America has designated Nov. 10 as Billiards for America Day, and is coordinating an industry-wide effort to raise money for relief funds established to benefit victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack. The BCA, working with the American Poolplayers Association and the Wo…