On November 20-24, Kelly Fisher came to Rothschild, WI, searching for her first win of 2019, and as soon as she landed. She knew in her heart that she might have defeated her old adversaries to take the crown.
At WPBA's Aramith/DR Pool Classic, there were present the usual array of suspects in this regard that including Jennifer Baretta, Jasmine Ouschan, Allison Fisher, Janet Atwell, LorreeJon Hasson, and Line Kjorsvik along with many others. Except for China's Siming Chen, who defeated her in the finals of WPBA Master last February in Michigan as she wasn't competing this time. Kelly still had to face another of China's own, Tzu-Chein Wei, whom she had already defeated in the semifinals of August's Sondheim Diamond Invitational in Iowa.
Fisher also faced Wei this time that too twice and as it turned out in which she lost the first game but came back breaking the bone in the second round and succeeded in claiming the event title. The $20,000-added event drew 48 entrants to the Central Wisconsin Convention and Expo Center in Rothschild.
The importance of claiming her first victory of the year 2019 was not lost on Fisher. As an individual and a professional, she never dwelled on the importance of winning a single event only for that event. Instead, she considered a single victory to be just as important as winning the entire tournament. "I was getting a worried for a moment there," she said. "I'd had numerous semifinal wins (since last May; 3, to be exact), so I'm very pleased to have gotten this title."I'm finally feeling that my game is back to where it was a few years ago," she added.
Fisher was one of those 16-participants who awarded an opening-round bye. When she lost the first round to Tzu-Chein Wei and was presented the opportunity to go at it again, she knew in her heart that she couldn't lose this time. So, she went with all her will and succeeded in outperforming her opponent. "My main thing," said Fisher, "is to come out of the gate strong, to keep control of the table." "Looking back at previous matches against Wei," she added, "it was about not allowing her to come back. She's capable of coming back from behind, so I knew once I had (the lead), I had to keep it." "I've been practicing quite hard," she said a few days later from her home in Scotland. "It came down to being patient. I knew I was close (to getting back into previous form), and that there was room to grow.
"I want to win the big ones," she added, "and it really is just a matter of practice."
Kelly will spend a few days at home. Then more than likely find time to do some of that all that critical practice and then head for China for the 2019 Women's World 9-Ball Championships to exchedelule on December 13-20.
At WPBA's Aramith/DR Pool Classic, there were present the usual array of suspects in this regard that including Jennifer Baretta, Jasmine Ouschan, Allison Fisher, Janet Atwell, LorreeJon Hasson, and Line Kjorsvik along with many others. Except for China's Siming Chen, who defeated her in the finals of WPBA Master last February in Michigan as she wasn't competing this time. Kelly still had to face another of China's own, Tzu-Chein Wei, whom she had already defeated in the semifinals of August's Sondheim Diamond Invitational in Iowa.
Fisher also faced Wei this time that too twice and as it turned out in which she lost the first game but came back breaking the bone in the second round and succeeded in claiming the event title. The $20,000-added event drew 48 entrants to the Central Wisconsin Convention and Expo Center in Rothschild.
The importance of claiming her first victory of the year 2019 was not lost on Fisher. As an individual and a professional, she never dwelled on the importance of winning a single event only for that event. Instead, she considered a single victory to be just as important as winning the entire tournament. "I was getting a worried for a moment there," she said. "I'd had numerous semifinal wins (since last May; 3, to be exact), so I'm very pleased to have gotten this title."I'm finally feeling that my game is back to where it was a few years ago," she added.
Fisher was one of those 16-participants who awarded an opening-round bye. When she lost the first round to Tzu-Chein Wei and was presented the opportunity to go at it again, she knew in her heart that she couldn't lose this time. So, she went with all her will and succeeded in outperforming her opponent. "My main thing," said Fisher, "is to come out of the gate strong, to keep control of the table." "Looking back at previous matches against Wei," she added, "it was about not allowing her to come back. She's capable of coming back from behind, so I knew once I had (the lead), I had to keep it." "I've been practicing quite hard," she said a few days later from her home in Scotland. "It came down to being patient. I knew I was close (to getting back into previous form), and that there was room to grow.
"I want to win the big ones," she added, "and it really is just a matter of practice."
Kelly will spend a few days at home. Then more than likely find time to do some of that all that critical practice and then head for China for the 2019 Women's World 9-Ball Championships to exchedelule on December 13-20.
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