Allison Fisher wins San Diego Classic

Allison Fisher from England won the WPBA San Diego Classic to kick off the 2008 Classic Tour.

In the final she defeated Gerda Hofstätter (Austria) 7-4. Ga Young Kim (South Korea) and Karen Corr (Ireland) finished joint third.

Three-time defending champion Kelly Fisher (England) lost 9-6 to Hofstätter in the quarter-finals.

This was Fisher's 52nd title on the Classic Tour.

In this year's rankings all players start off with zero points. Therefore Fisher is the first leader in the rankings. She ended up on top of the list last season.

The event took place from 9-13 April at the Viejas Casino, Alpine, California. It was the first of ten events on the 2008 Classic Tour. Next up is the Great Lakes Classic, at the Blue Chip Casino, Michigan City, Indiana, 25-29 June 2008.

See also:

• Tournament Bracket (wpba.com - PDF)
• Highlights: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (wpba.com - PDF)
• Stats (wpba.com - PDF)
• Allison Fisher wins San Diego Classic, remains #1 WPBA player (AzBilliards)
• Fisher Stays Atop WPBA Rankings (Billiards Digest)
• Allison Fisher Scores in San Diego (Inside Pool Magazine)
• Allison Fisher WINS San Diego 9-Ball Classic! (Poolmag's 8-Ball Blog)
• Pool Cue News and Review: Day 1, 2nd Round, Day 3 & Final results
• Allison Fisher Wins the 2008 San Diego Classic (Womensportreport.com)
• WPBA San Diego Classics 2008 (jasmin-ouschan.com)
• Tournament Payouts (AzBilliards)
• Local pool players cue up against global competition (Taiwan Journal)
• WPBA (Official page)
• Allison Fisher (Official player page)
• Allison Fisher (Wikipedia)
• WPBA Tour | Player Biographies | Allison Fisher (wpba.com)

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• Kelly Fisher defends San Diego title (2006)
• Kelly Fisher three-peats in San Diego Classic (2007)