In the inspiring finale of our six-part “Legends of the Cue” series with Kelly Fisher, MBE, we catch up with one of cue sports’ most decorated champions at the height of her enduring career. Still collecting titles more than three decades after first bursting onto the scene, Kelly reflects on what continues to drive her competitive fire — and when she might finally hang up the cue (spoiler: not anytime soon!).

Joined by fellow Hall of Famer Allison Fisher and hosts Mike Gonzalez and Mark Wilson, Kelly offers a candid look into her evolving role as both player and leader. She shares how her work on the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) Board and the British Pool Federation is shaping the sport’s future, including the dream of cue sports joining the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane. Kelly discusses the fast-rising global standard of play, the new generation of “young guns,” and her belief that the women’s game now stands strong enough to thrive entirely on its own.

Listeners will also hear personal insights into Kelly’s journey toward balance and well-being — from cutting back on alcohol and embracing “wall Pilates” to learning how to slow down amidst a whirlwind schedule. With warmth and humor, she answers fan questions, revisits career-defining shots she’d love to take again, and shares how she hopes to be remembered: as an honest, fair, and passionate ambassador for the game she loves.

This final chapter celebrates Kelly Fisher not only as a world champion but as a thoughtful leader and trailblazer ensuring the next generation inherits a stronger, more inclusive cue sport world.

“Legends of the Cue” — preserving the voices and stories that define our game.

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"Legends of the Cue" is a pool history podcast featuring interviews with Pool Hall of Fame members, winners of major championships and other people of influence in and around pocket billiards. We also plan to highlight memorable pool brands, events and venues. Focusing on the positive aspects of the sport, we aim to create and provide an engaging and timeless repository of content that listeners can enjoy now and forever. Co-hosted by WPA and BCA Hall of Fame member Allison Fisher, Mosconi Cup player and captain Mark Wilson, our podcast focuses on telling the life stories of pool's greatest, in their voices. Join Allison, Mark and Mike Gonzalez for “Legends of the Cue.”

In Part 5 of Legends of the Cue, Kelly Fisher, MBE, opens up about some of the most defining — and deeply personal — chapters of her remarkable journey through the world of professional cue sports. From the thrill of championship glory to life-altering challenges off the table, this episode reveals the resilience, humor, and heart that have shaped one of the game’s great champions.

Kelly and her longtime friend and rival, Allison Fisher, revisit the drama of Kelly’s multiple Tournament of Champions victories and her unforgettable World Championship triumphs — including the 2011 10-Ball in the Philippines and the 2012 9-Ball in China, where she didn’t even realize she’d won until moments after the final ball dropped. The laughter continues as the two recall strange venues, lucky rolls, and sisterly banter from decades of shared competition.

But the conversation turns powerfully human when Kelly recounts her battle with health issues — from a congenital heart defect that led to open-heart surgery, to later preventive surgeries after testing positive for the BRCA2 gene. Through it all, her strength and optimism shine, inspiring others facing similar trials.

With her trademark candor and wit, Kelly shares how these experiences changed her outlook, both in life and at the table, and how she found new purpose through advocacy and awareness for women’s health.

This installment captures the very essence of Kelly Fisher — world champion, survivor, and ambassador for the sport she loves. Join us for another unforgettable chapter in this six-part series celebrating a true legend of the cue.

Listen, laugh, and be inspired by a story that proves greatness isn’t just about titles — it’s about heart.

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"Legends of the Cue" is a pool history podcast featuring interviews with Pool Hall of Fame members, winners of major championships and other people of influence in and around pocket billiards. We also plan to highlight memorable pool brands, events and venues. Focusing on the positive aspects of the sport, we aim to create and provide an engaging and timeless repository of content that listeners can enjoy now and forever. Co-hosted by WPA and BCA Hall of Fame member Allison Fisher, Mosconi Cup player and captain Mark Wilson, our podcast focuses on telling the life stories of pool's greatest, in their voices. Join Allison, Mark and Mike Gonzalez for “Legends of the Cue.”

In this fourth installment of our Legends of the Cue conversation with Hall of Famer Kelly Fisher, MBE, we follow Kelly’s remarkable leap of faith—leaving behind the world of English snooker to chase a new dream across the Atlantic. With just £400 between her and partner Val, she arrived in America in 2004 armed with little more than determination and a borrowed cue. Within days, she was learning the rules of nine-ball on the fly—and astonishing everyone by finishing runner-up in her very first event.

Kelly recounts those early, lean years with her trademark humor and grit: playing for rent money, learning to break, bank, and jump from scratch, and adapting to a fast-moving, often unpredictable pool circuit. With guidance from several early mentors, she rose quickly through the WPBA ranks—culminating in her breakthrough 2005 West Coast Classic victory.

Listeners will also hear about Kelly’s emotional journey off the table: her friendship and fierce rivalry with Allison Fisher, the bittersweet memory of winning while her mother battled illness, and the powerful “red feather” moment that reminded her she was never alone.

As the conversation turns to the evolution of nine-ball, Kelly and Allison share fascinating insight into how technology, table conditions, and break formats have reshaped the modern game—from wooden racks and Sardo contraptions to today’s precision magic racks and power breaks.

With warmth, wit, and hard-won wisdom, Kelly reflects on how a young snooker champion from Yorkshire became one of the most respected and resilient champions in women’s pool.

🎙️ Legends of the Cue — celebrating the stories behind the greats who shaped our game.

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"Legends of the Cue" is a pool history podcast featuring interviews with Pool Hall of Fame members, winners of major championships and other people of influence in and around pocket billiards. We also plan to highlight memorable pool brands, events and venues. Focusing on the positive aspects of the sport, we aim to create and provide an engaging and timeless repository of content that listeners can enjoy now and forever. Co-hosted by WPA and BCA Hall of Fame member Allison Fisher, Mosconi Cup player and captain Mark Wilson, our podcast focuses on telling the life stories of pool's greatest, in their voices. Join Allison, Mark and Mike Gonzalez for “Legends of the Cue.”

In this third installment of Legends of the Cue, hosts Mike Gonzalez, Allison Fisher and Mark Wilson continue their captivating conversation with Pool and Snooker Hall of Famer Kelly Fisher, MBE, diving into the fascinating — and often funny — years that bridged her snooker stardom and her bold leap into the world of professional pool.

Kelly reflects with trademark honesty and humor on her early dominance in women’s snooker — recounting her world titles, the quirky English billiards events that barely drew a handful of entrants, and her love of playing for beautiful trophies rather than prize money. The laughter flows as Kelly and Allison reminisce about their days on tour, friendly rivalries, and a few unforgettable (and at times unbelievable) stories from the road — including one infamous match Kelly literally can’t remember playing!

But beneath the laughter lies a deeper turning point. Kelly opens up about the challenges facing women’s snooker in the early 2000s — the collapse of tobacco sponsorships, the struggle for recognition, and the harsh reality of world titles that paid little more than rent money. Listeners will hear how the former world champion found herself working in a vegetable factory and a seatbelt assembly line, searching for her next chapter before making the life-changing decision to move to America with little more than determination, a few suitcases, and £400 to her name.

It’s a candid, inspiring, and often hilarious look at a champion’s resilience — how Kelly Fisher reinvented herself and set the stage for one of the most successful second acts in cue sports history.

🎙️ “Legends of the Cue” – celebrating the players, passion, and stories that shaped the game.

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"Legends of the Cue" is a pool history podcast featuring interviews with Pool Hall of Fame members, winners of major championships and other people of influence in and around pocket billiards. We also plan to highlight memorable pool brands, events and venues. Focusing on the positive aspects of the sport, we aim to create and provide an engaging and timeless repository of content that listeners can enjoy now and forever. Co-hosted by WPA and BCA Hall of Fame member Allison Fisher, Mosconi Cup player and captain Mark Wilson, our podcast focuses on telling the life stories of pool's greatest, in their voices. Join Allison, Mark and Mike Gonzalez for “Legends of the Cue.”

In Part 2 of our six-part Legends of the Cue conversation with Pool and Snooker Hall of Famer Kelly Fisher, MBE, we journey through her teenage years as one of England’s most gifted young cueists. With the same grit that would one day define her career, Kelly recalls her early training under coach Lionel Payne, the punishing drills that shaped her stroke, and the discipline that separated her from her peers. From the long blues and line-up routines to her relentless pursuit of perfection, listeners gain an inside look at what it takes to become world-class before adulthood.

Alongside fellow champion Allison Fisher, coach Mark Wilson, and Mike Gonzalez Kelly opens up about the sacrifices of youth — missing out on parties and friends while chasing mastery on the 12-foot snooker table. Yet, her passion never wavered. She shares stories of traveling to India as a teenager for her first World Championship appearance, finding confidence among older competitors, and embracing the camaraderie that came with representing the women’s game abroad.

With humor and humility, Kelly reflects on the lessons that still guide her: focus, repetition, and the belief that “you win your fights in the gym.” The episode also explores her early inspirations — Jimmy White, Steve Davis, and the era of Pot Black — as she carved her own path in a male-dominated sport.

From earning her first world title at just 19 to the drive that kept her at the table long after practice ended, this episode captures Kelly Fisher at the moment her destiny became clear — a young champion poised to take on the world.

🎱 “Legends of the Cue” — Celebrating the life and legacy of the game’s greatest players, one story at a time.

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"Legends of the Cue" is a pool history podcast featuring interviews with Pool Hall of Fame members, winners of major championships and other people of influence in and around pocket billiards. We also plan to highlight memorable pool brands, events and venues. Focusing on the positive aspects of the sport, we aim to create and provide an engaging and timeless repository of content that listeners can enjoy now and forever. Co-hosted by WPA and BCA Hall of Fame member Allison Fisher, Mosconi Cup player and captain Mark Wilson, our podcast focuses on telling the life stories of pool's greatest, in their voices. Join Allison, Mark and Mike Gonzalez for “Legends of the Cue.”

In Part 1 of our six-part conversation with cue-sports legend Kelly Fisher, MBE, we trace the roots of one of the most accomplished and respected players in the history of women’s pool and snooker. Co-hosts Allison Fisher, MBE and Mark Wilson join Mike Gonzalez to uncover Kelly’s remarkable beginnings in South Elmsall, England — a working-class town where her parents ran a local pub with a snooker table in the back room that would unknowingly launch a Hall of Fame career.

Kelly shares how her lively upbringing — with a mother from a sprawling Irish family and a father who was both a boxer and professional wrestler — gave her equal parts warmth and mental toughness. From tap dancing and kung fu to kicking a football with the boys, she was always in motion. But once she picked up a cue at age 12, everything changed.

Listeners will be drawn into vivid stories of her early lessons with longtime coach Lionel Payne, sneaking into her parents’ pub to play, and competing as the lone girl in men’s club leagues — often facing both age and gender barriers just to take her turn at the table. Through humor and humility, Kelly recalls childhood tournaments, including her unforgettable first World Championship appearance — complete with stage fright, chalk mishaps, and an early glimpse of her fierce competitive spirit.

This opening chapter captures the spark of a future champion: a young girl with extraordinary drive, guided by a devoted father and a coach who saw her potential from the very first shot.

Join us for Legends of the Cue as we begin Kelly Fisher’s inspiring journey from Yorkshire pub tables to world stages — one frame at a time.

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"Legends of the Cue" is a pool history podcast featuring interviews with Pool Hall of Fame members, winners of major championships and other people of influence in and around pocket billiards. We also plan to highlight memorable pool brands, events and venues. Focusing on the positive aspects of the sport, we aim to create and provide an engaging and timeless repository of content that listeners can enjoy now and forever. Co-hosted by WPA and BCA Hall of Fame member Allison Fisher, Mosconi Cup player and captain Mark Wilson, our podcast focuses on telling the life stories of pool's greatest, in their voices. Join Allison, Mark and Mike Gonzalez for “Legends of the Cue.”

In this sixth and final chapter of our deep dive into the remarkable life of Billy Incardona, we bring to a close the journey of one of pool’s most colorful and respected figures—a man whose sharp mind, storytelling charm, and love for the game have made him a true legend of the cue.

Billy reflects on his lifelong relationship with the sport, from creating his instructional video Common Sense One Pocket to helping shape the design of Diamond Billiard tables. He shares vivid memories of epic road matches, including the now-legendary “Chasing Incardona” story with Ronnie Wiseman, a tale of rivalry, endurance, and the chess-like strategy of nine-ball at its highest level.

As the conversation turns personal, Billy opens his heart about family—his late son, his accomplished daughter, and the grandson who now carries the family name forward. His words reveal a man who has known triumph and heartbreak, fame and humility, and who finds deep meaning in love, legacy, and the memories that endure.

Looking back, Billy admits that if he knew at twenty what he knows now, he might have chosen a quieter life—but his passion for the game, the people, and the journey itself shines through. He shares what he’d do differently, the one moment he’d relive, and how he hopes to be remembered: as someone who loved the game and the players who brought it to life.

Filled with laughter, candor, and nostalgia, this heartfelt finale reminds us why legends like Billy Incardona never truly fade—they live on through the stories, the friendships, and the timeless beauty of the game.

“Legends never die,” Billy says—and after hearing his, you’ll believe it.

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"Legends of the Cue" is a pool history podcast featuring interviews with Pool Hall of Fame members, winners of major championships and other people of influence in and around pocket billiards. We also plan to highlight memorable pool brands, events and venues. Focusing on the positive aspects of the sport, we aim to create and provide an engaging and timeless repository of content that listeners can enjoy now and forever. Co-hosted by WPA and BCA Hall of Fame member Allison Fisher, Mosconi Cup player and captain Mark Wilson, our podcast focuses on telling the life stories of pool's greatest, in their voices. Join Allison, Mark and Mike Gonzalez for “Legends of the Cue.”

In this fifth installment of our six-part series with legendary cue artist and road warrior Billy Incardona, listeners are treated to a vivid journey through the smoky, cash-fueled pool halls of America’s golden era. With trademark candor and humor, Billy recalls epic encounters with some of the game’s most colorful—and notorious—characters, bringing to life the grit and glory of a bygone hustler’s world.

From a wild high-stakes showdown with Weenie Beanie in Detroit to his induction into the One Pocket Hall of Fame, Billy’s storytelling captures both the thrill of victory and the sting of loss. He paints unforgettable portraits of poolroom legends like Artie Bodendorfer, the quiet Chicago genius who outsmarted opponents and bookmakers alike, and Cuban Joe Valdez, the proud Miami jeweler whose temper and toughness were matched only by his love for the game.

Billy also remembers Bunny Rogoff, the Pittsburgh hustler who could sell any act—from truck driver to Charlie Chaplin—and who once turned a near-shootout into a tale for the ages. Alongside co-hosts Mike Gonzalez, Allison Fisher and Mark Wilson, Billy reflects on the vanished romance of the road, when every poolroom was alive with characters, wagers, and whispers of easy money.

Today’s players may have lost that mystery, he says, but the stories remain—and in Billy’s hands, they shine as brightly as ever.

Join us for a captivating trip down memory lane with one of pool’s great storytellers, as he celebrates the brilliance, bravery, and beautiful madness of those who lived and played for the love of the game.

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"Legends of the Cue" is a pool history podcast featuring interviews with Pool Hall of Fame members, winners of major championships and other people of influence in and around pocket billiards. We also plan to highlight memorable pool brands, events and venues. Focusing on the positive aspects of the sport, we aim to create and provide an engaging and timeless repository of content that listeners can enjoy now and forever. Co-hosted by WPA and BCA Hall of Fame member Allison Fisher, Mosconi Cup player and captain Mark Wilson, our podcast focuses on telling the life stories of pool's greatest, in their voices. Join Allison, Mark and Mike Gonzalez for “Legends of the Cue.”