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circuit, with a £60,000 prize fund, and which was broadcast on regional television channels. Sixteen of the top-ranked women turned professional and competed in the series. Fisher eventually won, and her winnings of £14,000 in the season took her to twelfth place – just behind three-time men's world
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In snooker, some players have found that pregnancy can work to their advantage. Mandy Fisher, chair and founder of World Ladies
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Allison Fisher beat … Mandy Fisher 5–0 to reach the semi-finals ... yesterday. Mandy, who had a baby on Sunday...
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The woman who has run ladies snooker for 30 years has retired
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114:John Spencer
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61:Mandy Fisher
60:
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23:Mandy Fisher
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1967:1962 births
261:round-robin
136:Barry Hearn
125:Jimmy White
121:Steve Davis
1961:Categories
1423:Lisa Quick
1323:Karen Corr
1298:Karen Corr
1198:Karen Corr
998:Sue Foster
973:Vera Selby
923:Vera Selby
439:CambsTimes
414:0600556042
293:References
235:Vera Selby
220:Runner-up
109:grand prix
1823:Ng On-yee
1798:Ng On-yee
1748:Ng On-yee
509:cite news
477:cite news
365:The Times
140:Hyde Park
112:champion
1948:Category
1923:Bai Yulu
592:8 August
566:8 August
534:NewsBank
369:NewsBank
344:Archived
312:Archived
184:Opponent
155:podiatry
449:20 July
246:Winner
205:Pontins
195:Winner
172:Outcome
159:Wisbech
69:snooker
65:English
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273:Notes
190:Ref.
187:Score
1911:2024
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1836:2019
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911:1976
620:2019
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568:2019
515:link
483:link
451:2019
409:ISBN
252:1984
226:1981
201:1980
178:Year
127:and
29:Born
1929:CHN
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1879:THA
1854:ENG
1829:HKG
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1779:ENG
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1729:ENG
1704:ENG
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1629:ENG
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1354:ENG
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1129:ENG
1104:ENG
1079:ENG
1054:ENG
1029:ENG
1004:ENG
979:ENG
954:AUS
929:ENG
891:ENG
869:WAL
847:ENG
825:ENG
803:ENG
781:ENG
759:ENG
737:ENG
715:ENG
693:ENG
239:0–3
213:3–2
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