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{{short description|Irish pool and snooker player}} |
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| name = Julie Kelly |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|01|28|df=y}} |
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|01|28|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Dublin]], Ireland |
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| Sport country = {{IRL}} |
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| Nickname = Motor Molly<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=2005-01-06 |title=Julie on cue for Stateside glory |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/newrossstandard/sport/other-sports/julie-on-cue-for-stateside-glory-27424196.html |work=New Ross Standard |location= |access-date=2019-08-15 }}</ref> |
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| World champ = 2000 |
| World champ = [[Nine-ball]] (2000) |
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'''Julie Kelly''' (born 28 January 1968) is |
'''Julie Kelly''' (born 28 January 1968) is an Irish professional [[Pool (cue sports)|pool]], and former [[snooker]], player. She won the [[List of WPA World Nine-ball champions|WPA nine-ball world championship]] in 2000.<ref>[https://wpapool.com/world-champions/ World Champions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716205328/https://wpapool.com/world-champions/ |date=16 July 2019 }} World Pool-Billiard Association. Retrieved 15 August 2019.</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Kelly was a [[Shepherd|sheepherder]] in Ireland and won the Irish women's [[snooker]] championship a record seven times<ref name="RILSA" /> before travelling to the United States with her friend [[Karen Corr]] to take up pool.<ref>{{cite news |last=Yant Kinney |first=Monica |date=2001 |
Kelly was a [[Shepherd|sheepherder]] in Ireland and won the Irish women's [[snooker]] championship a record seven times<ref name="RILSA" /> before travelling to the United States with her friend [[Karen Corr]] to take up pool.<ref>{{cite news |last=Yant Kinney |first=Monica |date=1 August 2001 |title=Meet the unassuming ace of women's pool – She's pocketed the top rank. Marketers now want to mold her |work=Philadelphia Inquirer |location=A01 |via=[[NewsBank]] Retrieved 15 August 2019.}}</ref> Kelly sold her sheep to help finance the move.<ref>{{cite news |last=Staff Reporter |date=16 February 2011 |title=Antrim's Corr atop world women's pool rankings |url=https://www.irishecho.com/2011/02/antrims-corr-atop-world-womens-pool-rankings-5/ |work=Irish Echo |access-date=16 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815233126/https://www.irishecho.com/2011/02/antrims-corr-atop-world-womens-pool-rankings-5/ |archive-date=15 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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She beat [[Karen Corr|Corr]] in the final to win the [[List of WPA World Nine-ball champions|WPA nine-ball world championship]] in 2000, and had some other successes on the tournament circuit, including a victory over [[Allison Fisher]] to win the 2000 [[Women's Professional Billiard Association|WPBA]] Canadian Classic. |
She beat [[Karen Corr|Corr]] in the final to win the [[List of WPA World Nine-ball champions|WPA nine-ball world championship]] in 2000, and had some other successes on the tournament circuit, including a victory over [[Allison Fisher]] to win the 2000 [[Women's Professional Billiard Association|WPBA]] Canadian Classic. |
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==Titles and achievements== |
==Titles and achievements== |
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'''Snooker''' |
'''Snooker''' |
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*1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Republic of Ireland Ladies' Snooker Association Champion<ref name="RILSA">[https://rilsa.ie/new-rilsa-championship-cup-sponsored-by-dan-carroll-annette-newman/ New RILSA Championship Cup Sponsored by Dan Carroll & Annette Newman] Republic of Ireland Ladies' Snooker Association, 6 May 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2019</ref> |
*1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Republic of Ireland Ladies' Snooker Association Champion<ref name="RILSA">[https://rilsa.ie/new-rilsa-championship-cup-sponsored-by-dan-carroll-annette-newman/ New RILSA Championship Cup Sponsored by Dan Carroll & Annette Newman] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815233127/https://rilsa.ie/new-rilsa-championship-cup-sponsored-by-dan-carroll-annette-newman/ |date=15 August 2019 }} Republic of Ireland Ladies' Snooker Association, 6 May 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2019</ref> |
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'''Pool''' |
'''Pool''' |
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*2000 [[List of WPA World Nine-ball champions|WPA Nine-ball World |
*2000 [[List of WPA World Nine-ball champions|WPA Nine-ball World Championship]] |
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*2000 New York State Championship |
*2000 New York State Championship |
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*2000 PP Tour 2000 #12 Women's Division |
*2000 PP Tour 2000 #12 Women's Division |
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⚫ | *2004 WPBA Canadian Classic<ref>[http://www.poolroom.com/julie-kelly-triumphs-in-windsor/ Julie Kelly triumphs in Windsor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815220947/http://www.poolroom.com/julie-kelly-triumphs-in-windsor/ |date=15 August 2019 }} poolroom.com, 12 October 2004. Retrieved 16 August 2019.</ref> |
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*2003 JPNEW New Jersey Nine-ball Championship - runner-up |
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*2003 Women's Maryland State Championship - runner-up |
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*2004 WPBA Florida Classic - runner up. Lost to [[Jeanette Lee]]<ref>http://www.poolroom.com/lee-defeats-kelly-for-florida-classic-title/ Lee Defeats Kelly for Florida Classic Title] poolroom.com, 7 December 2004. Retrieved 16 August 2019.</ref> |
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*2008 JPNEW Pennsylvania State Championship - runner-up |
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*2009 MAL Tour 2009 Stop 1 - runner-up |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{World pool champions}} |
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[[Category:Female pool players]] |
[[Category:Female pool players]] |
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[[Category:Female snooker players]] |
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Revision as of 17:27, 3 May 2023
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Born | Dublin, Ireland | 28 January 1968
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Nickname | Motor Molly[1] |
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World Champion | Nine-ball (2000) |
Julie Kelly (born 28 January 1968) is an Irish professional pool, and former snooker, player. She won the WPA nine-ball world championship in 2000.[2]
Biography
Kelly was a sheepherder in Ireland and won the Irish women's snooker championship a record seven times[3] before travelling to the United States with her friend Karen Corr to take up pool.[4] Kelly sold her sheep to help finance the move.[5]
She beat Corr in the final to win the WPA nine-ball world championship in 2000, and had some other successes on the tournament circuit, including a victory over Allison Fisher to win the 2000 WPBA Canadian Classic.
Titles and achievements
Snooker
- 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Republic of Ireland Ladies' Snooker Association Champion[3]
Pool
- 2000 WPA Nine-ball World Championship
- 2000 New York State Championship
- 2000 PP Tour 2000 #12 Women's Division
- 2004 WPBA Canadian Classic[6]
References
- ^ "Julie on cue for Stateside glory". Irish Independent. 6 January 2005. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ World Champions Archived 16 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine World Pool-Billiard Association. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ a b New RILSA Championship Cup Sponsored by Dan Carroll & Annette Newman Archived 15 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine Republic of Ireland Ladies' Snooker Association, 6 May 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2019
- ^ Yant Kinney, Monica (1 August 2001). "Meet the unassuming ace of women's pool – She's pocketed the top rank. Marketers now want to mold her". Philadelphia Inquirer. A01 – via NewsBank Retrieved 15 August 2019.
{{cite news}}
: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Staff Reporter (16 February 2011). "Antrim's Corr atop world women's pool rankings". Irish Echo. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ Julie Kelly triumphs in Windsor Archived 15 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine poolroom.com, 12 October 2004. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
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