Allison Fisher Dominates Ga Young Kim, Taking WPBA US Open Top Title

Defending WPBA US Open Champion Allison Fisher beat out two-time US Open Champion Ga Young Kim 7-4 to take the top spot in the 2011 WPBA US Open.

Check out the WPBA brackets for a blow-by-blow of the final match.

Tune in to ESPN on August 7th to view the Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals.


Final 8 (race to 7)

Jeanette Lee 6 vs. Erica Park 7
Kelly Fisher 5 vs. Allison Fisher 7
Ga Young Kim 7 vs. Vivian Villarreal 5
Monica Webb 6 vs. Jasmin Ouschan 7


Final 4 (race to 7)

Erica Park 2 vs. Allison Fisher 7
Ga Young Kim 7 vs. Jasmin Ouschan 2


Final Round (race to 7)

Allison Fisher 7 vs. Ga Young Kim 4

The Black Widow Is On The Move!

She heads to New York City's Carom Cafe Billiards, where she will host an exhibition on February 21, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

Entry is free and Carom Cafe Billiards is located at 3402 Linden Place, New York, NY 11354.

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Nebraska To Get Some Black Widow Love

Due to its large number of APA members, McCook, Nebraska has been added as a stop on the Black Widow Tour. Jeanette Lee will visit the Republican River Valley Event Center/Kelly Creek Pub in McCook on Saturday, April 9 at 7:00 p.m. Autographed memorabilia and $1 raffle tickets will be sold from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

The event is open to players listed on the Western Nebraska APA roster who have played at least four times in the current spring season. Entry is $10 per person and includes a photo of the Black Widow for autographing. Entry must be mailed, including the player's name, no later than Friday, March 18. Tickets will be mailed with scoresheets the week of the show. Tickets must match photo ID and cannot be given away.

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Black Widow Shows Off Signature Moves In South Florida

As part of her country-wide exhibition tour, "Black Widow" Jeanette Lee visited South Florida last night. Up next: New York City.

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News Coverage from South Florida's Channel 10 News

Black Widow Jeanette Lee To Tour 10 Cities in North America in 2011

The APA just announced 7 out of 10 dates for the 2011 APA Black Widow Tour, which will feature exhibitions by Jeanette Lee.

Check out the video and APA press release below for more information.

from APA - American Poolplayers Association

APA is excited to announce the 2011 APA Black Widow Tour! It will feature exhibitions by Jeanette Lee in 10 cities throughout North America! Visit http://www.apablackwidowtour.com for tour stops and information on the tour. Only 7 of 10 cities have been announced because the final three cities will be determined by YOU! The three League areas that grow the most members between spring and fall session will receive a visit from Jeanette. Details about how your city can win a stop on the Black Widow Tour will be released soon. Look for more exciting details coming soon!

Jeanette Lee Featured In ESPN The Magazine Body Issue

ESPN The Magazine's "Body Issue," which is on newsstands now, celebrates and explores the athletic form through artistic photos, insightful articles and in-depth interviews. Billiards player Jeannette Lee is featured among nearly 40 other athletes from a variety of sports.

Lee is showcased in the "Bodies We Want" photo feature, spotlighted among some of the world's best athletes as you've never seen them before, including: mixed martial artist/former NFL running back Herschel Walker, U.S. figure skater Evan Lysacek, surfer kelly Slater, skier Julia Mancuso and linebacker Patrick Willis.

2010 “Bodies We Want” Athletes


Athlete Sport


Amar’e Stoudemire NBA


Camilo Villegas PGA


Chris Santos & Evangelista Santos MMA


Diana Taurasi WNBA


Esther Vergeer Wheelchair Tennis


Evan Lysacek Figure Skating


Hanley Ramirez MLB


Herschel Walker MMA


Jeanette Lee Billiards


Jeff Farrell Swimming


Julia Mancuso Ski Racing


Kelly Slater Surfing


Kim Glass Volleyball


Patrick Willis NFL


Phillipa Raschker Track & Field


Rachel Yurkovich Javelin


Steven Holcomb Bobsled


Tim Howard Soccer


USA Women’s Water Polo Team:


Anne Belden (Attacker)


Betsey Armstrong (Goalkeeper)


Courtney Mathewson (Attacker)


Elsie Windes (Defender)


Emily Feher (Goalkeeper)


Erika Figge (Attacker)


Forel Davies (Attacker)


Heather Petri (Attacker)


Kelly Rulon (Attacker)


Lauren Silver (Attacker)


Lauren Wenger (Utility)


Tanya Gandy (Attacker) Water Polo

Body Issue Features

Breathless


Free-diver Herbert Nitsch proves the limits of the human body are negotiable. By
Chris Jones

A Part of Me


Seven athletes show off the cool tools they use to dominate their sports – Video

Pushing Through the Pain


Four-time Iditarod champ Lance Mackey has had to overcome a lot more than his 
opponents to become the best musher in the world. By Seth Wickersham

Student Body


Penn State lets us scan athletes from every one of its teams to show that hoops
and football aren’t the only games featuring fit bods.

Scale of 1 to 10


Pros rate their own physiques.

Black Widow to Answer Pool Players' Questions

Want to know what its like to be a professional player? How to recover from serious injury? How to balance family time with the demands of touring? The APA is now giving you the opportunity to ask Black Widow Jeanette Lee your burning pool-related questions.

The Black Widow's answers to selected questions will be posted monthly to the APA's site poolplayers.com for all to view.

Ask your question here.

Black Widow wins 2010 Louie Roberts Action Award @ Derby City Classic

Photo from AZBilliards.com

Black Widow Jeanette Lee recently won the 2010 “St. Louie” Louie Roberts Action and Entertainment Award at the Derby City Classic. With this award, Lee, who won with over 90 percent of the votes, will join the exclusive list of previous winners and will be added to the Louie Roberts Action and Entertainment banner at the Derby City Classic tournament room. Lee will also be granted free tournament entry and hotel accommodations at the DCC for life.


Coverage from AZ Billiards

Billiards and the Big Screen

It's great to see Anthony Palma and his crew working so hard to produce a billiards movie. I think that you will see a real inside look into the world of "league" play with this film. Gail, aka, Jennifer Beretta is the underdog taking advice from Jeanette Lee who plays herself. Watch the clip and tell me what you think?