Julie Kelly

Julie Kelly
Born	28 January 1968 (age 56); Dublin, Ireland
Sport country	Ireland
Nickname	Motor Molly
Tournament wins
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]

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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.

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]

[1]
"Julie on cue for Stateside glory". Irish Independent. 6 January 2005. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
[2]
World Champions Archived 16 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine World Pool-Billiard Association. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
[3]
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
[4]
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)
[5]
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.
[6]
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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[1] [1]
"Julie on cue for Stateside glory". Irish Independent. 6 January 2005. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

[2] [2]
World Champions Archived 16 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine World Pool-Billiard Association. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

[RILSA-3] [3]
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

[4] [4]
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)

[5] [5]
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.

[6] [6]
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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Born	(1968-01-28) 28 January 1968 (age 56) Dublin, Ireland
Sport country	Ireland
Nickname	Motor Molly^[1]
World Champion	Nine-ball (2000)