Welcome to Legends of the Cue

In cue sports, greatness usually comes in one language: the discipline of repetition, the quiet courage to keep showing up, and the ability to perform when everything is on the line. Allison Fisher, MBE speaks that language fluently, and has for decades, on two continents, across two different games. Known worldwide as “The Duchess of Doom,” Fisher is more than one of the most decorated champions in history; she is a standard of professionalism and composure, the rare athlete whose excellence has been sustained long enough to become part of the sport’s cultural DNA.

As co-host of "Legends of the Cue", Fisher brings what most interviewers can’t: lived experience at the highest level, paired with the emotional intelligence to draw out the stories behind the trophies. The podcast’s mission is to preserve pool’s heritage and elevate its best voices, and Fisher is uniquely suited to that work, because she has been a central figure in modern cue-sport history both as a competitor and as a respected ambassador for the game.

Roots: England, family, and the first spark

Born in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, just north of London, Allison’s early life was shaped by movement and adaptation—by age four her family relocated to Thames Ditton, Surrey, and at eleven they moved again to Peacehaven, East Sussex, where much of her youth unfolded. Her earliest love of cue sports began not in a formal academy but in the everyday magic of discovery: watching "Pot Black" on television with her father and feeling something click. That fascination evolved in…Read More

Mark Wilson is one of American pocket billiards’ most respected “complete professionals”, a high-level competitor, Mosconi Cup closer, international team captain, broadcaster, and master teacher whose life in pool has always been anchored by discipline, dignity, and a deep belief that the game deserves to be presented at its very best. Today, many fans know him as a co-host of "Legends of the Cue" alongside Allison Fisher and Mike Gonzalez, but Mark’s story stretches back decades, through smoky poolrooms, cross-country road trips, pressure-cooker arenas, and collegiate classrooms, always driven by the same idea: if you love the game, you owe it your best.

Born and raised in Moline, Illinois, Mark grew up on the banks of the Mississippi River in a working-class household and was a sports-first kid, especially baseball, long before pool captured him. He graduated high school in 1973 and attended Blackhawk College to play baseball, while also pursuing studies aimed toward law school (including three years of Latin, an early hint of the seriousness and mental structure he would later bring to cue sports). But as he tells it in the "Legends of the Cue" series, pool’s pull became impossible to ignore, and the path he’d mapped in academics slowly gave way to the life he truly wanted at the table.

By 1975, Mark had become a professional pool player, entering an era when there was no steady, modern “tour” economy, and many players stitched together a living through regional tournaments and action. He describes that period with clear-eyed hones…Read More