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1990 Women's World Snooker Championship

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Trusthouse Forte Women's World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
VenueWaldorf Hotel
CityLondon
CountryEngland
Total prize fund£30,000[1]
Winner's share£10,000[2]
Highest breakEngland Allison Fisher (97)
Final
ChampionNorthern Ireland Karen Corr[3]
Runner-upEngland Stacey Hillyard
Score7–4
1989
1991

The 1990 Women's World Snooker Championship was a women's snooker tournament. Sixty-six players entered the event, with the matches leading up to the semi-final being played at the Matchroom Club in Romford, England from 25 October and 4 November. The semi-finals and final were played at the Waldorf Hotel in London from 9–11 November, and received nine hours of television coverage on the European satellite channel Screensport. The competition was promoted by Barry Hearn's Matchroom organisation and sponsored by Trusthouse Forte and had a total prize fund of £30,000.[1] Karen Corr, who had her 21st birthday on the day of her semi-final match, won in the final 7–4 against Stacey Hillyard. Following this tournament, losing finalist Hillyard replaced Allison Fisher as the top-ranked women's snooker player.[2][4][5]

Main draw

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Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
Final
Best of 13 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
England Allison Fisher5
 
 
 
Canada Maryann McConnell0
 
England Allison Fisher5
 
 
 
England Kim Shaw1
 
England Kim Shaw5
 
10 November 1990[1]
 
Scotland Lynette Horsburgh3
 
England Allison Fisher2
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Karen Corr5
 
England Georgina Aplin5
 
 
 
England Lisa Gordon2
 
England Georgina Aplin2
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Karen Corr5
 
Northern Ireland Karen Corr5
 
11 November 1990[1]
 
England Maria Tart2
 
Northern Ireland Karen Corr7
 
 
 
England Stacey Hillyard 4
 
Wales Sharon Dick5
 
 
 
England Ann-Marie Farren4
 
Wales Sharon Dick 5
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland Margaret O'Driscoll0
 
Republic of Ireland Margaret O'Driscoll5
 
10 November 1990[1]
 
England Mandy Fisher4
 
Wales Sharon Dick4
 
 
 
England Stacey Hillyard5
 
EnglandTessa Davidson5
 
 
 
England Caroline Walch2
 
England Tessa Davidson2
 
 
 
England Stacey Hillyard5
 
England Stacey Hillyard5
 
 
England June Banks0
 

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Upmarket weekend at the Waldorf – Snooker". The Times. Sport. 10 November 1990 – via NewsBank. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Hale, Janice (1991). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1991–92. Queen Anne Press. pp. 379–380. ISBN 0356197476.
  3. ^ World Champions Archived 18 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine Women's World Snooker. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  4. ^ Smith, Terry (23 October 1990). "Women's title prize boost". The Daily Telegraph. p. 33 – via The Telegraph Historical Archive. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  5. ^ Yates, Philip. "Corr keeps cool to win women's world title". Snooker Scene. No. December 1990. Everton's News Agency. p. 4.