1990 Women's World Snooker Championship
Snooker tournament
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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]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Waldorf Hotel |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Total prize fund | £30,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £10,000[2] |
| Highest break |  Allison Fisher (97) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Karen Corr[3] |
| Runner-up | Stacey Hillyard |
| Score | 7–4 |
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Main draw
Sources:[2]
| Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 13 frames | |||||||||||
| Allison Fisher | 5 | |||||||||||||
 Maryann McConnell | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Allison Fisher | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kim Shaw | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Kim Shaw | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 10 November 1990[1] | ||||||||||||||
 Lynette Horsburgh | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Allison Fisher | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Karen Corr | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Georgina Aplin | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Lisa Gordon | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Georgina Aplin | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Karen Corr | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Karen Corr | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 11 November 1990[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Maria Tart | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Karen Corr | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Stacey Hillyard | 4 | |||||||||||||
 Sharon Dick | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ann-Marie Farren | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Sharon Dick | 5 | |||||||||||||
 Margaret O'Driscoll | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Margaret O'Driscoll | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 10 November 1990[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Mandy Fisher | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Sharon Dick | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Stacey Hillyard | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Tessa Davidson | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Caroline Walch | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Tessa Davidson | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Stacey Hillyard | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Stacey Hillyard | 5 | |||||||||||||
| June Banks | 0 | |||||||||||||