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1991 Women's World Snooker Championship

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Trusthouse Forte Women's World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
VenueHyde Park Hotel (and other venues for qualifying)
CityLondon (and other locations for qualifying)
CountryUnited Kingdom
FormatSingle elimination
Total prize fund£40,000
Winner's share£12,000
Highest break103 Allison Fisher
Final
ChampionEngland Allison Fisher
Runner-upNorthern Ireland Karen Corr
Score8–2
1990
1993

The 1991 Women's World Snooker Championship was a women's snooker tournament played at various venues in the United Kingdom in 1991. Allison Fisher beat Karen Corr 8–2 in the final to win the title, and made a championship record break of 103 in the qualifying rounds.

Tournament summary

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The event attracted seventy-one players, from nine different countries. There were eight regional qualifying events, with the winner of each event progressing to the quarter-finals of the tournament. The competition was promoted by Barry Hearn's Matchroom organisation and sponsored by Trusthouse Forte with total prize fund of £40,000. The winner, Allison Fisher received £12,000 as the champion, and Karen Corr received £6,000 as runner-up. The losing semi-finalists received £3,000 each, and the losing quarter-finalists £1,250 each. All of the matches were played in venues managed by the tournament's sponsor, Trusthouse Forte.[1][2][3]

Fisher made a break of 103 in her match against Fran Hoad, the first century break in the history of the women's world snooker championship.[2]

The quarter-finals onwards were played at the Hyde Park Hotel in London, and received television coverage on the European satellite channel Screensport.[1]

Mandy Fisher gave birth to a son 96 hours before her quarter-final match with Allison Fisher, and was breastfeeding him ten minutes before the match started. Mandy Fisher scored only 48 points whilst losing the match 0–5.[4][5][3]

Corr won the first frame of her semi-final against Tessa Davidson with a fluked pot of the black ball. She then won the second on a re-spotted black, and later the fourth frame with a fluked blue ball on her way to a 5–0 win. In the other semi-final, Fisher beat Stacey Hillyard 5–2 in a match where both players made numerous errors.[3]

The final was played on 10 November 1991, which was Corr's 22nd birthday. In the first fame, Corr made a break of 82 which earned her a prize of £400 for the highest break in the televised stages of the tournament. Fisher then took the second frame, before Corr won the third to lead 2–1. Fisher then won the last seven frames in dominant style to win 8–2, finishing the match with a break of 44.[6][3] As champion, Fisher received an invitation to compete in the 1992 Matchroom League,[3] which, like the women's world championship had been, was sponsored by Trusthouse Forte and promoted by Barry Hearn.[7]

Qualifying

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No matches before the semi-finals of any of the qualifying events are shown.

Event 1: Duke's Head, King's Lynn[1]

Semi-finals
Best-of-7 frames
Final
Best-of-7 frames
      
Northern Ireland Karen Corr 4
England Isabelle Phelps 0
Northern Ireland Karen Corr 4
England Sarah Smith 1
England Sarah Smith 4
England Lisa Quick 2

Event 2: Forte Crest, Swansea[1]
(Only the result of the final is available in the source used)

Final
Best-of-7 frames
   
England Georgina Aplin 4
England Margaret Campion 3

Event 3: Roebuck Hotel, Buckhurst Hill[8]

Semi-finals
Best-of-7 frames
Final
Best-of-7 frames
      
England Mandy Fisher 4
Canada Sheri Richardson 0
England Mandy Fisher 4
Wales Sharon Dickson 2
Wales Sharon Dickson 4
England Dawn Wells 0

Event 4: Forte Crest, Portsmouth[8]

Semi-finals
Best-of-7 frames
Final
Best-of-7 frames
      
England June Banks 4
Canada Grace Nakamura 2
England June Banks 1
England Stacey Hillyard 4
England Stacey Hillyard 4
England Helen Tredinnick 0

Event 5: Forte Post House, Glasgow[8]

Semi-finals
Best-of-7 frames
Final
Best-of-7 frames
      
Scotland Lynette Horsburgh 4
Isle of Man Jane Moss 0
Scotland Lynette Horsburgh 1
England Kim Shaw 4
England Kim Shaw 4
Republic of Ireland Jan McGregor 1

Event 6: Randolph Hotel, Oxford[2]

Semi-finals
Best-of-7 frames
Final
Best-of-7 frames
      
England Tessa Davidson 4
England Michelle Brown 1
England Tessa Davidson 4
Scotland Julie Gillespie 0
Scotland Julie Gillespie 4
England Caroline Walch 1

Event 7: Forte Crest, Nottingham[2]

Semi-finals
Best-of-7 frames
Final
Best-of-7 frames
      
Scotland Sue Thompson 4
England Maria Tart 3
England Sue Thompson 2
England Ann-Marie Farren 4
England Ann-Marie Farren 4
Canada Maureen Seto 1

Event 8: Burford Bridge Hotel, Dorking[2]

Semi-finals
Best-of-7 frames
Final
Best-of-7 frames
      
England Allison Fisher 4
England Jenny Poulter 1
England Allison Fisher 4
Australia Fran Hoad 0
Australia Fran Hoad 4
England Lisa Gordon 2

Main draw

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Source: Snooker Scene, December 1991[3]

Quarter-finals
Best-of-9 frames
Semi-finals
Best-of-9 frames
Final
Best-of-15 frames
      
Northern Ireland Karen Corr 5
England Kim Shaw 0
Northern Ireland Karen Corr 5
England Tessa Davidson 0
England Ann-Marie Farren 3
England Tessa Davidson 5
Northern Ireland Karen Corr 2
England Allison Fisher 8
England Stacey Hillyard 5
England Georgina Aplin 0
England Stacey Hillyard 2
England Allison Fisher 5
England Mandy Fisher 0
England Allison Fisher 5

Final

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Final: Best-of-15 frames.
Hyde Park Hotel, London
10 November 1991
Allison Fisher
England
8–2 Karen Corr
Northern Ireland
Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Allison Fisher
30+ Breaks
7
-
64
-
33
-
64
(51)
75
-
80
(57)
66
-
77
-
73
(51)
72
(44)
Karen Corr
30+ Breaks
82
(82)
1
-
56
-
57
(43)
44
(31)
21
-
56
(34)
5
-
8
-
39
-
Frames won (Fisher first) 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–2 4–2 5–2 6–2 7–2 8–2
57 Highest break 82
3 50+ breaks 1
1 30+ breaks 3
Allison Fisher wins the 1991 Women's World Snooker Championship

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Corr starts defence in record field". Snooker Scene. No. July 1991. Everton's News Agency. p. 23.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Allison Fisher's championship record". Snooker Scene. No. September 1991. Everton's News Agency. p. 25.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Allison Fisher regains Forte Hotels Women's World Championship". Snooker Scene. No. December 1991. Everton's News Agency. pp. 28–29.
  4. ^ Yates, Phil (8 November 1991). "Right on cue – Allison Fisher". The Times. London – via NewsBank. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Too soon for Mandy". Irish Independent. 8 November 1991. p. 14 – via British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  6. ^ Yates, Phil (11 November 1991). "Fisher confirms her status as champion – Snooker". The Times. London – via NewsBank. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Reduced Hearnings". Snooker Scene. No. December 1991. Everton's News Agency. p. 34.
  8. ^ a b c "Baby bye on the cards". Snooker Scene. No. August 1991. Everton's News Agency. p. 23.