1991 Women's World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Hyde Park Hotel (and other venues for qualifying) |
| City | London (and other locations for qualifying) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Format | Single elimination |
| Total prize fund | £40,000 |
| Winner's share | £12,000 |
| Highest break | 103 Allison Fisher |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Allison Fisher |
| Runner-up |  Karen Corr |
| Score | 8–2 |
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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[edit]
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[edit]
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 | ||||||||
| Karen Corr
| 4 | ||||||||
| Isabelle Phelps
| 0 | ||||||||
| Karen Corr
| 4 | ||||||||
| Sarah Smith
| 1 | ||||||||
| Sarah Smith
| 4 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||
| Georgina Aplin
| 4 | |||
| Margaret Campion
| 3 | |||
Event 3: Roebuck Hotel, Buckhurst Hill[8]
| Semi-finals Best-of-7 frames | Final Best-of-7 frames | ||||||||
| Mandy Fisher
| 4 | ||||||||
 Sheri Richardson
| 0 | ||||||||
| Mandy Fisher
| 4 | ||||||||
 Sharon Dickson
| 2 | ||||||||
| Sharon Dickson
| 4 | ||||||||
| Dawn Wells
| 0 | ||||||||
Event 4: Forte Crest, Portsmouth[8]
| Semi-finals Best-of-7 frames | Final Best-of-7 frames | ||||||||
| June Banks
| 4 | ||||||||
| Grace Nakamura
| 2 | ||||||||
| June Banks
| 1 | ||||||||
| Stacey Hillyard
| 4 | ||||||||
| Stacey Hillyard
| 4 | ||||||||
| Helen Tredinnick
| 0 | ||||||||
Event 5: Forte Post House, Glasgow[8]
| Semi-finals Best-of-7 frames | Final Best-of-7 frames | ||||||||
 Lynette Horsburgh
| 4 | ||||||||
 Jane Moss
| 0 | ||||||||
| Lynette Horsburgh
| 1 | ||||||||
| Kim Shaw
| 4 | ||||||||
| Kim Shaw
| 4 | ||||||||
 Jan McGregor
| 1 | ||||||||
Event 6: Randolph Hotel, Oxford[2]
| Semi-finals Best-of-7 frames | Final Best-of-7 frames | ||||||||
| Tessa Davidson
| 4 | ||||||||
| Michelle Brown
| 1 | ||||||||
| Tessa Davidson
| 4 | ||||||||
| Julie Gillespie
| 0 | ||||||||
| Julie Gillespie
| 4 | ||||||||
| Caroline Walch
| 1 | ||||||||
Event 7: Forte Crest, Nottingham[2]
| Semi-finals Best-of-7 frames | Final Best-of-7 frames | ||||||||
| Sue Thompson
| 4 | ||||||||
| Maria Tart
| 3 | ||||||||
| Sue Thompson
| 2 | ||||||||
| Ann-Marie Farren
| 4 | ||||||||
| Ann-Marie Farren
| 4 | ||||||||
| Maureen Seto
| 1 | ||||||||
Event 8: Burford Bridge Hotel, Dorking[2]
| Semi-finals Best-of-7 frames | Final Best-of-7 frames | ||||||||
| Allison Fisher
| 4 | ||||||||
| Jenny Poulter
| 1 | ||||||||
| Allison Fisher
| 4 | ||||||||
 Fran Hoad
| 0 | ||||||||
| Fran Hoad
| 4 | ||||||||
| Lisa Gordon
| 2 | ||||||||
Main draw[edit]
Source: Snooker Scene, December 1991[3]
| Quarter-finals Best-of-9 frames | Semi-finals Best-of-9 frames | Final Best-of-15 frames | |||||||||
| Karen Corr
| 5 | ||||||||||
| Kim Shaw
| 0 | ||||||||||
| Karen Corr
| 5 | ||||||||||
| Tessa Davidson
| 0 | ||||||||||
| Ann-Marie Farren
| 3 | ||||||||||
| Tessa Davidson
| 5 | ||||||||||
| Karen Corr
| 2 | ||||||||||
| Allison Fisher
| 8 | ||||||||||
| Stacey Hillyard
| 5 | ||||||||||
| Georgina Aplin
| 0 | ||||||||||
| Stacey Hillyard
| 2 | ||||||||||
| Allison Fisher
| 5 | ||||||||||
| Mandy Fisher
| 0 | ||||||||||
| Allison Fisher
| 5 | ||||||||||
Final[edit]
| Final: Best-of-15 frames. Hyde Park Hotel, London 10 November 1991 | ||||||||||
| Allison Fisher
|
8–2 | Karen Corr
| ||||||||
| 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[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Corr starts defence in record field". Snooker Scene. No. July 1991. Everton's News Agency. p. 23.
- ^ a b c d e "Allison Fisher's championship record". Snooker Scene. No. September 1991. Everton's News Agency. p. 25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Yates, Phil (8 November 1991). "Right on cue – Allison Fisher". The Times. London – via NewsBank. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Too soon for Mandy". Irish Independent. 8 November 1991. p. 14 – via British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ Yates, Phil (11 November 1991). "Fisher confirms her status as champion – Snooker". The Times. London – via NewsBank. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Reduced Hearnings". Snooker Scene. No. December 1991. Everton's News Agency. p. 34.
- ^ a b c "Baby bye on the cards". Snooker Scene. No. August 1991. Everton's News Agency. p. 23.