1991 Women's World Snooker Championship

December 2019 Trusthouse Forte Women's World Snooker Championship 6-10 November 1991 (Quarter-Finals onwards) Hyde Park Hotel (and other venues for qualifying) London (and other locations for qualifying) United Kingdom Single elimination £40,000 £12,000 103 Allison Fisher ENG Allison Fisher NIR Karen Corr 8–2 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 The event attracted seventy-one players, from nine 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. Corr starts defence in record field Snooker Scene 23 Everton's News Agency July 1991 Allison Fisher's championship record Snooker Scene 25 Everton's News Agency September 1991 Allison Fisher regains Forte Hotels Women's World Championship Snooker Scene 28–29 Everton's News Agency December 1991 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. The quarter-finals onwards were played at the Hyde Park Hotel in London, and received television coverage on the European satellite channel Screensport. 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.Yates Phil Right on cue – Allison Fisher The Times London 8 November 1991 NewsBank. Retrieved 7 December 2019. Too soon for Mandy Irish Independent 14 8 November 1991 British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 7 December 2019. Corr won the first frame of her semi-final against Tessa Davidson with a fluke 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. 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.Yates Phil Fisher confirms her status as champion – Snooker The Times London 11 November 1991 NewsBank. Retrieved 7 December 2019. As champion, Fisher received an invitation to compete in the 1992 Matchroom League, which, like the women's world championship had been, was sponsored by Trusthouse Forte and promoted by Barry Hearn. Reduced Hearnings Snooker Scene 34 Everton's News Agency December 1991 Qualifying No matches before the semi-finals of any of the qualifying events are shown. Event 1: Duke's Head, King's Lynn Semi-finalsBest-of-7 frames FinalBest-of-7 frames NIR Karen Corr 4 ENG Isabelle Phelps 0 ENG Sarah Smith 4 ENG Lisa Quick 2 NIR Karen Corr 4 ENG Sarah Smith 1 Event 2: Forte Crest, Swansea (Only the result of the final is available in the source used) FinalBest-of-7 frames ENG Georgina Aplin 4 ENG Margaret Campion 3 Event 3: Roebuck Hotel, Buckhurst Hill Baby bye on the cards Snooker Scene 23 Everton's News Agency August 1991 Semi-finalsBest-of-7 frames FinalBest-of-7 frames ENG Mandy Fisher 4 CAN Sheri Richardson 0 WAL Sharon Dickson 4 ENG Dawn Wells 0 ENG Mandy Fisher 4 WAL Sharon Dickson 2 Event 4: Forte Crest, Portsmouth Semi-finalsBest-of-7 frames FinalBest-of-7 frames ENG June Banks 4 CAN Grace Nakamura 2 ENG Stacey Hillyard 4 ENG Helen Tredinnick 0 ENG June Banks 1 ENG Stacey Hillyard 4 Event 5: Forte Post House, Glasgow Semi-finalsBest-of-7 frames FinalBest-of-7 frames SCO Lynette Horsburgh 4 IOM Jane Moss 0 ENG Kim Shaw 4 IRL Jan McGregor 1 SCO Lynette Horsburgh 1 ENG Kim Shaw 4 Event 6: Randolph Hotel, Oxford Semi-finalsBest-of-7 frames FinalBest-of-7 frames ENG Tessa Davidson 4 ENG Michelle Brown 1 SCO Julie Gillespie 4 ENG Caroline Walch 1 ENG Tessa Davidson 4 SCO Julie Gillespie 0 Event 7: Forte Crest, Nottingham Semi-finalsBest-of-7 frames FinalBest-of-7 frames SCO Sue Thompson 4 ENG Maria Tart 3 ENG Ann-Marie Farren 4 CAN Maureen Seto 1 ENG Sue Thompson 2 ENG Ann-Marie Farren 4 Event 8: Burford Bridge Hotel, Dorking Semi-finalsBest-of-7 frames FinalBest-of-7 frames ENG Allison Fisher 4 ENG Jenny Poulter 1 AUS Fran Hoad 4 ENG Lisa Gordon 2 ENG Allison Fisher 4 AUS Fran Hoad 0 Main draw Source: Snooker Scene, December 1991 Quarter-finalsBest-of-9 frames Semi-finalsBest-of-9 frames FinalBest-of-15 frames no NIR Karen Corr 5 ENG Kim Shaw 0 ENG Ann-Marie Farren 3 ENG Tessa Davidson 5 ENG Stacey Hillyard 5 ENG Georgina Aplin 0 ENG Mandy Fisher 0 ENG Allison Fisher 5 NIR Karen Corr 5 ENG Tessa Davidson 0 ENG Stacey Hillyard 2 ENG Allison Fisher 5 NIR Karen Corr 2 ENG Allison Fisher 8 Final Final: Best-of-15 frames.Hyde Park Hotel, London10 November 1991 Allison Fisher ENG 8–2 Karen Corr NIRFrame 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 8–257 Highest break823 50+ breaks11 30+ breaks3Allison Fisher wins the 1991 Women's World Snooker Championship References Category:World Women's Snooker Championship Category:1991 in snooker Category:1991 in English women's sport Category:International sports competitions in London Category:Women's sports competitions in England Category:1991 in sport in London Category:November 1991 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:Sport in the City of Westminster Category:1990s in the City of Westminster