1989 Women's World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–21 October 1989 |
| Venue | Pontins |
| City | Brixham |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association |
| Format | Single elimination |
| Winner's share | £3,500 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Allison Fisher (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Ann-Marie Farren (ENG) |
| Score | 6–5 |
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The 1989 Women's World Snooker Championship was a women's snooker tournament that took place from 14 to 21 October 1989. It was the 1989 edition of the World Women's Snooker Championship, first held in 1976.[1][2] The event was held at the Pontins resort in Brixham.[3]
The tournament was won by defending champion Allison Fisher, who defeated Ann-Marie Farren 6–5 in the final and received £3,500 prize money. This was Fisher's fourth world snooker title in five years, and she would go on to win a total of seven championships before focusing her efforts on pool in the United States from 1995.[4][2][5][6]
Main draw[]
| Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 11 frames | ||||||||||||
| Allison Fisher (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Sarah Smith (ENG)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Allison Fisher (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Tessa Davidson (ENG)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tessa Davidson (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Kim Shaw (ENG)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Allison Fisher (ENG)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Karen Corr (NIR)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Karen Corr (NIR)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Angela Jones (ENG)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Karen Corr (NIR)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Mandy Fisher (ENG)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Mandy Fisher (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Diane Dales (AUS)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Allison Fisher (ENG)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Ann-Marie Farren (ENG)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Ann-Marie Farren (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Lisa Gordon (ENG)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ann-Marie Farren (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Georgina Aplin (ENG)
| |||||||||||||||
| Georgina Aplin (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Margaret Simmons (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Ann-Marie Farren (ENG)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Stacey Hillyard (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Lynette Horsburgh (SCO)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Caroline Walch (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Lynette Horsburgh (SCO)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Stacey Hillyard (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Stacey Hillyard (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Margaret O'Driscoll (IRL)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ "Fisher is No.1 – Snooker". The Times. London. 11 October 1989. Retrieved 17 May 2020 – via NewsBank.
- ^ a b "History". womenssnooker.com. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Ladies' Snooker". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ a b Hale, Janice (1991). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1991–92. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. pp. 379–381. ISBN 0356197476.
- ^ Hollar, Sherman. "Allison Fisher". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Wheatley, Kevin (22 October 1989). "Another crown for the queen of the green baize – Snooker". The Times. London. Retrieved 17 May 2020 – via NewsBank.
Categories:
- 1989 in English sport
- 1989 in snooker
- 1989 in women's sport
- October 1989 sports events in the United Kingdom
- International sports competitions hosted by England
- World Women's Snooker Championship