1998 Women's World Championship (snooker)

The 1998 Women's World Championship was a women's snooker tournament organised by the World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association. The event is recognised as the 1998 edition of the World Women's Snooker Championship first held in 1976. Kelly Fisher defeated Karen Corr 5–0 in the final to win the title.^[1][2]

1998 Women's World Championship

Tournament information
Dates	1998
Venue	Crucible Theatre
City	Sheffield
Country	England
Organisation	World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association
Format	Single elimination
Winner's share	£5,000
Highest break	Kim Shaw (95)
Final
Champion	Kelly Fisher (ENG)
Runner-up	Karen Corr (NIR)
Score	5–0
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The rounds leading up to the final were played at Radion Plaza, Sheffield, with the final played at the Crucible Theatre on a Sunday morning during the 1998 World Snooker Championship. Eight qualifying groups produced sixteen qualifiers who each faced one of the top sixteen seeds in the last 32 round. Defending champion Corr had won nine of the preceding events on the women's snooker circuit and had not lost to Fisher for 14 months before this tournament. However, Fisher took the title by whitewashing Corr in a rematch of the previous year's final. The highest break of the competition was 95, compiled by Kim Shaw in the last 32 round.^[2][3][4]

Prize Fund

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• Winner: £5,000
• Runner-up £2,500
• Semi-final: £1,000
• Quarter-final: £500
• Last 16: £175

Main Draw

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	Last 16 Best of 7 frames				Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames				Semi-finals Best of 7 frames				Final Best of 9 frames
	Karen Corr	4
	Sheron Audus	0
					Karen Corr	4
					Tessa Davidson	0
	Tessa Davidson	4
	Lynette Horsburgh	3
									Karen Corr	4
									Lisa Quick	2
	Lisa Quick	4
	Lisa Ingall	2
					Lisa Quick	4
					Caroline Walch	1
	Caroline Walch	4
	June Banks	1
													Karen Corr	0
													Kelly Fisher	5
	Kim Shaw	4
	Helen Audus	1
					Kim Shaw	4
					Mandy Fisher	2
	Mandy Fisher	4
	Emma Bonney	3
									Kim Shaw	3
									Kelly Fisher	4
	Ann-Marie Farren	4
	Sarah Clarke	0
					Ann-Marie Farren	2
					Kelly Fisher	4
	Kelly Fisher	4
	Michelle Brown	0

References

1. "History". womenssnooker.com. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
2. "Kelly Fisher: first woman to win at the Crucible". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. June 1998. p. 29.
3. "Karen Corr wins 1996 world title a little late". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. July 1997. pp. 12–13.
4. "Corr blimey". Aberdeen Evening Express. 27 April 1998. p. 36 – via British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 21 April 2020.