Karen Corr

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Field	Value
name	Karen Corr
image	Karen Corr.jpg
caption	Karen Corr (2009)
birth_date
birth_place	Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
Sport country
Professional	1990
Women's World champ	Snooker:
English Billiards:
medals-expand	yes
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| name = Karen Corr | image = Karen Corr.jpg | caption = Karen Corr (2009) | birth_date = | birth_place = Ballymoney, Northern Ireland | Sport country = | Professional = 1990 | Women's World champ = Snooker: English Billiards: | medals-expand = yes | medals =

Karen Corr (born 10 November 1969) is a Northern Irish professional pool and former snooker and English billiards player. She began entering women's snooker tournaments at age 15 and went on to win the World Women's Snooker Championship three times and the World Women's Billiards Championship twice. In 1998, she moved to the United States to play pool professionally. She has won numerous tournaments and has been ranked number one on the WPBA Tour. She was inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame in 2012.

Early life

Corr was born on 10 November 1969 in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland and spent her early childhood near Maghera. When she was 8 years old, her family moved to England. She loved watching snooker matches on television and joined a snooker club at the age of 14 with her father and her brother. Her friends in Bourne saw that she had exceptional snooker skills and encouraged her to play in tournaments.

Snooker and pool career

At the age of 15, she entered her first tournament in Leicester. She continued to play in tournaments and rapidly became a top player on the women's tour. On the day after her 21st birthday, Corr won her first Women's World Snooker Championship. She would go on to repeat that feat in 1995 and 1997. She also won the World Women's Billiards Championship in 1998 and 1999.

A recession in the mid-1990s and increased restrictions on tobacco sponsorship caused prize funds to rapidly decrease for snooker events outside the World Championship. This forced Corr to look elsewhere for profitable tournament play. Fellow snooker player Julie Kelly told her about the WPBA Tour in America. Corr moved to the U.S. in 1998 to see how well she could play pool. After winning ten consecutive qualifying events, she was able to compete in the professional WPBA events.

By the end of 1998, Corr was ranked #24. At the end of 1999, she was ranked # 4. By the end of 2000, she was ranked 2nd in the world.

Corr won her first WPBA Classic Tour title, "The 2000 Cuetec Cues Players Championship" in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. She completed that year with two more Classic tour titles. She also won the "All Japan Championship" held in Osaka, Japan. She placed second in the "WPA Women's World Championship" and in the "UCC World Ladies Championship" held in Tokyo, Japan.

In 2001, she became the first person to win every WPBA Classic tour event in the same season since they began. She won the silver medal at the World Games and placed 2nd at the World Championships. Before 2001 ended, Corr found herself at the top, the No. 1 ranked player in the World and remained there for 2 years.

Since then, she has been a leading player in women's pool. The crowning achievement of her career came on 26 October 2012, when Corr was formally inducted into the Greatest Player wing of the BCA Hall of Fame. Her Hall of Fame induction announcement stated "her quick rise to the top and her consistent dominance on American soil has earned her the only spot in this year's BCA Hall of Fame class."

She has been runner-up at the World 9-ball Championship four times.

Titles and achievements

Snooker

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Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent	Score	Ref.	Winner	Runner-up	Winner	Winner	Winner	Winner	Winner	Winner	Winner	Winner	Winner	Winner	Winner	Winner	Winner	Winner	Runner-up	Runner-up
	1	1990	Women's World Snooker Championship	Stacey Hillyard	7–4
	2	1991	Women's World Snooker Championship	Allison Fisher	2–8
	3	1994	WLBSA Halstead Ladies Classic	Allison Fisher	3–2
	4	1994	WLBSA Pontins Spring Bowl	Lisa Quick	4–1
	5	1995	Women's World Snooker Championship	Kim Shaw	6–3
	6	1995	WLBSA Pontins British Ladies	Ann-Marie Farren	4–1
	7	1995	WLBSA West Norwood Open	Kelly Fisher	3–1
	8	1996	WLBSA Academy Fork Lift	Kelly Fisher	4–2
	9	1996	WLBSA Connie Gough Memorial	Kim Shaw	3–2
	10	1996	WLBSA James Brooks Classic	Kelly Fisher	3–0
	11	1997	Women's World Snooker Championship	Kelly Fisher	6–3	author=	title=Karen Corr wins 1996 world title a little late	magazine=Snooker Scene	pages=12–13	publisher=Everton's News Agency	issue=July 1997}}
	12	1997	WLBSA Barratts Club National	Kelly Fisher	3–2
	13	1997	WLBSA Ladies National	Kelly Fisher	4–2
	14	1997	WLBSA UK Championship	Lynette Horsburgh	4–3
	15	1997	WLBSA Pontins UK Championship
	16	1997	WLBSA Scottish Masters	Kelly Fisher	4–2
	17	1998	Women's World Snooker Championship	Kelly Fisher	0–5
	18	1999	Women's World Snooker Championship	Kelly Fisher	2–4
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English billiards

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Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent	Score	Ref.	Winner	Winner
	1	1998	World Ladies Billiards Championship	Emma Bonney	403–219
	2	1999	World Ladies Billiards Championship	Kelly Fisher	354–276
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Pool

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Year	Tournament	Venue
	1999	New York State 9-Ball Championship
	2000	All Japan Championship 9-Ball
	2000	Super Billiards Expo Players Championship
	2000	Northeast 9-Ball Tour
	2000	WPBA Baltimore Classic
	2000	WPBA Affinix Software Los Angeles Open
	2001	Super Billiards Expo Players Championship
	2001	WPBA Spring Classic
	2001	WPBA Charlotte Classic
	2001	WPBA Fall Classic
	2001	WPBA Midwest Classic
	2001	WPBA National Championship
	2002	WPBA Spring Classic
	2002	BCA Open 9-Ball Championship
	2002	WPBA National Championship
	2003	Super Billiards Expo Players Championship
	2003	BCA Open 9-Ball Championship
	2003	WPBA U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship
	2003	WPBA Canadian Open
	2004	BCA Open 9-Ball Championship
	2004	WPBA National Championship
	2005	WPBA Southeast Classic
	2006	Tournament of Champions
	2006	WPBA Carolina Classic
	2006	WPBA Florida Classic
	2006	WPBA Midwest Classic
	2007	Tournament of Champions
	2007	WPBA Midwest Classic
	2007	BCA Open 9-Ball Championship
	2008	Tournament of Champions
	2014	Super Billiards Expo Players Championship
	2016	Super Billiards Expo Players Championship
	2016	NAPT Inaugural 10-Ball Invitational
	2017	WPBA U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship
	2017	NAPT Summer 10-Ball Classic
	2017	NAPT Freedom Classic
	2017	Desert Shootout
	2018	Super Billiards Expo Players Championship
	2018	Coupe du Quebec Pro Event
	2019	Coupe du Quebec Pro Event
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• 2001 Billiards Digest Player of the Year
• 2012 Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame

References

References

1. "Karen Corr". AZBilliards.
2. (22 June 2015). "World Ladies Billiards Champions". World Billiards Ltd.
3. "Hall of Fame Inductees, 2011–2018". Billiard Congress of America.
4. (19 July 2012). "Karen Corr Earns Enshrinement in Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame". Billiard Congress of America.
5. "Hall of Fame: 1990 World Championship". [[World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association]].
6. Yates, Philip. "Corr keeps cool to win women's world title". Everton's News Agency.
7. Yates, Phil. (11 November 1991). "Fisher confirms her status as champion – Snooker". The Times.
8. "1994 Halstead Classic - Results". World Women's Snooker.
9. "1994 Pontin's Spring Bowl - Results". World Women's Snooker.
10. . (October 1995). "Karen Corr regains women's world title". *Everton's News Agency*.
11. "1995 Pontins British Open - Results". World Women's Snooker.
12. "1995 West Norwood Open - Results". World Women's Snooker.
13. "1996 Academy Fork Lift Classic - Results". World Women's Snooker.
14. "1996 Connie Gough Memorial - Results". World Women's Snooker.
15. "1996 James Brooks Ladies Classic - Results". World Women's Snooker.
16. . "Karen Corr wins 1996 world title a little late". *Everton's News Agency*.
17. "1997 Barratts Club National Championship - Results". World Women's Snooker.
18. "1997 National Championship - Results". World Women's Snooker.
19. "1997 UK Ladies Championship - Results". World Women's Snooker.
20. "1997 Regal Scottish Masters - Results". World Women's Snooker.
21. . (June 1998). "Kelly Fisher: first woman to win at the Crucible". *Everton's News Agency*.
22. "World Champions". World Women's Snooker.

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