Karen Corr

Karen Corr (born 10 November 1969) is a professional pool and former snooker and English billiards player representing Northern Ireland, and was inducted in the BCA Hall of Fame in 2012.

Karen Corr
Karen Corr (2009)
Born (1969-11-10) 10 November 1969
Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
Sport country Northern Ireland
NicknameThe Irish Invader[1]
Professional1990–
Medal record
Women's Nine-ball
Representing  Great Britain
World Games
2001 Akita Individual

Early life

Corr was born on 10 November 1969[2] 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 dad 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 into her first tournament in Leicester and never looked back. Bolstered with confidence, she continued to play in tournaments and rapidly became a top–notch snooker player supported by her family. 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.[3]

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 the United States. Corr moved to America 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.[1] 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.[4] She also won the "All Japan Open 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[1] 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.[1] 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."[4]

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

Titles and achievements

Pool

Member – BCA Hall of Fame (Greatest Player Category)[1]

WPBA Tournament Championships
YearTournamentVenue
2000WPBA Super Billiards ExpoValley Forge, PA
2000WPBA Baltimore ClassicBaltimore, MD
2000WPBA Affinix Software Los Angeles OpenLos Angeles, CA
2001WPBA Cuetec Cues Players ChampionshipValley Forge, PA
2001WPBA Spring ClassicAlpine, CA
2001WPBA CharlotteCharlotte, NC
2001WPBA Fall ClassicAlbuquerque, NM
2001WPBA Midwest ClassicVilla Park, IL
2001WPBA NationalsLincoln City, OR
2002WPBA Spring ClassicAlpine, CA
2002BCA Open 9-Ball Championships Women's DivisionLas Vegas, NV
2002WPBA NationalsMiami, FL
2003Women's Pro Player ChampionshipValley Forge, PA
2003BCA Open 9-Ball Championships Women's DivisionLas Vegas, NV
2003WPBA US Open 9-BallAlbuquerque, NM
2003WPBA Canadian OpenWindsor, Ontario
2004BCA Open 9-Ball Championships Women's DivisionLas Vegas, NV
2004WPBA NationalsLincoln City, OR
2005WPBA Southeast ClassicHollywood, FL
2006WPBA Carolina ClassicRocky Mount, NC
2006WPBA Florida ClassicHollywood, FL
2006WPBA Midwest ClassicPeoria, IL
2007WPBA Midwest ClassicNorman, OK
2007Enjoypool.com 9-Ball Championship Ladies DivisionLas Vegas, NV
International championships
YearTournamentVenue
2000All-Japan Championship
2006Tournament of ChampionsUncasville, CT
2007Tournament of ChampionsUncasville, CT
2008Tournament of ChampionsUncasville, CT

Snooker
OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponentScoreRef.
Winner 11990Women's World Snooker ChampionshipStacey Hillyard7–4[5][6]
Runner-up 21991Women's World Snooker ChampionshipAllison Fisher2–8[7]
Winner 31994WLBSA Halstead Ladies ClassicAllison Fisher3–2[8]
Winner 41994WLBSA Pontins Spring BowlLisa Quick4–1[9]
Winner 51995Women's World Snooker ChampionshipKim Shaw6–3[10]
Winner 61995WLBSA Pontins British LadiesAnn-Marie Farren4–1[11]
Winner 71995WLBSA West Norwood OpenKelly Fisher3–1[12]
Winner 81996WLBSA Academy Fork LiftKelly Fisher4–2[13]
Winner 91996WLBSA Connie Gough MemorialKim Shaw3–2[14]
Winner 101996WLBSA James Brooks ClassicKelly Fisher3–0[15]
Winner 111997Women's World Snooker ChampionshipKelly Fisher6–3[16]
Winner 121997WLBSA Barratts Club NationalKelly Fisher3–2[17]
Winner 131997WLBSA Ladies NationalKelly Fisher4–2[18]
Winner 141997WLBSA UK ChampionshipLynette Horsburgh4–3[19]
Winner 151997WLBSA Pontins UK Championship
Winner 161997WLBSA Scottish MastersKelly Fisher4–2[20]
Runner-up 171998Women's World Snooker ChampionshipKelly Fisher0–5[21]
Runner-up 181999Women's World Snooker ChampionshipKelly Fisher2–4[22]

English billiards
OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponentScoreRef.
Winner 11998World Ladies Billiards ChampionshipEmma Bonney403–219[3]
Winner 21999World Ladies Billiards ChampionshipKelly Fisher354–276[3]

References
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