Katie Henrick (born 21 July 1980), also known by her married name of Katie Martyn, is an

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and

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player. She was runner-up in the 2007 World Ladies Snooker Championship.World Champions
Women's World Snooker. Retrieved 16 August 2019.

Biography

Henrick was a student at the Hundred of Hoo school and played

before turning to

at the age of 14, taught by a family friend. She joined the women's snooker circuit at the age of 16. She was the recipient of the World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association Most Improved Player award in both 1998 and 1999. In 2000 she joined the Young Players' Distinction programme, which aimed to help young players develop their game as well as providing media training and advice on how to manage stress. In 2002, she achieved the highest break, 121, in the World Ladies Snooker Championship. Henrick was runner-up to

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at the 2005 European Championship. She won her only ranking title, the 2007 Ladies East Anglian Open Championship, in 2007. 2007 was also the year of her appearance in the World Ladies Snooker Championship final, where she was beaten 3–5 by

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. From 2009, Henrick took up playing

again, and in 2019 was ranked fourth by the World Eightball Pool Federation. Henrick once doubled for

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on a children's television show, playing a trick shot whilst dressed in a

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professional since 2003,

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members.

Titles and achievements

Snooker

References

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