The 1990 Women's World Snooker Championship was a women's

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tournament. Sixty-six players entered the event, with the matches leading up to the semi-final being played at the Matchroom Club in

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, England from 25 October and 4 November. The semi-finals and final were played at the Waldorf Hotel in

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from 9–11 November, and received nine hours of television coverage on the European satellite channel Screensport. The competition was promoted by

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's Matchroom organisation and sponsored by Trusthouse Forte and had a total prize fund of £30,000. Karen Corr, who had her 21st birthday on the day of her semi-final match, won in the final 7–4 against Stacey Hillyard. Following this tournament, losing finalist Hillyard replaced

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as the top-ranked women's snooker player.

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