The 1989 Women's World Snooker Championship was a women's

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tournament that took place from 14 to 21 October 1989. It was the 1989 edition of the

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, first held in

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. The event was held at the

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resort in

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. The tournament was won by defending champion

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, who defeated Ann-Marie Farren 6–5 in the final and received £3,500 prize money. This was Fisher's fourth world snooker title in five years, and she would go on to win a total of seven championships before focusing her efforts on

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in the United States from 1995.

Main draw

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