Katie Henrick Explained

Katie Henrick
Birth Date:21 July 1980
High Ranking:4

Katie Henrick (born 21 July 1980), also known by her married name of Katie Martyn, is an English snooker and pool player. She was runner-up in the 2007 World Ladies Snooker Championship.[1]

Biography

Henrick was a student at the Hundred of Hoo school and played pool before turning to snooker at the age of 14, taught by a family friend. She joined the women's snooker circuit at the age of 16.[2] [3]

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.[4] In 2002, she achieved the highest break, 121, in the World Ladies Snooker Championship.

Henrick was runner-up to Wendy Jans at the 2005 European Championship.[5]

She won her only ranking title, the 2007 Ladies East Anglian Open Championship, in 2007.[6] 2007 was also the year of her appearance in the World Ladies Snooker Championship final, where she was beaten 3–5 by Reanne Evans.[7]

From 2009, Henrick took up playing pool again, and in 2019 was ranked fourth by the World Eightball Pool Federation.[8] [9]

Henrick once doubled for Holly Willoughby on a children's television show, playing a trick shot whilst dressed in a French maid's outfit.[10] She has worked as the Royal Automobile Club's snooker professional since 2003, coaching members.

Titles and achievements

Snooker

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent Score Ref.
Runner-up 1 1996 Academy Fork Lift Classic (Under-21) 0–2 [11]
Runner-up 2 1996 Bailey Homes Ladies Classic (Under-21) - Results 0–2 [12]
Runner-up 3 1996 Regal Scottish Masters (Plate) 0–3 [13]
Runner-up 4 1997 Regal Scottish Masters (Plate) Julie Billings 1–3 [14]
Winner 5 1998 Gravesend Under-21 Championship
Winner 6 1998 Connie Gough Memorial (Plate) Michelle Brown 1–2 [15]
Runner-up 7 2000 UK Championship 0–4 [16]
Runner-up 8 2004 British Open 0–4 [17]
Runner-up 9 2005 European Championship 3–5
Runner-up 10 2007 3–5
Runner-up 11 2007 Wytech Masters 2–3 [18]
Winner 12 2007 East Anglian Championship 3–1
Runner-up 13 2008 Wytech Masters 2–3 [19]
Runner-up 14 2009 Connie Gough National 1–3 [20]
Runner-up 15 2009 British Open 1–3 [21]
Runner-up 16 2011 East Anglian Championship 0–3 [22]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.womenssnooker.com/about/world-champions/ World Champions
  2. Web site: Reach Turns One . wpbsa.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . 30 April 2005 . 16 August 2019 . I first started playing snooker when I was 14-years-old.
  3. Web site: Our Professional . royalautomobileclub.co.uk . Royal Automobile Club . 25 August 2019 . 25 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190825124728/https://www.royalautomobileclub.co.uk/activities-and-events/activities/billiards/our-professional . dead .
  4. News: Law . Gordon . 30 July 2001 . Katie's Potty Training Is Just The Job . News Shopper . 25 August 2019.
  5. . Wendy Jans retains women's title . Snooker Scene . 13 . Everton's News Agency . July 2005 .
  6. News: 8 October 2009 . Henrick Bids to Reclaim East Anglian Crown. News Shopper . 25 August 2019.
  7. News: Yates . Phil . O'Sullivan is handed clear run thanks to WPBSA delay . The Times . London . 5 April 2007. The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 20 December 2019..
  8. News: 27 July 2009 . Bickley Potter Preparing For Change of Scene . News Shopper . 25 August 2019.
  9. Web site: Ladies Individual Rankings . wepf.org . World Eightball Pool Federation . 30 April 2005 . 25 August 2019 .
  10. Web site: Every Snooker Player Dreams of a 'TV Big Break' Moment, Here Was Hers… . snookerzone.co.uk . Snookerzone . 25 August 2019.
  11. Web site: 1996 Academy Fork Lift Classic (Under-21) - Results . World Women's Snooker . snookerscores.net . 7 September 2020.
  12. Web site: 1996 Bailey Homes Ladies Classic (Under-21) - Results . World Women's Snooker . snookerscores.net . 7 September 2020.
  13. Web site: 1996 Regal Scottish Masters (Plate) - Results . World Women's Snooker . snookerscores.net . 7 September 2020.
  14. Web site: 1997 Regal Scottish Masters (Plate) - Results . World Women's Snooker . snookerscores.net . 7 September 2020.
  15. Web site: 1998 Connie Gough Memorial (Plate) - Results . World Women's Snooker . snookerscores.net . 7 September 2020.
  16. Web site: 2000 UK Championship - Results . World Women's Snooker . snookerscores.net . 7 September 2020.
  17. Web site: 2004 British Open - Results . World Women's Snooker . snookerscores.net . 7 September 2020.
  18. Web site: 2007 Wytech Masters - Results . World Women's Snooker . snookerscores.net . 7 September 2020.
  19. News: 16 September 2008 . Henrick Beaten in Dramatic Masters Final . Kent Online . 25 August 2019.
  20. Web site: 2009 Connie Gough National - Results . snookerscores.net . World Women's Snooker . 7 September 2020.
  21. Web site: 2009 British Open - Results . snookerscores.net . World Women's Snooker . 7 September 2020.
  22. Web site: 2011 East Anglian Championship - Results . World Women's Snooker . snookerscores.net . 7 September 2020.

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