Early Life
Born in Ballymoney, Karen was raised near Maghera, County Londonderry. At the age of 8, her parents moved to England where she eventually joined a snooker club and began her career in the sport at the age of 14.
Karen was 15 when she entered her first women's amateur event in Leicester, England. On the day after her 21st birthday, in 1990, she won her first Women's World Snooker Championship. Karen continued on to win additional World titles in '91, '95, and '97.
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