Women's World Snooker Championship

Women's World Snooker Championship[1]
Tournament information
Venue Dolmen Hotel
Location St. Paul's Bay
Country Malta
Established 1976
Organisation(s) World Ladies Billiards and Snooker[2]
Total prize fund € 6,000 (winner)
Recent edition 2018
Current champion(s) Hong Kong Ng On Yee

The Women's World Snooker Championship is the leading professional snooker tournament in women's snooker.

History

The first championship was held in 1976. From 1998 to 2003 the championship was sponsored by Embassy, with the final taking place at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield during the main world championship, but following the restrictions on tobacco advertising in 2003, WPBSA ceased support for the tournament in 2004 and the event was not held due to WPBSA's financial difficulties. The event was revived in 2005 under the WLBSA. The most successful player in the tournament's history is Reanne Evans, who has won the title eleven times.

The 2017 championship was held in Toa Payoh, Singapore; the first time since 1995 that it had been held outside of the UK.[3]

Finals

[4]

Year Winner Runner-up Final score City
1976 England Vera Selby England Muriel Hazeldene 4–0 England Middlesbrough
1977 No tournament held
1978
1979
1980 Australia Lesley McIlrath Wales Agnes Davies 4–2 England Hayling Island
1981 England Vera Selby England Mandy Fisher 3–0 England Thorness Bay
1982 No tournament held
1983 England Sue Foster England Maureen Baynton 8–5 England Brean
1984 Am England Stacey Hillyard Canada Natalie Stelmach 4–1 Unknown
1984 Pro England Mandy Fisher Canada Maryann McConnell 4–2 England Birmingham
1985 England Allison Fisher England Stacey Hillyard 5–1 England Solihull
1986 England Allison Fisher Canada Sue LeMaich 5–0 England Solihull
1987 England Ann-Marie Farren England Stacey Hillyard 5–1 England Puckpool
1988 England Allison Fisher England Ann-Marie Farren 6–1 England Brixham
1989 England Allison Fisher England Ann-Marie Farren 6–5 England Brixham
1990 Northern Ireland Karen Corr England Stacey Hillyard 7–4 England London
1991 England Allison Fisher Northern Ireland Karen Corr 8–2 England London
1992 No tournament held
1993 England Allison Fisher England Stacey Hillyard 9–3 England Blackpool
1994 England Allison Fisher England Stacey Hillyard 7–3 India New Delhi
1995 Northern Ireland Karen Corr England Kim Shaw 6–3 India New Delhi
1996 No tournament held
1997 Northern Ireland Karen Corr England Kelly Fisher 6–3 Wales Llanelli
1998 England Kelly Fisher Northern Ireland Karen Corr 5–0 England Sheffield
1999 England Kelly Fisher Northern Ireland Karen Corr 4–2 England Sheffield
2000 England Kelly Fisher England Lisa Ignall 4–1 England Sheffield
2001 England Lisa Quick Scotland Lynette Horsburgh 4–2 England Sheffield
2002 England Kelly Fisher England Lisa Quick 4–1 England Sheffield
2003 England Kelly Fisher England Lisa Quick 4–1 England Sheffield
2004 No tournament held
2005 England Reanne Evans Scotland Lynette Horsburgh 6–4 England Cambridge
2006 England Reanne Evans England Emma Bonney 5–3 England Cambridge
2007 England Reanne Evans England Katie Henrick 5–3 England Cambridge
2008 England Reanne Evans England June Banks 5–2 England Cambridge
2009 England Reanne Evans England Maria Catalano 5–2 England Cambridge
2010 England Reanne Evans England Maria Catalano 5–1 England Cambridge
2011 England Reanne Evans England Emma Bonney 5–1 England Bury St Edmunds
2012 England Reanne Evans England Maria Catalano 5–3 England Cambridge
2013 England Reanne Evans England Maria Catalano 6–3 England Cambridge
2014[5] England Reanne Evans Hong Kong Ng On Yee 6–0 England Leeds
2015[6] Hong Kong Ng On Yee England Emma Bonney 6–2 England Leeds
2016 England Reanne Evans Hong Kong Ng On Yee 6–4 England Leeds
2017[7] Hong Kong Ng On Yee India Vidya Pillai 6–5 Singapore Toa Payoh
2018 Hong Kong Ng On Yee England Maria Catalano 5–0 Malta St. Paul's Bay

Statistics by player

Rank Name Nationality Winner Runner-up
1 Reanne Evans  England 11 0
2 Allison Fisher  England 7 0
3 Kelly Fisher  England 5 1
4 Karen Corr  Northern Ireland 3 3
5 Ng On Yee  Hong Kong 3 2
6 Vera Selby  England 2 0
7 Stacey Hillyard  England 1 5
8 Ann-Marie Farren  England 1 2
Lisa Quick  England 1 2
10 Mandy Fisher  England 1 1
11 Lesley McIlrath  Australia 1 0
Sue Foster  England 1 0
13 Maria Catalano  England 0 5
14 Emma Bonney  England 0 3
15 Lynette Horsburgh  Scotland 0 2
16 Muriel Hazelden  England 0 1
Agnes Davies  Wales 0 1
Maureen Baynton  England 0 1
Natalie Stelmach  Canada 0 1
Maryann McConnell  Canada 0 1
Sue LeMaich  Canada 0 1
Kim Shaw  England 0 1
Lisa Ignall  England 0 1
Katie Henrick  England 0 1
June Banks  England 0 1
Vidya Pillai  India 0 1
  • Active players are shown in bold.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wlbsl.com/eden-world-women-s-snooker-champion
  2. ↑ http://www.wlbsl.com/
  3. ↑ "WLBS Announces 2016/17 Calendar". World Snooker. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ladies' Snooker". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Perfect Ten For Evans". World Snooker. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ng On Yee ends Reanne Evans' reign as world champion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "On Yee Wins Women's World Title". World Snooker. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
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