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World Women's Billiards Championship
The World Women's Billiards Championship is an English billiards tournament, first held in 1931 when organised by the cue sports company Burroughes and Watts then run from 1932 by the Women's Billiards Association (WBA).[1] It is currently run under the auspices of World Billiards Ltd (WBL), a subsidiary company of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1931 |
| Organisation(s) | World Billiards Ltd. |
| Recent edition | 2022 |
| Current champion | Jamie Hunter |
It should not be confused with the Women's Professional Billiards Championship, which was also run by the WBA, or with the International Billiards and Snooker Federation World Women's Billiards Championship held in 2015.
The reigning champion is Jamie Hunter. Emma Bonney has won the title a record 13 times.
History
A Women's Amateur Billiards Championship was organised by cue sports company Burroughes and Watts. 23 players entered, and the highest break made was 28. Ruth Harrison was the champion.[2][1]
The Women's Billiards Association took over responsibility for the tournament in 1932, when there were 41 entries. Thelma Carpenter made the highest break, 45, on her way to winning the title. Capenter won in 1933 and 1934 to complete a hat-trick of victories, before turning professional and going on to compete in the Women's Professional Billiards Championship. Vera Seals, a receptionist from Chesterfield that had learnt the game from Joe Davis,[3] took the 1935 title, and set a new highest break record of 62.[4] The tournament was held regularly until 1940, but then put on hold until after World War II. From 1947 to 1980 the tournament was held most years, with Vera Selby winning eight titles, and Maureen Baynton (Née Barrett) winning seven. Mrs Morland-Smith was another player to win multiple titles. In 1960, at the age of 75, she attempted to defend her title, but was unsuccessful.[5]
After a period of dormancy from 1980, the tournament was revived in 1998, when Karen Corr won the first of two titles. The dominant player since the 1998 revival has been Emma Bonney, who has won the title 13 times.
World Billiards Ltd (WBL), a subsidiary company of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, currently runs the competition. In June 2019, the International Billiards and Snooker Federation and World Billiards Ltd agreed that the World Billiards Championship would be held by the WBL in 2019 in Australia and by the IBSF in 2020 and to co-operate to avoid tournament dates clashing.[6] The tournament was not held in 2020 or 2021.[7]
Finals
Main sources: Billiards and Snooker Control Council Handbook and Rules (1978);[8] Guinness Snooker – The Records (1985);[9] World Billiards Ltd: World Ladies Billiards Champions[10]
Additional sources are cited within the table where used. In some cases the information in those differs from the main sources mentioned.
| Year | Association | Winner | Runner-up | Final Score | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | WBA | Ruth Harrison | Mrs. Eddowes | 1,000-581 | Burroughes Hall, London | [11] |
| 1932 | WBA | Thelma Carpenter | Ethel Brown | 1,000-730 | Burroughes Hall, London | [1][12] |
| 1933 | WBA | Thelma Carpenter | Vera Seals | 1,000-552 | Burroughes Hall, London | [13][14] |
| 1934 | WBA | Thelma Carpenter | Vera Seals | 1,200–915 | Burroughes Hall, London | [15][16] |
| 1935 | WBA | Vera Seals | E Morland-Smith | 1,000-499 | Burroughes Hall, London | [4] |
| February 1936 | WBA | Vera Seals | Ella Morris | 1,000-528 | Burroughes Hall, London | [17][18] |
| December 1936 | WBA | Grace Phillips | Vera Seals | 1,000-968 | Burroughes Hall, London | [19] |
| 1937 | WBA | Victoria McDougall | E Morland-Smith | 1,000-991 | Burroughes Hall, London | [20][21] |
| 1938 | WBA | Victoria McDougall | G M Saunders | 674–563 | Burroughes Hall, London | [22][23] |
| 1939 | WBA | Victoria McDougall | ||||
| 1940–46 | No tournament | |||||
| 1947 | WBA | Sadie Isaacs | Doris Keene | 373–355 | Empire Club, Shaftesbury Avenue, London | [24] |
| 1948 | WBA | E Morland-Smith | Gladys Burton | 537–399 | [25] | |
| 1949 | WBA | Marie Keeton | Gladys Burton | 455–398 | [26] | |
| 1950 | WBA | Helen Futo | Sadie Isaacs | 420–359 | Burroughes Hall, London | [27] |
| 1951 | WBA | E Morland-Smith | Helen Futo | 431–408 | Burroughes Hall, London | [28] |
| 1952 | WBA | E Morland-Smith | ||||
| 1953 | WBA | E Morland-Smith | Helen Futo | 411–388 | [29] | |
| 1954 | WBA | Helen Futo | Maureen Barrett | 448–430 | Burroughes Hall, London | [30] |
| 1955 | WBA | Maureen Barrett | E Morland-Smith | 451–401 | Burroughes Hall, London | [31] |
| 1956 | WBA | Maureen Barrett | ||||
| 1957 | WBA | Maureen Barrett | E Morland-Smith | 553–334 | London | [32] |
| 1958 | No tournament | |||||
| 1959 | WBA | E. Morland-Smith | Mrs. Rae Craven | 330–328 | London | [33] |
| 1960 | WBA | Muriel Hazeldene[a] | Mrs Rae Craven | 339–324 | Burroughes Hall, London | [34] |
| 1961 | No tournament | |||||
| 1962 | WBA | Thea Hindmarch | Mrs Rae Craven | 438–385 | Burroughes Hall, London | [35] |
| 1963 | WBA | Sadie Isaacs | Mrs Rae Craven | 485–315 | Burroughes Hall, London | [36] |
| 1964 | WBA | Maureen Baynton (Née Barrett) | Mrs Rae Craven | 649–336 | London | [37] |
| 1965 | WBA | Vera Youle | Mrs Rae Craven | 393–386 | [38] | |
| 1966 | WBA | Maureen Baynton (Née Barrett) | Vera Youle | 514–319 | Burroughes Hall, London | [39] |
| 1967 | WBA | Thea Hindmarch | Sally Bartley | 416–319 | [40] | |
| 1968 | WBA | Maureen Baynton (Née Barrett) | Mrs Rae Craven | 434–265 | Billiards and Snooker Centre,[b] London | [41] |
| 1969 | WBA | Thea Hindmarch | Vera Selby | 452–409 | [42] | |
| 1970 | WBA | Vera Selby | ||||
| 1971 | WBA | Vera Selby | Mrs Rae Craven | 506–304 | [43] | |
| 1972 | WBA | Vera Selby | ||||
| 1973 | WBA | Vera Selby | ||||
| 1974 | WBA | Vera Selby | Thea Hindmarch | [44] | ||
| 1975 | No tournament | |||||
| 1976 | WBA | Vera Selby | Mrs Rae Craven | 407–157 | [44] | |
| 1977 | WBA | Vera Selby | ||||
| 1978 | WBA | Vera Selby | Maureen Baynton (Née Barrett) | 366–319 | [44] | |
| 1979 | WBA | Maureen Baynton (Née Barrett) | Vera Selby | [45] | ||
| 1980–97 | No tournament | |||||
| 1998 | WLBSA | Karen Corr | Emma Bonney | 403–219 | [46] | |
| 1999 | WLBSA | Karen Corr | Kelly Fisher | 354–276 | [47] | |
| 2000 | WLBSA | Emma Bonney | Caroline Walch | 218–50 | [48] | |
| 2001 | WLBSA | Kelly Fisher | Emma Bonney | 290–219 | Jesters Snooker Hall, Swindon | [49] |
| 2002 | WLBSA | Emma Bonney | Kelly Fisher | 227–196 | Jesters Snooker Hall, Swindon | [50] |
| 2003 | WLBSA | Kelly Fisher | Emma Bonney | 299–155 | Jesters Snooker Hall, Swindon | [51] |
| 2004 | No tournament | |||||
| 2005 | WLBSA | Anuja Thakur | Lynette Horsburgh | 243–136 | Cambridge Snooker Centre | [52] |
| 2006 | WLBSA | Chitra Magimairaj | Emma Bonney | 193–164 | Cambridge Snooker Centre | [53] |
| 2007 | WLBSA | Chitra Magimairaj | Emma Bonney | 187–148 | Cambridge Snooker Centre | [54] |
| 2008 | WLBSA | Emma Bonney | Eva Palmius | 216–119 | [55] | |
| 2009 | WLBSA | Emma Bonney | Chitra Magimairaj | 272–118 | Cambridge Snooker Centre | [56] |
| 2010 | WLBSA | Emma Bonney | Chitra Magimairaj | 269–220 | Stadium Snooker Club, Birmingham | [57] |
| 2011 | WLBSA | Emma Bonney | Tina Owen-Sevilton | 202–181 | Pot Black Sports Bar, Bury St Edmunds | [58] |
| 2012 | WLBSA | Revanna Umadevi | Emma Bonney | 201–143 | Cambridge Snooker Centre | [59] |
| 2013 | WLBSA | Emma Bonney | Eva Palmius | 329–207 | Cambridge Snooker Centre | [60] |
| April 2014 | WLBSA | Emma Bonney | Revanna Umadevi | 226–209 | Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds | [61] |
| October 14 | WLBSA | Emma Bonney | Revanna Umadevi | 237–191 | Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds | [62] |
| 2015 | WLBSA | Emma Bonney | Rochy Woods | 334–119 | Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds | [63] |
| 2016 | WLBS | Emma Bonney | Revanna Umadevi | 239–169 | Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds | [64] |
| 2017 | WLBS | Emma Bonney | Eva Palmius | 295–185 | Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds | [65] |
| 2018 | World Billiards | Emma Bonney | Rebecca Kenna | 329–209 | Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds | [66] |
| 2019 | World Billiards | Anna Lynch | Judy Dangerfield | 244–204 | Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, Melbourne | [67] |
| 2020-2021 | Tournament not held | [7] | ||||
| 2022 | World Billiards | Jamie Hunter | Snenthra Babu | 304–148 | Sharkx Academy, Newbridge | [7] |
Wins by player
| Name | Country | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Bonney | England | 13 |
| Vera Selby | England | 8 |
| Maureen Baynton (Née Barrett) | England | 7 |
| E Morland-Smith | England | 5 |
| Thelma Carpenter | England | 3 |
| Victoria McDougall | England | 3 |
| Thea Hindmarch | England | 3 |
| Kelly Fisher | England | 2 |
| Sadie Isaacs | England | 2 |
| Chitra Magimairaj | India | 2 |
| Vera Seals | England | 2 |
| Helen Futo | England | 2 |
| Karen Corr | Northern Ireland | 2 |
| Anuja Thakur | India | 1 |
| Marie Keeton | England | 1 |
| Muriel Hazeldene1 | England | 1 |
| Ruth Harrison | England | 1 |
| Vera Youle | England | 1 |
| Revanna Umadevi | India | 1 |
| Grace Phillips | England | 1 |
| Anna Lynch | Australia | 1 |
| Jamie Hunter | England | 1 |
Notes
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External links
- World Billiards Ltd.
- In pictures: World Ladies Billiards Championship 2010 (BBC)
Pictures of Players
- Mrs Eddowes (Getty Images) (Runner-up in 1931)
- Caroline Walch (Shutterstock) (Runner-up in 2000)
- Lynette Horsburgh (BBC News) (Runner-up in 2005)
- Eva Palmius (World Billiards) (Runner-up in 2008, 2013, and 2017)
- Tina Owen-Sevilton (BBC News) – slide 8 (Runner-up in 2011)
- Rochy Woods (World Billiards) (Runner-up in 2015)