1994 Women's World Snooker Championship

December 2019 Women's World Snooker Championship May 1994 Meridien Hotel (final stages) New Delhi (final stages) India World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association Single elimination £7,500 108 (Stacey Hillyard) ENG Allison Fisher ENG Stacey Hillyard 7–3 1993 1995 The 1994 Women's World Snooker Championship was a women's snooker tournament played in the United Kingdom and India in 1994 and was that year's edition of the Women's World Snooker Championship first held in 1976. The early rounds were played at the Cue Sports Snooker Club in Raunds, Northamptonshire and the quarter-finals onwards were played at the Meridien Hotel, New Delhi. Defending champion Allison Fisher beat Stacey Hillyard 7–3 in the final to take the title, her seventh and last Women's World Snooker Championship win. Tournament summary Early rounds The initial rounds of the tournament, up to the fourth round (last 16) were held at the Cue Sports Snooker Club in Raunds, Northamptonshire.Baker Andrew Almanack: Ladies look for a break The Independent 11 8 May 1994 NewsBank. Retrieved 1 February 2020. Of the top eight seeds, Allison Fisher, Karen Corr, Stacey Hillyard, Tessa Davidson and Kim Shaw qualified for the quarter-finals, whilst Ann-Marie Farren, Mandy Fisher and Lynette Horsburgh failed to get through. In the last 16 round, Farren was beaten 2–4 by Kelly Fisher after leading 2–0, Mandy Fisher lost 1–4 to Sarah Smith, and Horsburgh was defeated 1–4 by Sharon Dickson. Hillyard compiled the highest break of the competition, 108, in her third-round match against Gaye Jones. Defending champion Allison Fisher won 4–0 against both Valerie Dalgliesh and Julie Gillespie. Quarter-finals From the quarter-finals onwards, matches were held at the Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, the first time that the championship was held outside of the United Kingdom.https://www.womenssnooker.com/womens-world-snooker-championship-potted-history/ Women's World Snooker Championship – A Potted History Huart Matt womenssnooker.com 10 March 2018 World Women's Snooker 31 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20190721200507/https://www.womenssnooker.com/womens-world-snooker-championship-potted-history/ 21 July 2019 live The quarter-finals onwards were televised by Indian national television, and on Sky in the United Kingdom. For the third match in succession in the tournament, Allison Fisher achieved a whitewash of her opponent, beating Sarah Smith 5–0 whilst making four breaks over 30 to lead 4–0 and then compiling a century in the final frame. Hillyard also had a 5–0 win, making four breaks over 30 in defeating Shaw. Davidson was 1–3 down to Kelly Fisher but then leveled at 3–3 and went ahead at 4–3. After Fisher won the eighth frame, Davidson took the decider with the aid of a 44 break. Corr was 1–3 down to Dickson before winning four frames in a row to win 5–3. Semi-finals Allison Fisher took a 3–1 lead against Davidson, then lost two of the next three to make it 4–3. Although Fisher won the next two frames and the match, she described it as "one of the toughest matches I've ever been involved in." Hillyard reached her sixth world championship final with a 6–3 win over Corr. Snooker The Times London 35 21 May 1994 The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 1 February 2020. Final In the first session, Fisher won the opening frame, but was then 2–1 and 3–2 behind. Snooker The Times London 22 23 May 1994 The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 1 February 2020. She drew level at 3–3 with a break of 102 in the sixth frame. In the second session, Fisher won all four frames, including the tenth on a re-spotted black to gain her seventh world snooker title in nine years. Allison's title Aberdeen Press and Journal 24 23 May 1994 British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 1 February 2020. and the last time that she won the championship. The match featured breaks over 30 in nine of the ten frames was seen as closer than the result suggested Snooker: Fisher lands another world title The Independent 2 22 May 1994 NewsBank. Retrieved 1 February 2020. It was the seventh and last time that Fisher won the title. Prize money Source: Snooker Scene Winner (Allison Fisher): £7,500 Runner-up (Stacey Hillyard): £2,500 Losing semi-finalists: £1,000 Losing quarter-finalists: £500 Fourth round losers: £250 Third round losers: £100 Second Round losers: £75 First Round losers: £50 Highest Break (Stacey Hillyard, 108): £400 Main draw Source: Snooker Scene Allison Fisher again crowned queen as Delhi hosts best ever women's event Snooker Scene 13 Everton's News Agency June 1994 Three top eight fail to Qualify Snooker Scene 13 Everton's News Agency June 1994 Allison Fisher wins women's world title for the seventh time Snooker Scene 14–15 Everton's News Agency June 1994 3 16 y 4 Premliminary roundBest-of-7 frames First roundBest-of-7 frames Second roundBest-of-7 frames SCO Valerie Dalgliesh 4 ENG Michelle Brown 2 BEL Valerie Van Bellinghen w.o. ENG Julie Noon IRL Margaret Browne 4 ENG Beverley Hipwell 3 ENG Dawn Wells 4 IRL Laura Ronan 0 ENG Pam Beevers 4 BEL Cinde De Wulf 3 ENG Nichola Barker 4 ENG Christine Sharpe 2 ENG Tracey Warren 4 ENG Marianne Lazarides 3 CAN Anita Kuczma 4 ENG Natalie Chatfield 1 IOM Jane Moss 4 IRL Annette McFaul 0 ENG Martina Lumsden 4 ENG Victoria Carter 0 BEL Christine Leclercq 4 ENG Sue Selby 1 ENG Susan Parrish 4 ENG Jena Bedford 1 ENG Mary Winn 4 ENG Michelle Winn 2 ENG Mary Talbot 4 ENG Debbie Singleton 2 ENG Sarah Ellerby 4 NOR Anita Rizzuti 2 ENG Helen Lazell 4 IRL Greta Brown 1 SCO Valerie Dalgliesh 4 BEL Valerie Van Bellinghen 0 IRL Margaret Browne 1 ENG Dawn Wells 4 ENG Pam Beevers 4 ENG Nicola Barker 2 ENG Tracey Warren 0 CAN Anita Kuczma 4 IOM Jane Moss 4 ENG Martina Lumsden 2 BEL Christine Leclercq 4 ENG Susan Parrish 2 ENG Mary Winn 2 ENG Mary Talbot 4 ENG Sarah Ellerby 3 ENG Helen Lazell 4 ENG Louise King 4 ENG Lyn Cast 3 IRL Anne McMahon 4 BEL Miranda Wauters ? ENG Nicola Golley 4 ENG Claire Heseldine 0 BEL Liliane Van Riel 4 ENG Doreen Buckton 0 BEL Martin Vanderaenden 4 ENG Sheila Pook 1 IRL Paula Darby w.o. NED Saskia Smits ENG Laura Stoddard 4 ENG Maureen Twomey 1 ENG Julie Billings 4 ENG Rachel Ozier 3 ENG Mary Hawkes 0 SCO Valerie Dalgliesh 4 AUS Kathy Parashis 4 ENG Dawn Wells 0 ENG Carla Jolly 4 ENG Pam Beevers 1 ENG Teresa Carlisle 3 CAN Anita Kuczma 4 IRL Julie Kelly 4 IOM Jane Moss 1 ENG Jenny Poulter 4 BEL Christine Leclercq 2 ENG Maria Tart 4 ENG Mary Talbot 0 ENG Kirsten Miners 4 ENG Helen Lazell 1 ENG Gaye Jones 4 ENG Louise King 3 ENG Helen Audus 4 IRL Ann McMahon 1 ENG Lisa Gordon 4 ENG Nicola Golley 3 IRL Margaret Campion 4 BEL Liliane Van Riel 1 ENG Emma Bonney 4 BEL Martin Vanderaenden 2 CAN Maureen Seto 4 IRL Paula Darby 2 CAN Maryann McConnell 4 ENG Laura Stoddard 3 ENG Jane O'Neill 1 ENG Julie Billings 4 Third roundBest-of-7 frames Fourth roundBest-of-7 frames Quarter-finalsBest-of-9 frames Semi-finalsBest-of-11 frames FinalBest-of-13 frames ENG Allison Fisher 4 SCO Valerie Dalgliesh 0 SCO Julie Gillespie 4 AUS Kathy Parashis 0 ENG Sarah Smith 4 ENG Carla Jolly 2 ENG Mandy Fisher 4 CAN Anita Kuczma 2 ENG Ann-Marie Farren 4 IRL Julie Kelly 1 ENG Kelly Fisher 4 ENG Jenny Poulter 0 ENG Caroline Walch 4 ENG Maria Tart 0 ENG Tessa Davidson 4 ENG Kirsten Miners 1 ENG Stacey Hillyard 4 ENG Gaye Jones 0 ENG Georgina Aplin 3 ENG Helen Audus 4 ENG Lisa Quick 3 ENG Lisa Gordon 4 ENG Kim Shaw 4 IRL Margaret Campion 2 SCO Lynette Horsburgh 4 ENG Emma Bonney 2 WAL Sharon Dickson 4 CAN Maureen Seto 1 ENG June Banks 4 CAN Maryann McConnell 2 NIR Karen Corr 4 ENG Julie Billings 0 ENG Allison Fisher 4 SCO Julie Gillespie 0 ENG Sarah Smith 4 ENG Mandy Fisher 1 ENG Ann-Marie Farren 2 ENG Kelly Fisher 4 ENG Caroline Walch 2 ENG Tessa Davidson 4 ENG Stacey Hillyard 4 ENG Helen Audus 1 ENG Lisa Gordon 2 ENG Kim Shaw 4 SCO Lynette Horsburgh 1 WAL Sharon Dickson 4 ENG June Banks 1 NIR Karen Corr 4 ENG Allison Fisher 5 ENG Sarah Smith 0 ENG Kelly Fisher 4 ENG Tessa Davidson 5 ENG Stacey Hillyard 5 ENG Kim Shaw 0 WAL Sharon Dickson 3 NIR Karen Corr 5 ENG Allison Fisher 6 ENG Tessa Davidson 3 ENG Stacey Hillyard 6 NIR Karen Corr 3 ENG Allison Fisher 7 ENG Stacey Hillyard 3 Final Source: Snooker Scene Final: Best-of-13 framesMeridien Hotel, New Delhi Allison Fisher ENG 7–3 Stacey Hillyard ENGFrame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Allison Fisher 30+ Breaks 7045 4242 35- 7540 49- 107102 68- 6330, 33 7860 7744 Stacey Hillyard 30+ Breaks 36- 8060 7367 30- 60- 2- 3934 5240 38- 7044 Frames won (Fisher first) 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 3–3 4–3 5–3 6–3 7–3 102 Highest break67 1 Century breaks 0 1 50+ breaks 2 6 30+ breaks 3Allison Fisher wins the 1994 Women's World Snooker Championship References Category:World Women's Snooker Championship Women's World Championship Women's World Snooker Championship