2008 World Ladies Snooker Championship

Women's snooker event, held May 2008 April 2020 2008 World Ladies Snooker Championship 2008 05 3 2008 05 7 y Cambridge Snooker Centre Cambridge England World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association Round Robin, Single elimination Reanne Evans ENG 102 Reanne Evans ENG June Banks ENG 5–2 2007 2009 The 2008 World Ladies Snooker Championship was the 2008 edition of the World Women's Snooker Championship, first held in 1976,https://www.womenssnooker.com/about/history/ History womenssnooker.com World Women's Snooker 27 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20190128145315/https://www.womenssnooker.com/about/history/ 28 January 2019 live and was played at Cambridge Snooker Centre from 3 to 7 May.https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2008-world-ladies-snooker-championship 2008 World Ladies Snooker Championship snookerscores.net World Women's Snooker 19 July 2020 21 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200721002720/https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2008-world-ladies-snooker-championship live The tournament was won by Reanne Evans, who achieved her fourth consecutive world title by defeating June Banks 5–2 in the final. Evans also made the highest break of the tournament, 102. Jones reunited with protege in tournament The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/sport/2264665.jones-reunited-with-protege-in-tournament/ 12 May 2008 13 March 2024 7 September 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230907005159/https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/sport/2264665.jones-reunited-with-protege-in-tournament/ live There were four round-robin qualifying groups, three of six players each, and one of seven players, with the top two players in each group progressing into the knockout stage.https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2008-world-ladies-snooker-championship/groups 2008 World Ladies Snooker Championship – Groups snookerscores.net World Women's Snooker 21 July 2020 21 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200721005414/https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2008-world-ladies-snooker-championship/groups live In the final, Banks won the first frame on the pink ball pink. Evans compiled a break of 52 in the next frame to win it, then took five of the next six frames. Hannah Jones, aged 11, won the under-21 title in an event run alongside the main tournament. Hannah lets imagination run riot in world triumph Derby Telegraph 8 May 2008 43 Main Draw Results from the quarter-finals onwards are shown below.https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2008-world-ladies-snooker-championship/knockout 2008 World Ladies Snooker Championship – Knockout snookerscores.net World Women's Snooker 21 July 2020 22 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200722040619/https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2008-world-ladies-snooker-championship/knockout live Quarter-finalsBest of 7 Frames Semi-finalsBest of 7 Frames FinalBest of 9 Frames 180 'Reanne Evans ENG 4 Chitra Magimairaj IND 0 Emma Bonney ENG 4 Jaique Ip HKG 3 Maria Catalano ENG 4 Katie Henrick ENG 1 June Banks ENG 4 Tina Owen-Sevilton ENG 0 'Reanne Evans ENG 4 Emma Bonney ENG 0 Maria Catalano ENG 2 June Banks ENG 4 'Reanne Evans ENG 5 June Banks ENG 2 Side events +Side event finalsEvans wins foruth consevutive title Snooker Scene June 2008 37ChampionshipWinner(s)Losing finalist(s)Score Seniors Championship Christine Sharpe ENG Malgorzata Sikorska POL3–1 Juniors Championship Hannah Jones ENG Joanna Davies ENG2–0 Doubles Championship Jaique Ip HKG and Pam Wood ENG Chris Sharpe ENG and Laura Alves BRA2–1 Mixed Doubles Championship Reanne Evans ENG and Neil Robertson AUS Leah Willett ENG and Joe Perry ENG3–1 English billiards Emma Bonney ENG Eva Palmius SWE216–119 References Category:2008 in English sport Category:2008 in snooker Category:2008 in women's sport Category:May 2008 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:International sports competitions hosted by England 2008