1984 Women's Grand Prix (snooker)

Women's snooker series, held 1984 April 2020 1984 Women's Grand Prix 1984 02 13 1984 06 2 y England World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association / Ladies Snooker International £60,000 £14,000 Mandy Fisher ENG The 1984 Women's Grand Prix was a women's snooker competition that took place in five venues from 13 February to 2 June 1984, organised by the World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association and Ladies Snooker International, and sponsored by National Express. The format was for sixteen players to take part in a knockout tournament at each of the venues. The first of the stages, at Abertillery, was televised by HTV. The results from all five events were compiled to produce an overall winner. For each knockout event, the winning player was awarded 15 points, the runner-up 12 points, third placed 10 points, fourth: 8 points, fifth: 6 points, sixth: 5 points, seventh: 2 points and eighth: 1 point. Mandy Fisher, who won two of the events and was runner-up in two others, was the overall champion, and received £5,000 in addition to her prize money from each event. She also compiled a new highest break by a woman in competition, compiling a 62 in her match against Grace Nakamura at Basingstoke. The later events attracted only small audiences, and the competition was not repeated.Clive Everton 1984 Benson and Hedges Snooker Year London Virgin Books 0863690513 124 First Morrison Ian 1987 The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker Twickenham Hamlyn Publishing Group 978-0-60055604-6 42, 86–87 Snooker girls get big break Aberdeen Press and Journal 17 4 February 1984 British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 18 May 2020. The event is regarded as an edition of the World Women's Snooker Championship.Huart Matt WWS History https://www.womenssnooker.com/history/wws-history/ World Women's Snooker 23 August 2022 1 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220801164634/https://www.womenssnooker.com/history/wws-history/ live Prize money Sue LeMaich wins at Peterborough Snooker Scene 25 Everton's News Agency June 1984 Overall winner "snowball" prize: £5,000 For each event: Winner: £2,500 Runner-up: £1,500 Semi-finals: £750 Quarter-finals: £500 First round: £250 Highest break: £500 Finals The winning players are shown in bold.Jackson Eric Snooker's glamour girls in Basingstoke tourney Reading Evening Post 20 7 April 1984 British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 18 May 2020. PlayerScorePlayer Abertillery Sports Centre, 13–18 February 1984 Sue Foster ENG 6–1 Georgina Aplin ENG In Leeds, 9–12 March 1984 Mandy Fisher ENG 7–2 Maryann McConnell CAN Beechdown Squash and Badminton Centre, Basingstoke, 9–14 April 1984 Sue LeMaich CAN 7–5 Mandy Fisher ENG Werrington Sports Centre, Peterborough Sue LeMaich CAN 7–5 Mandy Fisher ENG Strathallan Hotel, Birmingham, 28 May-2 June 1984 Mandy Fisher ENG 7–6 Maryann McConnell CAN References Category:1984 in English women's sport Category:1984 in snooker Category:World Women's Snooker Championship Category:International sports competitions hosted by England Category:Women's sports competitions in England