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1994 Women's World Snooker Championship

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Women's World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 1994
VenueMeridien Hotel (final stages)
CityNew Delhi (final stages)
CountryIndia
OrganisationWorld Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association
FormatSingle elimination
Winner's share£7,500
Highest break108 (Stacey Hillyard)
Final
ChampionEngland Allison Fisher
Runner-upEngland Stacey Hillyard
Score7–3
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

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Early rounds

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The initial rounds of the tournament, up to the fourth round (last 16) were held at the Cue Sports Snooker Club in Raunds, Northamptonshire.[1] 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.[2]

Quarter-finals

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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.[3] The quarter-finals onwards were televised by Indian national television, and on Sky in the United Kingdom.[1]

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.[4]

Semi-finals

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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.[4][5]

Final

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In the first session, Fisher won the opening frame, but was then 2–1 and 3–2 behind.[6] She drew level at 3–3 with a break of 102 in the sixth frame.[4]

In the second session, Fisher won all four frames, including the tenth on a re-spotted black[4] to gain her seventh world snooker title in nine years.[7] and the last time that she won the championship.[3] The match featured breaks over 30 in nine of the ten frames[4] was seen as closer than the end result suggested[8] It was the seventh and last time that Fisher won the title.[3]

Prize money

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Source: Snooker Scene[4] 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

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Source: Snooker Scene[9][2][4]

Premliminary round
Best-of-7 frames
First round
Best-of-7 frames
Second round
Best-of-7 frames
Scotland Valerie Dalgliesh4
England Michelle Brown2Scotland Valerie Dalgliesh4England Mary Hawkes0
Belgium Valerie Van Bellinghenw.o.Belgium Valerie Van Bellinghen0Scotland Valerie Dalgliesh4
England Julie Noon
Republic of Ireland Margaret Browne4
England Beverley Hipwell3Republic of Ireland Margaret Browne1Australia Kathy Parashis4
England Dawn Wells4England Dawn Wells4England Dawn Wells0
Republic of Ireland Laura Ronan0
England Pam Beevers4
Belgium Cinde De Wulf3England Pam Beevers4England Carla Jolly4
England Nichola Barker4England Nicola Barker2England Pam Beevers1
England Christine Sharpe2
England Tracey Warren4
England Marianne Lazarides3England Tracey Warren0England Teresa Carlisle3
Canada Anita Kuczma4Canada Anita Kuczma4Canada Anita Kuczma4
England Natalie Chatfield1
Isle of Man Jane Moss4
Republic of Ireland Annette McFaul0Isle of Man Jane Moss4Republic of Ireland Julie Kelly4
England Martina Lumsden4England Martina Lumsden2Isle of Man Jane Moss1
England Victoria Carter0
Belgium Christine Leclercq4
England Sue Selby1Belgium Christine Leclercq4England Jenny Poulter4
England Susan Parrish4England Susan Parrish2Belgium Christine Leclercq2
England Jena Bedford1
England Mary Winn4
England Michelle Winn2England Mary Winn2England Maria Tart4
England Mary Talbot4England Mary Talbot4England Mary Talbot0
England Debbie Singleton2
England Sarah Ellerby4
Norway Anita Rizzuti2England Sarah Ellerby3England Kirsten Miners4
England Helen Lazell4England Helen Lazell4England Helen Lazell1
Republic of Ireland Greta Brown1
England Louise King4England Gaye Jones4
England Lyn Cast3England Louise King3
Republic of Ireland Anne McMahon4England Helen Audus4
Belgium Miranda Wauters?Republic of Ireland Ann McMahon1
England Nicola Golley4England Lisa Gordon4
England Claire Heseldine0England Nicola Golley3
Belgium Liliane Van Riel4Republic of Ireland Margaret Campion4
England Doreen Buckton0Belgium Liliane Van Riel1
Belgium Martin Vanderaenden4England Emma Bonney4
England Sheila Pook1Belgium Martin Vanderaenden2
Republic of Ireland Paula Darbyw.o.Canada Maureen Seto4
Netherlands Saskia SmitsRepublic of Ireland Paula Darby2
England Laura Stoddard4Canada Maryann McConnell4
England Maureen Twomey1England Laura Stoddard3
England Julie Billings4England Jane O'Neill1
England Rachel Ozier3England Julie Billings4
Third round
Best-of-7 frames
Fourth round
Best-of-7 frames
Quarter-finals
Best-of-9 frames
Semi-finals
Best-of-11 frames
Final
Best-of-13 frames
               
England Allison Fisher 4
Scotland Valerie Dalgliesh 0
England Allison Fisher 4
Scotland Julie Gillespie 0
Scotland Julie Gillespie 4
Australia Kathy Parashis 0
England Allison Fisher 5
England Sarah Smith 0
England Sarah Smith 4
England Carla Jolly 2
England Sarah Smith 4
England Mandy Fisher 1
England Mandy Fisher 4
Canada Anita Kuczma 2
England Allison Fisher 6
England Tessa Davidson 3
England Ann-Marie Farren 4
Republic of Ireland Julie Kelly 1
England Ann-Marie Farren 2
England Kelly Fisher 4
England Kelly Fisher 4
England Jenny Poulter 0
England Kelly Fisher 4
England Tessa Davidson 5
England Caroline Walch 4
England Maria Tart 0
England Caroline Walch 2
England Tessa Davidson 4
England Tessa Davidson 4
England Kirsten Miners 1
England Allison Fisher 7
England Stacey Hillyard 3
England Stacey Hillyard 4
England Gaye Jones 0
England Stacey Hillyard 4
England Helen Audus 1
England Georgina Aplin 3
England Helen Audus 4
England Stacey Hillyard 5
England Kim Shaw 0
England Lisa Quick 3
England Lisa Gordon 4
England Lisa Gordon 2
England Kim Shaw 4
England Kim Shaw 4
Republic of Ireland Margaret Campion 2
England Stacey Hillyard 6
Northern Ireland Karen Corr 3
Scotland Lynette Horsburgh 4
England Emma Bonney 2
Scotland Lynette Horsburgh 1
Wales Sharon Dickson 4
Wales Sharon Dickson 4
Canada Maureen Seto 1
Wales Sharon Dickson 3
Northern Ireland Karen Corr 5
England June Banks 4
Canada Maryann McConnell 2
England June Banks 1
Northern Ireland Karen Corr 4
Northern Ireland Karen Corr 4
England Julie Billings 0

Final

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Source: Snooker Scene[4]

Final: Best-of-13 frames
Meridien Hotel, New Delhi
Allison Fisher
England
7–3 Stacey Hillyard
England
Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Allison Fisher
30+ Breaks
70
45
42
42
35
-
75
40
49
-
107
102
68
-
63
30, 33
78
60
77
44
Stacey Hillyard
30+ Breaks
36
-
80
60
73
67
30
-
60
-
2
-
39
34
52
40
38
-
70
44
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 break 67
1 Century breaks 0
1 50+ breaks 2
6 30+ breaks 3
Allison Fisher wins the 1994 Women's World Snooker Championship

References

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  2. ^ a b "Three top eight fail to Qualify". Snooker Scene. No. June 1994. Everton's News Agency. p. 13.
  3. ^ a b c Huart, Matt. "Women's World Snooker Championship – A Potted History". womenssnooker.com. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Allison Fisher wins women's world title for the seventh time". Snooker Scene. No. June 1994. Everton's News Agency. pp. 14–15.
  5. ^ "Snooker". The Times. London. 21 May 1994. p. 35 – via The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Snooker". The Times. London. 23 May 1994. p. 22 – via The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Allison's title". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 23 May 1994. p. 24 – via British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Snooker: Fisher lands another world title". The Independent. 22 May 1994. p. 2 – via NewsBank. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Allison Fisher again crowned queen as Delhi hosts best ever women's event". Snooker Scene. No. June 1994. Everton's News Agency. p. 13.