The 1976 Women's World Open was a women's snooker tournament that took place in Middlesbrough in 1976. Vera Selby won the final 4–0 against Muriel Hazeldene.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7–9 April 1976[1] |
| Venue | Middlesbrough Town Hall |
| City | Middlesbrough |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Organisation | Women's Billiards Association |
| Format | Single elimination |
| Total prize fund | £1030[1] |
| Winner's share | £500 (plus a Jaeger-LeCoultre watch worth £500)[2][1] |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Vera Selby[3] |
| Runner-up | Muriel Hazeldene |
| Score | 4–0 |
1980 → | |
Background and Tournament summary
editThe tournament was sponsored by Embassy and run together with the men's 1976 World Snooker Championship.[4]
The top seed, was Joyce Gardner, the only professional player.[2] Gardner had been three times runner-up in the Women's Professional Snooker Championship from 1934 to 1937; and seven times Women's Professional Billiards Champion from 1930 to 1938. She lost in her first match to eventual runner-up Muriel Hazeldene.[5]
The Second seed was Vera Selby, who had won the UK national amateur snooker title for the previous four seasons, and had held the corresponding billiards title since 1970.[2][4]
Other competitors included the past amateur champions Maureen Baynton and Rosemary De Lasso (née Davies), who both came out of retirement; Marion Westaway from Australia; and two players from Canada, 16-year-old Canadian champion Natalie Stelmach, and Sheila King.[1]
Selby lost only one frame on the way to winning the title.[5]
Knockout
editPlayers listed in bold indicate match winner.[5]
| Last 16 Best of 5 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 5 frames | Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||
| Joyce Gardner | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Muriel Hazeldene | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Muriel Hazeldene | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Lettie Haywood | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Lettie Haywood | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Natalie Stelmach | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Muriel Hazeldene | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Maureen Baynton | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Rosemary De Lasso | 1 | |||||||||||||
 Marion Westaway | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Marion Westaway | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Maureen Baynton | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Maureen Baynton | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Hilary Reid | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Muriel Hazeldene | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Vera Selby | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ann Johnson | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Gloria Ruane | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ann Johnson | 3 | |||||||||||||
| May Smith | 0 | |||||||||||||
| May Smith | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Anne Jones | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ann Johnson | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Vera Selby | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Craven | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Sheila King | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Craven | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Vera Selby | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Vera Selby | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Lorraine Jackson | 0 | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d Everton, Clive (6 April 1976). "Women Take Cue". The Guardian. p. 27 – via ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Guardian and The Observer. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ a b c Davison, John (5 April 1976). "Vera Must Fight To Win This Title". Evening Chronicle. p. 17 – via The British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ World Champions Archived 18 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine Women's World Snooker. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ a b Everton, Clive (1985). Guinness Snooker – The Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 154–156. ISBN 0851124488.
- ^ a b c Corbett, Ted (May 1976). "Embassy Ladies Open Championship". Snooker Scene. pp. 12–13.