The 2009 World Ladies Snooker Championship was the 2009 edition of the World Women's Snooker Championship, first held in 1976,[1] and was played at Cambridge Snooker Centre from 4 to 8 April.[2] The tournament was won by Reanne Evans, who achieved her fifth consecutive world title by defeating Maria Catalano 5–2 in the final. Evans received £800 prize money for her win.[3] She also made the highest break of the tournament, 89.[4]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–8 April 2009 |
| Venue | Cambridge Snooker Centre |
| City | Cambridge |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association |
| Format | Round Robin, Single elimination |
| Winner's share | £800 |
| Highest break |  Reanne Evans (ENG) 89 |
| Final | |
| Champion | Reanne Evans (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Maria Catalano (ENG) |
| Score | 5–2 |
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There were four round-robin qualifying groups of seven players each, with the top two players in each group progressing into the knockout stage.[5] Hannah Jones, aged 12, won the under-21 title in an event run alongside the main tournament. Jones, partnering Jaique Ip, also won the double competition.[6]
Main Draw
edit| Quarter-finals Best of 7 Frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 Frames | Final Best of 9 Frames | ||||||||||||
| Reanne Evans (ENG)
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Tina Owen-Sevilton (ENG)
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Reanne Evans (ENG)
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Emma Bonney (ENG)
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Emma Bonney (ENG)
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| June Banks (ENG)
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Reanne Evans (ENG)
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Maria Catalano (ENG)
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Katie Henrick (ENG)
| 4 | |||||||||||||
 Jaique Ip (HKG)
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Katie Henrick (ENG)
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Maria Catalano (ENG)
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Maria Catalano (ENG)
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ching Ching Yu (HKG)
| 2 | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "History". womenssnooker.com. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "2009 World Ladies Snooker Championship". snookerscores.net. World Women's Snooker. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Fifth title for Evans". The Times. London. 10 April 2009. p. 76.
- ^ "2009 World Ladies Snooker Championship – 30+ Breaks". snookerscores.net. World Women's Snooker. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "2009 World Ladies Snooker Championship – Groups". snookerscores.net. World Women's Snooker. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ Crawford, Colston (11 April 2009). "Cue-tip from Ronnie aids Hannah to title". Derby Telegraph. p. 35.
- ^ "2009 World Ladies Snooker Championship – Knockout". snookerscores.net. World Women's Snooker. Retrieved 21 July 2020.