1994 Women's World Snooker Championship

Women's World Snooker Championship

Tournament information
Dates	May 1994
Venue	Meridien Hotel (final stages)
City	New Delhi (final stages)
Country	India
Organisation	World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association
Format	Single elimination
Winner's share	£7,500
Highest break	108 (Stacey Hillyard)
Final
Champion	Allison Fisher
Runner-up	Stacey Hillyard
Score	7–3
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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[]

Early rounds[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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

	Premliminary round Best-of-7 frames				First round Best-of-7 frames				Second round Best-of-7 frames
	Valerie Dalgliesh	4
	Michelle Brown	2			Valerie Dalgliesh	4			Mary Hawkes	0
	Valerie Van Bellinghen	w.o.			Valerie Van Bellinghen	0			Valerie Dalgliesh	4
	Julie Noon
	Margaret Browne	4
	Beverley Hipwell	3			Margaret Browne	1			Kathy Parashis	4
	Dawn Wells	4			Dawn Wells	4			Dawn Wells	0
	Laura Ronan	0
	Pam Beevers	4
	Cinde De Wulf	3			Pam Beevers	4			Carla Jolly	4
	Nichola Barker	4			Nicola Barker	2			Pam Beevers	1
	Christine Sharpe	2
	Tracey Warren	4
	Marianne Lazarides	3			Tracey Warren	0			Teresa Carlisle	3
	Anita Kuczma	4			Anita Kuczma	4			Anita Kuczma	4
	Natalie Chatfield	1
	Jane Moss	4
	Annette McFaul	0			Jane Moss	4			Julie Kelly	4
	Martina Lumsden	4			Martina Lumsden	2			Jane Moss	1
	Victoria Carter	0
	Christine Leclercq	4
	Sue Selby	1			Christine Leclercq	4			Jenny Poulter	4
	Susan Parrish	4			Susan Parrish	2			Christine Leclercq	2
	Jena Bedford	1
	Mary Winn	4
	Michelle Winn	2			Mary Winn	2			Maria Tart	4
	Mary Talbot	4			Mary Talbot	4			Mary Talbot	0
	Debbie Singleton	2
	Sarah Ellerby	4
	Anita Rizzuti	2			Sarah Ellerby	3			Kirsten Miners	4
	Helen Lazell	4			Helen Lazell	4			Helen Lazell	1
	Greta Brown	1
					Louise King	4			Gaye Jones	4
					Lyn Cast	3			Louise King	3
					Anne McMahon	4			Helen Audus	4
					Miranda Wauters	?			Ann McMahon	1
					Nicola Golley	4			Lisa Gordon	4
					Claire Heseldine	0			Nicola Golley	3
					Liliane Van Riel	4			Margaret Campion	4
					Doreen Buckton	0			Liliane Van Riel	1
					Martin Vanderaenden	4			Emma Bonney	4
					Sheila Pook	1			Martin Vanderaenden	2
					Paula Darby	w.o.			Maureen Seto	4
					Saskia Smits				Paula Darby	2
					Laura Stoddard	4			Maryann McConnell	4
					Maureen Twomey	1			Laura Stoddard	3
					Julie Billings	4			Jane O'Neill	1
					Rachel Ozier	3			Julie Billings	4

	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
	Allison Fisher		4
	Valerie Dalgliesh		0
						Allison Fisher		4
						Julie Gillespie		0
	Julie Gillespie		4
	Kathy Parashis		0
											Allison Fisher		5
											Sarah Smith		0
	Sarah Smith		4
	Carla Jolly		2
						Sarah Smith		4
						Mandy Fisher		1
	Mandy Fisher		4
	Anita Kuczma		2
																Allison Fisher		6
																Tessa Davidson		3
	Ann-Marie Farren		4
	Julie Kelly		1
						Ann-Marie Farren		2
						Kelly Fisher		4
	Kelly Fisher		4
	Jenny Poulter		0
											Kelly Fisher		4
											Tessa Davidson		5
	Caroline Walch		4
	Maria Tart		0
						Caroline Walch		2
						Tessa Davidson		4
	Tessa Davidson		4
	Kirsten Miners		1
																					Allison Fisher		7
																					Stacey Hillyard		3
	Stacey Hillyard		4
	Gaye Jones		0
						Stacey Hillyard		4
						Helen Audus		1
	Georgina Aplin		3
	Helen Audus		4
											Stacey Hillyard		5
											Kim Shaw		0
	Lisa Quick		3
	Lisa Gordon		4
						Lisa Gordon		2
						Kim Shaw		4
	Kim Shaw		4
	Margaret Campion		2
																Stacey Hillyard		6
																Karen Corr		3
	Lynette Horsburgh		4
	Emma Bonney		2
						Lynette Horsburgh		1
						Sharon Dickson		4
	Sharon Dickson		4
	Maureen Seto		1
											Sharon Dickson		3
											Karen Corr		5
	June Banks		4
	Maryann McConnell		2
						June Banks		1
						Karen Corr		4
	Karen Corr		4
	Julie Billings		0

Final[]

Source: Snooker Scene^[4]

Final: Best-of-13 frames Meridien Hotel, New Delhi
Allison Fisher			7–3			Stacey Hillyard
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

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