1984 Women's Grand Prix (snooker)

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1984 Women's Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates13 February – 2 June 1984 (1984-02-13 – 1984-06-02)
Country England
Organisation World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association / Ladies Snooker International
Total prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£14,000
Final
ChampionFlag of England.svg  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. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The event is regarded as an edition of the World Women's Snooker Championship. [4]

Prize money

[2] [5]

For each event:

Finals

The winning players are shown in bold. [1] [5] [3] [6]

PlayerScorePlayer
Abertillery Sports Centre, 13–18 February 1984
Flag of England.svg  Sue Foster  (ENG)6–1Flag of England.svg  Georgina Aplin  (ENG)
In Leeds, 9–12 March 1984
Flag of England.svg  Mandy Fisher  (ENG)7–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Maryann McConnell  (CAN)
Beechdown Squash and Badminton Centre, Basingstoke, 9–14 April 1984
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sue LeMaich  (CAN)7–5Flag of England.svg  Mandy Fisher  (ENG)
Werrington Sports Centre, Peterborough
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sue LeMaich  (CAN)7–5Flag of England.svg  Mandy Fisher  (ENG)
Strathallan Hotel, Birmingham, 28 May-2 June 1984
Flag of England.svg  Mandy Fisher  (ENG)7–6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Maryann McConnell  (CAN)

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References

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  5. 1 2 "Sue LeMaich wins at Peterborough". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. June 1984. p. 25.
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