1987 Women's World Championship (snooker)

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1987 Women's World Championship
Tournament information
City Puckpool
Country United Kingdom
Organisation World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association
Format Knockout
Total prize fund£10,000
Winner's share£3,500
Final
Champion Flag of England.svg Ann-Marie Farren
Runner-up Flag of England.svg Stacey Hillyard
Score5–1
1986
1988

The 1987 Women's World Championship was a snooker tournament that took place in Puckpool on the Isle of Wight. It was the 1987 edition of the World Women's Snooker Championship, which had been first held in 1976.

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Ann-Marie Farren won the tournament, beating Stacey Hillyard 5–1 in the final. Aged 16 years and 47 days, Farren remains the youngest female world snooker champion. [1]

Tournament summary

The event was sponsored by Warner who provided a total prize fund of £10,000. The event was held at Warner's Puckpool holiday camp. [2] [3]

Allison Fisher was the defending champion and a strong favourite to regain the title, having not lost a competitive women's snooker match since the semi-final of the 1984 World Championship against Stacey Hillyard. [3] Hillyard had gone on to win the 1984 title, and was seeded fourth for 1987. [4] Hillyard was to beat Fisher in the semi-final again, recovering from 1–3 down to win 4–3 in a four-hour match. [5] [3] In the other semi-final, second seed [3] Ann-Marie Farren whitewashed Mandy Fisher 4–0.

In the final, Farren took a 3–0 lead before Hillyard won a frame . Farren then took the next two frames to complete a 5–1 victory and claim the winner's prize of £3,500, [3] and the trophy, plus a double magnum of champagne that she was not old enough to drink, being only 16 years and 48 days old at the time. [6] [7]

Knockout

Players listed in bold indicate match winner. [8] Seedings, where known, are bracketed after the players name.

 
Last 16
Best of 5 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames
Final
Best of 9 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Allison Fisher (1)3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Lisa Gordon 0
 
Flag of England.svg Allison Fisher (1)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Karen Leech 0
 
Flag of England.svg Maria Tart 0
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Karen Leech3
 
Flag of England.svg Allison Fisher (1)3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Stacey Hillyard (4)4
 
Flag of England.svg Georgina Aplin 3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Julie Dowen 0
 
Flag of England.svg Georgina Aplin 1
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Stacey Hillyard (4)4
 
Flag of England.svg Stacey Hillyard (4)3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Jayne Heyhurst1
 
Flag of England.svg Stacey Hillyard (4)1
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Ann-Marie Farren (2)5
 
Flag of England.svg Mandy Fisher 3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Rebecca Clements 1
 
Flag of England.svg Mandy Fisher 4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg June Banks 1
 
Flag of England.svg June Banks 3
 
 
 
Flag of Ireland.svg Margaret O'Driscoll2
 
Flag of England.svg Mandy Fisher 0
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Ann-Marie Farren (2)4
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Lynette Horsburgh 1
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Angela Jones3
 
Flag of England.svg Angela Jones 1
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Ann-Marie Farren (2) 4
 
Flag of England.svg Ann-Marie Farren (2)3
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Agnes Davies 1
 

Final

Final: Best-of-9 frames [3]
Puckpool
Ann-Marie Farren
Flag of England.svg
5–1 Stacey Hillyard
Flag of England.svg
Frame123456
Ann-Marie Farren
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Stacey Hillyard
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Frames won (Farren first)1–02–03–03–14–15–1
Ann-Marie Farren wins the 1987 Women's World Championship

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