2008 World Ladies Snooker Championship

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2008 World Ladies Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates3–7 May 2008 (2008-05-03 2008-05-07)
VenueCambridge Snooker Centre
City Cambridge
Country England
Organisation World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association
Format Round Robin, Single elimination
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Reanne Evans  (ENG) 102
Final
ChampionFlag of England.svg  Reanne Evans  (ENG)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  June Banks  (ENG)
Score5–2
2007
2009

The 2008 World Ladies Snooker Championship was the 2008 edition of the World Women's Snooker Championship, first held in 1976, [1] and was played at Cambridge Snooker Centre from 3 to 7 May. [2] The tournament was won by Reanne Evans, who achieved her fourth consecutive world title by defeating June Banks 5–2 in the final. Evans also made the highest break of the tournament, 102. [3]

There were four round-robin qualifying groups, three of six players each, and one of seven players, with the top two players in each group progressing into the knockout stage. [4] In the final, Banks won the first frame on the pink . Evans compiled a break of 52 in the next frame to win it, then took five of the next six frames. [3] Hannah Jones, aged 11, won the under-21 title in an event run alongside the main tournament. [5]

Main Draw

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Quarter-finals
Best of 7 Frames
Semi-finals
Best of 7 Frames
Final
Best of 9 Frames
         
'Flag of England.svg  Reanne Evans  (ENG)4
Flag of India.svg  Chitra Magimairaj  (IND)0
'Flag of England.svg  Reanne Evans  (ENG)4
Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)0
Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)4
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Jaique Ip  (HKG)3
'Flag of England.svg  Reanne Evans  (ENG)5
Flag of England.svg  June Banks  (ENG)2
Flag of England.svg  Maria Catalano  (ENG)4
Flag of England.svg  Katie Henrick  (ENG)1
Flag of England.svg  Maria Catalano  (ENG)2
Flag of England.svg  June Banks  (ENG)4
Flag of England.svg  June Banks  (ENG)4
Flag of England.svg Tina Owen-Sevilton (ENG)0

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