2015 World Women's Snooker Championship

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2015 Eden World Women's Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates18–21 April 2015 (2015-04-18 2015-04-21)
VenueNorthern Snooker Centre
City Leeds
Country England
Organisation World Ladies Billiards and Snooker
Format Round Robin, Single elimination
Total prize fund£7,445 [1]
Winner's share£1500
Highest break100 Reanne Evans
Final
ChampionFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Ng On-yee  (HKG)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)
Score6–2
2014
2016

The 2015 Eden World Women's Snooker Championship was a women's snooker tournament that took place at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England, from 18 to 21 April 2015. [2] The event was the 2015 edition of the World Women's Snooker Championship first held in 1976. The event was won by Hong Kong's Ng On-yee, who defeated Emma Bonney 6–2 in the final. [3]

Contents

The competition was sponsored by Eden Resources. [2]

Background

The event featured eight groups of four or five players each, with the top two players from each group progressing. The event was split after the group stage, with players not reaching the main knockout tournament competing in a parallel "Plate" tournament. [2] [4] Matches in the group stage were three frames . The first knockout round was best-of-five frames; the quarter-finals and semi-finals the best-of-seven, and the final was played as a best-of-11. [5]

Thirty-three players, from ten different countries, participated in the main tournament, [6] as listed in the table below. Seventeen of the thirty-three were English.

In the previous six world championships, four different players had reached the final. Reanne Evans had won the title in each of the previous ten years, from 2005 to 2014. The 2014 final had seen Evans whitewash Ng On-yee 6–0. World billiards champion Emma Bonney, runner-up in the snooker championship in 2006 and 2011, took part in her first competitive tournament of the season. [7] One notable absentee was Maria Catalano, four times runner-up between 2009 and 2013.

Evans had recently lost 8–10 to the 1997 men's champion, Ken Doherty, in the qualifying competition for the 2015 World Snooker Championship. [8] Evans' loss meant she was available to compete in the Women's championship. [9]

Prize money

Source: Snooker Scene magazine, June 2015 [10]

Tournament results

Group stage

The qualifying group matches were played on 18 and 19 April 2015. [1] There were eight groups of four players, and one group of five players, with the top two players from each group progressing to the knockout stage. Progression from the groups was determined, in order, by the following criteria: Matches won; Head to head; frames won; Highest break ; and finally by ranking position. [2]

The event was split after the group stage, with players not reaching the main knockout tournament competing in a parallel tournament called the Plate competition. [2]

The only player to complete their qualifying matches without losing a frame was Jaique Ip Wan In. Five players qualified whilst only losing one frame each: Ng On-yee, Reanne Evans, Emma Bonney, Inese Lukashevska and So Man Yan. Jodie Allen, who had only taken up snooker in January 2015 having previously played pool, qualified for the next stage by coming second in her group. [11] Elizabeth Black was the only player not to win a frame.

Evans scored the highest break of the tournament, 100, in the first frame of her match against Margaret Browne. Jessica Woods made an 85 in the second frame of her match against Evans. [5] These were to be the highest breaks of the tournament. [12]

Last 16

The two top seeds from qualifying, Jaique Ip Wan In and Ng On-yee, both from Hong Kong, both beat their opponents 3–0.

Five of the six English players that had qualified for the knockout progressed to the quarter-finals. Defending champion Reanne Evans scored a 69 break during the first frame against Irina Gorbataya, and took the next two to win 3–0. Emma Bonney was 0–2 down to Anna Prisjažņuka, but won the next three to progress into the quarter-finals. [5]

Tatjana Vasiljeva beat her Latvian compatriot 3–1 Inese Lukashevska.

Quarter-finals

Vasiljeva took the second frame against Evans to level at 1–1, before Evans won 4–1, with breaks of 65 and 55 during the match.

On-yee whitewashed Cunningham 4–0. Ip and Bonney both won 4–2, over Opacic and Poulter respectively. [5]

Semi-finals

Both semi-finals featured a player from Hong Kong against a player from England.

Bonney lost the first frame against Ip, but won the next four to reach her third world snooker final.

On-yee took the first frame against Evans with a break of 44, but Evans then won the next two, with a 38 break in the third, to take the lead. On-yee won a close fourth frame by 53 points to 43, including a 33 break, to level the match at 2–2. On-yee then scored a 55 in taking the fifth frame 84–0, and following a poor safety shot on the brown ball by Evans in the sixth frame, won 51–47 on the black to complete a shock win. [5] [10] [13] [14]

Final

Bonney took an early lead, winning the first two frames. The next six frames were dominated by safety play, and were all won by On-yee, with the only break over 30, a 32, coming from On-yee in the seventh frame. On-yee won the match 6–2 to become the first Asian player to win the title. [3] [5] [7] [10]

The frame scores (Bonney first) were: 59–22; 68–38; 11–45; 44–72; 20–72; 14–60; 53–63; 7–72

In June 2015, On-yee played 2015 World Snooker Champion Stuart Bingham in an exhibition match in Hong Kong. Bingham won 4–1, with On-yee winning only the fourth frame, 68–41. [15]

Breaks

There were only eight breaks of over 50, by just three players. The highest break of the tournament was 100 by Reanne Evans, in the first frame of her match against Margaret Browne. The second-highest break was 85 by Jessica Woods in the second frame of her match against Evans. The other player to make breaks over 50 was On-yee with 83, 68, and 55. Evans compiled a 69, a 65 and a 55 as well as her century .

Group stage matches

Group A
Score
Flag of England.svg  Reanne Evans  (ENG)3–0Flag of England.svg Margaret Browne (ENG)
Flag of England.svg  Reanne Evans  (ENG)2–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jessica Woods (AUS)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jessica Woods (AUS)3–0Flag of England.svg Margaret Browne (ENG)
Flag of England.svg  Reanne Evans  (ENG)3–0Flag of England.svg Anastasiya Trunina (ENG)
Flag of England.svg Margaret Browne (ENG)1–2Flag of England.svg Anastasiya Trunina (ENG)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jessica Woods (AUS)3–0Flag of England.svg Anastasiya Trunina (ENG)
Group B
Score
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Ng On-yee  (HKG)2–1Flag of Belarus.svg  Yana Shut  (BLR)
Flag of England.svg  Michelle Brown  (ENG)0–3Flag of Belarus.svg  Yana Shut  (BLR)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Ng On-yee  (HKG)3–0Flag of England.svg Michelle Brown (ENG)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Yana Shut  (BLR)3–0Flag of England.svg Gaye Jones (ENG)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Ng On-yee  (HKG)3–0Flag of England.svg Gaye Jones (ENG)
Flag of England.svg Michelle Brown (ENG)1–2Flag of England.svg Gaye Jones (ENG)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Yana Shut  (BLR)3–0Flag of Ireland.svg Annette Newman (IRE)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Ng On-yee  (HKG)3–0Flag of Ireland.svg Annette Newman (IRE)
Flag of England.svg Michelle Brown (ENG)3–0Flag of Ireland.svg Annette Newman (IRE)
Flag of Ireland.svg Annette Newman (IRE)2–1Flag of England.svg Gaye Jones (ENG)
Group C
Score
Flag of England.svg Maureen Rowland (ENG)0–3Flag of England.svg Jenny Poulter (ENG)
Flag of England.svg Maureen Rowland (ENG)0–3Flag of Latvia.svg Inese Lukashevska (LAT)
Flag of England.svg Jenny Poulter (ENG)1–2Flag of Latvia.svg Inese Lukashevska (LAT)
Flag of England.svg Maureen Rowland (ENG)1–2Flag of Israel.svg  Elena Kurbakova  (ISR)
Flag of England.svg Jenny Poulter (ENG)3–0Flag of Israel.svg  Elena Kurbakova  (ISR)
Flag of Latvia.svg Inese Lukashevska (LAT)3–0Flag of Israel.svg  Elena Kurbakova  (ISR)
Group D
Score
Flag of England.svg Stephanie Daughtery (ENG)0–3Flag of England.svg Jasmine Bolsover (ENG)
Flag of England.svg Stephanie Daughtery (ENG)0–3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Jaique Ip Wan In  (HKG)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Jaique Ip Wan In  (HKG)3–0Flag of England.svg Jasmine Bolsover (ENG)
Flag of England.svg Stephanie Daughtery (ENG)1–2Flag of Latvia.svg Anastasia Tumilovich (LAT)
Flag of England.svg Jasmine Bolsover (ENG)1–2Flag of Latvia.svg Anastasia Tumilovich (LAT)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Jaique Ip Wan In  (HKG)3–0Flag of Latvia.svg Anastasia Tumilovich (LAT)
Group E
Score
Flag of England.svg  Suzie Opacic  (ENG)2–1Flag of Russia.svg Irina Gorbataya (RUS)
Flag of England.svg  Suzie Opacic  (ENG)2–1Flag of England.svg Hannah Jones (ENG)
Flag of Russia.svg Irina Gorbataya (RUS)2–1Flag of England.svg Hannah Jones (ENG)
Flag of Germany.svg  Diana Schuler  (GER)1–2Flag of England.svg  Suzie Opacic  (ENG)
Flag of Germany.svg  Diana Schuler  (GER)0–3Flag of Russia.svg Irina Gorbataya (RUS)
Flag of Germany.svg  Diana Schuler  (GER)0–3Flag of England.svg Hannah Jones (ENG)
Group F
Score
Flag of England.svg Sharon Kaur (ENG)0–3Flag of Hong Kong.svg So Man Yan (HKG)
Flag of England.svg Jodie Allen (ENG)1–2Flag of Hong Kong.svg So Man Yan (HKG)
Flag of England.svg Sharon Kaur (ENG)1–2Flag of England.svg Jodie Allen (ENG)
Flag of England.svg Elizabeth Black (ENG)0–3Flag of Hong Kong.svg So Man Yan (HKG)
Flag of England.svg Sharon Kaur (ENG)3–0Flag of England.svg Elizabeth Black (ENG)
Flag of England.svg Elizabeth Black (ENG)0–3Flag of England.svg Jodie Allen (ENG)
Group G
Score
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Katrina Wan  (HKG)3–0Flag of England.svg Vicky Shirley (ENG)
Flag of England.svg Vicky Shirley (ENG)1–2Flag of England.svg Emma Cunningham (ENG)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Katrina Wan  (HKG)0–3Flag of England.svg Emma Cunningham (ENG)
Flag of England.svg Vicky Shirley (ENG)0–3Flag of Latvia.svg Anna Prisjažņuka (LAT)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Katrina Wan  (HKG)1–2Flag of Latvia.svg Anna Prisjažņuka (LAT)
Flag of Latvia.svg Anna Prisjažņuka (LAT)1–2Flag of England.svg Emma Cunningham (ENG)
Group H
Score
Flag of Latvia.svg  Tatjana Vasiljeva  (LAT)3–0Flag of Ireland.svg Sandra Bryan (IRE)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Tatjana Vasiljeva  (LAT)3–0Flag of Brazil.svg Laura Alves (BRA)
Flag of Brazil.svg Laura Alves (BRA)1–2Flag of Ireland.svg Sandra Bryan (IRE)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Tatjana Vasiljeva  (LAT)1–2Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)
Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)3–0Flag of Ireland.svg Sandra Bryan (IRE)
Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)3–0Flag of Brazil.svg Laura Alves (BRA)

Knockout stage

Results of the main draw are shown below. Players listed in bold indicate match winners. [5]

Last 16
Best of 5 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames
Final
Best of 11 frames
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Jaique Ip Wan In  (HKG)3
Flag of England.svg Jodie Allen (ENG)0 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Jaique Ip Wan In  (HKG)4
Flag of Belarus.svg  Yana Shut  (BLR)1 Flag of England.svg  Suzie Opacic  (ENG)1
Flag of England.svg  Suzie Opacic  (ENG)3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Jaique Ip Wan In  (HKG)1
Flag of Hong Kong.svg So Man Yan (HKG)2 Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)4
Flag of England.svg Jenny Poulter (ENG)3Flag of England.svg Jenny Poulter (ENG)2
Flag of Latvia.svg Anna Prisjažņuka (LAT)2 Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)4
Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (England)3Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)2
Flag of England.svg  Reanne Evans  (ENG)3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Ng On-yee  (HKG)6
Flag of Russia.svg Irina Gorbataya (RUS)0 Flag of England.svg  Reanne Evans  (ENG)4
Flag of Latvia.svg  Tatjana Vasiljeva  (LAT)3Flag of Latvia.svg  Tatjana Vasiljeva  (LAT)1
Flag of Latvia.svg Inese Lukashevska (LAT)1 Flag of England.svg  Reanne Evans  (ENG)2
Flag of England.svg Emma Cunningham (ENG)3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Ng On-yee  (HKG)4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jessica Woods (AUS)0 Flag of England.svg Emma Cunningham (ENG)0
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Ng On-yee  (HKG)3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Ng On-yee  (HKG)4
Flag of Singapore.svg Hoe Shu Wah (SIN)2

The Plate competition was for players who did not reach the main knockout draw, and was held on 20 April 2016. It was won by Jasmine Bolsover, who also made the highest break, 48, in the first frame of her match against Sandra Bryan. [16] Bolsover, aged 15, had been given special permission to take two days off from her GCSE schedule, and received £120 prize money as the winner. Vicky Shirley received £60 as runner-up. [10] Bolsover had recently reached the final of the Connie Gough Memorial ranking tournament, where she lost to Reanne Evans. [1]

Plate competition winner Jasmine Bolsover also won the under-21 final, and, with Reanne Evans, the Women's Doubles final. Results of finals are shown below; prize money awarded is shown in brackets. [10]

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