| Born | England |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Tournament wins | |
| Women's World Champion | 1983 |
Sue Foster is an English former snooker player. She won the Women's World Snooker Championship in 1983. [1]
| Born | England |
|---|---|
| Sport country | England |
| Tournament wins | |
| Women's World Champion | 1983 |
Sue Foster is an English former snooker player. She won the Women's World Snooker Championship in 1983. [1]
Foster, from Tamworth, [2] was runner-up in the Pontins women's championships three times, in 1977, 1978 and 1982; and was national women's champion in 1980, 1982 and 1983. [3]
The 1983 Women's World Snooker Championship was sponsored by Pontins and held at their Brean Sands Holiday Park, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. [4] [2] Foster won the tournament, and the £2,000 prize, by defeating Maureen Baynton, from Ewell, 8–5 in the final. The Observer noted that this was £28,000 less than the £30,000 that Steve Davis received for winning the men's World Snooker Championship that season. [2]
Foster had reached the semi-final in 1981, where she lost 0–3 to Vera Selby. In 1980 she lost 0–3 to Natalie Stelmach in the quarter-final. [5] She retired from competitive snooker in 1984. [3]
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1 | 1977 | Pontins Women's Championships | Agnes Davies | 1–3 | [3] |
| Runner-up | 2 | 1978 | Pontins Women's Championships | Ann Johnson | 1–3 | [3] |
| Winner | 3 | 1980 | UK Women's Snooker Championships | [3] | ||
| Winner | 4 | 1982 | UK Women's Snooker Championships | [3] | ||
| Runner-up | 5 | 1982 | Pontins Women's Championships | Agnes Davies | 0–3 | [3] |
| Winner | 6 | 1983 | UK Women's Snooker Championships | [3] | ||
| Winner | 7 | 1983 | Women's World Snooker Championships | Maureen Baynton | 8–5 | [2] [4] |
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Sue in pocket: SUE FOSTER picked up a cheque for £2,000 after clinching the women's world snooker championship, just £28,000 short of the figure Steve Davis received for taking this year's men's title. Sue, from Tamworth, beat Maureen Baynton, a 46-year-old Surrey housewife, 8-5 in the final at Brean Sands, Somerset.
