World Women's Billiards Championship

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World Women's Billiards Championship
Tournament information
Established1931
Organisation(s) World Billiards
Recent edition2024
Current championFlag of India.svg Shruthi L (IND)
Ruth Harrison (left) and Ellen Eddowes, finalists in the 1931 Championship. Women's Amateur Billiards Championship finalists 1931.png
Ruth Harrison (left) and Ellen Eddowes, finalists in the 1931 Championship.

The World Women's Billiards Championship is an English billiards tournament, first held in 1931 when organised by the cue sports company Burroughes and Watts then run from 1932 by the Women's Billiards Association (WBA). [1] It is currently run under the auspices of World Billiards Ltd (WBL), a subsidiary company of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.

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It should not be confused with the Women's Professional Billiards Championship, which was also run by the WBA, or with the International Billiards and Snooker Federation World Women's Billiards Championship held in 2015.

Emma Bonney has won the title a record 13 times. The reigning champion is Shruthi L.

History

The 1948 Women's Billiards Association awards ceremony. Pictured (left to right), are Ruth Harrison (inaugural champion), Thelma Carpenter (three-time champion), Joyce Gardner, Agnes Morris, Valerie Hobson, Evelyn Morland-Smith (four-time champion), Beryl Stamper, Joan Adcock, E. Peters. Back row: Gladys Burton (twice runner-up) Women's Billiards Association awards 1948.jpg
The 1948 Women's Billiards Association awards ceremony. Pictured (left to right), are Ruth Harrison (inaugural champion), Thelma Carpenter (three-time champion), Joyce Gardner, Agnes Morris, Valerie Hobson, Evelyn Morland-Smith (four-time champion), Beryl Stamper, Joan Adcock, E. Peters. Back row: Gladys Burton (twice runner-up)

A Women's Amateur Billiards Championship was organised by cue sports company Burroughes and Watts. 23 players entered, and the highest break made was 28. Ruth Harrison was the champion. [2] [1]

The Women's Billiards Association took over responsibility for the tournament in 1932, when there were 41 entries. Thelma Carpenter made the highest break, 45, on her way to winning the title. Capenter won in 1933 and 1934 to complete a hat-trick of victories, before turning professional and going on to compete in the Women's Professional Billiards Championship. Vera Seals, a receptionist from Chesterfield that had learnt the game from Joe Davis, [3] took the 1935 title, and set a new highest break record of 62. [4] The tournament was held regularly until 1940, but then put on hold until after World War II. From 1947 to 1980 the tournament was held most years, with Vera Selby winning eight titles, and Maureen Baynton (Née Barrett) winning six. Evelyn Morland-Smith was another player to win multiple titles. In 1960, at the age of 75, she attempted to defend her title, but was unsuccessful. [5]

After a period of dormancy from 1980, the tournament was revived in 1998, when Karen Corr won the first of two titles. The dominant player since the 1998 revival has been Emma Bonney, who has won the title 13 times.

As of 2024, World Billiards (WBL), a subsidiary company of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, runs the competition. In June 2019, the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) and World Billiards agreed that the World Billiards Championship would be held by the WBL in 2019 in Australia and by the IBSF in 2020 and to co-operate to avoid tournament dates clashing. [6] The tournament was not held in 2020 or 2021. [7]

Finals

YearAssociationWinnerRunner-upFinal scoreVenueRef.
1931 WBA Flag of England.svg  Ruth Harrison  (ENG)Flag of England.svg Ellen Eddowes (ENG)1,000-581 Burroughes Hall, London [8] [9]
1932 WBA Flag of England.svg  Thelma Carpenter  (ENG)Flag of England.svg Ethel Brown (ENG)1,000-730 Burroughes Hall, London [10] [1]
1933 WBA Flag of England.svg  Thelma Carpenter  (ENG)Flag of England.svg Vera Seals (ENG)1,000-552 Burroughes Hall, London [11] [12]
1934 WBA Flag of England.svg  Thelma Carpenter  (ENG)Flag of England.svg Vera Seals (ENG)1,200–915 Burroughes Hall, London [13] [14]
1935 WBA Flag of England.svg Vera Seals (ENG)Flag of England.svg Evelyn Morland-Smith (ENG)1,000-499 Burroughes Hall, London [4] [15]
1936 WBA Flag of England.svg Vera Seals (ENG)Flag of England.svg Ella Morris (ENG)1,000-528 Burroughes Hall, London [16] [17]
1937 WBA Flag of England.svg Grace Phillips (ENG)Flag of England.svg Vera Seals (ENG)1,000-968 Burroughes Hall, London [18]
1938 [a] WBA Flag of England.svg Victoria McDougall (ENG)Flag of England.svg Evelyn Morland-Smith (ENG)1,000-991 Burroughes Hall, London [19] [20]
1939 WBA Flag of England.svg Victoria McDougall (ENG)Flag of England.svg G M Saunders (ENG)674–563 Burroughes Hall, London [21] [22]
1940–46Not held
1947 WBA Flag of England.svg Sadie Isaacs (ENG)Flag of England.svg Doris Keene (ENG)373–335Empire Club, Shaftesbury Avenue, London [23]
1948 WBA Flag of England.svg Evelyn Morland-Smith (ENG)Flag of England.svg Gladys Burton (ENG)537–399 Thurston's Hall, London [24] [25]
1949 WBA Flag of England.svg Marie Keeton (ENG)Flag of England.svg Gladys Burton (ENG)455–398 Burroughes Hall, London [26]
1950 WBA Flag of England.svg Helen Futo (ENG)Flag of England.svg Sadie Isaacs (ENG)420–359 Burroughes Hall, London [27]
1951Not held [28]
1952 [b] WBA Flag of England.svg Evelyn Morland-Smith (ENG)Flag of England.svg Helen Futo (ENG)431–408 Burroughes Hall, London [29]
1953 WBA Flag of England.svg Evelyn Morland-Smith (ENG)Flag of England.svg Helen Futo (ENG)411–388 Burroughes Hall, London [30]
1954 WBA Flag of England.svg Helen Futo (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Maureen Barrett  (ENG)448–430 Burroughes Hall, London [31]
1955 WBA Flag of England.svg  Maureen Barrett  (ENG)Flag of England.svg Evelyn Morland-Smith (ENG)451–401 Burroughes Hall, London [32]
1956 [c] WBA Flag of England.svg  Maureen Barrett  (ENG)unknownunknown Burroughes Hall, London [33]
1957 WBA Flag of England.svg  Maureen Barrett  (ENG)Flag of England.svg Evelyn Morland-Smith (ENG)553–334 Burroughes Hall, London [34]
1958Not held [35]
1959 WBA Flag of England.svg Evelyn Morland-Smith (ENG)Flag of England.svg Ray Craven (ENG) [d] 330–328 Burroughes Hall, London [36] [37]
1960 WBA Flag of England.svg  Muriel Hazeldene  (ENG) [e] Flag of England.svg Ray Craven (ENG)339–324 Burroughes Hall, London [38]
1961 WBA Flag of England.svg  Maureen Barrett  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Thea Hindmarch  (ENG)542–506 Burroughes Hall, London [39] [40]
1962 WBA Flag of England.svg  Thea Hindmarch  (ENG)Flag of England.svg Ray Craven (ENG)438–385 Burroughes Hall, London [41]
1963 WBA Flag of England.svg Sadie Isaacs (ENG)Flag of England.svg Ray Craven (ENG)485–315 Burroughes Hall, London [42]
1964 WBA Flag of England.svg  Maureen Baynton (née Barrett)  (ENG)Flag of England.svg Ray Craven (ENG)649–336 Burroughes Hall, London [43]
1965 WBA Flag of England.svg Vera Youle (ENG)Flag of England.svg Ray Craven (ENG)393–386 Burroughes Hall, London [44] [45]
1966 WBA Flag of England.svg  Maureen Baynton (née Barrett)  (ENG)Flag of England.svg Vera Youle (ENG)514–319 Burroughes Hall, London [46]
1967 WBA Flag of England.svg  Thea Hindmarch  (ENG)Flag of England.svg Sally Bartley (ENG)416–319 Burroughes Hall, London [47] [48]
1968 WBA Flag of England.svg  Maureen Baynton (née Barrett)  (ENG)Flag of England.svg Ray Craven (ENG)434–265Billiards and Snooker Centre, Great Windmill Street, London [49]
1969 WBA Flag of England.svg  Thea Hindmarch  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Vera Selby  (ENG)452–409Billiards and Snooker Centre, Great Windmill Street, London [50] [51]
1970 WBA Flag of England.svg  Vera Selby  (ENG)unknownunknownunknown [52]
1971 WBA Flag of England.svg  Vera Selby  (ENG)Flag of England.svg Ray Craven (ENG)506–304Billiards and Snooker Centre, Great Windmill Street, London [53] [54]
1972 WBA Flag of England.svg  Vera Selby  (ENG)Flag of England.svg Ray Craven (ENG)736–354London [55] [56]
1973 WBA Flag of England.svg  Vera Selby  (ENG)Flag of England.svg Ray Craven (ENG) w.o. n/a [57]
1974 WBA Flag of England.svg  Vera Selby  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Thea Hindmarch  (ENG)unknownWindmill Billiards Club, London [58] [59]
1975Not held
1976 WBA Flag of England.svg  Vera Selby  (ENG)Flag of England.svg Ray Craven (ENG)407–157unknown [58] [60]
1977 WBA Flag of England.svg  Vera Selby  (ENG)unknownunknownunknown
1978 WBA Flag of England.svg  Vera Selby  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Maureen Baynton (née Barrett)  (ENG)366–319Fishers, Acton, London [58] [61]
1979 WBA Flag of England.svg  Maureen Baynton (née Barrett)  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Vera Selby  (ENG)unknown [f] British Rail Staff Association, Gateshead [62] [63]
1980–97Not held
1998 WLBSA Ulster Banner.svg  Karen Corr  (NIR)Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)403–219Radion Executive Club, Sheffield [64]
1999 WLBSA Ulster Banner.svg  Karen Corr  (NIR)Flag of England.svg  Kelly Fisher  (ENG)354–276Radion Executive Club, Sheffield [65]
2000 WLBSA Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Caroline Walch  (ENG)218–50Radion Executive Club, Sheffield [66]
2001 WLBSA Flag of England.svg  Kelly Fisher  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)290–219Jesters Snooker Hall, Swindon [67]
2002 WLBSA Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Kelly Fisher  (ENG)227–196Jesters Snooker Hall, Swindon [68]
2003 WLBSA Flag of England.svg  Kelly Fisher  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)299–155Jesters Snooker Hall, Swindon [69]
2004Not held
2005 WLBSA Flag of India.svg  Anuja Thakur  (IND)Flag of Scotland.svg  Lynette Horsburgh  (SCO)243–136 Cambridge Snooker Centre [70] [71]
2006 WLBSA Flag of India.svg  Chitra Magimairaj  (IND)Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)193–164 Cambridge Snooker Centre [72]
2007 WLBSA Flag of India.svg  Chitra Magimairaj  (IND)Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)187–148 Cambridge Snooker Centre [73]
2008 WLBSA Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)Flag of Sweden.svg Eva Palmius (SWE)216–119 Cambridge Snooker Centre [74]
2009 WLBSA Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)Flag of India.svg  Chitra Magimairaj  (IND)272–118 Cambridge Snooker Centre [75]
2010 WLBSA Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)Flag of India.svg  Chitra Magimairaj  (IND)269–220Stadium Snooker Club, Birmingham [76]
2011 WLBSA Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)Flag of England.svg Tina Owen-Sevilton (ENG)202–181Pot Black Sports Bar, Bury St Edmunds [77]
2012 WLBSA Flag of India.svg  Revanna Umadevi  (IND)Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)201–143 Cambridge Snooker Centre [78]
2013 WLBSA Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)Flag of Sweden.svg Eva Palmius (SWE)329–207 Cambridge Snooker Centre [79]
April 2014 WLBSA Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)Flag of India.svg  Revanna Umadevi  (IND)226–209Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds [80]
October 2014 WLBSA Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)Flag of India.svg  Revanna Umadevi  (IND)237–191Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds [81]
2015 WLBSA Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Rochy Woods  (ENG)334–119Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds [82]
2016 WLBS Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)Flag of India.svg  Revanna Umadevi  (IND)239–169Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds [83]
2017 WLBS Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)Flag of Sweden.svg Eva Palmius (SWE)295–185Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds [84]
2018 World Billiards Flag of England.svg  Emma Bonney  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Rebecca Kenna  (ENG)329–209Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds [85]
2019 World Billiards Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Anna Lynch  (AUS)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Judy Dangerfield (AUS)244–204Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, Melbourne [86]
2020–21Not held [7]
2022 World Billiards Flag of England.svg  Jamie Hunter  (ENG)Flag of India.svg Snenthra Babu (IND)304–148Sharkx Academy, Newbridge [7]
2023Not held
2024 World Billiards Flag of India.svg Shruthi L (IND)Flag of India.svg Keerath Bhandaal (IND)215–202Landywood Snooker Club, Great Wyrley [87]

Wins by player

Thelma Carpenter won three consecutive titles from 1932 to 1934. Billiards player Thelma Carpenter in 1933.jpg
Thelma Carpenter won three consecutive titles from 1932 to 1934.
Maureen Baynton (pictured in 1953) won eight titles between 1955 and 1979. Maureen Barrett 1953.png
Maureen Baynton (pictured in 1953) won eight titles between 1955 and 1979.
Karen Corr (pictured in 2009) won the title when the championship was revived in 1998 and retained the title in 1999. Karen Corr.jpg
Karen Corr (pictured in 2009) won the title when the championship was revived in 1998 and retained the title in 1999.
NameCountryWinsRunner-ups
Emma Bonney Flag of England.svg England136
Vera Selby Flag of England.svg England82
Maureen Baynton (Née Barrett) Flag of England.svg England82
Evelyn Morland-Smith Flag of England.svg England44
Thelma Carpenter Flag of England.svg England30
Thea Hindmarch Flag of England.svg England32
Victoria McDougall Flag of England.svg England20
Kelly Fisher Flag of England.svg England22
Sadie Isaacs Flag of England.svg England21
Chitra Magimairaj Flag of India.svg India22
Vera Seals Flag of England.svg England23
Helen Futo Flag of England.svg England22
Karen Corr Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland20
Anuja Thakur Flag of India.svg India10
Marie Keeton Flag of England.svg England10
Muriel Hazeldene 1 Flag of England.svg England10
Ruth Harrison Flag of England.svg England10
Vera Youle Flag of England.svg England11
Revanna Umadevi Flag of India.svg India13
Grace Phillips Flag of England.svg England10
Anna Lynch Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia10
Jamie Hunter Flag of England.svg England10
Shruthi L Flag of India.svg India10
Ray Craven Flag of England.svg England011
Eva Palmius Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden03
Gladys Burton Flag of England.svg England02
Ellen Eddowes Flag of England.svg England01
Ethel Brown Flag of England.svg England01
G M Saunders Flag of England.svg England01
Doris Keene Flag of England.svg England01
Sally Bartley Flag of England.svg England01
Ella Morris Flag of England.svg England01
Lynette Horsburgh Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland01
Snethra Babu Flag of India.svg India01
Rochy Woods Flag of England.svg England01
Tina Owen-Sevilton Flag of England.svg England01
Caroline Walch Flag of England.svg England01
Rebecca Kenna Flag of England.svg England01
Judy Dangerfield Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia01
Keerath Bhandaal Flag of India.svg India01
unknown03

Notes

  1. Held in November 1937
  2. Held in October 1951
  3. Held in October 1955
  4. The spelling Rae is also found in some sources for this player.
  5. The spellings Hazeldine and Hezeldene are also found in some sources for this player.
  6. Snooker Scene has 697–683 but Newcastle Evening Chronicle has 500–486

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