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Ladies - Connie Gough National Championship. 2011

Postby Monique

World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association press release



FAREHAM Snooker Club plays host to the world’s best women players on Saturday.

Six-time world champion Reanne Evans heads to the south coast bidding to extend her record-breaking 80-match unbeaten run in the Connie Gough National Championship.

Aiming to stop the queen of the green baize in the fifth leg of the World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association tour will be Cosham’s Emma Bonney, 34, the world number three.

Also in a high-quality line-up are world number two Maria Catalano, Ronnie O’Sullivan’s 29-year-old cousin, and, making her first appearance of the season, Kent’s Katie Henrick, 30, who is ranked fourth.

The last time 25-year-old mother-of-one Evans, from Dudley, West Midlands, was beaten on the WLBSA tour was on March 1, 2008. And she has won the last 18 tournaments that she has entered.

Favourite for the junior title is 14-year-old Derby schoolgirl Hannah Jones, the world number seven. She will be up against 16-year-old Naomi Clare (Ripley, Derbys) and 11-year-old Jasmine Bolsover (Woking).

The draw takes place at 9.45am and the action starts at 10am. Colin Selby is the tournament director.

The format is a best-of-five knockout. A junior championship and a Plate competition, for players not reaching the quarter-finals, will also be played. If time allows, a seniors event will be run.



The WLBSA is hosting six ranking events this season culminating in the World Championships in Bury St Edmunds in April.

WLBSA president Agnes Davies, the 1949 women’s world champion, died last month, aged 90.

Chairman Mandy Fisher said: “Agnes was a wonderful lady who I had the great pleasure of knowing and playing snooker with over the years.”



Connie Gough National Championship
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Fareham Snooker Club
Broadcut
Fareham
PO16 8ST
Tel: 01329 221759


CONNIE GOUGH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRIES

Reanne Evans (Dudley, West Mids)
Maria Catalano (Dudley, West Mids)
Emma Bonney (Portsmouth)
Katie Henrick (Bickley, Kent)
Eva Palmius (Isleham, Cambs)
Jenny Poulter (Maidstone)
Hannah Jones (Derby)
Marianne Williams (Smallfield, Surrey)
Martina Lumsden (Eastbourne)
Gaye Jones (Melksham, Wilts)
Vicky Carter (Hemel Hempstead)
Tina Owen-Sevilton (Taunton)
Natascha Niermann (Cambridge)
Naomi Clare (Ripley, Derbys)
Jasmine Bolsover (Woking)
Victoria Gibbs (Trowbridge)

More details and action shots of most of the ladies available from:

Tim Dunkley (WLBSA press office)

88 Lionheart Way
Bursledon Green
Southampton
SO31 8HN
Tel home: 02380 562647
Mobile: 07986 376114
E-Mail: timdunkleysnookerdad@hotmail.com


Note that I removed the "ranking table that didn't show properly in this forum post.

Re: Ladies - Connie Gough National Championship. 2011

Postby wheelsofsteel

:zzz:
Monique wrote: World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association press release



FAREHAM Snooker Club plays host to the world’s best women players on Saturday.

Six-time world champion Reanne Evans heads to the south coast bidding to extend her record-breaking 80-match unbeaten run in the Connie Gough National Championship.

Aiming to stop the queen of the green baize in the fifth leg of the World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association tour will be Cosham’s Emma Bonney, 34, the world number three.

Also in a high-quality line-up are world number two Maria Catalano, Ronnie O’Sullivan’s 29-year-old cousin, and, making her first appearance of the season, Kent’s Katie Henrick, 30, who is ranked fourth.

The last time 25-year-old mother-of-one Evans, from Dudley, West Midlands, was beaten on the WLBSA tour was on March 1, 2008. And she has won the last 18 tournaments that she has entered.

Favourite for the junior title is 14-year-old Derby schoolgirl Hannah Jones, the world number seven. She will be up against 16-year-old Naomi Clare (Ripley, Derbys) and 11-year-old Jasmine Bolsover (Woking).

The draw takes place at 9.45am and the action starts at 10am. Colin Selby is the tournament director.

The format is a best-of-five knockout. A junior championship and a Plate competition, for players not reaching the quarter-finals, will also be played. If time allows, a seniors event will be run.



The WLBSA is hosting six ranking events this season culminating in the World Championships in Bury St Edmunds in April.

WLBSA president Agnes Davies, the 1949 women’s world champion, died last month, aged 90.

Chairman Mandy Fisher said: “Agnes was a wonderful lady who I had the great pleasure of knowing and playing snooker with over the years.”



Connie Gough National Championship
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Fareham Snooker Club
Broadcut
Fareham
PO16 8ST
Tel: 01329 221759


CONNIE GOUGH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRIES

Reanne Evans (Dudley, West Mids)
Maria Catalano (Dudley, West Mids)
Emma Bonney (Portsmouth)
Katie Henrick (Bickley, Kent)
Eva Palmius (Isleham, Cambs)
Jenny Poulter (Maidstone)
Hannah Jones (Derby)
Marianne Williams (Smallfield, Surrey)
Martina Lumsden (Eastbourne)
Gaye Jones (Melksham, Wilts)
Vicky Carter (Hemel Hempstead)
Tina Owen-Sevilton (Taunton)
Natascha Niermann (Cambridge)
Naomi Clare (Ripley, Derbys)
Jasmine Bolsover (Woking)
Victoria Gibbs (Trowbridge)

More details and action shots of most of the ladies available from:

Tim Dunkley (WLBSA press office)

88 Lionheart Way
Bursledon Green
Southampton
SO31 8HN
Tel home: 02380 562647
Mobile: 07986 376114
E-Mail: timdunkleysnookerdad@hotmail.com


Note that I removed the "ranking table that didn't show properly in this forum post.


:zzz: REANNE ! :zzz: :zzz:

Re: Ladies - Connie Gough National Championship. 2011

Postby SnookerFan

That's bad luck, isn't it? Scheduling a tournament, only to have a new tournament in the men's game pop up on Eurosport at short notice. I'll be too busy watching that to get a long distance train to watch a tournament predominently featuring players I've never heard of.

Shame really, as it's still an ambition to go and watch a woman's snooker event. Especially as you can just wonder in for free and watch it.

Re: Ladies - Connie Gough National Championship. 2011

Postby Monique

Last 32

Jenny Poulter 3-0 Victoria Gibbs

Last 16

Tina Owen Sevilton 3-0 Karren Harrison
Martina Lumsden 3-1 Gaye Jones
Emma Bonney 3-0 Natascha Niermann
Naomi Clare 0-3 Eva Palmius
Hannah Jones 3-1 Marianne Williams
Maria Catalano 3-0 Jasmine Bolsover (Maria 74 break)
Katie Henrick 3-1 Vicky Carter
Reanne Evans 3-0 Jenny Poulter

Re: Ladies - Connie Gough National Championship. 2011

Postby Monique

Main event


Quarters

Maria Catalano (58 ) 3-0 Hannah Jones
Reanne Evans 3-0 Tina Owen Sevilton
Katie Henrick 3-0 Martina Lumsden
Emma Bonney 3-2 Eva Palmius

Semis

Reanne Evans (39,34) 3-0 Katie Henrick
Emma Bonney 3-0 Maria Catalano

Final

Plate

Preliminary

Natascha Niermann (42) 2-0 Jasmine Bolsover

Quarters

Naomi Clare 2-0 Karen Harrison
Marianne Williams 2-0 Victoria Gibbs
Vicky Carter 2-0 Gaye Jones
Jenny Poulter 2-1 Natascha Niermann

Semis

Marianne Williams 2-0 Naomi Clare
Vicky Carter 2-0 Jenny Poulter

Final

Vicky Carter 2-0 Marianne Williams

Junior Event

Round Robin

Hannah Jones (34) 2-0 Jasmine Bolsover
Jasmine Bolsover 2-0 Naomi Clare
Hannah Jones 2-0 Naomi Clare

Final

Hannah Jones 2-0 Jasmine Bolsover

This from twitter.