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World Women's Billiards 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.

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

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

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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

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

Wins by player

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Thelma Carpenter won three consecutive titles from 1932 to 1934.
 
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.
Name Country Wins Runner-ups
Emma Bonney   England 13 6
Vera Selby   England 8 2
Maureen Baynton (Née Barrett)   England 8 2
Evelyn Morland-Smith   England 4 4
Thelma Carpenter   England 3 0
Thea Hindmarch   England 3 2
Victoria McDougall   England 2 0
Kelly Fisher   England 2 2
Sadie Isaacs   England 2 1
Chitra Magimairaj   India 2 2
Vera Seals   England 2 3
Helen Futo   England 2 2
Karen Corr   Northern Ireland 2 0
Anuja Thakur   India 1 0
Marie Keeton   England 1 0
Muriel Hazeldene1   England 1 0
Ruth Harrison   England 1 0
Vera Youle   England 1 1
Revanna Umadevi   India 1 3
Grace Phillips   England 1 0
Anna Lynch   Australia 1 0
Jamie Hunter   England 1 0
Shruthi L   India 1 0
Ray Craven   England 0 11
Eva Palmius   Sweden 0 3
Gladys Burton   England 0 2
Ellen Eddowes   England 0 1
Ethel Brown   England 0 1
G M Saunders   England 0 1
Doris Keene   England 0 1
Sally Bartley   England 0 1
Ella Morris   England 0 1
Lynette Horsburgh   Scotland 0 1
Snethra Babu   India 0 1
Rochy Woods   England 0 1
Tina Owen-Sevilton   England 0 1
Caroline Walch   England 0 1
Rebecca Kenna   England 0 1
Judy Dangerfield   Australia 0 1
Keerath Bhandaal   India 0 1
unknown 0 3

Notes

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  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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