2008 World Ladies Snooker Championship Explained
The 2008 World Ladies Snooker Championship was the 2008 edition of the World Women's Snooker Championship, first held in 1976,[1] and was played at Cambridge Snooker Centre from 3 to 7 May.[2] The tournament was won by Reanne Evans, who achieved her fourth consecutive world title by defeating June Banks 5–2 in the final. Evans also made the highest of the tournament, 102.[3]
There were four round-robin qualifying groups, three of six players each, and one of seven players, with the top two players in each group progressing into the knockout stage.[4] In the final, Banks won the first frame on the . Evans compiled a break of 52 in the next frame to win it, then took five of the next six frames. Hannah Jones, aged 11, won the under-21 title in an event run alongside the main tournament.[5]
Main Draw
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Notes and References
- Web site: History . . womenssnooker.com . World Women's Snooker . 27 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190128145315/https://www.womenssnooker.com/about/history/ . 28 January 2019 . live .
- Web site: 2008 World Ladies Snooker Championship . snookerscores.net . World Women's Snooker . 19 July 2020 . 21 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200721002720/https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2008-world-ladies-snooker-championship . live .
- News: . Jones reunited with protege in tournament . The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald . 12 May 2008 . 13 March 2024 . 7 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230907005159/https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/sport/2264665.jones-reunited-with-protege-in-tournament/ . live .
- Web site: 2008 World Ladies Snooker Championship – Groups. snookerscores.net. World Women's Snooker. 21 July 2020. 21 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200721005414/https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2008-world-ladies-snooker-championship/groups. live.
- News: . Hannah lets imagination run riot in world triumph . Derby Telegraph . 8 May 2008 . 43 .
- Web site: 2008 World Ladies Snooker Championship – Knockout . snookerscores.net . World Women's Snooker . 21 July 2020 . 22 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200722040619/https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2008-world-ladies-snooker-championship/knockout . live .