2016 World Ladies Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–5 April 2016 |
| Venue | Northern Snooker Centre |
| City | Leeds |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Ladies Billiards and Snooker |
| Format | Round Robin, Single elimination |
| Winner's share | £1,200 |
| Highest break | Ng On-yee (72) |
| Final | |
| Champion | File:Flag of England.svg Reanne Evans (ENG) |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ng On-yee (HKG) |
| Score | 6–4 |
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The 2016 World Ladies Snooker Championship was a women's snooker tournament that took place at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England, from 2 to 5 April 2016.[1] The event was the 2016 edition of the World Women's Snooker Championship first held in 1976.
The event was won by Reanne Evans, who defeated defending champion Ng On-yee 6–4 in the final.
Background
[edit | edit source]The event was hosted at the Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds. Qualifying featured five groups of five or six players each with eight players qualifying for the main tournament. Those players met eight seeded players in the last-16 knockout round. After the group stage, the players not reaching the main knockout tournament competed in a parallel "Plate" tournament.[1][2] Matches in the group stage were best-of-three-frames.
The first knockout round was best-of-five-frames; the quarter-finals and semi-finals best-of-seven, and the final was played as a best-of-11 match.[3]
Forty-one players from thirteen countries participated in the tournament,[4] as listed in the table below. Numbers in brackets show the eight seeded players. Although Ng On-yee was the defending champion,[5] Reanne Evans was the highest seed.
| Players Participating, by Country | ||
| Country | Players | Names |
|---|---|---|
| Australia Australia | 2 | Kathy Howden, Jessica Woods |
| Belarus Belarus | 1 | Yana Shut |
| Brazil Brazil | 1 | Laura Alves |
| England England | 17 | Jodie Allen, Aimee Benn, Elizabeth Black, Emma Bonney (8), Michelle Brown, Maria Catalano (4), Stephanie Daughtery, Lily Dobson, Claire Edginton, Reanne Evans (1), Danielle Findlay, Sharon Kaur, Rebecca Kenna, Shannon Metcalf, Suzie Opacic, Jenny Poulter (6), Vicky Shirley |
| 2 | Diana Schuler, Diana Stateczny | |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 3 | Jaique Ip (3), Katrina Wan (7), Ng On-yee (2) |
| India India | 2 | Chitra Magimairaj, Varshaa Sanjeev |
| Republic of Ireland Ireland | 8 | Sandra Bryan, Lauren Carley, Christine Carr, Cathy Dunne, Lorraine Fivey, Ann McMahon, Annette Newman, Ronda Sheldreck |
| Latvia Latvia | 1 | Tatjana Vasiljeva (5) |
| Romania Romania | 1 | Corina Maracine |
| South Korea South Korea | 1 | Jeong Min Park |
| Switzerland Switzerland | 1 | Claudia Weber |
| Wales Wales | 1 | Laura Evans |
Prize money
[edit | edit source]The winner of the event won a total of £1,200.[6]
- Winner: £1,200
- Runner-up: £600
- Losing semi-finalists: £300
- Losing quarter-finalists: £150
- Last 16 losers: £80
- Highest Break (72, Ng On-yee) £100
Summary
[edit | edit source]Group stage
[edit | edit source]There were three groups of six players and three groups of five players. The top eight seeds were placed into the last-16 round of the knockout phase and were not required to play in the qualifying groups. Progression from the groups was determined by the following criteria: Matches won; Head to head; frames won; Highest break; and finally by ranking position. The event was split after the group stage, with players not reaching the main knockout tournament competing in a parallel tournament called the plate competition.[1]
The only player to complete their qualifying matches without losing a frame was Chitra Magimairaj. Two players qualified whilst only losing one frame each: Jessica Woods and Kathy Howden. Lauren Carley, Ronda Sheldreck, and Sandra Bryan all failed to win any frames.[7]
Knockout
[edit | edit source]Three of the eight seeds lost in the last-16: Maria Catalano, Jaique Ip (seeded 3rd), Maria Catalano (4th) and Jenny Poulter (6th). Ng On-yee progressed to the final without losing a frame, beating Laura Evans 3–0, Katrina Wan 4–0 and Rebecca Kenna 4–0. Reanne Evans whitewashed Diana Schuler 3–0 then beat 2015 runner-up Emma Bonney[8] 4–2 and Tatjana Vasiljeva 4–1. Kenna was the only unseeded player to reach as far as the semi-finals before losing to On-yee.[3]
Final
[edit | edit source]The final took place on 5 April 2016, and was contested by defending champion Ng On-yee and top seed Reanne Evans. Evans won the first frame, before Ng took the next three,[9] making the highest break of the competition, 72, in the fourth frame.[10] Evans then took the next two frames to level the match at 3–3. Ng regained the lead again at 4–3, before Evans won three in a row to win the match 6–4, including a break of 47 in frame ten.[6]
The victory for Evan was her 11th world championship win in the previous 12 years.[11]
Ng played Peter Lines in 2016 World Snooker Championship qualifying the Wednesday after the final,[10] however, she lost 1–10.[12]
Breaks
[edit | edit source]There were only five breaks of over 50, by just three players. The highest break of the tournament was 72 by Ng On-yee, who also recorded a 52. Reanne Evans compiled a 68 and a 59. Michelle Brown made a 55.[13]
Results
[edit | edit source]Group stage matches
[edit | edit source]Players who qualified from the group are shown in bold and with a (Q) after their name in the final standings tables below.[3][7]
| Group A Final Standings | ||||||
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus Yana Shut (Q) | 5 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2.2 | 11 |
| Republic of Ireland Ann McMahon | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0.2 | 1 |
| England Shannon Metcalf | 5 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1.4 | 7 |
| South Korea Jeong Min Park | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −0.6 | −3 |
| Republic of Ireland Lorraine Fivey | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −0.2 | −1 |
| Republic of Ireland Lauren Carley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | −3 | −15 |
| MP = Matches Played; MW = Matches Won; FW = Frames Won; FL = Frames Lost; FA = Frame Average (FW minus FL / MP); Diff = Frames Won minus Frames Lost | ||||||
| Group B Final Standings | ||||||
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Jessica Woods (Q) | 5 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2.6 | 13 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1.4 | 7 | |
| England Michelle Brown | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0.6 | 3 |
| Republic of Ireland Annette Newman | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −0.2 | −1 |
| Brazil Laura Alves | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | −1.8 | −9 |
| England Lily Dobson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | −2.6 | −13 |
| Group C | ||
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of England.svg Aimee Benn (ENG) | 0–3 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Corina Maracine (ROM) |
| File:Flag of England.svg Danielle Findlay (ENG) | 0–3 | File:Flag of India.svg Chitra Magimairaj (IND) |
| File:Flag of Romania.svg Corina Maracine (ROM) | 3–0 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Christine Carr (IRE) |
| File:Flag of England.svg Danielle Findlay (ENG) | 3–0 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Christine Carr (IRE) |
| File:Flag of England.svg Aimee Benn (ENG) | 0–3 | File:Flag of India.svg Chitra Magimairaj (IND) |
| File:Flag of England.svg Aimee Benn (ENG) | 3–0 | File:Flag of England.svg Claire Edginton (ENG) |
| File:Flag of England.svg Danielle Findlay (ENG) | 2–1 | File:Flag of England.svg Claire Edginton (ENG) |
| File:Flag of England.svg Danielle Findlay (ENG) | 2–1 | File:Flag of England.svg Aimee Benn (ENG) |
| File:Flag of India.svg Chitra Magimairaj (IND) | 3–0 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Christine Carr (IRE) |
| File:Flag of England.svg Aimee Benn (ENG) | 3–0 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Christine Carr (IRE) |
| File:Flag of England.svg Claire Edginton (ENG) | 1–2 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Christine Carr (IRE) |
| File:Flag of India.svg Chitra Magimairaj (IND) | 3–0 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Corina Maracine (ROM) |
| File:Flag of England.svg Danielle Findlay (ENG) | 2–1 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Corina Maracine (ROM) |
| File:Flag of England.svg Claire Edginton (ENG) | 0–3 | File:Flag of India.svg Chitra Magimairaj (IND) |
| File:Flag of England.svg Claire Edginton (ENG) | 1–2 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Corina Maracine (ROM) |
| Group C Final Standings | ||||||
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India Chitra Magimairaj (Q) | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| England Danielle Findlay | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0.6 | 3 |
| Romania Corina Maracine | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0.6 | 3 |
| England Aimee Benn | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −0.2 | −1 |
| Republic of Ireland Christine Carr | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | −2.2 | −11 |
| England Claire Edginton | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | −1.8 | −9 |
| Group D Final Standings | ||||||
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Kathy Howden (Q) | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2.5 | 10 |
| England Jodie Allen | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 |
| Republic of Ireland Cathy Dunne | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −0.5 | −2 |
| England Steph Daughtery | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | −1 | −4 |
| England Elizabeth Black | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | −2.5 | −10 |
| Group E | ||
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ronda Sheldreck (IRE) | 0–3 | File:Flag of England.svg Sharon Kaur (ENG) |
| File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Laura Evans (WAL) | 3–0 | File:Flag of England.svg Sharon Kaur (ENG) |
| File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Laura Evans (WAL) | 3–0 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ronda Sheldreck (IRE) |
| File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ronda Sheldreck (IRE) | 1–2 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Claudia Weber (SWI) |
| File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ronda Sheldreck (IRE) | 0–3 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Claudia Weber (SWI) |
| 2–1 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Claudia Weber (SWI) | |
| File:Flag of England.svg Sharon Kaur (ENG) | 0–3 | |
| File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Laura Evans (WAL) | 1–2 | |
| File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Laura Evans (WAL) | 3–0 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Claudia Weber (SWI) |
| File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ronda Sheldreck (IRE) | 0–3 | |
| Group E Final Standings | ||||||
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Wales Laura Evans (Q) | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Switzerland Claudia Weber | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| England Sharon Kaur | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | −1 | −4 |
| Republic of Ireland Ronda Sheldreck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −3 | −12 |
| Group F | ||
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of England.svg Suzie Opacic (ENG) | 1–2 | File:Flag of England.svg Rebecca Kenna (ENG) |
| File:Flag of England.svg Rebecca Kenna (ENG) | 3–0 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Sandra Bryan (IRE) |
| File:Flag of England.svg Rebecca Kenna (ENG) | 2–1 | File:Flag of England.svg Vicky Shirley (ENG) |
| File:Flag of England.svg Vicky Shirley (ENG) | 3–0 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Sandra Bryan (IRE) |
| File:Flag of England.svg Suzie Opacic (ENG) | 3–0 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Sandra Bryan (IRE) |
| File:Flag of England.svg Rebecca Kenna (ENG) | 3–0 | File:Flag of India.svg Varshaa Sanjeev (IND) |
| File:Flag of India.svg Varshaa Sanjeev (IND) | 2–1 | File:Flag of England.svg Vicky Shirley (ENG) |
| File:Flag of India.svg Varshaa Sanjeev (IND) | 3–0 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Sandra Bryan (IRE) |
| File:Flag of England.svg Suzie Opacic (ENG) | 1–2 | File:Flag of India.svg Varshaa Sanjeev (IND) |
| File:Flag of England.svg Suzie Opacic (ENG) | 2–1 | File:Flag of England.svg Vicky Shirley (ENG) |
| Group F Final Standings | ||||||
| Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England Rebecca Kenna (Q) | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| India Varshaa Sanjeev | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 |
| England Suzie Opacic | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 |
| England Vicky Shirley | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Republic of Ireland Sandra Bryan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −3 | −12 |
Knockout stage
[edit | edit source]Seedings are shown in brackets. Players listed in bold indicate match winner.[3]
| Last 16 Best of 5 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 11 frames | |||||||||||
| England Reanne Evans (1) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| England Reanne Evans (1) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| England Emma Bonney (8) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| England Emma Bonney (8) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| India Chitra Magimairaj | 1 | |||||||||||||
| England Reanne Evans (1) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Latvia Tatjana Vasiljeva (5) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Latvia Tatjana Vasiljeva (5) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Belarus Yana Shut | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Latvia Tatjana Vasiljeva (5) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| England Maria Catalano (4) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 April 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| England Reanne Evans (1) | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Ng On-yee (2) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Jaique Ip (3) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| England Rebecca Kenna | 3 | |||||||||||||
| England Rebecca Kenna | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Australia Kathy Howden | 1 | |||||||||||||
| England Jenny Poulter (6) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Australia Kathy Howden | 3 | |||||||||||||
| England Rebecca Kenna | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Ng On-yee (2) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Katrina Wan (7) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Australia Jessica Woods | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Katrina Wan (7) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Ng On-yee (2) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Ng On-yee (2) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Wales Laura Evans | 0 | |||||||||||||
Final
[edit | edit source]| Final:[3] Best-of-11 frames Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds 5 April 2016 | ||||||||||
| Reanne Evans England |
6–4 | Ng On-yee Hong Kong | ||||||||
| Frame | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Reanne Evans 30+ Breaks |
59 34 |
30 - |
38 38 |
0 - |
67 - |
62 - |
40 - |
71 36 |
53 - |
78 47 |
| Ng On-yee 30+ Breaks |
29 - |
71 - |
81 - |
82 72 |
1 - |
45 - |
64 - |
31 - |
30 - |
1 - |
| Frames won (Evans first) | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 6–4 |
| 47 | Highest break | 72 | ||||||||
| - | 50+ breaks | 1 | ||||||||
| 4 | 30+ breaks | - | ||||||||
| Reanne Evans wins the 2016 World Ladies Snooker Championship | ||||||||||
Plate competition
[edit | edit source]The Plate competition was for players who did not reach the main knockout draw. It was won by Varshaa Sanjeev. The only breaks over 30 were a 35 by Suzie Opacic and a 34 by Sanjeev.[14]
Players listed in bold indicate match winner.[1][2]
| Plate: Round 1 | ||
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of England.svg Danielle Findlay (ENG) | 1–2 | File:Flag of England.svg Claire Edginton (ENG) |
| File:Flag of England.svg Sharon Kaur (ENG) | 2–0 | File:Flag of England.svg Lily Dobson (ENG) |
| 2–1 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Claudia Weber (SWI) | |
| File:Flag of England.svg Aimee Benn (ENG) | 0–2 | File:Flag of England.svg Michelle Brown (ENG) |
| 0–2 | File:Flag of England.svg Suzie Opacic (ENG) | |
| File:Flag of Ireland.svg Christine Carr (IRE) | 0–2 | File:Flag of England.svg Steph Daughtery (ENG) |
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Min Park (KOR) | 2–1 | File:Flag of England.svg Shannon Metcalf (ENG) |
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Laura Alves (BRA) | 2–0 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Lauren Carley (IRE) |
| Last 16 Best of 3 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 3 frames | Semi-finals Best of 3 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||||||||
| England Claire Edginton | 0 | |||||||||||||
| England Jodie Allen | 2 | |||||||||||||
| England Jodie Allen | 2 | |||||||||||||
| England Sharon Kaur | 0 | |||||||||||||
| England Sharon Kaur | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland Ann McMahon | 1 | |||||||||||||
| England Jodie Allen | 0 | |||||||||||||
| India Varshaa Sanjeev | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland Cathy Dunne | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland Cathy Dunne | 0 | |||||||||||||
| India Varshaa Sanjeev | 2 | |||||||||||||
| England Michelle Brown | 0 | |||||||||||||
| India Varshaa Sanjeev | 2 | |||||||||||||
| India Varshaa Sanjeev | 3 | |||||||||||||
| England Suzie Opacic | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland Sandra Bryan | 0 | |||||||||||||
| England Suzie Opacic | 2 | |||||||||||||
| England Suzie Opacic | 2 | |||||||||||||
| England Steph Daughtery | 0 | |||||||||||||
| England Steph Daughtery | 2 | |||||||||||||
| England Elizabeth Black | 0 | |||||||||||||
| England Suzie Opacic | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil Laura Alves | 0 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea Jeong Min Park | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland Annette Newman | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland Annette Newman | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil Laura Alves | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil Laura Alves | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland Ronda Sheldreck | 0 | |||||||||||||
Other events
[edit | edit source]Apart from the plate competition, a number of other events took place around the World Championship.[1][6]
- Seniors Final: Chitra Magimairaj 3–0 Sharon Kaur[15] (The Seniors event was held on 31 March 2016)
- Under-21 Winner: Varshaa Sanjeev 3–0 Jeong Min Park[16] (The Under-21 event was held from 3 to 5 April 2016)
- Women's Doubles Final: Ng On-yee and Katrina Wan 4–1 Maria Catalano and Tatjana Vasiljeva[17]
- Mixed Doubles Final: Jaique Ip and Cheung Ka Wai 4–3 Maria Catalano and Eden Sharav[6]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Ng On Yee Previews World Title Defence – 3 April 2016 (YouTube video)
- Reanne Evans reacts to 11th world title – 5 April 2016 (YouTube video)
- Republic of Ireland Ladies Snooker Association article Archived 4 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine