1985 Women's World Snooker Championship

1985 Women's World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
DatesOctober 1985
VenueBreaks Snooker Club
CitySolihull
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Ladies Billiards and Snooker
FormatSingle elimination
Winner's share£1,250
Final
Champion Allison Fisher (ENG)
Runner-up Stacey Hillyard (ENG)
Score5–1
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The 1985 Women's World Snooker Championship was a women's snooker tournament that took place in October 1985 at Breaks Snooker Club, Solihull. The competition was sponsored by First Leisure and Mitchells & Butlers and attracted 78 entrants.[1][2] It was the 1985 edition of the World Women's Snooker Championship, first held in 1976.[3]

The tournament was won by Allison Fisher, who lost only one frame during the event and defeated Stacey Hillyard 5–1 in the final.[4][5] Fisher received £1,250 prize money for her win.[1] This was Fisher's first world snooker title, and she would go on to win a total of seven championships before focusing her efforts on pool in the United States from 1995.[3][6]

Main draw

The results of the semi-finals and final are shown below.[1]

Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames 		Final
Best of 9 frames
 Stacey Hillyard (ENG) 4
 Caroline Walch (ENG) 2  Stacey Hillyard (ENG) 1
 Allison Fisher (ENG) 4  Allison Fisher (ENG) 5
 Julie Dowen (ENG) 0

References

  1. ^ a b c Clive Everton, ed. (1986). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Third ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. pp. 155–158. ISBN 0863691668.
  2. ^ Berry, Lyndon (18 October 1985). "Buckinghamshire Examiner". p. 13.
  3. ^ a b "History". womenssnooker.com. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Sport in Brief". The Times. London. 15 October 1985. Retrieved 14 May 2020 – via NewsBank.
  5. ^ Everton, Clive (21 September 1986). "Snooker: Will the woman make the break?". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 14 May 2020 – via NewsBank.
  6. ^ Hollar, Sherman. "Allison Fisher". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 14 May 2020.