1993 Women's World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Imperial Hotel |
| City | Blackpool |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Format | Single elimination |
| Total prize fund | £40,000 |
| Winner's share | £10,000 |
| Highest break | 81 (Allison Fisher) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Allison Fisher |
| Runner-up | Stacey Hillyard |
| Score | 9–3 |
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The 1993 Women's World Snooker Championship was a women's snooker tournament played in the United Kingdom in 1993. Defending champion Allison Fisher beat Stacey Hillyard 9–3 in the final to win the title.
Tournament summary[edit]
The competition was promoted by Barry Hearn's Matchroom organisation[1] and sponsored by Trusthouse Forte, with a total prize fund of £40,000.[2] Fisher was the defending champion, having won the 1991 Women's World Snooker Championship, as the Women's World Championship was not held in 1992.[3]
The Qualifying stages were held in Surrey and the final stages at the Imperial Hotel, Blackpool.[1] There was television coverage of the event some days after the final, on Eurosport and London Weekend Television, the latter starting at 3:30 am.[3]
The winner, Allison Fisher received £10,000 in prize money, and Stacey Hillyard received £5,000 as runner-up. The losing semi-finalists received £2,500 each, and the losing quarter-finalists £1,250 each. Fisher compiled the highest break of the tournament, an 81 in her semi-final against Ann-Marie Farren.[3]
Main draw[edit]
Source: Snooker Scene[3]
| Last 32 Best-of-7 frames | Last 16 Best-of-9 frames | Quarter-finals Best-of-11 frames | Semi-finals Best-of-13 frames | Final Best-of-17 frames | |||||||||||||||
| Allison Fisher
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| H. Audus
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Allison Fisher
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| L. Gordon
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| L. Gordon
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| K. Miners
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Allison Fisher
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sharon Dickson
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sharon Dickson
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C. Jolly
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sharon Dickson
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Lynette Horsburgh
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lynette Horsburgh
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| T. Warren
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Allison Fisher
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ann-Marie Farren
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ann-Marie Farren
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 J. Kelly
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ann-Marie Farren
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lisa Quick
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lisa Quick
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| V. Dalgleish
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ann-Marie Farren
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tessa Davidson
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kelly Fisher
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Caroline Walch
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kelly Fisher
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tessa Davidson
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tessa Davidson
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sue Thompson
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Allison Fisher
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stacey Hillyard
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Karen Corr
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| J. Dowen
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karen Corr
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| J. McGregor
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| June Banks
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| J. McGregor
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karen Corr
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sarah Smith
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sarah Smith
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| H. Tredinnick
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sarah Smith
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Shaw
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Shaw
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C. Gallagher
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karen Corr
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stacey Hillyard
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mandy Fisher
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Maureen Seto
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mandy Fisher
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Georgina Aplin
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Georgina Aplin
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| N. Binden
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Georgina Aplin
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stacey Hillyard
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| J. Gillespie
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D. Reynolds
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| J. Gillespie
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stacey Hillyard
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Cathy Dehaene
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stacey Hillyard
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b Hunn, David (25 April 1993). "Fisher proves she's the very best in a different pool – Snooker". The Sunday Times. London. p. 2/9 – via NewsBank. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ Everton, Clive (21 April 1993). "Foulds passes stalled Morgan". The Guardian. p. 21 – via ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Guardian and The Observer. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Allison Fisher retains women's world title". Snooker Scene. No. June 1993. Everton's News Agency. p. 21.