1985 Women's World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1985 |
| Venue | Breaks Snooker Club |
| City | Solihull |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Ladies Billiards and Snooker |
| Format | Single elimination |
| Total prize fund | £4,000 |
| Winner's share | £1,250 |
| Highest break |  Allison Fisher (ENG), 54 |
| Final | |
| Champion | Allison Fisher (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Stacey Hillyard (ENG) |
| Score | 5–1 |
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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.[1][2] It was the 1985 edition of the World Women's Snooker Championship, first held in 1976.[3] The tournament attracted 78 entrants, although Rhonda Jackson of Canada was the only participant from outside Britain.[1]
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 led 4-0 in the final, then Hillyard won the next frame.[6] Fisher took the sixth frame to seal her victory.[6] This was Fisher's first world snooker title, at the age of 17, 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][7][8]
The tournament had a total prize fund of £4,000 with contributions from sponsors First Leisure and from Mitchells & Butlers.[6][9] Fisher received £1,250 for her win.[1] She took a further £100 for the highest break and £50 for the highest clearance of the event, both for her 54 break against Julie Dowen in the quarter-finals.[6] Hillyard was awarded £600 as runner up, losing semi-finalists got £300 each, and losing-quarter-finalists received £150 each.[6]
Many of the seeded players lost in the early rounds.[9] Fourteen-year-old Ann-Marie Farren, participating in a tournament for the second time, eliminated fourth seed Maria Tart.[6] Sixteenth seed Lynette Horsburgh was defeated 2-3 in the first round by Karen Leech.[10]
Main draw
[edit]The results of from the last-16 round onwards are shown below.[6][11]
| Last 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Stacey Hillyard (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Karen Leach (ENG)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Stacey Hillyard (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Kim Shaw (ENG)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Kim Shaw (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Lisa Thomas (ENG)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Stacey Hillyard (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Caroline Walch (ENG)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Caroline Walch (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Lin Frost (ENG)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Caroline Walch (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Ann-Marie Farren (ENG)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ann-Marie Farren (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Teresa Gardiner (ENG)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Stacey Hillyard (ENG)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Allison Fisher (ENG)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Alyson Ratcliffe (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Rhonda Jackman (CAN)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Alyson Ratcliffe (ENG)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Julie Dowen (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Julie Dowen (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Serena Sinanan (ENG)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Julie Dowen (ENG)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Allison Fisher (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Karen Corr (IRE)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Hilary Isitt (WAL)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Karen Corr (IRE)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Allison Fisher (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Allison Fisher (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Liz Jones (ENG)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Clive Everton, ed. (1986). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Third ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. pp. 155–158. ISBN 0863691668.
- ^ Berry, Lyndon (18 October 1985). "Buckinghamshire Examiner". p. 13.
- ^ a b "History". World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Sport in Brief". The Times. London. 15 October 1985. Retrieved 14 May 2020 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Everton, Clive (21 September 1986). "Snooker: Will the woman make the break?". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 14 May 2020 – via NewsBank.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Allison Fisher: Women's World Amateur Champion". Snooker Scene. December 1985. p. 31.
- ^ Hollar, Sherman. "Allison Fisher". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Herd, Michael (21 October 1985). "In the red, but Allison chases pot of gold". Evening Standard. p. 41 – via Newpapers.com.
- ^ a b "The Rest of the News in Sport: Snooker". Sunday Telegraph. 13 October 1985. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Karen Bows out to champ". Hoddesdon and Broxbourne Mercury. 18 October 1985. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1985 World Women's Snooker Championship - Knockout". WPBSA Tournament Manager. Women's World Snooker. Retrieved 22 February 2025.