REANNE Evans is hoping for the joy of six at the women’s world snooker championships which kick off in Cambridge on Saturday (April 3).
The phenomenal 24-year-old, from Dudley, West Midlands, has already claimed a record five straight World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association world titles.
And she has won her last 57 matches on the WLBSA circuit.
Paul Wood is sponsoring the £1,000 five-day jamboree at Cambridge Snooker Centre
Evans, the number one seed, begins her campaign on Monday in the last-16
Keen to secure a first world title is world number two Maria Catalano, Ronnie O’Sullivan 28-year-old cousin.
Among the overseas players are Chitra Magimairaj (India), Natascha Niermann (Germany), Laura Alves (Dublin), Tatjana Vasiljeva (Latvia), and Hong Kong pair Yu Ching Ching and Jaique Ip Wan In.
The round-robin group stages will be played on Saturday and Sunday. Qualifiers meet the eight seeded players in the last-16 on Monday. The final is on Wednesday at 1.30pm.
Hannah Jones, 13, from Derby, will be bidding for a hat-trick of Junior titles on Sunday.
Non-qualifiers from the round-robins meet in the Plate on Monday. The following day it’s the Mixed Pairs. On Wednesday, the Seniors and Doubles come to a conclusion.
Billiards takes centre stage on Thursday at the Hall Green Stadium, Birmingham. Four-time champion Emma Bonney, from Portsmouth, is chasing a third successive title in the £1,000 event, also sponsored by Paul Wood.
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Reanne Evans
MIXED PAIRS: Reanne Evans & Michael Holt
WORLD DOUBLES: Jaique Ip Wan in & Hannah Jones
WORLD SENIORS: June Banks
WORLD JUNIOR: Hannah Jones
WORLD BILLIARDS: Emma Bonney
| 2010 WLBSA World Snooker Championships
April 3-7, 2010 Cambridge Snooker Centre Coldhams Road Cambridge CB1 3EW Tel: 01223 249661 |
2010 WLBSA World Billiards Championships
11am, April 8, 2010 Stadium Snooker Club Hall Green Stadium York Road Hall Green Birmingham B28 8LQ Tel: 08708 407380 |
CAMBRIDGE PROGRAMME
| Date | Time | Event | ||
| Sat, April 3 | 10.00-18.00 | Round-robin groups (excluding top eight seeds) | ||
| Sun, April 4 | 10.00
15.00 |
Round-robin groups (excluding top eight seeds)
World Juniors |
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| Mon, April 5 | 10.00
11.00 15.00 |
Plate competition
Main competition, last-16 (best-of-five) Main competition, quarter-finals (best-of-seven) |
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| Tues, April 6 | 10.00
12.00 16.00 |
World Seniors
World Mixed Pairs Main competition, semi-finals (best-of-seven) |
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| Wed, April 7 | 10.00
10.00 13.30 |
World Ladies Doubles
World Seniors final Main competition, final (best-of-nine) |
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| BIRMINGHAM PROGRAMME | ||||
| Thurs, April 8 | 11.00 | World Billiards | ||
Entry list:
| Name | Location |
| Reanne Evans | Dudley, West Mids |
| June Banks | Orpington, Kent |
| Katie Henrick | Bickley, Kent |
| Maria Catalano | Dudley, West Mids |
| Emma Bonney | Portsmouth |
| Jenny Poulter | Maidstone |
| Chris Sharpe | Chelmsford |
| Suzie Opacic | Brambridge, Hants |
| Eva Palmius | Isleham, Cambs |
| Gaye Jones | Melksham, Wilts |
| Pam Wood | Newcastle |
| Martina Lumsden | Eastbourne |
| Vicky Ashby | Hemel Hempstead |
| Hannah Jones | Derby |
| Joanne Davies | Derby |
| Tina Owen-Sevilton | Taunton |
| Marianne Williams | Smallfield, Surrey |
| Jan Hughes | St Neots, Cambs |
| Laura Alves | Dublin |
| Maureen Rowland | Wallsend, Tyne & Wear |
| Chitra Magimairaj | India |
| Jodie Symes | Swindon |
| Naomi Clare | Ripley, Derbys |
| Jasmine Bolsover | Woking |
| Natascha Niermann | Germany |
| Yu Ching Ching | Hong Kong |
| Jaique Ip Wan In | Hong Kong |
| Tatjana Vasiljeva | Latvia |
WLBSA provisional rankings:
| Pos | Name | Town | Pts | Sponsor |
| 1 | Reanne Evans | Dudley, West Mids | 715 | |
| 2 | Maria Catalano | Dudley, West Mids | 550 | |
| 3 | Emma Bonney | Portsmouth | 505 | |
| 4 | Katie Henrick | Bickley, Kent | 500 | 180poker.com |
| 5 | Eva Palmius | Isleham, Cambs | 291 | |
| 6 | Suzie Opacic | Brambridge, Hants | 261 | Kara Accountants |
| 7 | Jenny Poulter | Maidstone | 235 | |
| 8 | Chris Sharpe | Chelmsford | 230 | |
| 9 | Hannah Jones | Derby | 195 | Wytech + The Q Room |
| 10 | Marianne Williams | Smallfield, Surrey | 186 | |
| 11 | Gaye Jones | Melksham, Wilts | 185 | |
| 12 | Martina Lumsden | Eastbourne | 175 | |
| 13 | Vicky Ashby | Hemel Hempstead | 166 | |
| 14 | June Banks | Orpington, Kent | 150 | |
| 15 | Tina Owen-Sevilton | Taunton | 140 | |
| 16 | Jodie Symes | Swindon | 130 | |
| 17 | Joanne Davies | Derby | 116 | Wytech |
| 18 | Natascha Niermann | Germany | 114 | |
| 19 | Naomi Clare | Ripley, Derbys | 95 | |
| 20 | Maureen Rowland | Wallsend, Tyne & Wear | 75 | Fine Arch Cues |
| 21 | Pam Wood | Newcastle | 67 | |
| 22 | Jan Hughes |