Photo by Monique Limbos
SWINDON teenager Jodie Symes will be taking on the world’s best women snooker players on her home tables on Saturday…
The 16-year-old will line up with the likes of world number one Reanne Evans for the Southern Classic, the fourth leg of the World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association tour, at Jesters Snooker Hall.
Six-time world champion Evans, 25, is on a record run of 76 winning matches on the WLBSA circuit. Her last defeat was on March 1, 2008. And she has won the last 18 tournaments that she has entered.
Symes, the world number 17, will be joined by two other Wiltshire players: Gaye Jones (Melksham) and Victoria Gibbs (Trowbridge).
Also in a high-quality 16-strong field are world number two Maria Catalano, who is Ronnie O’Sullivan’s cousin, and Portsmouth’s Emma Bonney, ranked third.
The action starts at 10am.
The WLBSA is hosting six ranking events this season culminating in the World Championships in April.
Southern Classic
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Jesters Snooker Hall
Greenbridge Road
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN3 3JD
Tel: 01793 420660
SOUTHERN CLASSIC ENTRIES
Reanne Evans (Dudley, West Mids)
Maria Catalano (Dudley, West Mids)
Emma Bonney (Portsmouth)
Eva Palmius (Isleham, Cambs)
Hannah Jones (Derby)
Natascha Niermann (Cambridge)
Vicky Carter (Hemel Hempstead)
Jenny Poulter (Maidstone)
Tina Owen-Sevilton (Taunton)
Gaye Jones (Melksham, Wilts)
Chris Sharpe (Chelmsford)
Martina Lumsden (Eastbourne)
Jodie Symes (Swindon)
Naomi Clare (Ripley, Derbys)
Jasmine Bolsover (Woking)
Victoria Gibbs (Trowbridge)
WLBSA PROVISIONAL SNOOKER RANKINGS
| Pos | Name | Town | Pts |
| 1 | Reanne Evans | Dudley, West Mids | 650 |
| 2 | Maria Catalano | Dudley, West Mids | 440 |
| 3 | Emma Bonney | Portsmouth | 420 |
| 4 | Katie Henrick | Bickley, Kent | 290 |
| 5 | Eva Palmius | Isleham, Cambs | 213 |
| 6 | Hannah Jones | Derby | 212 |
| 7 | Natascha Niermann | Cambridge | 210 |
| 8 | Suzie Opacic | Brambridge, Hants | 190 |
| 9 | Vicky Carter | Hemel Hempstead | 188 |
| 10 | Marianne Williams | Smallfield, Surrey | 182 |
| 11 | Jenny Poulter | Maidstone | 179 |
| 12 | Tina Owen-Sevilton | Taunton | 168 |
| 13 | Gaye Jones | Melksham, Wilts | 145 |
| 14 | Chris Sharpe | Chelmsford | 139 |
| 15 | Martina Lumsden | Eastbourne | 133 |
| 16 | June Banks | Orpington, Kent | 110 |
| 17 | Jodie Symes | Swindon | 99 |
| 18 | Naomi Clare | Ripley, Derbys | 99 |
| 19 | Pam Wood | Newcastle | 82 |
| 20 | Jasmine Bolsover | Woking | 80 |
| 21 | Jan Hughes | St Neots, Cambs | 79 |
| 22 | Joanne Davies | Derby | 66 |
| 23 | Maureen Rowland | Wallsend, Tyne & Wear | 51 |
| 24 | Tatjana Vasiljeva | Latvia | 50 |
| 25 | Laura Alves | Dublin | 36 |
| 26 | Mary Hawkes | Eaton Bray, Beds | 12 |
| 27 | Clare Heseldine | Broadstairs, Kent | 5 |
| 28 | Georgina Holloway | Derby | 0 |
| 29 | Supanni Yam-Oum | Canterbury | 0 |
| 30 | Charlotte Holloway | Derby | 0 |
| 31 | Rita Holmes | Minehead | 0 |