Evans Snares Eighth Consecutive World Snooker Title
Evans Snares Eighth Consecutive World Snooker Title
REANNE Evans ended her “up-and-down” season with a record eighth successive women’s world snooker championship title.
The 26-year-old, who had been kept off the green baize for three months after being struck down with pleurisy, defeated Maria Catalano 5-3 in the final at Cambridge Snooker Centre.
“I’m just happy I’ve won,” declared Evans. “For three months, I didn’t even look at my cue – let alone pick it up. I was in too much pain.
“Touch wood, I’m over it now and, hopefully, there’s better things to come.”
It was first blood to 30-year-old Catalano as she took a tense opening frame on the blue. But the Dudley pair went into the mid-session interval all square at 2-2.
REANNE Evans ended her “up-and-down” season with a record eighth successive women’s world snooker championship title.
After the break, Evans put together a run of 50 and then won an epic safety battle to lead 4-2.
Still determined to fulfill her dream of a first world title, Catalano pulled one back with a 48 clearance to win on the black.
However, one scrappy frame later, Evans was crowned world champion.
“I struggled in the final,” admitted Evans, after claiming her 31st ranking title on the World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association circuit. “But I gritted my teeth and stuck in there.
“(Maria) probably played the best overall. She played well all week. She’s had a great season but it just wasn’t meant to be.
“I tried to hang on as long as I could and thought, hopefully, things would turn my way – and they did.
“People know that I can play and I’ve been number one and I’ve won it for the last seven years, so you’ve always got the expectation. I know I can win, even with my B game, which I proved this year. But it’s still hard to live up to the task.”
Catalano, who had ended Evans’ record 90-match winning streak back in September and beaten her again in the Connie Gough Memorial, said: “I’m a bit gutted because I don’t feel there was much in it.
“Deep down, I feel I was probably the better player. It was just down to a few crucial balls. I didn’t play fantastic in the final but I felt good.
“I know I’m more than capable of winning the tournament. I’ll be back next year. I’ll keep trying. I’ll be here until the day I die. I’ll never give up.”
Despite the agony of a third world championship final defeat, Catalano ended the season as world number one.
And she pocketed the £100 high-break prize for a 116 clearance in the opening frame of her 4-2 semi-final victory over Tatjana Vasiljeva ( Latvia ).
Frame scores (Evans first): 39-73, 75-42, 70-54, 25-70, 66(50)-8, 63-33, 54(47)-57(48), 60-38.
ROUND-ROBIN RESULTS (SEEDS)
GROUP 1
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No
|
Name
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
Pts
|
Pos
|
|
1
|
Maria Catalano (1)
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
19
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
Marianne Williams
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
|
|
3
|
Tatjana Vasiljeva
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
11
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
Yu Ching Ching
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
11
|
4
|
|
|
5
|
Jasmine Bolsover
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
|
|
6
|
Eva Palmius
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
13
|
2
|
GROUP 2
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No
|
Name
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
Pts
|
Pos
|
|
1
|
Reanne Evans (3)
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
17
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
Revanna Umadevi
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
5
|
|
|
3
|
Naomi Clare
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
|
|
4
|
Chris Sharpe
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
10
|
4
|
|
|
5
|
Jenny Poulter
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
12
|
3
|
|
|
6
|
So Man Yan
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
13
|
2
|
GROUP 3
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No
|
Name
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
Pts
|
Pos
|
|
1
|
Vicky Carter (4)
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0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
7
|
4
|
|
|
2
|
Suzie Opacic
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
12
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
Ng On Yee
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
19
|
1
|
|
|
4
|
Martina Lumsden
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
|
|
5
|
Maureen Rowland
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
6
|
|
|
6
|
Jaique Ip Wan In
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
14
|
2
|
GROUP 4
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No
|
Name
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
Pts
|
Pos
|
|
1
|
Emma Bonney (2)
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
20
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
Chitra Magimairaj
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
8
|
4
|
|
|
3
|
Katie Henrick
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
15
|
2
|
|
|
4
|
Natascha Niermann
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
8
|
3
|
|
|
5
|
Tina Owen-Sevilton
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
8
|
5
|
|
|
6
|
Jan Hughes
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
ROUND-ROBIN BREAKS
Maria Catalano: 80, 51, 49, 48, 40, 35, 31.
Reanne Evans: 76, 60, 56, 55, 35, 32.
Ng On Yee: 64, 54, 47, 44, 44, 33, 31, 30.
Chitra Magimairaj: 56, 54.
So Man Yan: 56, 41, 30.
Tatjana Vasiljeva: 50, 33, 31.
Yu Ching Ching: 50.
Emma Bonney: 48, 47, 41, 36, 32.
Chris Sharpe: 47.
Jaique Ip Wan In: 43.
Jenny Poulter: 41.
Marianne Williams: 32
Vicky Carter: 31, 30.
KNOCKOUT (BREAKS)
LAST-16 (£40): Maria Catalano (Dudley, West Mids) (64) beat Vicky Carter (Sandy, Beds) 3-0, Eva Palmius (Isleham, Cambs) beat Suzie Opacic (Brambridge, Hants) 3-2, Tatjana Vasiljeva (Latvia) (47) beat Jaique Ip Wan In (Hong Kong) (36) 3-1, Yu Ching Ching (Hong Kong) (33) beat Ng On Yee (Hong Kong) (37) 3-1, Reanne Evans (Dudley, West Mids) (39, 51, 47) beat Chitra Magimairaj (India) 3-0, So Man Yan (Hong Kong) beat Natascha Niermann (Cambridge) 3-1, Katie Henrick (Bickley, Kent) (32, 35) beat Jenny Poulter (Maidstone) 3-0, Emma Bonney (Portsmouth) (38, 62, 84) beat Chris Sharpe (Chelmsford) 3-1.
QUARTER-FINALS (£80): Catalano beat Palmius 3-1, Vasiljeva (59) beat Yu 3-2, Evans (47) beat So 3-0, Henrick beat Bonney 3-1.
SEMI-FINALS (£120): Catalano (116, 74) beat Vasiljeva 4-2, Evans (57, 57, 34, 30) beat Henrick 4-0.
FINAL (£450/£225): Evans (50, 47) beat Catalano (48) 5-3.
SENIORS
REVANNA Umadevi has claimed her first World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association title.
The star from India dispatched world number 13 Eva Palmius 2-0 in the Seniors final.
Results
QUARTER-FINALS: Eva Palmius (Isleham, Cambs) beat Maureen Rowland (Wallsend, Tyne & Wear) 2-0, Revanna Umadevi ( India ) beat Jan Hughes (St Neots, Cambs) 2-1, Jenny Poulter (Maidstone) beat Chris Sharpe ( Chelmsford ) 2-1.
SEMI-FINALS: Palmius beat Martina Lumsden ( Eastbourne ) 2-1, Umadevi beat Poulter 2-1.
FINAL (£80/£40): Umadevi beat Palmius 2-0.
MIXED PAIRS
TATJANA Vasiljeva hailed world number 26 Joe Perry as the “best partner ever” after the duo completed a hat-trick of Mixed Pairs titles in the opening event of the women’s world championships.
The Latvia/Chatteris double act defeated Emma Bonney and Nigel Ward 3-0 in the final.
Vasiljeva said: “(Joe) played a great game.”
Results
QUARTER-FINALS: Natascha Niermann & Will Scott beat Mandy Fisher & Phil Mumford 3-2, Tatjana Vasiljeva & Joe Perry beat Fran Calvert & Aidan Owens 3-1, Vicky Carter & Rob Shirley beat Jasmine Bolsover & Gavin Bolsover 3-1, Emma Bonney & Nigel Ward beat Jan Hughes & David Pyke 3-0.
SEMI-FINALS: Vasiljeva & Perry beat Niermann & Scott 3-0, Bonney & Ward beat Carter & Shirley 3-1.
FINAL: Vasiljeva & Perry beat Bonney & Ward 3-0.
PLATE
SOMERSET’S Tina Owen-Sevilton, the victim of a tough decision in the group stages, bounced back to defeat Seniors champion Revanna Umadevi (India) 3-0 in the Plate final.
Owen-Sevilton, Natascha Niermann and Chitra Magimairaj had ended their round-robin group matches with identical records. And they had all beaten each other.
However, organisers decided that Niermann, who lost 2-1 to Owen-Sevilton, should qualify having beaten Magimairaj 3-0. And Magimairaj went through having edged Owen-Sevilton 2-1.
Results
QUARTER-FINALS: Tina Owen-Sevilton (Somerset) beat Martina Lumsden (Eastbourne) 2-0, Jan Hughes (St Neots, Cambs) beat Maureen Rowland (Wallsend, Tyne & Wear) 2-0, Revanna Umadevi (India) beat Marianne Williams (Smallfield, Surrey) 2-0.
SEMI-FINALS: Owen-Sevilton w/o Naomi Clare (Ripley, Derbys ), Umadevi beat Hughes 2-0.
FINAL (£80/£40): Owen-Sevilton beat Umadevi 3-0.
WLBSA SNOOKER RANKINGS PRIOR TO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
|
Pos
|
Name
|
Location
|
Pts
|
Sponsor
|
|
1
|
Maria Catalano
|
Dudley, West Midlands
|
240
|
|
|
2
|
Emma Bonney
|
Portsmouth
|
175
|
|
|
3
|
Reanne Evans
|
Dudley, West Midlands
|
115
|
MIUS
|
|
4
|
Vicky Carter
|
Sandy, Beds
|
115
|
|
|
5
|
Yu Ching Ching
|
Hong Kong
|
110
|
|
|
6
|
Jaique Ip Wan In
|
Hong Kong
|
110
|
|
|
7
|
Tina Owen-Sevilton
|
Bridgwater, Somerset
|
100
|
|
|
8
|
Katie Henrick
|
Bickley, Kent
|
95
|
180poker.com
|
|
9
|
Natascha Niermann
|
Cambridge
|
85
|
|
|
10
|
Jenny Poulter
|
Maidstone, Kent
|
80
|
|
|
11
|
Gaye Jones
|
Melksham, Wilts
|
75
|
|
|
12
|
Jan Hughes
|
St Neots, Cambs
|
70
|
|
|
13
|
Eva Palmius
|
Isleham, Cambs
|
65
|
|
|
14
|
Hannah Jones
|
Derby
|
65
|
Jaxx Q Club & Wytech
|
|
15
|
Ng On Yee
|
Hong Kong
|
65
|
|
|
16
|
Suzie Opacic
|
Brambridge, Hants
|
55
|
Kara Accountants
|
|
17
|
Marianne Williams
|
Smallfield, Surrey
|
55
|
|
|
18
|
So Man Yan
|
Hong Kong
|
50
|
|
|
19
|
Jasmine Bolsover
|
Woking
|
45
|
|
|
20
|
Northern Ireland
|
35
|
||
|
21
|
Chris Sharpe
|
Chelmsford
|
30
|
|
|
22
|
Martina Lumsden
|
Eastbourne
|
25
|
|
|
23
|
Naomi Clare
|
Ripley, Derbys
|
20
|
|
|
24
|
Maureen Rowland
|
Wallsend, Tyne & Wear
|
20
|
Fine Arch Cues
|
|
25
|
Kim O’Brien
|
Bury St Edmunds
|
15
|
|
|
26
|
Pam Wood
|
Newcastle
|
10
|
|
|
27
|
Fran Calvert
|
Lowestoft
|
10
|
|
|
28
|
Jodie Symes
|
Swindon
|
10
|
|
|
29
|
Shaghayegh Sanei
|
Iran
|
5
|
|
|
30
|
June Banks
|
Orpington, Kent
|
0
|
|
|
31
|
Tatjana Vasiljeva
|
Latvia
|
0
|
|
|
32
|
Revanna Umadevi
|
India
|
0
|
|
|
33
|
Chitra Magimairaj
|
India
|
0
|
|
|
34
|
Joanne Davies
|
Derby
|
0
|
Wytech
|
|
35
|
Laura Alves
|
Dublin
|
0
|
|
|
36
|
Vicky Gibbs
|
Trowbridge
|
0
|
|
|
37
|
Karen Harrison
|
Fareham
|
0
|
|
|
38
|
Clare Heseldine
|
Broadstairs, Kent
|
0
|
|
|
39
|
Georgina Holloway
|
Derby
|
0
|
|
|
40
|
Charlotte Holloway
|
Derby
|
0
|
|
|
41
|
Mary Hawkes
|
Leighton Buzzard
|
0
|
|
|
42
|
Supanni Yam-Oum
|
Canterbury
|
0
|
WLBSA ROLL OF HONOUR 2011/12
|
Date
|
Venue
|
Tournament
|
Winner
|
Runner-up
|
|
Sep-11
|
Clay Cross
|
Northern Championship
|
Maria Catalano
|
Yu Ching Ching
|
|
Oct-11
|
Woking
|
UK Championship
|
Reanne Evans
|
Emma Bonney
|
|
Nov-11
|
Bury St Edmunds
|
East Anglian Championship
|
Maria Catalano
|
Katie Henrick
|
|
Jan-12
|
Fareham
|
Southern Classic
|
Emma Bonney
|
Jaique Ip Wan In
|
|
Feb-12
|
Swindon
|
Connie Gough Memorial
|
Maria Catalano
|
Jaique Ip Wan In
|
|
Apr-12
|
Cambridge
|
World Championship
|
Reanne Evans
|
Maria Catalano
|
LIBRARY PICTURE BY MONIQUE LIMBOS
2012 women’s world champion Reanne Evans.
PICTURES BY ROB SHIRLEY
Seniors champion Revanna Umadevi and referee Dan Lewis.
Mixed Pairs champions Joe Perry and Tatjana Vasiljeva.
Plate champion Tina Owen-Sevilton and referee Vic Hartley.
