The 1985 Women's World Snooker Championship was a women's snooker tournament that took place in October 1985 at Breaks Snooker Club, Solihull. The competition was sponsored by First Leisure and Mitchells & Butlers and attracted 78 entrants.[1][2] It was the 1985 edition of the World Women's Snooker Championship, first held in 1976.[3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1985 |
| Venue | Breaks Snooker Club |
| City | Solihull |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Ladies Billiards and Snooker |
| Format | Single elimination |
| Winner's share | £1,250 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Allison Fisher (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Stacey Hillyard (ENG) |
| Score | 5–1 |
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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 received £1,250 prize money for her win.[1] This was Fisher's first world snooker title, 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][6]
Main draw
editThe results of the semi-finals and final are shown below.[1]
| Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | ||||||||
 Stacey Hillyard (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||
| Caroline Walch (ENG)
| 2 | Stacey Hillyard (ENG)
| 1 | ||||||
| Allison Fisher (ENG)
| 4 | Allison Fisher (ENG)
| 5 | ||||||
| Julie Dowen (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". womenssnooker.com. 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.
- ^ Hollar, Sherman. "Allison Fisher". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 14 May 2020.