1976 Women's World Open (snooker)

The 1976 Women's World Open was a women's snooker tournament that took place in Middlesbrough in 1976. Vera Selby won the final 4–0 against Muriel Hazeldene.

Embassy Women's World Open
Tournament information
Dates7–9 April 1976[1]
VenueMiddlesbrough Town Hall
CityMiddlesbrough
CountryUnited Kingdom
Organisation(s)Women's Billiards Association
FormatSingle elimination
Total prize fund£1030[1]
Winner's share£500 (plus a Jaeger-LeCoultre watch worth £500)[2][1]
Final
Champion Vera Selby[3]
Runner-up Muriel Hazeldene
Score4–0
1980

Background and Tournament summary

The tournament was sponsored by Embassy and run together with the men's 1976 World Snooker Championship.[4]

The top seed, was Joyce Gardner, the only professional player.[2] Gardner had been three times runner-up in the Women's Professional Snooker Championship from 1934 to 1937; and seven times Women's Professional Billiards Champion from 1930 to 1938. She lost in her first match to eventual runner-up Muriel Hazeldene.

The Second seed was Vera Selby, who had won the UK national amateur snooker title for the previous four seasons, and had held the corresponding billiards title since 1970.[2][4]

Other competitors included the past amateur champions Maureen Baynton and Rosemary De Lasso (née Davies), who both came out of retirement; Marion Westaway from Australia; and two players from Canada, 16-year-old Canadian champion Natalie Stelmach, and Sheila King.[1]

Selby lost only one frame on the way to winning the title.

Knockout

Players listed in bold indicate match winner.

 
Last 16
Best of 5 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 5 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames
Final
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
Joyce Gardner1
 
 
 
Muriel Hazeldene3
 
Muriel Hazeldene3
 
 
 
Lettie Haywood 2
 
Lettie Haywood 3
 
 
 
Natalie Stelmach1
 
Muriel Hazeldene3
 
 
 
Maureen Baynton0
 
Rosemary De Lasso1
 
 
 
Marion Westaway 3
 
Marion Westaway0
 
 
 
Maureen Baynton3
 
Maureen Baynton3
 
 
 
Hilary Reid1
 
Muriel Hazeldene0
 
 
 
Vera Selby4
 
Ann Johnson 3
 
 
 
Gloria Ruane 0
 
Ann Johnson 3
 
 
 
May Smith0
 
May Smith3
 
 
 
Anne Jones1
 
Ann Johnson1
 
 
 
Vera Selby3
 
Ray Craven 3
 
 
 
Sheila King0
 
Ray Craven 0
 
 
 
Vera Selby3
 
Vera Selby3
 
 
Lorraine Jackson 0
 

References

  1. Everton, Clive (6 April 1976). "Women Take Cue". The Guardian. p. 27 via ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Guardian and The Observer. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  2. Davison, John (5 April 1976). "Vera Must Fight To Win This Title". Evening Chronicle. p. 17 via The British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  3. World Champions Archived 18 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine Women's World Snooker. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. Everton, Clive (1985). Guinness Snooker – The Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 154–156. ISBN 0851124488.
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