1985 Women's World Snooker Championship

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]

1985 Women's World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
DatesOctober 1985
VenueBreaks Snooker Club
CitySolihull
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)World Ladies Billiards and Snooker
FormatSingle elimination
Winner's share£1,250
Final
Champion Allison Fisher (ENG)
Runner-up Stacey Hillyard (ENG)
Score5–1
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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

The 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
  1. Clive Everton, ed. (1986). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Third ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. pp. 155–158. ISBN 0863691668.
  2. Berry, Lyndon (18 October 1985). "Buckinghamshire Examiner". p. 13.
  3. "History". womenssnooker.com. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. "Sport in Brief". The Times. London. 15 October 1985. Retrieved 14 May 2020 – via NewsBank.
  5. Everton, Clive (21 September 1986). "Snooker: Will the woman make the break?". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 14 May 2020 – via NewsBank.
  6. Hollar, Sherman. "Allison Fisher". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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