Rochelle Woods (billiards player)

Rochelle Woods (born 1999), also known as Rochy Woods, is an English player of English billiards. She was runner-up in the 2015 World Women's Billiards Championship.

For the British Paralympic athlete Rochelle Woods, see Shelly Woods.

Rochelle Woods
Born1999 (age 20–21)
Sport country England
NicknameRochy Woods
Best ranking finishRunner up 2015 World Women's Billiards Championship

Early life

Woods took her GCSEs at Litcham School[1] before going to study for a BTEC award in sports coaching.[2] She has a twin sister called Tiffany[1] and prefers to be known as Rochy rather than Rochelle.[2]

Woods started playing billiards at the age of ten, having been introduced to the sport by her coach Phillip Welham at a taster day.[3][1] She entered the English Under 16 Billiards Championship in 2013 and lost to the eventual champion James Eyre by 10 points.[4] She prefers to be known as Rochy rather than Rochelle.[2]

Career

In 2015, Woods beat Hannah Green to win the English Girls' Billiards event,[5] and later in the year qualified from the round-robin stage for the final of the World Women's Billiards Championship, held at the Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds. Emma Bonney won the title for the tenth time, defeating Woods 334–119 in the final. Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds[6]

Woods won the 2016 English Girls' Billiards title by beating Green in the final again. She was also a semi-finalist in the open Junior championship, losing 108–113 to Nathan Boughren.[7] At the 2016 World Women's Billiards Championship, Woods lost all four of her matches, to Bonney, Revanna Umadevi, Gaye Jones and Eva Palmius.[8]

The following year, aged 18 in 2017, Woods gained her fourth national title after defeating Brittany Chambers 152-48 in the final, and was also a semi-finalist in the (open) National Junior Billiards championship.[9] At the 2017 Women's World Championship, she failed to qualify despite recording a 178–166 win over eventual champion Emma Bonney.[10][11]

Woods was believed to be the youngest ever qualified snooker coach when she qualified in 2015 at the age of 16.[12][13]

Notable achievements
OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponentScoreRef.
Runner-up 12015World Ladies Billiards ChampionshipEmma Bonney119–334[6]
Winner 22015English Girls' Billiards ChampionHannah Green[5]
Winner 32016English Girls' Billiards ChampionHannah Green[7]
Winner 42017English Girls' Billiards ChampionBrittany Chambers152-48[9]

References
  1. Ely, Matthew (21 August 2015). "Teen takes her cue to become". Eastern Daily Press. England – via NewsBank. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. "Reach into coaching with the WPBSA". wpbsa.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. "Rochelle's on cue to pocket success". Dereham and Fakenham Times. England. 20 August 2015 – via NewsBank. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  4. "Juniors Final Day 21st April 2013". eaba.co.uk. English Amateur Billiards Association. 21 April 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  5. Graham, Mark (21 February 2016). "2014/15 – Junior Finals Day". eaba.co.uk. English Amateur Billiards Association. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  6. "Emma Bonney's 10th title". Snooker Scene. No. December 2015. Everton's News Agency. p. 42.
  7. "Junior Finals". eaba.co.uk. English Amateur Billiards Association. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  8. "Ladies World Championship". wbeventsonline.com. World Billiards. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  9. "West Norfolk players to the fore in Junior Billiards Championships". Lynn News. England. 4 April 2017 – via NewsBank. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  10. "2017 World Women's Championship". wbeventsonline.com. World Billiards. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  11. "2017 LITEtask World Women's Championship". world-billiards.com. World Professional Billiards. 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  12. Leithes, Stuart (20 August 2015). "Snooker's youngest ever coach – 16-year-old Rochelle". ITV News. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  13. "Rochelle Helps Cue Sports Grow". wpbsa.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
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