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1993 Women's World Snooker Championship

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Trusthouse Forte Women's World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
VenueImperial Hotel
CityBlackpool
CountryUnited Kingdom
FormatSingle elimination
Total prize fund£40,000
Winner's share£10,000
Highest break81 (Allison Fisher)
Final
ChampionEngland Allison Fisher
Runner-upEngland Stacey Hillyard
Score9–3
1991
1994

The 1993 Women's World Snooker Championship was a women's snooker tournament played in the United Kingdom in 1993. Defending champion Allison Fisher beat Stacey Hillyard 9–3 in the final to win the title.

Tournament summary

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The competition was promoted by Barry Hearn's Matchroom organisation[1] and sponsored by Trusthouse Forte, with a total prize fund of £40,000.[2] Fisher was the defending champion, having won the 1991 Women's World Snooker Championship, as the Women's World Championship was not held in 1992.[3]

The Qualifying stages were held in Surrey and the final stages at the Imperial Hotel, Blackpool.[1] There was television coverage of the event some days after the final, on Eurosport and London Weekend Television, the latter starting at 3:30 am.[3]

The winner, Allison Fisher received £10,000 in prize money, and Stacey Hillyard received £5,000 as runner-up. The losing semi-finalists received £2,500 each, and the losing quarter-finalists £1,250 each. Fisher compiled the highest break of the tournament, an 81 in her semi-final against Ann-Marie Farren.[3]

Main draw

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Source: Snooker Scene[3]

Last 32
Best-of-7 frames
Last 16
Best-of-9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best-of-11 frames
Semi-finals
Best-of-13 frames
Final
Best-of-17 frames
          
England Allison Fisher 4
England H. Audus 0
England Allison Fisher 5
England L. Gordon 0
England L. Gordon 4
England K. Miners 2
England Allison Fisher 6
Wales Sharon Dickson 1
Wales Sharon Dickson 4
England C. Jolly 1
Wales Sharon Dickson 5
Scotland Lynette Horsburgh 2
Scotland Lynette Horsburgh 4
England T. Warren 0
England Allison Fisher 7
England Ann-Marie Farren 3
England Ann-Marie Farren 4
Republic of Ireland J. Kelly 3
England Ann-Marie Farren 5
England Lisa Quick 3
England Lisa Quick 4
Scotland V. Dalgleish 1
England Ann-Marie Farren 6
England Tessa Davidson 4
England Kelly Fisher 4
England Caroline Walch 3
England Kelly Fisher 1
England Tessa Davidson 5
England Tessa Davidson 4
England Sue Thompson 1
England Allison Fisher 9
England Stacey Hillyard 3
Northern Ireland Karen Corr 4
England J. Dowen 1
Northern Ireland Karen Corr 5
Republic of Ireland J. McGregor 1
England June Banks 0
Republic of Ireland J. McGregor 4
Northern Ireland Karen Corr 6
England Sarah Smith 2
England Sarah Smith 4
England H. Tredinnick 0
Northern Ireland Sarah Smith 5
England Kim Shaw 0
England Kim Shaw 4
Republic of Ireland C. Gallagher 1
Northern Ireland Karen Corr 2
England Stacey Hillyard 7
England Mandy Fisher 4
Canada Maureen Seto 0
England Mandy Fisher 3
England Georgina Aplin 5
England Georgina Aplin 4
England N. Binden 1
England Georgina Aplin 0
England Stacey Hillyard 6
England J. Gillespie 4
England D. Reynolds 1
England J. Gillespie 1
England Stacey Hillyard 5
Belgium Cathy Dehaene 0
England Stacey Hillyard 4

References

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  1. ^ a b Hunn, David (25 April 1993). "Fisher proves she's the very best in a different pool – Snooker". The Sunday Times. London. p. 2/9 – via NewsBank. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  2. ^ Everton, Clive (21 April 1993). "Foulds passes stalled Morgan". The Guardian. p. 21 – via ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Guardian and The Observer. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Allison Fisher retains women's world title". Snooker Scene. No. June 1993. Everton's News Agency. p. 21.