Thompson wins gold No. 10 in the 2010 World Eightball Pool Championships

Sue Thompson (Scotland) and Mick Hill (England) won gold in the 2010 World Eightball Pool Championships.

In a repeat of last year's women's final Thompson defeated Emma Cunningham (Northern Ireland) 8-4.

Thompson has reached the final in 15 of her 16 attempts with this being her tenth win. These two have now contested six of the last seven finals, with Cunningham tasting victory in 2005.

Mick Hill beat fellow Englishman Gareth Potts 11-8 in the men's final.

This was Hill's second title. He also won in 2004. Potts has three wins, in 2005, 2007 and 2008.

Defending champion Phil Harrison (England) went down 10-8 to Hill in the semifinals.

Frank Costello (England) won the junior singles and Gary Swift (England) took gold in the wheelchair division. There were also a number of other events, including teams, Under 21s and Over 50s.

The tournament took place at the Imperial Hotel in Blackpool, England, 27 June - 8 July 2010.

Please note that this is the English version of the game. Wikipedia explains the differences in detail. Here is an excerpt:

In the version of pool or Eight Ball played in the United Kingdom and Australia, plain unnumbered red balls and yellow balls often replace the solid and striped balls. If not, the terms "bigs" (9-15) and "smalls" (1-7) are generally used instead. The black ball, however, still typically bears a number eight. Another difference is that the UK table has pockets just larger than the balls, whereas the American table has pockets significantly larger.

See also:

• World Eightball Pool Federation (Official page)
• Pool: Perfect 10 for Runcorn’s world champion Sue Thompson (Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News)
• WEPF Worlds (Cue Club International)
• Hall of Fame (World Eight-Ball Pool Federation)
• WEPF World 8-Ball Championship - Men: Individual (Sports 123)
• WEPF World 8-Ball Championship - Women: Individual (Sports 123)

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• Thompson nicks ninth gold in the 2009 World Eightball Pool Championships (2009 world championships)

Reanne Evans captures record sixth straight World Ladies Snooker Championship

England's Reanne Evans won the World Ladies Snooker Championship for a record sixth straight time.

In a repeat of last year's final she beat compatriot Maria Catalano 5-1 to pocket the £1000 winner's cheque. Catalano got £500 as runner up.

Katie Henrick and Emma Bonney, both from England, shared third place.

Evans also posted the highest break in the event, a 78 in her 4-3 semi-final win over Henrick.

It was a record sixth world title in a row for Evans. In 2005 she defeated Lynette Horsburgh (Scotland) 6-1, in 2006 she beat Bonney 5-3, in 2007 she won 5-3 over Henrick, in

2008 she beat Emma Banks (England) 5-3 and last year she defeated Catalano 5-2.

Evans has now won 23 ranking titles and 57 straight matches on the WLBSA tour. No surprise then that she ended the season on top of the WLBSA official rankings.

June Banks (England) retained her seniors title by beating countrywoman Eva Palmius 3-1 in the final. 13-year-old Hannah Jones (England) retained the juniors title by defeating Jasmine Bolsover (England) 2-0 in the final.

Tatjana Vasiljeva (Latvia) and Maureen Rowland (England) beat Pam Wood and Laura Alves (Ireland) 2-0 in the ladies doubles.

Vasiljeva also teamed up with Joe Perry (England) to win the mixed doubles event, beating English pair, Wood and Martin Gould, 3-2 in the final.

In the final of the english billiards event two-time defending champion Bonney won by beating Chitra Magimairaj (India) 269-220. 2007 champion Magimairaj also took second last year.

This championship is organized by the World Ladies Snooker & Billiards Association. It must not be confused with the IBSF World Championship. Evans has won that event three times.

The tournament was played at the Stadium Snooker Club, Hall Green Stadium, Birmingham, England, 3-8 April, 2010.

See also:

• Results (WLBSA)
• World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association
• Reanne wins a record sixth world title (Global Snooker)
• Girls Just Wanna Have Funds (Snooker Scene blog)
• Reanne’s joy of six (Pro Snooker Blog)
• World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association - World Championships (Pro9.co.uk)
• Reanne Evans pakt óók wereldtitel (snooker.blog.nl - Dutch)
• Reanne Evans (Wikipedia)
• Reanne Evans (Official page)

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• Reanne Evans is new world snooker champion (2006 Ladies World Championships)
• Reanne Evans defends World Snooker Championship (2007 Ladies World Championships)
• Reanne Evans captures fourth straight World Ladies Snooker Championship (2008 Ladies World Championships)
• Reanne Evans claims fifth World Ladies Snooker Championship in a row (2009 Ladies World Championships)

Thompson nicks ninth gold in the 2009 World Eightball Pool Championships

Sue Thompson (Scotland) and Phil Harrison (England) came out on top in the 2009 Foster's World Eightball Pool Championships.

Thompson defeated England's Emma Cunningham 8-6 in the women's final.

Thompson has reached the final in 14 of her 15 attempts with this being her ninth win. These two have now contested five of the last six finals, with Cunningham tasting victory in 2005.

Harrison beat Mick Hill (England) 11-7 in the men's final to take home the £10,000 cheque. In the semi-finals Harrison defeated Adam Davis (England) 10-7 and Harrison beat Marc Farnsworth (England) by the same score.

This was Harrison's first title. His previous best was four semi finals. Hill won the title in 2005.

The two defending champions went out early this year. Lynette Horsburgh (Scotland) was beaten 6-3 by Collette Henriksen (Wales) in the last 16 and Gareth Potts (England) lost 9-6 to Davies in the quarter finals.

Ben Clark (England) won the Junior title and Gary Swift (England) took gold in the wheelchair division. There were also a number of other events, including teams, Under 21s and Over 50s.

The tournament took place at the Imperial Hotel in Blackpool, England, 28 June - 9 July 2009.

Please note that this is the English version of the game. Wikipedia explains the differences in detail. Here is an excerpt:

In the version of pool or Eight Ball played in the United Kingdom and Australia, plain unnumbered red balls and yellow balls often replace the solid and striped balls. If not, the terms "bigs" (9-15) and "smalls" (1-7) are generally used instead. The black ball, however, still typically bears a number eight. Another difference is that the UK table has pockets just larger than the balls, whereas the American table has pockets significantly larger.

See also:

• World Eightball Pool Federation (Official page)
• Cueman Phil on top of the world (Cambridge News)
• WEPF Worlds (Cue Club International)
• Hall of Fame (World Eight-Ball Pool Federation)
• WEPF World 8-Ball Championship - Men: Individual (Sports 123)
• WEPF World 8-Ball Championship - Women: Individual (Sports 123)

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Reanne Evans claims fifth World Ladies Snooker Championship in a row

Reanne Evans from England captured the World Ladies Snooker Championship for a record fifth straight time.

In the final she beat compatriot Maria Catalano 5-2 to pocket the £800 winner's cheque. Catalano got £400 as runner up.

Catalano recorded the highest break in the event, a 94 in the group stages.

It was a record fifth world title in a row for Evans. In 2005 she defeated Lynette Horsburgh (Scotland) 6-1, in 2006 she beat Emma Bonney (England) 5-3, in 2007 she won 5-3 over Katie Henrick (England) and last year she beat Emma Banks (England) 5-3.

By capturing the title she also ended the season on top of the WLBSA official rankings.

June Banks (England) beat countrywoman Jenny Poulter 3-0 in the seniors final. 12-year-old Hannah Jones (England) retained the juniors title by defeating Joanne Davies (England) 2-1 in the final.

Jones also teamed up with Jaique Ip Wan In (Netherlands) to beat Chris Sharpe (England) and So Man Yan (Hong Kong) 2-1 in the ladies doubles.

Evans and Michael Holt (England) won the mixed doubles event, beating another English pair, Leah Willett and Joe Perry, 3-2 in the final.

In the final of the english billiards event Emma Bonney (England) retained her crown be beating Chitra Magimairaj (India) 272-118.

This championship is organized by the World Ladies Snooker & Billiards Association. It must not be confused with the IBSF World Championship. Evans is a also the defending champion in that event.

The tournament was played at the Cambridge Snooker Centre, Cambridge, England, 4-9 April, 2009.

See also:

• Official page
• World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association
• Evans on top of the world (Global Snooker)
• Evans wins World Championship (Eurosport)
  
• High Five for Evans (World Snooker)
• Here Come the Girls (Snooker Scene blog)
  
• Emma was too good: Chitra (The Hindu)
• 2009 Update (Hannah Jones)
• Reanne Evans (Wikipedia)
• Reanne Evans (Official page)

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Ouschan wins sixth gold in European Pool Championships

Jasmin Ouschan (Austria) was one of many winners in the "All in one" European Pool Championships.

Nobody managed to retain their titles in the main single events. Ouschan was the only of last year's champions to win a gold medal this year. The 2007 9-ball champion came out on top in 8-ball.

Ouschan's victim in the 8-ball final, Line Kjørsvik, was one of two players to reach two finals. Kjørsvik also finished runner-up in 14.1. Zoran Svilar from Serbia won silver in both 9-ball and 8-ball.

Here are the results:

Men
9-ball: Stephan Cohen (France) bt Zoran Svilar (Serbia)
8-ball: Marcus Chamat (Sweden) bt Zoran Svilar (Serbia)
14.1: Ivica Putnic (Croatia) bt Ralf Souquet (Germany)
Team: Germany bt Czech Republic

Women
9-ball: Sabina Dederding (Switzerland) bt Estelle Bijnen (Netherlands)
8-ball: Jasmin Ouschan (Austria) bt Line Kjørsvik (Norway)
14.1: Charlotte Sørensen (Denmark) bt Kjørsvik (Norway)
Team: Germany bt Netherlands

Wheelchair
8-ball: Karl Read (England) bt Henrik Larsson (Sweden)
9-ball: Jouni Tahti (Finland) bt Emil Schranz (Austria)

This was Ouschan's sixth euro gold, and second in 8-ball. Tahti also had five previous wins. Chamat, Dederding and Sørensen all won for the second time.

This championship marked the 30th anniversary of the EPBF and therefore contained all categories and disciplines. There were also events for Seniors, Ladies, Juniors, Boys and Girls.

The event was held August 7-16, 2008 at the Sauerland Sterner Hotel, Willingen, Germany.

See also:

• European Pool Championships (Official site)
• European Championships - 2008 (EPBF Archive)
• Cohen enfin en or (Kozoom.com - French)
• European Championships 2008 in Willingen/Germany (Jasmin Ouschan)
• European champs report (Nick van den Berg)
• 9th place in 14-1! ... Only 3 matches in 8-ball (Katrine Jensen)
• EK ten einde: Dutch Delight (Poolkrant.nl - Dutch)

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• Ortmann and Ouschan on top of Europe (2006)
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Potts and Horsburgh shine in the World Eightball Pool Championships

Gareth Potts (England) and Lynette Horsburgh (Scotland) came out on top in the Foster's World Eightball Pool Championships.

Potts beat Jason Twist (England) 11-4 in the men's final. In the semi-finals they both won in deciding games, against the Englishmen Adam Davis and Gareth Hibbott.

This was Potts' second title in a row and third overall. He also won in 2005. In addition he won the junior championship in 2000.

Lynette Horsburgh (Scotland) defeated England's Barbara Taylor 8-6 in the women's final.

The losing semifinalists Sue Thompson and Emma Cunningham (both England) had contested the last four finals, with Cunningham tasting victory in 2005. Thompson had reached the final in each of her previous 13 attempts.

Horsburgh is best known for her snooker skills and has a runner-up finish in the 2005 World Ladies Snooker Championship as her best result.

Paul Maguire (England) won the Junior title and Tony Southern (England) successfully defended his title in the wheelchair division. There were also a number of other events, including teams, Under 21s and Over 50s.

The tournament took place at the Imperial Hotel in Blackpool, England, 29 June - 10 July.

Please note that this is the English version of the game. Wikipedia explains the differences in detail. Here is an excerpt:

In the version of pool or Eight Ball played in the United Kingdom and Australia, plain unnumbered red balls and yellow balls often replace the solid and striped balls. If not, the terms "bigs" (9-15) and "smalls" (1-7) are generally used instead. The black ball, however, still typically bears a number eight. Another difference is that the UK table has pockets just larger than the balls, whereas the American table has pockets significantly larger.

See also:

• World Eightball Pool Federation (Official page)
• 'Golden Gareth' Beats Blackpool Bogey – The Foster'S Toast is to Potts-Champion of the World (WEPF)
• Horsburgh on Top of the World (WEPF)
• Horsburgh Wins World Title (World Snooker)
• 8-ball success delights Horsburgh (BBC Sport)
• Lynette 'spins' her way to World Title (UK 8 Ball Pool Community)
• Gareth 'pots' his way to record third World Title glory (UK 8 Ball Pool Community)
• Hall of Fame (World Eight-Ball Pool Federation)
• Euro Player Profile - Lynette Horsburgh (Scotland) (EBSA)
• Lynette Horsburgh (Wikipedia)

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• Selby and Thompson are new world eightball champions (2006 world championship)
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Thompson and Potts crowned world eightball pool champions

Sue Thompson (Scotland) and Gareth Potts (England) won the World Eightball Pool Championship.

Thompson, who now has a record eight world titles, defeated Northern Ireland's Emma Cunningham 8-3 in the deciding match. These two players have contested the last four finals, with Cunningham tasting victory in 2005. Thompson has reached the final in each of her 13 attempts.

Potts beat Mick Hill (England) 11-4 in the men's final. This was Potts' second world title. He also won in 2005. In 2000 he won the junior championship.

Sean Conway (Ireland) won the Junior title and Tony Southern (England) came out on top of the wheelchair division. There were also a host of other events, including teams.

The tournament took place in Blackpool, England, 2nd-12th July.

Please note that this is the English version of the game. Wikipedia explains the differences in detail. Here is an excerpt:

In the version of pool or Eight Ball played in the United Kingdom and Australia, plain unnumbered red balls and yellow balls often replace the solid and striped balls. If not, the terms "bigs" (9-15) and "smalls" (1-7) are generally used instead. The black ball, however, still typically bears a number eight. Another difference is that the UK table has pockets just larger than the balls, whereas the American table has pockets significantly larger.

See also:

• Thompson cements place in record books (ic Liverpool)
• Wales beaten in World final (ic Wales)

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• Selby and Thompson are new world eightball champions (2006)

Selby and Thompson are new world eightball champions

Snooker pro Mark Selby (England) and Sue Thompson (Scotland) won the IYP.com World Eightball Championship.

Selby, who had to rely on a sponsor's wildcard to get into the tournament, beat favourite Darren Appleton (England) 11-7 in the final. Appleton also finished second in 1994. First prize was £10,000.

Thompson defeated Northern Ireland's Emma Cunningham 8-6 in the women's final. She also beat Cunningham in the 2004 final. Last year the positions were reversed.

Pat McCarron (Scotland) won the Junior title and Karl Read (England) won the wheelchair division. There were also team events in each division.

The tournament took place in Blackpool, England, 5th-15th June.

Please note that this is the English version of the game. Wikipedia explains the differences in detail. Here is an excerpt:

In the version of pool or Eight Ball played in the United Kingdom and Australia, plain unnumbered red balls and yellow balls often replace the solid and striped balls. If not, the terms "bigs" (9-15) and "smalls" (1-7) are generally used instead. The black ball, however, still typically bears a number eight. Another difference is that the UK table has pockets just larger than the balls, whereas the American table has pockets significantly larger.

See also:

• Selby pockets world pool crown (BBC Sport)
• Selby is 8-ball King (World Snooker)
• Selby wins World 8-ball Championship (European billiards)
• World 8-Ball Pool Championship Final (ArmchairGM)
  

Reanne Evans is new world snooker champion

20-year old Reanne Evans (England) won the World Ladies Snooker Championship.

In the final she beat compatriot Emma Bonney 5-3.

Susie Opacic (England) is the new junior champion and Chitra Magimairaj (India) won the Billiards title.

See also:

• Evans Above (World Snooker)
• Global Snooker Centre: Ladies
  
• Complete Ladies World Champs Results (PDF)
• World Ladies Billiards Title 2007 (Cuesports India)