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

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

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

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 "Allison Fisher retains women's world title". Snooker Scene. No. June 1993. Everton's News Agency. p. 21.
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