The 2009 IBSF World Snooker Championship for women took place from 15 to 25 November 2009 at the Hyderabad International Convention Center Hall, Hyderabad.[1][2] Ng On-yee won the tournament by defeating Kathy Parashis 5–2 in the final.[2]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15–24 November 2009 |
| Venue | Hyderabad International Convention Center Hall |
| City | Hyderabad |
| Country | India |
| Organisation | International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) |
| Format | Qualifying groups round-robin, followed by knockout. |
| Highest break | Ng On-yee, 77 |
| Final | |
| Champion | Ng On-yee |
| Runner-up | Kathy Parashis |
| Score | 5–2 |
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Summary
editThe tournament was organised by the International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Defending champion Reanne Evans did not participate as she could not raise the funds to travel from England to India for the event.[3] Participants were divided between four round-robin groups (three of six players each, and one with five players), with the top four from each group qualifying for the knockout stage. Vidya Pillai and Ramona Belmont both won all of their five group matches, and Yu Ching Ching won all four of hers. Ng and Parashis were both fourth-placed in their respective groups, and both recovered from 2–3 behind to defeat opponents in the semi-finals. Ng won the first frame of the final, but missed the final black ball in the second frame, which Parashis then potted to level the match.[2][3] Ng took the next four frames, to secure the title. She made the highest break of the match, 36, in the last frame.[4] When the score was 3–1, the organisers decided to conduct drug tests, which delayed the match for about 30 minutes.[4] According to the report on Cue Sports India, Ng, who became the youngest International Billiards and Snooker Federation women's snooker champion, demonstrated "exceptional potting along with copy book safety"[2]
Some players experienced stomach upsets. During the group stage, Santhinee Jaisuekul was taken to hospital after her match against Jaique Ip, and Nahla Sunni did not appear for her match against Chitra Magimairaj.[5] There were only four breaks of over 50 points, Ng scored the highest break of the tournament, 77, and also recorded a 57. Bi Zhu Qing had breaks of 65 and 52. She won the third place play-off 3–2 against Ramona Belmont.[3]
Knockout Rounds
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Results for the knockout stage are shown below.[3][6]
| Last 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Vidya Pillai (IND)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Kathy Parashis (AUS)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Kathy Parashis (AUS)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Meenal Thakur (IND)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Meenal Thakur (IND)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Anuja Chandra (IND)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Kathy Parashis (AUS)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Bi Zhu Qing (CHN)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Neena Praveen (IND)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Bi Zhu Qing (CHN)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Bi Zhu Qing (CHN)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Jaique Ip (HKG)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Kathy Howden (AUS)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jaique Ip (HKG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Kathy Parashis (AUS)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Ng On-yee (HKG)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Ramona Belmont (NZL)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Margaret Gorski (AUS)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Ramona Belmont (NZL)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Chitra Magimairaj (IND)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Chitra Magimairaj (IND)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Nicha Pathom (THA)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Ramona Belmont (NZL)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Ng On-yee (HKG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Santhinee Jaisuekal (THA)
| 0 | Third place | |||||||||||||
| So Man Yan (HKG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| So Man Yan (HKG)
| 1 | Bi Zhu Qing (CHN)
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| Ng On-yee (HKG)
| 4 | Ramona Belmont (NZL)
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| Ng On-yee (HKG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Yu Ching Ching (HKG)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Subrahmanyam, V.V. (14 November 2009). "Meenal Thakur and Vidya Pillai keen to break the jinx". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d "IBSF World Snooker Championship 2009". Cue Sports India. 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Ng On Yee wins women's title for Hong Kong". Snooker Scene. January 2010. p. 34.
- ^ a b Subrahmanyam, V.V. (25 November 2009). "Ng-On too good for Kathy; Igor to meet Burden". The Hindu.
- ^ "World snooker: Foreign players hit by 'Hyderabad belly'". The Siasat Daily. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "IBSF World Snooker Championship 2009: Knock-Out Stage – Women". Cue Sports India. 2009. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2022.