1976 Women's World Open (snooker)
Snooker tournament
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The 1976 Women's World Open was a women's snooker tournament that took place in Middlesbrough in 1976. Vera Selby won the final 4–0 against Muriel Hazeldene.
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| Dates | 7–9 April 1976[1] |
| Venue | Middlesbrough Town Hall |
| City | Middlesbrough |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Organisation | Women's Billiards Association |
| Format | Single elimination |
| Total prize fund | £1030[1] |
| Winner's share | £500 (plus a Jaeger-LeCoultre watch worth £500)[2][1] |
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| Score | 4–0 |
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Background and Tournament summary
The tournament was sponsored by Embassy and run together with the men's 1976 World Snooker Championship.[4]
The top seed, was Joyce Gardner, the only professional player.[2] Gardner had been three times runner-up in the Women's Professional Snooker Championship from 1934 to 1937; and seven times Women's Professional Billiards Champion from 1930 to 1938. She lost in her first match to eventual runner-up Muriel Hazeldene.[5]
The Second seed was Vera Selby, who had won the UK national amateur snooker title for the previous four seasons, and had held the corresponding billiards title since 1970.[2][4]
Other competitors included the past amateur champions Maureen Baynton and Rosemary De Lasso (née Davies), who both came out of retirement; Marion Westaway from Australia; and two players from Canada, 16-year-old Canadian champion Natalie Stelmach, and Sheila King.[1]
Selby lost only one frame on the way to winning the title.[5]
Knockout
Players listed in bold indicate match winner.[5]
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