2008 World Ladies Snooker Championship
Women's snooker event, held May 2008
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The 2008 World Ladies Snooker Championship was the 2008 edition of the World Women's Snooker Championship, first held in 1976,[1] and was played at Cambridge Snooker Centre from 3 to 7 May.[2] The tournament was won by Reanne Evans, who achieved her fourth consecutive world title by defeating June Banks 5–2 in the final. Evans also made the highest break of the tournament, 102.[3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3–7 May 2008 |
| Venue | Cambridge Snooker Centre |
| City | Cambridge |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association |
| Format | Round Robin, Single elimination |
| Highest break |  Reanne Evans (ENG) 102 |
| Final | |
| Champion | Reanne Evans (ENG) |
| Runner-up | June Banks (ENG) |
| Score | 5–2 |
← 2007 2009 → | |
There were four round-robin qualifying groups, three of six players each, and one of seven players, with the top two players in each group progressing into the knockout stage.[4] In the final, Banks won the first frame on the pink. Evans compiled a break of 52 in the next frame to win it, then took five of the next six frames.[3] Hannah Jones, aged 11, won the under-21 title in an event run alongside the main tournament.[5]
Main Draw
Results from the quarter-finals onwards are shown below.[6]
| Quarter-finals Best of 7 Frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 Frames | Final Best of 9 Frames | ||||||||||||
| ' Reanne Evans (ENG)
| 4 | |||||||||||||
 Chitra Magimairaj (IND)
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| ' Reanne Evans (ENG)
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Emma Bonney (ENG)
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Emma Bonney (ENG)
| 4 | |||||||||||||
 Jaique Ip (HKG)
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| ' Reanne Evans (ENG)
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| June Banks (ENG)
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Maria Catalano (ENG)
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Katie Henrick (ENG)
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Maria Catalano (ENG)
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| June Banks (ENG)
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| June Banks (ENG)
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Tina Owen-Sevilton (ENG)
| 0 | |||||||||||||
Side events
| Championship | Winner(s) | Losing finalist(s) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seniors Championship | Christine Sharpe (ENG) |
 Malgorzata Sikorska (POL) |
3–1 |
| Juniors Championship | Hannah Jones (ENG) |
Joanna Davies (ENG) |
2–0 |
| Doubles Championship | Jaique Ip (HKG) and Pam Wood (ENG) |
Chris Sharpe (ENG) and  Laura Alves (BRA) |
2–1 |
| Mixed Doubles Championship | Reanne Evans (ENG) and  Neil Robertson (AUS) |
Leah Willett (ENG) and Joe Perry (ENG) |
3–1 |
| English billiards | Emma Bonney (ENG) |
 Eva Palmius (SWE) |
216–119 |