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2010 Paul Wood UK Championship
North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre
Derby Road
Clay Cross
S45 9AG
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Saturday-Sunday 25-26 September 2010
Reanne Evans - Wytech Masters champion, and Mark Jones.
Photograph ©Monique Limbos - used by Pro9 with express permission.
WYTECH MASTERS
REANNE Evans, the six-time women’s world snooker champion, continued her dominance of the £1,400 Wytech Masters with a 3-1 victory over Maria Catalano in this year’s final (on Saturday, September 25).
The queen of the women’s circuit has now won all four non-ranking Masters tournaments, which are traditional held on the eve of the new World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association’s season.
In a repeat of the 2009 final, the two top seeds - both from Dudley, West Midlands - made it safely through a 20-strong field at the North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre, Clay Cross.
Maria Catalano, ranked second on the WLBSA circuit, took the first frame. Evans easily won a scrappy second and clinched the last two on the final colours.
Evans said: “Maria played really well, first frame. I didn’t pot a ball.”
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Maria Catalano - World No.2 - World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association
Catalano, 28, said: “I feel like I should have won it. Reanne nicked it off me really.
“I played alright. I only started practising on Tuesday. I had a few problems with my cue. I thought I was going to get pumped first round. I was just happy to get to the final. That was a bonus for me.
“It was a good final. I enjoyed it. I was happy with the way I played. I’ve just got to get my head down now and start practising.”
Evans, the only woman on the professional circuit, admitted she struggled to adapt to life back on club tables.
“It’s a bit different to what I’ve been used to the last few months,” said the 24-year-old.
“You’re in a booth on your own instead of in a wide open club and the tables are better, tighter and faster.”
Still searching for a first win since receiving a wildcard onto the Main Tour, Evans added: “There are no easy matches. You have to keep 100-per-cent concentration and try your hardest. (A win) would give me that bit of extra confidence.”
Mark Jones, from main sponsors Wytech, described the last two frames in the final as “very tense”.
“Maria played exceptionally well and the result did not reflect the performance,” he said. “The top two players made the final and, unfortunately, there’s one winner and one loser.”
And he added: “It was the best year we’ve had, by far. They’re beautiful tables. The girls were all together, everybody could come in and have a look and mill around. It was a better atmosphere.”
Catalano, who pocketed the £100 high-break prize for a run of 56, led the praise for the popular tournament.
“It was fantastic” she said. “The set-up was phenomenal. It’s one of the best tournaments. Mark (Jones) and his team do a great job.”
WYTECH MASTERS SPONSORS
Primary sponsor: Wytech Ltd (www.wytech.co.uk)
Secondary sponsor: Capital City Solutions (www.ccsmaintenance.co.uk)
High-break sponsor: The Q Room in Derby (www.theqroom.co.uk)
WYTECH MASTERS RESULTS (BREAKS)
ROUND ONE: Natascha Niermann beat Marianne Williams 2-0, Gaye Jones beat Jasmine Bolsover 2-1, Jan Hughes beat Deb Burchell 2-0, Hannah Jones (31) beat Laura Alves 2-0, So Man Yan beat Maureen Rowland 2-0, Tina Owen-Sevilton beat Jenny Poulter 2-1, Chris Sharpe beat Joanne Davies 2-0, Vicky Ashby beat Naomi Claire 2-1.
ROUND TWO: Niermann beat G Jones 2-0, H Jones beat Hughes 2-1, So Man Yan beat Owen-Sevilton 2-1, Sharpe beat Ashby 2-1.
QUARTER-FINALS (£70): Reanne Evans (49) beat Niermann 3-0, H Jones beat Eva Palmius 3-1, So Man Yan beat Emma Bonney 3-1, Maria Catalano (56, 55, 35) beat Sharpe 3-0.
SEMI-FINALS (£90): Evans (51) beat H Jones (39) 3-0, Catalano (44) beat So Man Yan 3-0.
FINAL (£340/£165): Evans (35) beat Catalano (44, 41, 35) 3-1.
WYTECH MASTERS PLATE RESULTS
ROUND ONE (£10): Deb Burchell beat Maureen Rowland 2-0, Joanne Davies beat Naomi Clare 2-1, Jenny Poulter beat Marianne Williams 2-1, Jasmine Bolsover beat Laura Alves 2-1.
QUARTER-FINALS (£15): Vicky Ashby beat Bolsover 2-0, Tina Owen-Sevilton beat Davies 2-0, Gaye Jones beat Burchell 2-0, Poulter beat Jan Hughes 2-0.
SEMI-FINALS (£25): Poulter beat G Jones 2-1, Owen-Sevilton beat Ashby 2-0.
FINAL (£50/£35): Poulter beat Owen-Sevilton 2-0.
Reanne Evans - UK Champion, and Paul Wood.
Photograph ©Monique Limbos - used by Pro9 with express permission.
REANNE Evans’ victory in the 2010 Paul Wood UK Championship (on Sunday, September 26) extended the 24-year-old’s remarkable unbeaten run on the women’s snooker circuit to 68 matches.
In a repeat of last season’s scoreline, Evans overcame world number two Maria Catalano 3-0 in the final at the North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre, Clay Cross.
It was her sixth straight UK crown and her 24th ranking title on the World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association circuit.
Evans, the six-time women’s world champion from Dudley, West Midlands , posted a 42 break in the second frame and a 65 in the third.
“I played solid,” she said. “I didn’t really give her much ammunition. She didn’t really get a chance in the balls.”
And Evans hopes the win, coupled with the previous day’s Wytech Masters title, will kick-start her bid to remain on the professional circuit.
“Hopefully, it’ll give me that bit of confidence,” she said. “Now that I’ve reminded myself how to win, I’ll take it onto the men’s tour.”
Since the start of last season, Evans and Catalano have met in seven WLBSA finals. Evans has won then all.
But Ronnie O’Sullivan reckons his cousin will eventually dethrone Evans as the undisputed queen of the green baize.
Speaking earlier this month, O’Sullivan said: “(Maria’s) a very, very good player. She just can’t seem to get the victories. She keeps getting to the finals. Reanne is a very good player so it’s no disgrace getting beat by Reanne.
“I’m sure, knowing Maria’s determination, it’s not good enough getting to the final – she wants to win these events. I’m sure it will happen for her one day soon and she’ll be the number one player in the world.”
And the Rocket added that he’d be delighted if Catalano became the second member of their family to be crowned world champion. “I’d be so happy for her if she was to do that,” he said. “She’s well capable of doing it.”
Catalano’s run of 86 in her quarter-final tie against Jenny Poulter earned her the high break prize of £50.
The WLBSA is hosting six ranking events this season culminating in the World Championships in April.
PAUL WOOD UK CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS (BREAKS)
ROUND ONE: Hannah Jones beat Jasmine Bolsover 3-0, Vicky Ashby (33) beat Gaye Jones 3-1, So Man Yan beat Naomi Clare 3-0, Jan Hughes beat Maureen Rowland 3-0.
LAST-16: Reanne Evans (40, 36) beat H Jones 3-1, Joanne Davies beat Laura Alves 3-1, Tina Owen-Sevilton beat Chris Sharpe 3-0, Eva Palmius beat Ashby 3-2, Emma Bonney beat So Man Yan 3-1, Natascha Niermann beat Marianne Williams 3-0, Jenny Poulter beat Pam Wood 3-0, Maria Catalano (41) beat Hughes 3-0.
QUARTER-FINALS (£50): Evans beat Davies 3-0, Owen-Sevilton beat Palmius 3-0, Bonney beat Niermann 3-0, Catalano (86) beat Poulter 3-0.
SEMI-FINALS (£75): Evans beat Owen-Sevilton 3-0, Catalano beat Bonney 3-0.
FINAL (£300/£150): Evans (65, 42) beat Catalano 3-0.
PAUL WOOD UK CHAMPIONSHIP PLATE RESULTS (BREAKS)
LAST-16: Bolsover beat Clare 2-0, Williams beat Wood 2-1, G Jones beat Rowland 2-0.
QUARTER-FINALS: Williams beat Bolsover 2-1, G Jones beat Laura Alves 2-0, H Jones beat Hughes 2-0, Ashby beat So Man Yan 2-0.
SEMI-FINALS: Williams beat G Jones 2-0, H Jones beat Ashby 2-0.
FINAL (£30/£20): H Jones beat Williams 2-0.
PAUL WOOD UK CHAMPIONSHIP SENIORS’ RESULT
FINAL: Jenny Poulter beat Pam Wood.
WLBSA PROVISIONAL SNOOKER RANKINGS POST UK CHAMPIONSHIP | |||
Position | Name | Town | Points |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | Reanne Evans Maria Catalano Emma Bonney Katie Henrick Suzie Opacic Eva Palmius Jenny Poulter Hannah Jones Vicky Ashby Natascha Niermann Marianne Williams Chris Sharpe Tina Owen-Sevilton Gaye Jones Martina Lumsden Jodie Symes Pam Wood Jasmine Bolsover Naomi Clare Joanne Davies June Banks Maureen Rowland Tatjana Vasiljeva Jan Hughes Laura Alves Mary Hawkes Clare Heseldine Georgina Holloway Supanni Yam-Oum Charlotte Holloway Rita Holmes | Dudley, West Mids Dudley, West Mids Portsmouth Bickley, Kent Brambridge, Hants Isleham, Cambs Maidstone Derby Hemel Hempstead Cambridge Smallfield, Surrey Chelmsford Taunton Melksham, Wilts Eastbourne Swindon Newcastle Woking Ripley, Derbys Derby Orpington, Kent Wallsend, Tyne & Wear Latvia St Neots, Cambs Dublin Eaton Bray, Beds Broadstairs, Kent Derby Canterbury Derby Minehead | 520 380 330 290 190 173 152 152 142 140 139 116 114 102 91 86 82 80 78 66 60 51 50 34 24 12 5 0 0 0 0 |
World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association | |
Wytech Masters entries: | UK Championship entries: |
Maria Catalano Emma Bonney Chris Sharpe Hannah Jones Eva Palmius Joanne Davies Jan Hughes Jasmine Bolsover Natascha Niermann Naomi Clare Maureen Rowland Gaye Jones Marianne Williams Vicky Ashby Jenny Poulter Laura Alves So Man Yan ( Hong Kong ) Deb Burchell (Notts) | Maria Catalano Emma Bonney Chris Sharpe Hannah Jones Eva Palmius Naomi Clare Maureen Rowland Gaye Jones Marianne Williams Vicky Ashby Jenny Poulter Laura Alves Natascha Niermann Jan Hughes Jasmine Bolsover So Man Yan ( Hong Kong ) Joanne Davies |
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2010 East Anglian Championship
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