English Ladies Open Billiards Championship
BIRTHDAY girl Emma Bonney added the English Ladies Open Billiards Championship to her three world titles in Norfolk on Sunday.
“I managed to score well and win quite convincingly which was pleasing,” she said. “I was glad I made the long journey.”
Bonney defeated former Swedish pool star Eva Palmius 186-62 in a repeat of the World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association world championship final in Cambridge in May.
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And she proved too strong for Karin Wannemacher, Austrian women’s snooker champion in 2006 and 2007, 15-year-old Joanne Davies from Derby and Kings Lynn 13-year-old Beau Elliott, who is 17th on the EABA junior rankings.
The WLBSA sanctioned ranking event was run by Phillip Welham, English Amateur Billiards Association (EABA) regional coach and chairman of the EABA Junior Committee.
RESULTS (breaks): Emma Bonney (31, 51) bt Eva Palmius 186-62, Karin Wannemacher bt Joanne Davies 160-52, Bonney bt Beau Elliott 191-42, Palmius bt Wannemacher 107-77, Palmius bt Elliot 67-49, Bonney (50) bt Davies 211-57, Davies bt Elliot 124-44, Bonney bt Wannemacher 165-79, Wannemacher bt Elliot 131-45, Palmius bt Davies 98-75.
| Pos | Name | Town |
| 1 | Emma Bonney | Portsmouth |
| 2 | Eva Palmius | Isleham, Ely |
| 3 | Karin Wannemacher | Vienna, Austria |
| 4 | Joanne Davies | Derby |
| 5 | Beau Elliott | Kings Lynn |
Next WLBSA snooker events:
£1,200 Ladies Wytech Masters Championship
Saturday, September 13, 2008
North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre
Derby Road
Clay Cross
S45 9AG
Tel: 01246 866364
UK Championship (ranking event)
Saturday, September 14, 2008
North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre
Derby Road
Clay Cross
S45 9AG
Tel: 01246 866364
Picture: Kevin Legg
Emma Bonney
Pictures: John Davies
Joanne Davies, right.
Group picture, left to right: Emma Bonney, Eva Palmius, Karin Wannemacher, Joanne Davies, Beau Elliott
