Packed Weekend of Ladies Snooker

WOMEN’S snooker star Reanne Evans admitted she was “drained” after retaining the Wytech Masters trophy in a dramatic late-night battle with Katie Henrick.
Three women world champions from three different cue sports appeared at the invitation-only event, sanctioned by the World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association, at the North East Derbyshire SC , Clay Cross, on Saturday, September 13.
Kent-based world number three Henrick twice took the lead in the best-of-five final but Evans twice levelled with breaks of 59.
At a quarter-to-one in the morning, Evans, the four-time world champion from Dudley, fluked the brown in the decider and cleared up.
“We were drained,” said the 22-year-old mother-of-one who pocketed £529.
“I think we both played quite well, considering how late it was. Everybody seems to have improved a bit. They must be fed up of me winning now.” she laughed.
“I feel confident; I’m playing quite well – for the time being, anyway.” Evans heads to Austria next month to defend her IBSF world title.
Tournament sponsor Mark Jones, MD of Midlands IT company Wytech, said: “It was a very long day but it was fantastic. There was a lot of appreciation from the players. It went on too long but that’s something we can look at next year.”
World 8-ball pool champion Lynette Horsburgh, from Blackpool, and world billiards champion Emma Bonney, from Portsmouth, both went out 3-2 to Henrick.
Newcastle’s Pam Wood was taken ill minutes after clearing the colours to lead Maureen Logan 2-0 in the first round. She was rushed to hospital where a scan revealed a two millimetre kidney stone and she was discharged later that day. The 39-year-old legal secretary picked up a £10 bonus for the highest break of the round.