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'''Agnes Davies''', born Agnes Morris, (30 September 1920 – 13 February 2011)<ref name="OBIT">{{cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |date=1 March 2011 |title=Agnes Davies obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/mar/01/agnes-davies-obituary |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=28 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726173756/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/mar/01/agnes-davies-obituary |archive-date=26 July 2019 }}</ref> was a [[Wales|Welsh]] [[snooker]] and [[billiards]] player. She was known for having a competitive playing career spanning 64 years,<ref name="SWG">{{cite news |date=9 March 2011 |title=Snooker Queen Agnes Dies |url=https://www.southwalesguardian.co.uk/news/8897709.snooker-queen-agnes-90-dies/ |work=South Wales Guardian |access-date=28 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728024714/https://www.southwalesguardian.co.uk/news/8897709.snooker-queen-agnes-90-dies/ |archive-date=28 July 2019}}</ref> during which she |
'''Agnes Davies''', born Agnes Morris, (30 September 1920 – 13 February 2011)<ref name="OBIT">{{cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |date=1 March 2011 |title=Agnes Davies obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/mar/01/agnes-davies-obituary |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=28 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726173756/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/mar/01/agnes-davies-obituary |archive-date=26 July 2019 }}</ref> was a [[Wales|Welsh]] [[snooker]] and [[billiards]] player. She was known for having a competitive playing career spanning 64 years,<ref name="SWG">{{cite news |date=9 March 2011 |title=Snooker Queen Agnes Dies |url=https://www.southwalesguardian.co.uk/news/8897709.snooker-queen-agnes-90-dies/ |work=South Wales Guardian |access-date=28 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728024714/https://www.southwalesguardian.co.uk/news/8897709.snooker-queen-agnes-90-dies/ |archive-date=28 July 2019}}</ref> during which she won the [[Women's Professional Snooker Championship]] in 1949,<ref name="Bath City Signings">{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Bath City Signings|magazine=Snooker Title Won on Last Frame|page=5 |date=20 June 1949|via=The British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 19 August 2019.}}</ref> and reached world championship snooker finals in 1940,<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Snooker Championship |magazine=The Times |issue=48578|page=3 |date=1 April 1940 |via=The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 17 August 2019.}}</ref> 1948,<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Miss Adcock Takes Snooker Title|newspaper=[[Daily Mirror]]|page=5 |date=22 May 1948|via=The British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 19 August 2019.}}</ref> 1950,<ref name="WDP50">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Bath City Signings|newspaper=[[Western Mail (Wales)|Western Mail]]|page=5 |date=25 June 1950|via=The British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 19 August 2019.}}</ref> and 1980. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Davies learned how to play billiards in her father's [[billiard hall]] in Saron, which he had set up using his [[Workers' compensation|compensation]] payment for [[pneumoconiosis]] caused by working as a [[coal mining|coal miner]]. She first won the Welsh women's amateur championship in 1939, and won the following two years as well.<ref name="OBIT" /> |
Davies learned how to play billiards in her father's [[billiard hall]] in Saron, which he had set up using his [[Workers' compensation|compensation]] payment for [[pneumoconiosis]] caused by working as a [[coal mining|coal miner]]. She first won the Welsh women's amateur championship in 1939, and won the following two years as well.<ref name="OBIT" /> |
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Davies, then still known as Agnes Morris, was runner up in the 1940 Women's Professional Snooker championship<ref name="TIMES">{{cite news|date=1 April 1940 |title=Snooker Championship |work=The Times |issue=48578 | |
Davies, then still known as Agnes Morris, was runner up in the 1940 Women's Professional Snooker championship<ref name="TIMES">{{cite news|date=1 April 1940 |title=Snooker Championship |work=The Times |issue=48578 |page=3 |via=The Times Digital Archive }}</ref> and the winner in 1949. She was married to Dick Davies (who died in 1996) in 1940, and took a break of some 30 years from competitive snooker. Returning to competition in the late 1970s, she won three tournaments before reaching another [[World Women's Snooker Championship|world championship]] final in 1980. In 1985 Davies was Voted Life President of the World Ladies' Billiards and Snooker Association (WLBSA).<ref name="OBIT" /><ref name="SWG" /> |
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In 1998 she qualified for the Ladies Welsh Open at [[Newport, Wales]] at the age of 77 – sixty years after winning as a 17-year-old |
In 1998 she qualified for the Ladies Welsh Open at [[Newport, Wales]] at the age of 77 – sixty years after winning as a 17-year-old<ref>{{cite news |last=Malone |first=Emmet |date=3 January 1998 |title=On The Sidelines |work=Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland) |via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref> and was ranked 46 in the Embassy Ladies World Rankings for 1997/98.<ref name="Ammanford" /> |
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Until 1999, Davies played in the home international series for Wales. She also played in the Amman Valley league until 2001.<ref name="SWG" /> |
Until 1999, Davies played in the home international series for Wales. She also played in the Amman Valley league until 2001.<ref name="SWG" /> |
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Davies died in 2011.<ref name="OBIT" /> In 2012, Women's World Snooker held the Agnes Davies Memorial tournament, which was won by [[Jaique Ip]]. |
Davies died in 2011.<ref name="OBIT" /> In 2012, Women's World Snooker held the Agnes Davies Memorial tournament, which was won by [[Jaique Ip]]. |
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==Titles and achievements== |
==Titles and achievements== |
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|| 1 || 1937 || Welsh Ladies' Snooker Champion || || || <ref name="Ammanford">{{cite web | title = Agnes Davies Ammanford's World Snooker Champion | url = http://www.users.ic24.net/~terrynorm/agnes%20davies.htm#2 | website = users.ic24.net/~terrynorm/ | publisher = Welcome to the town of Ammanford | date = 26 August 2020}}</ref> |
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*'''1977 Pontins Ladies' Bowl Champion''' |
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*1950 Women's Professional Snooker Championship runner-up – lost 10–20 to Thelma Carpenter |
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*'''1949 Women's Professional Snooker Champion''' (beat Thelma Carpenter 16–15)<ref name="Bath City Signings"/> |
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⚫ | || 6 || 1940 || [[Women's Professional Snooker Championship#1940 championship|Women's Professional Snooker Championship]] || [[Ruth Harrison (snooker player)|Ruth Harrison]] || 2–11 || <ref name="TIMES" /><ref>{{cite news |date=28 March 1940 |title=Women's Title |work=The Manchester Guardian |page=2 |via=[[ProQuest]] Historical Newspapers: The Guardian and The Observer }}</ref> |
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|| 7 || 1948 || [[Women's Professional Snooker Championship#1948 Championship|Women's Professional Snooker Championship]] || [[Ruth Harrison (snooker player)|Ruth Harrison]] || 14–16 || <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=The Women's Championships |work=The Billiard Player|issue=May 1948) |page=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=A really grand finale|work=The Billiard Player|issue=June 1948) |page=8}}</ref> |
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|| 8 || 1949 || [[Women's Professional Snooker Championship#1949 Championship|Women's Professional Snooker Championship]] || [[Thelma Carpenter (billiards player)|Thelma Carpenter]] || 16–15 || <ref name="Bath City Signings"/><ref name="Ammanford" /> |
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|| 9 || 1950 || [[Women's Professional Snooker Championship#1950 Championship|Women's Professional Snooker Championship]] || [[Thelma Carpenter (billiards player)|Thelma Carpenter]] || 10–20 || <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=North East West South |work=The Billiard Player|issue=June 1950) |page=5}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Women's Professional Championships (1949–50) |work=The Billiard Player|issue=July 1950) |page=7}}</ref> |
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|| 10 || 1977 || [[Pontins Open|Pontins]] Ladies' Bowl Champion || [[Sue Foster]] || 3–1 || <ref name="HAMLYN">{{cite book |last=Morrison |first=Ian |date=1987 |title=The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker |location=Twickenham |publisher=Hamlyn Publishing Group |page=43|isbn=0600556042 }}</ref><ref name="Ammanford" /> |
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|| 12 || 1979 || [[Pontins Open|Pontins]] Ladies' Bowl Champion || [[Maureen Baynton]] || 0–3 || <ref name="HAMLYN" /><ref name="Ammanford" /> |
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⚫ | || 13 || 1980 || [[1980 Women's World Open (snooker)|Guinness World Women's Snooker Championship]] || [[Lesley McIlrath]] || 2–4 || <ref name="Ammanford" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.womenssnooker.com/about/world-champions/|title=World Champions|website=Women's World Snooker|access-date=28 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818024929/https://www.womenssnooker.com/about/world-champions/|archive-date=18 August 2019}}</ref> |
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|| 14 || 1982 || [[Pontins Open|Pontins]] Ladies' Bowl Champion || [[Sue Foster]] || 3–0 || <ref name="HAMLYN" /><ref name="Ammanford" /> |
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|| 15 || 1999 || Ladies Regal Scottish Masters seniors' (over 40s) final || Mary Hawkes || 0–2 || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/1999-regal-scottish-masters-seniors/results |title=1999 Regal Scottish Masters (Seniors) - Results |publisher=World Women's Snooker |website=snookerscores.net |access-date=3 September 2020}}</ref> |
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|| 16 || 2003 || Ladies Regal Welsh Championship seniors' (over 40s) final || Maureen Twomey || 1–2 || <ref name="Ammanford" /> |
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Latest revision as of 05:24, 4 May 2023
Born | Saron, Carmarthenshire, Wales | 30 September 1920
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Died | 13 February 2011 | (aged 90)
Sport country | Wales |
Highest ranking | 46 (aged 77) |
Agnes Davies, born Agnes Morris, (30 September 1920 – 13 February 2011)[1] was a Welsh snooker and billiards player. She was known for having a competitive playing career spanning 64 years,[2] during which she won the Women's Professional Snooker Championship in 1949,[3] and reached world championship snooker finals in 1940,[4] 1948,[5] 1950,[6] and 1980.
Biography
Davies learned how to play billiards in her father's billiard hall in Saron, which he had set up using his compensation payment for pneumoconiosis caused by working as a coal miner. She first won the Welsh women's amateur championship in 1939, and won the following two years as well.[1]
Davies, then still known as Agnes Morris, was runner up in the 1940 Women's Professional Snooker championship[7] and the winner in 1949. She was married to Dick Davies (who died in 1996) in 1940, and took a break of some 30 years from competitive snooker. Returning to competition in the late 1970s, she won three tournaments before reaching another world championship final in 1980. In 1985 Davies was Voted Life President of the World Ladies' Billiards and Snooker Association (WLBSA).[1][2]
In 1998 she qualified for the Ladies Welsh Open at Newport, Wales at the age of 77 – sixty years after winning as a 17-year-old[8] and was ranked 46 in the Embassy Ladies World Rankings for 1997/98.[9]
Until 1999, Davies played in the home international series for Wales. She also played in the Amman Valley league until 2001.[2]
Davies died in 2011.[1] In 2012, Women's World Snooker held the Agnes Davies Memorial tournament, which was won by Jaique Ip. [10]
Titles and achievements
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
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Winner | 1 | 1937 | Welsh Ladies' Snooker Champion | [9] | ||
Winner | 2 | 1938 | Welsh Ladies' Snooker Champion | [9] | ||
Winner | 3 | 1939 | Welsh Ladies' Snooker Champion | [9] | ||
Winner | 4 | 1939 | Welsh Ladies' Billiards Champion | [9] | ||
Winner | 5 | 1939 | Women's Amateur Champion | [9] | ||
Runner-up | 6 | 1940 | Women's Professional Snooker Championship | Ruth Harrison | 2–11 | [7][11] |
Runner-up | 7 | 1948 | Women's Professional Snooker Championship | Ruth Harrison | 14–16 | [12][13] |
Winner | 8 | 1949 | Women's Professional Snooker Championship | Thelma Carpenter | 16–15 | [3][9] |
Runner-up | 9 | 1950 | Women's Professional Snooker Championship | Thelma Carpenter | 10–20 | [14][15] |
Winner | 10 | 1977 | Pontins Ladies' Bowl Champion | Sue Foster | 3–1 | [16][9] |
Winner | 11 | 1978 | Women's Amateur Champion (UK Championship) | [9] | ||
Runner-up | 12 | 1979 | Pontins Ladies' Bowl Champion | Maureen Baynton | 0–3 | [16][9] |
Runner-up | 13 | 1980 | Guinness World Women's Snooker Championship | Lesley McIlrath | 2–4 | [9][17] |
Winner | 14 | 1982 | Pontins Ladies' Bowl Champion | Sue Foster | 3–0 | [16][9] |
Runner-up | 15 | 1999 | Ladies Regal Scottish Masters seniors' (over 40s) final | Mary Hawkes | 0–2 | [18] |
Runner-up | 16 | 2003 | Ladies Regal Welsh Championship seniors' (over 40s) final | Maureen Twomey | 1–2 | [9] |
References
- ^ a b c d Everton, Clive (1 March 2011). "Agnes Davies obituary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ a b c "Snooker Queen Agnes Dies". South Wales Guardian. 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Bath City Signings". Snooker Title Won on Last Frame. 20 June 1949. p. 5 – via The British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Snooker Championship". The Times. No. 48578. 1 April 1940. p. 3 – via The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Miss Adcock Takes Snooker Title". Daily Mirror. 22 May 1948. p. 5 – via The British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Bath City Signings". Western Mail. 25 June 1950. p. 5 – via The British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Snooker Championship". The Times. No. 48578. 1 April 1940. p. 3 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ Malone, Emmet (3 January 1998). "On The Sidelines". Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland) – via NewsBank.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Agnes Davies Ammanford's World Snooker Champion". users.ic24.net/~terrynorm/. Welcome to the town of Ammanford. 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Jaique Ip Wan In". Women's World Snooker. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Women's Title". The Manchester Guardian. 28 March 1940. p. 2 – via ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Guardian and The Observer.
- ^ "The Women's Championships". The Billiard Player. No. May 1948). p. 6.
- ^ "A really grand finale". The Billiard Player. No. June 1948). p. 8.
- ^ "North East West South". The Billiard Player. No. June 1950). p. 5.
- ^ "Women's Professional Championships (1949–50)". The Billiard Player. No. July 1950). p. 7.
- ^ a b c Morrison, Ian (1987). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker. Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. p. 43. ISBN 0600556042.
- ^ "World Champions". Women's World Snooker. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "1999 Regal Scottish Masters (Seniors) - Results". snookerscores.net. World Women's Snooker. Retrieved 3 September 2020.