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{{short description|Canadian snooker and pool player |
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'''Maryann McConnell''' is a Canadian [[snooker]] and [[Pool (cue sports)|pool]] player. She was runner-up in the 1984 Professional [[World Women's Snooker Championship]] and has won numerous [[Pool (cue sports)|pool]] tournaments in Canada. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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McConnell started playing at the age of 24, at the University of Guelph in Ontario. |
McConnell started playing at the age of 24, at the [[University of Guelph]] in [[Ontario]] where she studied from 1974 to 1980.<ref name="Guelph">{{cite web |title=University of Guelph Alumni |url=https://ca.alumnius.net/university_of_guelph-857-122#id172378101 |publisher=[[University of Guelph]] |access-date=8 September 2020 }}</ref> She later drove daily to a pool hall in nearby [[Kitchener, Ontario|Kitchener]], where she played snooker, practicing for as much as eight hours a day.<ref name="AVN">{{cite news |last=Quinn |first=Susan |date=11 April 2013 |title=Cue-ing up the accolades in Alberni |url=https://www.albernivalleynews.com/sports/cue-ing-up-the-accolades-in-alberni/ |work=Alberni Valley News |access-date=1 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901114701/https://www.albernivalleynews.com/sports/cue-ing-up-the-accolades-in-alberni/ |archive-date=1 September 2019}}</ref> |
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In 1980, 1981, and 1983, she was a quarter-finalist in the [[World Women's Snooker Championship]]. In 1984, separate amateur and professional events were staged. McConnell entered the professional event, and reached the final, losing 2–4 to [[Mandy Fisher]]. At one time, McConnell was the second-ranked woman player.<ref name="AVN" /><ref name="WWS" /> |
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1980, 81, 82 QF in worlds |
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She was the runner-up in the 1984 National Express Grand Prix ladies snooker series,<ref name="EVERTON">{{cite book |last=Everton |first=Clive |date=1985 |title=Guinness Snooker – The Records |publisher=Guinness Superlatives Ltd |pages=154–156 |isbn=0851124488 }}</ref> and spent the summer of 1985 living in Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=John Mahler (photographer) and Maryann McConnell (subject) |date= 1985 |title=Right on cue: Maryann McConnell |medium=photograph |url=https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMDC-TSPA_0097633F&R=DC-TSPA_0097633F&searchPageType=vrl |access-date= 8 September 2020|publisher=Toronto Reference Library }}</ref> |
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Mixed doubles 1991, played with Alain Robidoux, beat seeded Mandy Fisher and Terry Griggiths<ref> |
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Motorway mayhem fails to ruffle Parrott: Lucky breaks can occur even before arrival at the Mita World Masters |
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Everton, Clive. The Guardian (1959-2003); London (UK) [London (UK)]15 Jan 1991: 15. </ref> |
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<ref>{{cite book |last=Hale |first=Janice |date=1991 |title=Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1991-92 |url= |location= |publisher=Queen Anne Press |page=p.364-366 |isbn=0-356-19747-6 |author-link= }}</ref> |
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In 1991, she took part in the [[1991 World Masters]], losing in her first matches in both the women's singles, and the women's doubles (with J. Page). In the mixed doubles she fared slightly better, partnering [[Alain Robidoux]] to wins over [[Neal Foulds]] and J. Page, and over [[seed (sports)|seeded]] [[Terry Griffiths]] and [[Mandy Fisher]], before losing to [[James Wattana]] and S. Smith.<ref>{{cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |date=15 January 1991 |title=Motorway mayhem fails to ruffle Parrott: Lucky breaks can occur even before arrival at the Mita World Masters |work=The Guardian |location=p.15 |via=ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Guardian and The Observer. Retrieved 1 September 2019.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Hale |first=Janice |date=1991 |title=Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1991–92 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |pages=364–366 |isbn=0-356-19747-6 }}</ref> |
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owns Alberni Valley Billiards<ref2013 Year End Jan-April: a time of change in Alberni Newspaper January 9, 2014 | Alberni Valley News (British Columbia, Canada) Author: Wawmeesh G. Hamilton | Page: 001 | Section: News 2318Words NEWSBANK</ref> |
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In 1992, she beat Sherri Richardson 4–2 in the semi-final, and Rhondda Jackman in the final to win the Canadian Women's Championship, retaining the title that she had won at the previous staging in 1983.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Women's Circuit: Canada |magazine=Snooker Scene |pages=24 |publisher=Everton's News Agency |issue=July 1992 }}</ref> |
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Married to Robin Adaire Woodward (5 January 1953 - 13 September 2013) foutr children. Met MM at Vancouver Island where he fell in love with Maryann McConnell. Together they worked on/at Alberni Valley Billiard Club |
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McConnell has a degree in fine art<ref name="Guelph" /> and runs a pool hall, Alberni Valley Billiards.<ref name="AVN"/> She has four children. Her late husband Robin Woodward died in 2013, and had worked with McConnell managing the business.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.remembering.ca/obituary/robin-adaire-woodward-1072326882 |title=Obituary – Robin Adaire Woodward |website=remembering.ca |date=3 October 2013 |access-date=1 September 2019}}</ref> |
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==Titles and achievements== |
==Titles and achievements== |
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'''Snooker''' |
'''Snooker''' |
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*1983 Canadian Women's Champion |
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*1984 Professional [[World Women's Snooker Championship]] runner-up.<ref name="WWS">{{cite web |url=https://www.womenssnooker.com/about/world-champions/ |title=World Champions | |
*1984 Professional [[World Women's Snooker Championship]] runner-up.<ref name="WWS">{{cite web |url=https://www.womenssnooker.com/about/world-champions/ |title=World Champions |website=womenssnooker.com |publisher=World Women's Snooker Collection |access-date=30 August 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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*Runner up in nat express - Everton |
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*1984 National Express Ladies Grand Prix runner-up |
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*1992 Canadian Women's Champion |
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*1997 Canadian Women's Champion |
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*Canadian Women's Championship runner-up 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 |
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'''Pool''' |
'''Nine-ball Pool''' |
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*1997 Canadian Women's [[Nine-ball]] Champion |
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*7 times [[British Columbia]] eight-ball champiobnships - ref AVN |
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*2004 Canadian Women's [[Nine-ball]] Championship runner-up |
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*2010 Canadian Women's [[Nine-ball]] Championship runner-up |
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*2011 Canadian Women's [[Nine-ball]] Champion |
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*2013 Canadian Women's [[Nine-ball]] Championship runner-up |
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*2016 Canadian Women's [[Nine-ball]] Champion |
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'''Eight-Ball Pool''' |
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*2004 Billiard Congress of America amateur Seniors [[Eight-ball]] champion<ref name="America2005">{{cite book|author=Billiard Congress of America|title=Billiards, Revised and Updated: The Official Rules And Records Book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MrvNCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA165|date=1 May 2005|publisher=Lyons Press|isbn=978-1-4617-4992-9|pages=165–}}</ref> |
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*2010 Canadian Women's [[Eight-ball]] Champion |
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*2013 Canadian Women's [[Eight-ball]] Champion |
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*2016 Canadian Women's [[Eight-ball]] Championship runner-up |
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*[[British Columbia]] [[Eight-ball]] Women's Champion 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018 |
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*[[Western Canada]] [[Eight-ball]] Women's Champion 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017. (Runner-up 2006, 2007, 2016) |
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'''Scotch Doubles (Pool)''' |
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<ref>BCA 8 Ball https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MrvNCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA165&lpg=PA165&dq=%22Maryann+McConnell%22+snooker&source=bl&ots=Y5pL_GJ0Mt&sig=ACfU3U1c5KRrofXZBEI1baFgzBI-Wl-PeA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj-vqySwq_kAhWHX8AKHY92BRUQ6AEwD3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Maryann%20McConnell%22%20snooker&f=false</ref> |
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*2012 Canadian {{cuegloss|Scotch Doubles}} runner-up (with Wayne Dwyer) |
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*2015 Canadian {{cuegloss|Scotch Doubles}} runner-up (with Wayne Dwyer) |
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<ref>http://www.cdnqsport.com/pastChampions.aspx</ref> |
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*2016 Canadian {{cuegloss|Scotch Doubles}} Champion (with Wayne Dwyer) |
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==References== |
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==External |
==External links== |
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*https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/maryann-mcconnell-a-canadian-who-is-living-in-saudi-arabia-news-photo/502533449 |
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* {{snooker.org player|3175}} |
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*https://www.albernivalleynews.com/sports/cue-ing-up-the-accolades-in-alberni/ |
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*http://proimpact.ca/cbsa/cbsa-past-champions/ |
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https://www.remembering.ca/obituary/robin-adaire-woodward-1072326882 Published on October 3, 2013 |
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Latest revision as of 20:32, 11 May 2024
Born | Canada |
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Sport country | Canada |
Highest ranking | 2 (Women's snooker) |
Maryann McConnell is a Canadian snooker and pool player. She was runner-up in the 1984 Professional World Women's Snooker Championship and has won numerous pool tournaments in Canada.
Biography
McConnell started playing at the age of 24, at the University of Guelph in Ontario where she studied from 1974 to 1980.[1] She later drove daily to a pool hall in nearby Kitchener, where she played snooker, practicing for as much as eight hours a day.[2]
In 1980, 1981, and 1983, she was a quarter-finalist in the World Women's Snooker Championship. In 1984, separate amateur and professional events were staged. McConnell entered the professional event, and reached the final, losing 2–4 to Mandy Fisher. At one time, McConnell was the second-ranked woman player.[2][3]
She was the runner-up in the 1984 National Express Grand Prix ladies snooker series,[4] and spent the summer of 1985 living in Saudi Arabia.[5]
In 1991, she took part in the 1991 World Masters, losing in her first matches in both the women's singles, and the women's doubles (with J. Page). In the mixed doubles she fared slightly better, partnering Alain Robidoux to wins over Neal Foulds and J. Page, and over seeded Terry Griffiths and Mandy Fisher, before losing to James Wattana and S. Smith.[6][7]
In 1992, she beat Sherri Richardson 4–2 in the semi-final, and Rhondda Jackman in the final to win the Canadian Women's Championship, retaining the title that she had won at the previous staging in 1983.[8]
McConnell has a degree in fine art[1] and runs a pool hall, Alberni Valley Billiards.[2] She has four children. Her late husband Robin Woodward died in 2013, and had worked with McConnell managing the business.[9]
Titles and achievements
Snooker
- 1983 Canadian Women's Champion
- 1984 Professional World Women's Snooker Championship runner-up.[3]
- 1984 National Express Ladies Grand Prix runner-up
- 1992 Canadian Women's Champion
- 1997 Canadian Women's Champion
- Canadian Women's Championship runner-up 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005
Nine-ball Pool
- 1997 Canadian Women's Nine-ball Champion
- 2004 Canadian Women's Nine-ball Championship runner-up
- 2010 Canadian Women's Nine-ball Championship runner-up
- 2011 Canadian Women's Nine-ball Champion
- 2013 Canadian Women's Nine-ball Championship runner-up
- 2016 Canadian Women's Nine-ball Champion
Eight-Ball Pool
- 2004 Billiard Congress of America amateur Seniors Eight-ball champion[10]
- 2010 Canadian Women's Eight-ball Champion
- 2013 Canadian Women's Eight-ball Champion
- 2016 Canadian Women's Eight-ball Championship runner-up
- British Columbia Eight-ball Women's Champion 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018
- Western Canada Eight-ball Women's Champion 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017. (Runner-up 2006, 2007, 2016)
Scotch Doubles (Pool)
- 2012 Canadian Scotch Doubles runner-up (with Wayne Dwyer)
- 2015 Canadian Scotch Doubles runner-up (with Wayne Dwyer)
- 2016 Canadian Scotch Doubles Champion (with Wayne Dwyer)
References
- ^ a b "University of Guelph Alumni". University of Guelph. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ a b c Quinn, Susan (April 11, 2013). "Cue-ing up the accolades in Alberni". Alberni Valley News. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ a b "World Champions". womenssnooker.com. World Women's Snooker Collection. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ^ Everton, Clive (1985). Guinness Snooker – The Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 154–156. ISBN 0851124488.
- ^ John Mahler (photographer) and Maryann McConnell (subject) (1985). Right on cue: Maryann McConnell (photograph). Toronto Reference Library. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Everton, Clive (January 15, 1991). "Motorway mayhem fails to ruffle Parrott: Lucky breaks can occur even before arrival at the Mita World Masters". The Guardian. p.15 – via ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Guardian and The Observer. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
{{cite news}}
: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Hale, Janice (1991). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1991–92. Queen Anne Press. pp. 364–366. ISBN 0-356-19747-6.
- ^ "Women's Circuit: Canada". Snooker Scene. No. July 1992. Everton's News Agency. p. 24.
- ^ "Obituary – Robin Adaire Woodward". remembering.ca. October 3, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ Billiard Congress of America (May 1, 2005). Billiards, Revised and Updated: The Official Rules And Records Book. Lyons Press. pp. 165–. ISBN 978-1-4617-4992-9.