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'''Sue Foster''' is an [[English people|English]] former [[snooker]] player. She won the [[World Women's Snooker Championship|World Ladies Snooker Championship]] in 1983.<ref>[https://www.womenssnooker.com/about/world-champions/ World Champions] Women's World Snooker. Retrieved 22 July 2019.</ref> |
'''Sue Foster''' is an [[English people|English]] former [[snooker]] player. She won the [[World Women's Snooker Championship|World Ladies Snooker Championship]] in 1983.<ref>[https://www.womenssnooker.com/about/world-champions/ World Champions] Women's World Snooker. Retrieved 22 July 2019.</ref> |
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==Career== |
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===1983 World Ladies Snooker Championship=== |
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The 1983 tournament was sponsored by [[Pontins]] and held at their Brean Sands Holiday Park, [[Burnham-on-Sea]], Somerset.<ref name="GUARD">{{cite news |date=1983-05-28 |title=Results |work=[[The Guardian]]|location=14 |via=NewsBank Retrieved 22 July 2019}}</ref> <ref name="OBS">{{cite news |date=1983-05-29 |title=Harvey out of team |work=[[The Observer]] |location=42 |via=NewsBank Retrieved 22 July 2019}} </ref> |
The 1983 tournament was sponsored by [[Pontins]] and held at their Brean Sands Holiday Park, [[Burnham-on-Sea]], Somerset.<ref name="GUARD">{{cite news |date=1983-05-28 |title=Results |work=[[The Guardian]]|location=14 |via=NewsBank Retrieved 22 July 2019}}</ref> <ref name="OBS">{{cite news |date=1983-05-29 |title=Harvey out of team |work=[[The Observer]] |location=42 |via=NewsBank Retrieved 22 July 2019}} </ref> |
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Foster, from [[Tamworth]], won the tournament, and the £2,000 prize, by |
Foster, from [[Tamworth]], won the tournament, and the £2,000 prize, by defeating Maureen Baynton, from [[Ewell]], 8-5 in the final. [[The Observer]] noted wryly that this was £28,000 less than the £30,000 that [[Steve Davis]] received for winning the men's [[World Snooker Championship]] that season.<ref name="OBS" /> |
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In the tournament, Foster defeated J Robinson 3-0 in the last 32, Sheri Richardson 4-3 in the last 16, Maryann McConnell 5-1 in the quarter-final and Lesley McIlrath 6-4 in the semi-final. |
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Foster's results in the tournament were: |
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*Last 32 beat J Robinson 3-0 |
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*Last 16 beat Sheri Richardson 4-3 |
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*Quarter final beat Maryann McConnell 5-1 |
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*Semi-final beat Lesley McIlrath 6-5 |
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*Final - beat Maureen Baynton 8-5 |
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Foster would also reach the semi-final again in 1981, where she lost 0-3 to [[Vera Selby]], and the quarter-final in 1980 losing 0-3 to Natalie Stelmach. |
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'''''Other [[World Women's Snooker Championship|World Ladies Snooker Championship]] Achievements''''' |
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*1981 Semi-finallist, lost 0-3 to [[Vera Selby]] |
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*1980 Quarter-finallist, lost 0-3 to Natalie Stelmach |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 20:13, 25 July 2019
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Sue Foster is an English former snooker player. She won the World Ladies Snooker Championship in 1983.[1]
Career
1983 World Ladies Snooker Championship
The 1983 tournament was sponsored by Pontins and held at their Brean Sands Holiday Park, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset.[2] [3]
Foster, from Tamworth, won the tournament, and the £2,000 prize, by defeating Maureen Baynton, from Ewell, 8-5 in the final. The Observer noted wryly that this was £28,000 less than the £30,000 that Steve Davis received for winning the men's World Snooker Championship that season.[3]
In the tournament, Foster defeated J Robinson 3-0 in the last 32, Sheri Richardson 4-3 in the last 16, Maryann McConnell 5-1 in the quarter-final and Lesley McIlrath 6-4 in the semi-final.
Foster would also reach the semi-final again in 1981, where she lost 0-3 to Vera Selby, and the quarter-final in 1980 losing 0-3 to Natalie Stelmach.
References
- ^ World Champions Women's World Snooker. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Results". The Guardian. 14. 28 May 1983 – via NewsBank Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ a b "Harvey out of team". The Observer. 42. 29 May 1983 – via NewsBank Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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