where are the ladies?

[torcque]

I Would Like To Know If There Are Many Female Players And Are There Matches Ever On Tv

[elvaago]

No There Are Not And No They Are Not Ever On Tv. ;-)

[Robert602]

This thread might offer some answers:
http://www.thesnookerforum.com/showthread.php?t=2837

(No need to start every word with a capital by the way )

[Skypigeon]

The tour is open to anyone that can qualify...regardless of sex...not many women get very far however...I can only recall one woman ever on the top 96..and she was quite aways down...the ladies seem to go on to 8-ball or something like that in the States instead...more money in it I guess...

[Cessy143]

The tour is open to anyone that can qualify...regardless of sex...not many women get very far however...I can only recall one woman ever on the top 96..and she was quite aways down...the ladies seem to go on to 8-ball or something like that in the States instead...more money in it I guess...

easier game too

[Snook98]

You all could take that more serious. I think there should be more women in the Snooker sport and I think they should not play in their own league, no they should play against the men as well. Snooker is not like football, where you share one dressing room and the showers. No they don't. Why it is acctually so that in sports like tennis, darts, swimming etc. the all divided in men and women and they never play against each other.
I would like to see more women in snooker. Not because of the bums and humps, no because of the way the play, like the men. I'm a woman and don't watch Snooker because of the men are playing.

[wyt147]

There are a few women who are trying to compete with the men.

Suzanne Opacic plays against the men in her area but not nationally.

10 year old Hannah Jones is the only active female who plays on the EASB junior tour and played in this years English Amateur - losing to Kyren Wilson 4-1. She is going to be at Pontins for the Junior festival and is, I believe, the only female player.

June Banks plays in her leagues where she lives. Some of the men there think she is a professional and are trying to get her banned from playing!

Reanne Evans is registered with the EASB plays in her local Pro-Ams and also competes on the PIOS, although hasn't had a success yet.

I don't know of any others to play with the men.

[wyt147]

Here are some video clips of Suzie Opacic found on YouTube, if you havent seen them yet.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39WficwPgNc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIOzqyIToA4

[Watford]

I know Lynette Horsburgh a bit!
She was ranked as No1 but the ladies tour has been struggling and most of the players are moving to pool!
Well the Fishers, Karen Corr etc. are already in the states and I think Lynette is playing more pool now. Certaly her boyfriend is a top UK 9 ball player!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/spor.../lynette.shtml

[wyt147]

I would like to have seen Lynette play, her snooker ability is very highly thought of in the womens game.

[Watford]

I've never seen her play snooker only uk 8ball!
Obviously she's good at that. I've never played her myself but there's a comp I go to in Blackpool and she always enters the open as well as the ladies so good chance it could happen.
I spoke to her for ages in November, her friend was playing my friend; She's really nice!

[wyt147]

There is a snooker 'Masters' event for the ladies which will be run in confunction with the 2007-08 UK Championships - September 07. I think there are going to be wildcards to the event and it would be nice to see Lynette play again.

[wyt147]

I have just received the provisional rankings from Mandy Fisher which are from the last tournament - British Open.

The new rankings are as follows.



Prov Current
rank rank


1 - 1 Reanne Evans - Dudley
2 - 2 June Banks - Orpington
3 - 3 Maria Catalano - Dudley
4 - 5 Jenny Poulter - Maidstone - Kent
5 - 4 Christine Sharpe - Chelmsford
6 - 6 Eva Palmius - Isleham
7 - 9 Gaye Jones - Melksham, Wilts
8 - 17 Katie Henrick - Rochester
9 - 7 Marianne Williams - Smallfield, Surrey
10 - 8 Jan Hughes - St Neots, Cambs
11 - 18 Laura Evans - Neath, Wales
12 - 22 Suzie Opacic - Eastleigh (18 years old)
13 - 10 Emma Bonney - Portsmouth
14 - 11 Beverley Hipwell - Peterborough
15 - 15 Joanne Davies - Derby (14 years old)
16 - 12 Hannah Jones - Derby (10 years old)
17 - 13 Mary Hawkes - Dunstable
18 - 14 Laura Alves - Dublin
19 - 15 Martina Lumsden - Eastbourne
20 - u/r Pam Wood - North Shields
21 - u/r Rita Holmes - Somerset
22 - 19 Julie Billings - Peterborough
23 - 20 Maureen Logan - Tyne&Wear
24 - 21 Sarah Smith - Sheffield
25 - 23 Mo Twomey - Devon
26 - u/r Mandy Fisher - Wisbech
27 - u/r Jane O'Neill - Spain


Suzie Opacic has moved into 12th place, Katie Henrick and Laura Evans are striving for a place in the top4 to have an automatic invite to the Masters event in September. All to play for. The next event is the Southern Classic in Brighton on the weekend

[doherty_rules]

i would like to see ladies mixed with guys in the tournaments