World Ladies Billiards and Snooker (WLBS) and the Australian Billiards and Snooker Council (ABSC) have announced that a World Women’s Snooker Tour event will be staged in Australia for the first time ever later this year. The Australian Women’s Snooker Open will take place from 25-28 October at the Mt[Read More…]
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Matt Huart Joins WLBS Board
World Ladies Billiards and Snooker (WLBS) announced on Wednesday that Matt Huart has been co-opted to its Board of Directors. Huart has regularly supported WLBS as part of his role as the WPBSA Media Officer since 2015 and will now join the existing board of Mandy Fisher, Nigel Mawer QPM,[Read More…]
Sheffield to Host Ladies Day at World Snooker Championship
Ladies Day will once again be held during this year’s Betfred World Snooker Championship on Wednesday, 2nd May, 2018 at the Sheffield Winter Garden across from the iconic Crucible Theatre. Returning for a sixth successive year, the day aims to encourage women to participate in snooker at all levels, including the[Read More…]
Paula Judge Continues Winning Streak
Something that I didn’t get a chance to report previously in August was Paula Judge’s recent triumph in the RILSA International Irish Open. The Dubliner, who won the 2017 RILSA National Championship, continued her rise in the women’s game in Ireland with a 4-1 triumph over Annette Newman at Joey’s[Read More…]
WLBS Releases Provisional 2017/18 Calendar
The provisional calendar for the 2017/18 World Women’s Snooker Tour has been announced by World Ladies Billiards and Snooker (WLBS). Following a landmark previous season which saw ranking events held in Germany and Singapore for the first time, the WLBS has confirmed that the World Women’s Championship will return to Asia for a[Read More…]
Reanne Evans Revels in Eden Masters Success
World women’s number one Reanne Evans captured her fourth Eden Masters title at the weekend with a dominant 4-0 victory against So Man Yan in the final. The 11-time world women’s champion made smooth progress through the draw with victories against Aimee Benn, Vicky Shirley and Laura Evans in the knockout[Read More…]
Money Boosted for Women’s World Championship
World Ladies Billiards and Snooker (WLBS) has today announced that the 2017 Eden World Women’s Snooker Championship will carry a total prize fund of £15,000. The event will be staged at the Billiard Lagoon in Toa Payoh, Singapore, where the champion will take home a top prize of £5,000. This[Read More…]
Top Players Ready for Women’s Masters
The draw for the Eden Women’s Masters to be held at Cueball Derby this weekend is now available. Three-time defending champion Reanne Evans heads an all-star field which features nine of the top ten ranked players. Former event finalists Ng On Yee, Maria Catalano and Laura Evans all return as[Read More…]
Mark Selby Wins Paul Hunter Classic
Mark Selby beat Tom Ford 4-2 to win the Paul Hunter Classic for a third time at the Stadthalle in Furth. In the all-Leicester final, the world champion withstood Ford’s early challenge but pulled away from 2-2 with runs of 72 and 58 to capture the title. In doing so,[Read More…]
World Ladies Snooker Rebranded
The World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association (WLBSA) has become World Ladies Billiards and Snooker (WLBS) after becoming a subsidiary company of the WPBSA. As part of a rebrand the WLBS is looking to restructure ladies snooker to ensure events and governance falls in line with WPBSA processes. The WLBS[Read More…]