2009_World_Ladies_Snooker_Championship
2009 World Ladies Snooker Championship
Women's snooker event, held April 2009
The 2009 World Ladies Snooker Championship was the 2009 edition of the World Women's Snooker Championship, first held in 1976,[1] and was played at Cambridge Snooker Centre from 4 to 8 April.[2] The tournament was won by Reanne Evans, who achieved her fifth consecutive world title by defeating Maria Catalano 5–2 in the final. Evans received £800 prize money for her win.[3] She also made the highest break of the tournament, 89.[4]
There were four round-robin qualifying groups of seven players each, with the top two players in each group progressing into the knockout stage.[5] Hannah Jones, aged 12, won the under-21 title in an event run alongside the main tournament. Jones, partnering Jaique Ip, also won the double competition.[6]