Wytech Masters & UK Championship 2010

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THE women’s snooker season kicks off next weekend with the traditional double-header at the North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre, Clay Cross.

On Saturday, it’s the £1,400 Wytech Masters. And on Sunday it’s the Paul Wood UK Championship, the first of six ranking events on the 2010/11 World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association circuit.

Reanne Evans, the six-time women’s world champion, WILL play in both events.

As a professional, Evans, the only woman on World Snooker’s Main Tour, will concede an 18-point start in each frame of the Masters.

The 24-year-old, who is on a 61-match unbeaten run on the WLBSA circuit, won both the Masters and UK titles last year. She will play in as many of this season’s events as she can.

Mark Jones and Paul Stanynought, joint owners of Midlands-based IT company Wytech, are sponsoring the Masters for the fourth year running.

Mr Jones said: “Paul and I, along with our secondary sponsors Capital City Solutions and the Q Room in Derby, are proud to be sponsoring the Wytech Masters.

“This is the fourth consecutive year of our involvement and we are proud of the event that we put on each year.

“I hope the ladies have a great time in the opening event of the season and put on some great personal performances. The day is about fun, meeting and making friends, oh, and of course snooker.”

Matches will be best of three frames in the early rounds and best of five from the quarter-finals onwards. There will be a plate competition for first and second-round losers.

Selected matches will be streamed via Ustream. More information will be found on the WLBSA and Wytech websites.

The Paul Wood UK Championship carries prize money of £900.

All matches will be best of five frames. A plate, a junior event and a handicapped seniors’ competition will be played if time permits.

A new WLBSA website (www.worldladiessnooker.co.uk), which has been built by Austrian billiards star Karin Wannemacher, with be unveiled at the start of the Masters.

The WLBSA is hosting six ranking events this season culminating in the World Championships in April.

WYTECH MASTERS SPONSORS

Primary sponsor: Wytech Ltd (www.wytech.co.uk)
Secondary sponsor: Capital City Solutions (www.ccsmaintenance.co.uk)
High-break sponsor: Q Room Derby (www.theqroom.co.uk)

2010 Wytech Ladies Masters Championship
9.30am Saturday, September 25
North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre
Derby Road
Clay Cross
S45 9AG
Tel: 01246 866364

2010 Paul Wood UK Championship
Ranking event
10am Sunday, September 26
North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre
Derby Road
Clay Cross
S45 9AG
Tel: 01246 866364

Tim Dunkley (WLBSA press officer)

[Karen]

A new WLBSA website (www.worldladiessnooker.co.uk), which has been built by Austrian billiards star Karin Wannemacher, with be unveiled at the start of the Masters.

oh dear, the word 'billiards star' is overstretching the truth by quite a bit . should spend more time at the billiardstable instead of sitting in front of the computer, worring about CSS files then

[ferret]

Live streaming here - http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ladies...mpionship-2009

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WYTECH MASTERS

REANNE Evans, the six-time women’s world snooker champion, continued her dominance of the £1,400 Wytech Masters with a 3-1 victory over Maria Catalano in this year’s final (on Saturday, September 25).

The queen of the women’s circuit has now won all four non-ranking Masters tournaments, which are traditional held on the eve of the new World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association’s season.

In a repeat of the 2009 final, the two top seeds - both from Dudley, West Midlands - made it safely through a 20-strong field at the North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre, Clay Cross.

Maria Catalano, ranked second on the WLBSA circuit, took the first frame. Evans easily won a scrappy second and clinched the last two on the final colours.

Evans said: “Maria played really well, first frame. I didn’t pot a ball.”

Catalano, 28, said: “I feel like I should have won it. Reanne nicked it off me really.

“I played alright. I only started practising on Tuesday. I had a few problems with my cue. I thought I was going to get pumped first round. I was just happy to get to the final. That was a bonus for me.

“It was a good final. I enjoyed it. I was happy with the way I played. I’ve just got to get my head down now and start practising.”

Evans, the only woman on the professional circuit, admitted she struggled to adapt to life back on club tables.

“It’s a bit different to what I’ve been used to the last few months,” said the 24-year-old.

“You’re in a booth on your own instead of in a wide open club and the tables are better, tighter and faster.”

Still searching for a first win since receiving a wildcard onto the Main Tour, Evans added: “There are no easy matches. You have to keep 100-per-cent concentration and try your hardest. (A win) would give me that bit of extra confidence.”

Mark Jones, from main sponsors Wytech, described the last two frames in the final as “very tense”.

“Maria played exceptionally well and the result did not reflect the performance,” he said. “The top two players made the final and, unfortunately, there’s one winner and one loser.”

And he added: “It was the best year we’ve had, by far. They’re beautiful tables. The girls were all together, everybody could come in and have a look and mill around. It was a better atmosphere.”

Catalano, who pocketed the £100 high-break prize for a run of 56, led the praise for the popular tournament.

“It was fantastic” she said. “The set-up was phenomenal. It’s one of the best tournaments. Mark (Jones) and his team do a great job.”

WYTECH MASTERS SPONSORS

Primary sponsor: Wytech Ltd (www.wytech.co.uk)
Secondary sponsor: Capital City Solutions (www.ccsmaintenance.co.uk)
High-break sponsor: The Q Room in Derby (www.theqroom.co.uk)

WYTECH MASTERS RESULTS (BREAKS)

ROUND ONE: Natascha Niermann beat Marianne Williams 2-0, Gaye Jones beat Jasmine Bolsover 2-1, Jan Hughes beat Deb Burchell 2-0, Hannah Jones (31) beat Laura Alves 2-0, So Man Yan beat Maureen Rowland 2-0, Tina Owen-Sevilton beat Jenny Poulter 2-1, Chris Sharpe beat Joanne Davies 2-0, Vicky Ashby beat Naomi Claire 2-1.

ROUND TWO: Niermann beat G Jones 2-0, H Jones beat Hughes 2-1, So Man Yan beat Owen-Sevilton 2-1, Sharpe beat Ashby 2-1.

QUARTER-FINALS (£70): Reanne Evans (49) beat Niermann 3-0, H Jones beat Eva Palmius 3-1, So Man Yan beat Emma Bonney 3-1, Maria Catalano (56, 55, 35) beat Sharpe 3-0.

SEMI-FINALS (£90): Evans (51) beat H Jones (39) 3-0, Catalano (44) beat So Man Yan 3-0.

FINAL (£340/£165): Evans (35) beat Catalano (44, 41, 35) 3-1.

WYTECH MASTERS PLATE RESULTS

ROUND ONE (£10): Deb Burchell beat Maureen Rowland 2-0, Joanne Davies beat Naomi Clare 2-1, Jenny Poulter beat Marianne Williams 2-1, Jasmine Bolsover beat Laura Alves 2-1.

QUARTER-FINALS (£15): Vicky Ashby beat Bolsover 2-0, Tina Owen-Sevilton beat Davies 2-0, Gaye Jones beat Burchell 2-0, Poulter beat Jan Hughes 2-0.

SEMI-FINALS (£25): Poulter beat G Jones 2-1, Owen-Sevilton beat Ashby 2-0.

FINAL (£50/£35): Poulter beat Owen-Sevilton 2-0.


UK CHAMPIONSHIP

REANNE Evans’ victory in the 2010 Paul Wood UK Championship (on Sunday, September 26) extended the 24-year-old’s remarkable unbeaten run on the women’s snooker circuit to 68 matches.

In a repeat of last season’s scoreline, Evans overcame world number two Maria Catalano 3-0 in the final at the North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre, Clay Cross.

It was her sixth straight UK crown and her 24th ranking title on the World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association circuit.

Evans, the six-time women’s world champion from Dudley, West Midlands, posted a 42 break in the second frame and a 65 in the third.

“I played solid,” she said. “I didn’t really give her much ammunition. She didn’t really get a chance in the balls.”

And Evans hopes the win, coupled with the previous day’s Wytech Masters title, will kick-start her bid to remain on the professional circuit.

“Hopefully, it’ll give me that bit of confidence,” she said. “Now that I’ve reminded myself how to win, I’ll take it onto the men’s tour.”

Since the start of last season, Evans and Catalano have met in seven WLBSA finals. Evans has won then all.

But Ronnie O’Sullivan reckons his cousin will eventually dethrone Evans as the undisputed queen of the green baize.

Speaking earlier this month, O’Sullivan said: “(Maria’s) a very, very good player. She just can’t seem to get the victories. She keeps getting to the finals. Reanne is a very good player so it’s no disgrace getting beat by Reanne.

“I’m sure, knowing Maria’s determination, it’s not good enough getting to the final – she wants to win these events. I’m sure it will happen for her one day soon and she’ll be the number one player in the world.”

And the Rocket added that he’d be delighted if Catalano became the second member of their family to be crowned world champion. “I’d be so happy for her if she was to do that,” he said. “She’s well capable of doing it.”

Catalano’s run of 86 in her quarter-final tie against Jenny Poulter earned her the high break prize of £50.

The WLBSA is hosting six ranking events this season culminating in the World Championships in April.

PAUL WOOD UK CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS (BREAKS)

ROUND ONE: Hannah Jones beat Jasmine Bolsover 3-0, Vicky Ashby (33) beat Gaye Jones 3-1, So Man Yan beat Naomi Clare 3-0, Jan Hughes beat Maureen Rowland 3-0.

LAST-16: Reanne Evans (40, 36) beat H Jones 3-1, Joanne Davies beat Laura Alves 3-1, Tina Owen-Sevilton beat Chris Sharpe 3-0, Eva Palmius beat Ashby 3-2, Emma Bonney beat So Man Yan 3-1, Natascha Niermann beat Marianne Williams 3-0, Jenny Poulter beat Pam Wood 3-0, Maria Catalano (41) beat Hughes 3-0.

QUARTER-FINALS (£50): Evans beat Davies 3-0, Owen-Sevilton beat Palmius 3-0, Bonney beat Niermann 3-0, Catalano (86) beat Poulter 3-0.

SEMI-FINALS (£75): Evans beat Owen-Sevilton 3-0, Catalano beat Bonney 3-0.

FINAL (£300/£150): Evans (65, 42) beat Catalano 3-0.

PAUL WOOD UK CHAMPIONSHIP PLATE RESULTS (BREAKS)

LAST-16: Bolsover beat Clare 2-0, Williams beat Wood 2-1, G Jones beat Rowland 2-0.

QUARTER-FINALS: Williams beat Bolsover 2-1, G Jones beat Laura Alves 2-0, H Jones beat Hughes 2-0, Ashby beat So Man Yan 2-0.

SEMI-FINALS: Williams beat G Jones 2-0, H Jones beat Ashby 2-0.

FINAL (£30/£20): H Jones beat Williams 2-0.

PAUL WOOD UK CHAMPIONSHIP SENIORS’ RESULT

FINAL: Jenny Poulter beat Pam Wood.

Tim Dunkley (WLBSA press officer)

[Mignon]

Great report from Tim, as usual. Thank you, Tim.
CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners, especially to Reanne!

[wyt147]

Apologies about the streaming, after turning up to the venue on friday with our equipment we found that the manager had left his position and taken the broadband router the week before and we hadn't been informed.

It was disappointing not to at least show a stream from the tournament and we looked at using our phones to stream some of the final but it would have been more frustrating to see a poor quality stream than none at all.

However we have filmed the event from a number of cameras and will be processing the video over the coming weeks and we will then put it on-line.

[wyt147]

and, of course, in the meantime we have Monique's excellent pictures of the event and Tim's write up to give you all a feel of how the day went.