EVANS ON TOP OF THE WORLD AGAIN
IBSF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
AUSTRIA
Reanne Evans for the third time won the IBSF World Ladies Snooker Championship defeating Wendy Jans, Belguim 5-3 in the final, Wels, Austria.
Evans made a break of 109 in her group matches whilst winning all 18 frames played.
According to information available it is possibly the highest break ever made in the event.
In the knockout stage Evens accounted for Kate Howdon, Australia 3-0, Jaique Ip 4-3 and Ching Ching Yu both from Hong Kong 4-1.
Emma Bonney reached the semi finals losing 4-2 to Jans.
Page quarter finalist
Lee Page reached the last eight in the Mens after winning all of his matches in the best of 7 round robins which featured a record 104 entries from 42 countries.
Page lost 6-5 to Ireland?s eventual finalist Colm Gilcreest, Page defeated Mohammed Shehad 5-4. UAE then former top 16 star Darren Morgan, Wales 5-1.
Ben Hancorn also undefeated in his group making breaks of 103 and 123 beat Australia?s Ben Judge 5-3 then lost in the last 16 5-1 to Pankaj Advani, India.
English captain Craig Steadman could only manage 3rd place in his group then overcame Chan Kwok Ming 4-2 losing in the last 32 to Advani 5-3.
Former Main Tour players Kirk Stevens, James Wattana, Peter Fransisco all played in the event.
Thepchaiya Un Nooh, Thailand won the title and a Main Tour spot 2009/2010 beating Gilcreest 11-7 which included the events highest break 143.
Welsh semi finalist
James Welsh lost in the semi finals of the Masters (over 40) to Geet Sethi, India 4-0 after beating Joe Delaney, Ireland, 4-2 and Phil Williams, Wales, 4-3.
Ian Doyle lost 4-1 in the last 16 to winner Dene O?Kane, New Zealand the former top 16 player thrashing Sethi 5-1 in the final, O?Kane also made the highest break 109.
Malcolm Thorne
English Snooker