The 1984 Women's World Amateur Snooker Championship was a 1984 edition of the

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, first held in

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, and was played at the Breaks Snooker Sporting Club,

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, from 6 to 7 October. The tournament was won by Stacey Hillyard, aged 15, who defeated

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4–1 in the final.

Overview

Following the

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, the promotional company Ladies Snooker International, which was controlled by some of the same personnel involved in the World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association (WLBSA), announced the initiation of a professional division for women's snooker, which later included the 1984 Women's Grand Prix, but not a world professional championship. The 1984 Women's World Amateur Snooker Championship, organised by the WLBSA, had 64 entrants and was sponsored by First Leisure and Bass Mitchells and Butlers, with a prize fund of £3,000. The top sixteen

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joined the draw at the last 32 stage. First round matches were the best-of-three frames, and the other rounds before the quarter-finals were the best-of-five frames, these being played on 6 October. Matches from the quarter-finals onwards were the best-of-seven frames, and were played on 7 October. The top seed,

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, aged 16, took a 2–0 lead in her semi-final against Hillyard, aged 15, but lost the third frame on the . Fisher won the next to lead 3–1, before Hillyard levelled the match at 3–3 and followed this by winning the deciding frame of the . Hillyard took a 2–0 lead against Stelmach in the final, and after losing the third frame, went on to win 4–1 and take the title and win £1,000 in prize money. Hillyard also compiled the highest of the event, 48, for which she earned a further £100.

Prize fund

There was a total prize fund of £3,000. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below: *Winner: £1,000 *Runner-up: £500 *Semi-finalists: £250 *Quarter-finalists: £125 *Last 16: £50 *Highest break: £100

Main Draw

The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks where known, while players in bold denote match winners.

Notes

References

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