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tournament played in the

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and

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in 1994 and was that year's edition of the

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first held in 1976. The early rounds were played at the Cue Sports Snooker Club in

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and the quarter-finals onwards were played at the Meridien Hotel,

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. Defending champion

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beat Stacey Hillyard 7–3 in the final to take the title, her seventh and last

win.

Tournament summary

Early rounds

The initial rounds of the tournament, up to the fourth round (last 16) were held at the Cue Sports Snooker Club in Raunds, Northamptonshire. Of the top eight seeds,

, Karen Corr, Stacey Hillyard,

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and

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qualified for the quarter-finals, whilst Ann-Marie Farren,

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and Lynette Horsburgh failed to get through. In the last 16 round, Farren was beaten 2–4 by

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after leading 2–0, Mandy Fisher lost 1–4 to Sarah Smith, and Horsburgh was defeated 1–4 by Sharon Dickson. Hillyard compiled the highest break of the competition, 108, in her third-round match against Gaye Jones. Defending champion Allison Fisher won 4–0 against both Valerie Dalgliesh and Julie Gillespie.

Quarter-finals

From the quarter-finals onwards, matches were held at the Meridien Hotel,

, the first time that the championship was held outside of the

. The quarter-finals onwards were televised by Indian national television, and on Sky in the United Kingdom. For the third match in succession in the tournament, Allison Fisher achieved a

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of her opponent, beating Sarah Smith 5–0 whilst making four breaks over 30 to lead 4–0 and then compiling a in the final . Hillyard also had a 5–0 win, making four breaks over 30 in defeating Shaw. Davidson was 1–3 down to Kelly Fisher but then leveled at 3–3 and went ahead at 4–3. After Fisher won the eighth frame, Davidson took the decider with the aid of a 44 break. Corr was 1–3 down to Dickson before winning four frames in a row to win 5–3.

Semi-finals

Allison Fisher took a 3–1 lead against Davidson, then lost two of the next three to make it 4–3. Although Fisher won the next two frames and the match, she described it as "one of the toughest matches I've ever been involved in." Hillyard reached her sixth world championship final with a 6–3 win over Corr.

Final

In the first session, Fisher won the opening frame, but was then 2–1 and 3–2 behind. She drew level at 3–3 with a break of 102 in the sixth frame. In the second session, Fisher won all four frames, including the tenth on a to gain her seventh world snooker title in nine years. and the last time that she won the championship. The match featured breaks over 30 in nine of the ten frames was seen as closer than the end result suggested It was the seventh and last time that Fisher won the title.

Prize money

Source: Snooker Scene Winner (Allison Fisher): £7,500 Runner-up (Stacey Hillyard): £2,500 Losing semi-finalists: £1,000 Losing quarter-finalists: £500 Fourth round losers: £250 Third round losers: £100 Second Round losers: £75 First Round losers: £50 Highest Break (Stacey Hillyard, 108): £400

Main draw

Source: Snooker Scene

Final

Source: Snooker Scene

References

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