The 1961 Women's Amateur Snooker Championship was an amateur snooker tournament held in 1961.[1] The event was held from 24 to 29 April 1961[2] at Burroughes Hall.[3] Maureen Barrett, who had not participated in the tournament in the two previous years, won the event, defeating Thea March 4–1 in the final.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24–29 May 1961 |
| Venue | Burroughes Hall |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | Women's Billiards Association[1] |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Maureen Barrett (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Thea March (ENG) |
| Score | 4–1 |
← 1960 1962 → | |
Main Draw
edit| Round 1 Best of 5 frames | Quarter finals Best of 5 frames | Semi finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Muriel Hazeldene (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sadie Isaacs (ENG)
| 3 | Sadie Isaacs (ENG)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dorothy Thompson (ENG)
| 0 | Muriel Hazeldene (ENG)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maureen Barrett (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Evelyn Morland-Smith (ENG)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maureen Barrett (ENG)
| 3 | Maureen Barrett (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ray Craven (ENG)
| 1 | Maureen Barrett (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rita Holmes (ENG)
| 3 | Thea March (ENG)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| D. Schofield (ENG)
| 0 | Rita Holmes (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Doreen Buckton (ENG)
| 3 | Doreen Buckton (ENG)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| K Bint (ENG)
| 0 | Rita Holmes (ENG)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thea March (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sally Bartley (ENG)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thea March (ENG)
| 3 | Thea March (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Eileen Jones (WAL)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final
edit| Final: Best of 7 frames. | ||
| Maureen Barrett England
|
4–1 | Thea March England
|
| Frame scores (Barrett first): 58-19, 43-24, 31-50, 63-32, 61-30 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c "WBA Championships. Maureen Barrett still supreme: Miss T March's splendid feat". Billiards and Snooker. London: Billiards Association and Control Club. June 1961. p. 8.
- ^ "Mrs Morland-Smith tries again". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham. 12 April 1961. p. 14.
- ^ "Billiards and Snooker". Daily Herald. London. 28 April 1961. p. 12.