2012 Entry Form
CALLING ALL LADIES!
The EPA are now taking entries for the 2012 Ladies Tour.
24/25 March – Q Room Derby
6/7 May – Club 147 Leicester
28/29 July – Players Lounge
22/23 September – Jordans Kent
27/28 October – TBA
Any player wishing to enter the tour must send in a form with their name, address, contact number and email, with a £70 deposit to the Tournament Director. Full amount to paid by 28 February 2012. The cost to enter the tour is £270.
Full details can be found on the entry form, which is available to download now by clicking here
Tour Event 4 – Reports
Sue Thompson Marvellous again at Morley
Another show stopping performance from Sue Thompson secured her tenth consecutive tour win at event four this weekend. Only dropping an incredible four frames during the entire competition, Thompson showed exactly why her new label of ‘The Legend’ is so apt.
Sue didn’t even break into a sweat on day one as she eased past both Holly Cann and Hazel Dabrowski 5-0. Her Sunday morning encounter against tour newcomer Emma Wilkinson got off to a slightly unsteady start as she lost her first frame of the weekend, but pounced on Emma’s mistakes from there on in for a 6-1 win. Former Ladies Masters champion and England International Michelle Brown awaited in the semi final and at two apiece was set to upset the number one seed, however Sue was having none of it, playing some exhibition style shots to forge to a 6-2 scoreline.
Fellow finalist Michelle Rooney also hit some fine form at the Leeds club with wins over Helen Littlewood 5-2 and Julie Fane 5-0 on day one, and an excellent 6-1 win over Carly Smith in the quarters, to further prove why she has moved up to replace Carly at No.3 in the provisional rankings. Another great result against Anne Louise Arkle in the semis (6-2) secured her spot in the final.
Sue started the final off in style and with her confidence high, hardly left Rooney a chance throughout the match. It was a disappointing end to the tour for Michelle as Sue romped to a 7-0 victory, her second white-wash of the season.
Barbara Taylor takes the plate
After being knocked out of the main event by in form and eventual semi finalist ‘Loopy’ Anne Lousie Arkle, Barbara set her sights on the plate prize. With wins over Katie Bonham (4-1) and Donna Elliott (4-2), she faced Kent and England team mate Jackie Baker in the quarter final where she won 5-3. She continued with a 5-1 win in the semis versus Helen Littlewood, which led to a line up against another England team mate Sharon Lunn in the final. Barbara’s experience and form shone through with a 5-0 victory.
Credits
Thanks to Mandy and all the staff at Morley International for hosting the event and making the weekend an enjoyable one both on and off the table.
Thanks to Shirley Jewkes, tournament director, Jason Davies for running the event, senior referee John-Paul Eames, Emma Senior for the website, Anne Taylor for the tour magazine, Bob Taylor for the photography and Paula Sagar for the live streaming.
Tour Event 3 – Reports
Nine in a row for Thompson!
Sue Thompson stepped up to take her ninth consecutive win at tour 3. After a disappointing World Championships, Thompson had a point to prove at Players Lounge and her intent was clear from the off with a 5-0 win over Amanda Booth and 5-1 win against 16 seed Amy Beauchamp on the first day of play. Missing balls was set to be a rarity over the course of the weekend! A 6-1 quarter final victory over Sue Fletcher saw a semi line up against Sharon Dickson, who had stopped Thompson in her quest for an 11th World Championship title earlier this month. Sue knew this would be another tough match but pounced on every chance given to her by the Welsh International, and made her way to the final with an impressive 6-1 scoreline.
For the third tour running No.2 seed Collette Henriksen awaited Sue in the final. Northern Ireland based Henriksen had good form over the weekend with wins over Tina Allton (5-1) and Sarah Ramsden (5-2) in the early rounds, before final round victories over Sharon Lunn (6-2) and Carly Smith (6-4). Eager to make a mark in this final, Collette got off to a good start and led the match 3-2 with some great play over a seemingly rattled Thompson. However she struggled with dry breaks and it was Sue who kept control to sneak ahead 6-5. A well thought out clearance in what was to be the final frame, Sue was visibly relieved to pot her final yellow and land perfectly on the black, punching the air as the match winning ball dropped into the pocket to win 7-5!
Amy Coley takes the plate prize
No.12 seed Amy Coley added another plate win, her second of this year, to her ever growing list of pool achievements. Losing in the main competition to England International Emma Wilkinson 5-1, Amy didn’t look back and showed her consistency in this event with wins over Anne Taylor (4-2), Anne Louise Arkle (4-1), Jackie Baker (5-1) and Michelle Rooney (5-3) before defeating Lisa McGirr 5-2 in the final.
Credits
Thanks to Lee Kendall and Gareth Potts for hosting the event, along with all the staff for all their hard work in making the weekend an enjoyable one both on and off the table.
Thanks to Shirley Jewkes, tournament director, Jason Davies for running the event, senior referee Shaun Baker, Emma Senior for the website, Anne Taylor for the tour magazine, Bob Taylor for the photography and Paula Sagar for the live streaming.
Brownie’s 40th Birthday Celebrations!!
Michelle Brown will be celebrating her big 4-0 birthday at Tour 3 on the Saturday evening with 80′s themed fancy dress and entertainment! So don’t forget your costumes, and if you have any favourite 80′s tunes you would like to hear please email them via the ‘contact us’ page and we will request them from the DJ on the night!
Tour Event 2 – Reports
Unstoppable Sue makes it EIGHT!
Sue Thompson’s incredible Tour record continued at event 2 held at Club 147 Leicester this weekend as she nailed her eighth consecutive win. Seeded into the last 32, there was no stopping Super Sue as she dropped a mere three frames in her opening two matches on the first day of play against Lorraine Fivey (5-2) and Sharon Lunn (5-1).
A quarter final match up against Welsh Ladies captain Sharon Dickson offered an exciting prospect at 2 apiece but Sue didn’t let another frame slip and headed into the semis 6-2.
New to the tour and recent qualifier to the England team Emma Wilkinson played an excellent match to tie at 3 all but Thompson found second gear after a ball missed and cleared up 6-3 to reach the final.
Fellow finalist Collette Henriksen was high on confidence after her recent win in Ireland and coming through some very tough opposition in the earlier rounds: Katie Henrick (5-3), Amy Coley (5-3), Michelle Brown (6-1) and Michelle Rooney (6-3).
Henriksen made the first move in frame one but an unfortunate kick left her snookered on the black to let Sue in. From there Thompson showed different class by finishing an outstanding five frames without Collette getting a shot other than a dry break! Sue beamed with delight at taking the victory 7-0.
Amy Beauchamp takes the plate prize
No.16 seed and England International Amy Beauchamp claimed her first plate final with a win over fellow England team mate Sharon Wright. It was fitting that both players should meet in the final after qualifying to play at this year’s World Championships as part of the England team earlier in the weekend.
Beauchamp had wins over Lynne Pinches (4-2), Holly Can (4-1), Katie Henrick (4-2), Amy Dunk (5-2) and Hazel Dabrowski (5-2) before her 5-3 victory over Wright in the final.
Credits
Thanks to Ram Vadher for hosting the event, along with his family and the staff for all their hard work in making the weekend an enjoyable one both on and off the table.
Thanks to Shirley Jewkes, tournament director, Jason Davies for running the event, senior referee Martin Pearson, Emma Senior for the website, Anne Taylor for the tour magazine, Bob Taylor for the photography and Paula Sagar for the live streaming.
