LADIES BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP
Emma Bonney became the new World Ladies Billiards Champion on 18th April when she emerged from a field of 10 players to defeat Caroline Walch in the final at Sheffield. Walch had previously eliminated Kelly Fisher who was last year´s finalist, and in the absence of the 1999 Champion, Karen Corr, one of the favourites for the event. However, when it came to the final she could not keep up with Emma Bonney who totally dominated the proceedings, her performance highlighted by a break of 65. After 40 minutes of the scheduled one-hour final, Walch conceded the match with the scores standing at 218-50.
Emma, who lives in Portsmouth, took a cheque for £300, which included £50 for her high break, and Caroline Walch received £150 as runner-up. Emma Bonney hones her skills in the men´s Billiards League in Portsmouth where she has played for about four years. She holds the distinction of being the only woman to have won the League´s Harding Billiard Cup which was first presented in 1947.