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Emma Bonney
Born (1976-07-13) 13 July 1976 (age 48)
Portsmouth, Hampshire
Sport countryEngland
Highest ranking2 (Women's Snooker)
Tournament wins
Ranking wins3 (Women's Snooker)
World Women's Billiards Champion2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, April 2014, October 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Emma Bonney is an English world champion player of English billiards, and snooker player. She has won the women's world billiards title a record thirteen times.

Biography

Bonney was born on 13 July 1976 in Portsmouth.[1]

English billiards

Bonney has won the women's world billiards title a record thirteen times.[2] Bonney won the first of her world billiards championship titles in 2000, having been runner-up in 1998.[3]

On 8 April 2010, she won her fifth World Ladies Billiards title at the Hall Green Stadium, Birmingham, beating Chitra Magimairaj of India 269–220 in the final.[4]

Bonney won her 13th world billiards championship, and sixth consecutive victory, in 2018.[2] The 2019 World Women's Billiards Championship was held in Australia, and Bonney did not participate.

Snooker

Bonney has been the runner-up in the World Women's Snooker Championship three times. She lost the final of the 2006 championship to Reanne Evans 3–5. In 2011 she again to Evans, 1–5. In 2015 Bonney lost 2–6 to Ng On Yee 6–2.[5]

Bonney won two women's ranking tournaments in 2008, the South Coast Classic and the British Open. She won her third ranking tournament in 2012, the Southern Women's Classic championship, using a cue that she had recently bought and had only used for five hours of practice before the competition.[6]

She was runner-up to Evans in the 2008 European Snooker Championships.[7][8]

Her highest ranking in women's snooker was second.[9]

Career finals

Billiards

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent Score Ref.
Runner-up 1 1998 World Ladies Billiards Championship Karen Corr 219–403 [3]
Winner 2 2000 World Ladies Billiards Championship Caroline Walch 218–50 [10]
Runner-up 3 2001 World Ladies Billiards Championship Kelly Fisher 219–290 [11]
Winner 4 2002 World Ladies Billiards Championship Kelly Fisher 227–196 [12]
Runner-up 5 2003 World Ladies Billiards Championship Kelly Fisher 155–299 [13]
Runner-up 6 2006 World Ladies Billiards Championship Chitra Magimairaj 164–193 [14]
Runner-up 7 2007 World Ladies Billiards Championship Chitra Magimairaj 148–187 [15]
Winner 8 2008 World Ladies Billiards Championship Eva Palmius 216–119 [16]
Winner 9 2009 World Ladies Billiards Championship Chitra Magimairaj 272–118 [17]
Winner 10 2010 World Ladies Billiards Championship Chitra Magimairaj 269–220 [18]
Winner 11 2011 World Ladies Billiards Championship Tina Owen-Sevilton 202–181 [19]
Runner-up 12 2012 World Ladies Billiards Championship Revanna Umadevi 143–201 [20]
Winner 13 2013 World Ladies Billiards Championship Eva Palmius 329–207 [21]
Winner 14 Apr 2014 World Ladies Billiards Championship Revanna Umadevi 226–209 [22]
Winner 15 Oct 2014 World Ladies Billiards Championship Revanna Umadevi 237–191 [23]
Winner 16 2015 World Ladies Billiards Championship Rochy Woods 334–119 [24]
Winner 17 2016 World Ladies Billiards Championship Revanna Umadevi 239–169 [25]
Winner 18 2017 World Ladies Billiards Championship Eva Palmius 295–185 [26]
Winner 19 2018 World Ladies Billiards Championship Rebecca Kenna 329–209 [27]

Snooker

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent Score Ref.
Runner-up 1 2004 Connie Gough Memorial Championship Reanne Evans 2–4 [28]
Winner 2 2006 World Women's Snooker Championship Reanne Evans 3–5 [29]
Winner 3 2008 South Coast Classic [30]
Winner 4 2008 British Open June Banks 3–0 [30][31]
Runner-up 5 2008 European Snooker Championship Reanne Evans 3–5 [7][8]
Runner-up 6 2011 World Women’s Snooker Championship Reanne Evans 1–5 [19]
Winner 7 2012 Southern Women's Classic champion Jaique Ip [30]
Runner-up 8 2015 World Women's Snooker Championship Ng On-yee 2–6 [32]

References

  1. ^ "Global snooker player profile:Emma Bonney". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 1 January 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b "2018 World Women's Championship". World Billiards. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b "World Ladies Billiards Champions". World Billiards. World Billiards Ltd. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Emma Bonney Downs Chitra for World Title". The Hindu. 10 April 2010. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  5. ^ World Champions Women's World Snooker. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Bonney's right on cue". The News (Portsmouth, UK). 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  7. ^ a b "European Snooker Championships 2008 - play-off results". stary.snooker.pl. International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Yet another title for Evans". Snooker Scene. No. July 2008. Everton's News Agency. p. 1.
  9. ^ Ashton, Becky (31 May 2013). "Reanne Evans thinks women are good enough to compete at top". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Bonney wins billiards title". Snooker Scene. No. June 2000. Everton's News Agency. p. 37.
  11. ^ "Shock defeat halts Fisher record bid". Worcestershire, West Midlands, Herefordshire, and Shropshire Counties Publications. 3 May 2001 – via NewsBank. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Emma's revenge win over Fisher". Wiltshire County Publications. 22 April 2002 – via NewsBank. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Fisher regains World crown". Wiltshire County Publications. 18 April 2003 – via NewsBank. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  14. ^ "India's first world champion". Snooker Scene. No. May 2006. Everton's News Agency. p. 5.
  15. ^ "Reanne Evans completes world title hat-trick". Snooker Scene. No. May 2007. Everton's News Agency. p. 25.
  16. ^ "Evans wins fourth consecutive title". Snooker Scene. No. June 2008. Everton's News Agency. p. 37.
  17. ^ "Women's billiards". Snooker Scene. No. May 2009. Everton's News Agency. p. 20.
  18. ^ "In pictures: World Ladies Billiards Championship 2010". BBC. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  19. ^ a b "Seventh WLBSA women's title for Evans". Snooker Scene. No. May 2011. Everton's News Agency. p. 22.
  20. ^ Deb Barma, Angshuman (28 April 2012). "Umadevi on top of the world – Indian cueist beats England's Emma Bonney to bag the WLBSA world billiards title". Daily News & Analysis (India) – via NewsBank. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  21. ^ Brawn, David (19 April 2013). "Bonney targets perfect 10 after landing another world title". Evening News (Portsmouth). Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  22. ^ "Brilliant Bonney racks up another world title". Evening News (Portsmouth). 26 April 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  23. ^ "Pankaj squeezes past Causier". The Times of India. New Delhi. 30 October 2014. p. 23 – via PressReader. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  24. ^ "Emma Bonney's 10th title". Snooker Scene. No. December 2015. Everton's News Agency. p. 42.
  25. ^ "Ladies World Championship". wbeventsonline.com. World Billiards. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  26. ^ "2017 LITEtask World Women's Championship". world-billiards.com. World Billiards. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  27. ^ Sports Desk (6 December 2018). "Emma Bonney shows her class again to seal 13th World Ladies' Billiards Championships title". The News (Portsmouth). Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  28. ^ "Women: Luton". Snooker Scene. No. June 2004. Everton's News Agency. p. 44.
  29. ^ "Hard labour for Evans to retain title". Snooker Scene. No. May 2006. Everton's News Agency. p. 5.
  30. ^ a b c "Bonney's right on cue". The News (Portsmouth, UK). 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  31. ^ "Women". Snooker Scene. No. December 2008. Everton's News Agency. p. 33.
  32. ^ "Ng On Yee ends Reanne Evans' reign as world champion". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.


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