2009 World Ladies Snooker Championship


The 2009 World Ladies Snooker Championship was the 2009 edition of the World [Women's Snooker Championship], first held in 1976 Women's [World Open (snooker championship)|1976], and was played at Cambridge Snooker Centre from 4 to 8 April. The tournament was won by Reanne Evans, who achieved her fifth consecutive world title by defeating Maria Catalano 5–2 in the final. Evans received £800 prize money for her win. She also made the highest of the tournament, 89.
There were four round-robin qualifying groups of seven players each, with the top two players in each group progressing into the knockout stage. Hannah Jones, aged 12, won the under-21 title in an event run alongside the main tournament. Jones, partnering Jaique Ip, also won the double competition.