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Sherwin wins Ladies Ranking Event 3
The 3rd ladies ranking event took place in Q’s SC Clondalkin on Sunday 8th December. Michelle French faced Catherine Fitzsimons in the first q-final. It was a very even match throughout, with some excellent safety play from both girls. Catherine got the better of Michelle in the end winning the match 3-0. The other q-final seen number 3 seed Annette Newman taking on youngster Emirjeta Doda.
Sherwin wins Ladies Event 2
The second RIBSA ranking event of the year was held in Breakers,Gorey on Sunday 17th Nov. There were 7 entries. Q-final 1 seen Claire Mill taking on 14 year old newcomer Emirjeta Doda. Emirjeta was solid and showed why she will be a force to be reckoned with in the future, by pulling off some fantastic shots in the match, however Claire won the match 3-0. In the same half of the draw Annette Newman took on 13year old Emily Bolger.
Sherwin wins Ladies Ranking Event 1
The 1st ladies ranking event of the season was held in Celbridge Snooker Club on Sunday 20th October. There were a fantastic 9 entries in the competition. Two of these were complete newcomers,14yr old Emirjeta Doda from Dublin and 13 year old Emily Bolger also from Dublin. We also welcomed the return of Irish ladies veteran player Annette Newman, who made her return to the ladies game after far too long of an absence.
Sherwin Wins 2013 Ladies Championship
Michelle Sherwin from Q’s SC in Dublin won the 2003 RIBSA National Ladies Snooker Championship in the Ivy Rooms SC in Carlow. In the final she beat Sandra Bryan from Breakers SC Gorey 4 frames to 1 in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow.
Ladies 6 Red Championships
The 6 Reds National Championship took place in Breakers Gorey on Saturday 27th April. Matches were on a round robin basis, with a point being awarded per frame won, and the top 2 after the round robin phase playing off for the title in the Final. Newcomer Emily Talbot, a 12yr old from New Institute in Nenagh performed fantastically well for her 1st tournament, taking frames off both Sandra Bryan and Michelle Sherwin.
LADIES RANKING EVENT NO.6 -Q’s Clondalkin
The final ladies ranking event of the season took place on Sunday 10th March in Q’s SC Clondalkin. With 1st and 2nd in the rankings being sewn up already, there was still a hot battle for the number 3 spot between Michelle French and Sandra Ward, who are only separated by a couple of merit points. Michelle was drawn against no.
LADIES RANKING EVENT NO. 5 – BREAKERS,GOREY
The 5th Ladies ranking event took place in Breaker, Gorey on 9/2/13. The 1st semi-final featured Claire Mill against Michelle French. These 1st two frames were decided on the black in Claires favor, and she took the impetus and ran off a comfortable winner of the 3rd frame to win the match 3-0. The other semi featured Michelle Sherwin against Sandra Bryan. The 1st frame was a very close affair, with Michelle only narrowly winning it.