Lynette Horsburgh
Born | 1974 (age 49–50) |
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Sport country | WEPF World Eightball Pool Champion |
Lynette Horsburgh (/ˈhɔːrzbʌrə/ HORZ-burr-ə; born 1974) is a Scottish-English semi-professional, world champion pool and national champion snooker player, as well as an international-class player of English billiards. In sport, she represents Scotland. Outside sport, she is a professional Web content producer and journalist at BBC News Online.
Career
Horsburgh began playing
I was heartbroken when it closed. It was my idea of heaven. ... If it wasn't for the Commonwealth I probably would never have taken the game up because most local venues at the time didn't allow ladies to play on the tables.
Early years
Despite the loss of her preferred venue and the snooker celebrity crowd – an ideal training pool – that it had attracted during its dozen years, Horsburgh, at age 17, reached the quarterfinal in the 1991 World Masters, losing 4–5 to Stacey Hillyard of England, after beating Kim Shaw of England in the last 16, and Natalie Stelmach of Canada in the last 32.[5]
2001–2004
Horsburgh made it to the final round of the
Horsburgh began transitioning into pool in 2003[10] and made it her primary cue sports focus by March 2004. She was the runner-up in the EPA 2004 Ladies' International Pool Tour Event 2 early in the year,[10] and relegated her snooker play to amateur leagues one night per week, rarely practising except before a tournament.[11][2]
Nevertheless, at age 30, she won the Ladies' United Kingdom Snooker Championship in November 2004, taking the final in a close 4-
2005–
In 2005, Horsburgh won the WEPF Women's European Championship in eightball pool,
Horsburgh became, at age 34, the
She next won the EPA 2009 Ladies' International Pool Tour opening event in March, again defeating fellow Sue Thompson (7–5), after narrowly besting another former world champion, Emma Cunningham, 6–5.[16] Horsburgh also entered some open events (i.e., competing against male as well as female pros), such as the 2009 Ireland's Invitation 8Ball Pool Pro-Am Classic, where she reached the last 32.[17]
Additional player background
She represents Scotland as an international player, both in pool and snooker,
Horsburgh has a recorded
Personal life
Lynette Anne Horsburgh was born in Blackpool
Titles
Snooker
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
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Winner | 1 | 1999 | Ladies' Grand Prix |
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Winner | 2 | 1999 | British Open Ladies' Championship | [2] | ||
Winner | 3 | 2000 | Regal Welsh Open Championship, Ladies' division |
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Winner | 4 | 2004 | WLBSA Ladies' UK Championship |
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Pool
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
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Winner | 1 | 2004 | SPA Ladies' Singles Championship | [2] | ||
Winner | 2 | 2004 | WEPF Ladies' UK National Championship | [2] | ||
Runner-up | 3 | 2004 | EPA Ladies' Champion of Champions | [2] | ||
Winner | 5 | 2005 | WEPF World Team Champions, Scottish Ladies Team B captain | [6][12] | ||
Runner-up | 6 | 2005 | WEPF Women's European Championship | [6] | ||
Winner | 7 | 2008 | WEPF World Eightball Championship, Women's | Barbara Taylor | 8-6 | [15] |
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
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Runner-up | 1 | 2005 | World Women's Billiards Championship | Anuja Thakur | 136–243 | [13][14] |
References
- ^ "World title for Evans gives birth to top ranking". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. October 2005. p. 36.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Horsburgh on cue". BBC Sport. 23 November 2004. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018. Interview.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "BBC Lancashire Web Producer Lynette Horsburgh is on top of the world". WomenSportReport.com. Honiton, England: Women Sport Report Ltd. 6 July 2008. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Snookered by ten pin bowling club". BBC News Lancashire. 26 June 2009. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Corr confirms world title". Snooker Scene. No. March 1991. Everton's News Agency. p. 11.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "In the Frame – Lynette Horsburgh". 2005. Archived from the original on 29 April 2005. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Quick to make big splash in pool". BBC Sport. 29 April 2009. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Horsburgh Bags UK Title". Global Snooker Centre. 3 November 2004. Archived from the original on 7 May 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Rocket blows 147 chance". BBC Sport. 14 February 2003. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "8-ball success delights Horsburgh". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 27 August 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Hot potter Lynette is UK champ". Blackpool Gazette. Johnston Press. 2 November 2004. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Lancashire Hotpots cue up for World titles". BBC Sport. 2 June 2006. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ a b "World Ladies Billiards Champions". World-Billiards.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ Rediff. Press Trust of India. 7 April 2005. Archivedfrom the original on 13 April 2005. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Blackpool's Lynette is pool world champ". Blackpool Gazette. 11 July 2008. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Hot potter Lynette is international champ". Blackpool Gazette. 31 March 2009. Archived from the original on 20 August 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "2009 Ireland's Invitation 8-Ball Pro-am Pool Classic Results". Pro9.co.uk. 5 March 2009. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Horsburgh v. Parker" (MP4). CueSport.tv. 29 November 2012 – via Youtube.com.
- ^ "Small table snooker's big break!". 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "On cue for big break". Lancashire Telegraph. 14 September 2001. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Horsburgh, Lynette (2008). "The Internet Home of Spinny". LynetteHorsburgh.co.uk. self-published. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ Horsburgh, Lynette (2008). "Coaching". LynetteHorsburgh.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ a b c Horsburgh, Lynette (2008). "Let Lynette entertain you!". LynetteHorsburgh.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 August 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Index entry". FreeBMD. Free UK Genealogy / Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ Horsburgh, Lynette (2008). "Lynette Horsburgh – International Pool Player". LynetteHorsburgh.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 August 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ See, e.g.: Horsburgh, Lynette (13 August 2012). "Blackpool social club Layton Institute shuts". BBC News. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Woman snooker star is runner-up". Lancashire Telegraph. 11 December 1997. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Karl Boyes seals World Pool title win". BBC Sport. 12 April 2010. Archived from the original on 11 December 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Pool hall revival is job for the Boyes". Blackpool Gazette. 10 April 2016. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 August 2010)