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| Advertisement for the tournament fromCue World magazine, March 1983 | |
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 21–28 May 1983 (1983-05-21 –1983-05-28) |
| Venue | Pontins Brean Sands Holiday Club |
| City | Brean |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association |
| Format | Single elimination |
| Winner's share | £2,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Sue Foster (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Maureen Baynton (ENG) |
| Score | 8–5 |
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The1983 Women's World Snooker Championship was a women'ssnooker tournament that took place from 21 to 28 May 1983 atPontins Brean Sands Holiday Club,Brean. It was the 1983 edition of theWorld Women's Snooker Championship, first held in1976 and was sponsored by Pontins. The tournament was won bySue Foster, who defeatedMaureen Baynton 8–5 in the final.[1][2][3]
The topseed wasSue LeMaich. The defending champion from the previous staging of the event in 1981,Vera Selby, decided not to enter in 1983. Fourth seedMandy Fisher was beaten by 13-year-oldStacey Hillyard in the third round. In the first semi-final, LeMaich lost the last two frames in a 5–6 defeat by Baynton. With the scores at 5–5, LeMaich missed a pot on theblack and left it over apocket, Baynton then potting the ball to win the match. In the other semi-final, Foster ledLesley McIlrath 3–0, but later found herself 4–5 behind. Foster won the next frame to level at 5–5, and took the deciding frame on thepink. Baynton led 4–3 after the first session of the final, but won only one further frame in the second session, with Foster winning 8–5. Foster received £2,000 prize money for her win, and Baynton received £1,000 as runner-up.[1][4]
| Fourth round Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 15 frames | ||||||||||||
 Sue LeMaich (CAN) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Jennifer Poulter (ENG) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Sue LeMaich (CAN) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Allison Fisher (ENG) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Allison Fisher (ENG) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Sheila King (CAN) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Sue LeMaich (CAN) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Maureen Baynton (ENG) | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Maureen Baynton (ENG) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Angela Jones (ENG) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Maureen Baynton (ENG) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Julie Islip (ENG) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Julie Islip (ENG) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Stacey Hillyard (ENG) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Maureen Baynton (ENG) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Sue Foster (ENG) | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Sue Foster (ENG) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Sheri Richardson (CAN) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Sue Foster (ENG) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Maryann McConnell (CAN) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Maryann McConnell (CAN) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Carol Jarvis (ENG) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Sue Foster (ENG) | 6 | ||||||||||||||
 Lesley McIlrath (AUS) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Agnes Davies (WAL) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Helen Treddinick (ENG) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Agnes Davies (WAL) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Lesley McIlrath (AUS) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Lesley McIlrath (AUS) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Grace Nakamura (CAN) | 1 | ||||||||||||||