Waikato Women’s Snooker Open 2022

Well recognised pool player Denise Wilkinson (Hamilton) was an emphatic winner of the  2022 Waikato Women’s open snooker championship held at Hamilton Cosmopolitan Club, May  21-22.

She defeated Kimberley Cullen 2-0 in a final that took less than 50 minutes.

While the final clearly demonstrated Wilkinson’s ability (she also recorded the highest break, 47, in section play) she didn’t have it all her own way. As an unranked player, she went through to win her section of five without dropping a frame.

However, she met sterner opposition in post section winning her quarter final 2-1 against Heihera Rehu-Brown and the same score in the semi -final against Temple Geayley. Both opponents had their chances to eliminate Wilkinson but this was not to be.

In the final game of the semi, Wilkinson trailed by a few points going into the colours – and then potted all colours in one break to win the match.

The plate was won by Agnes Kimura who defeated Lucretia Goodwin 2-0.

Detailed results. Championship, quarter-final:  Kimberley Cullen 2, Tatum Manning 1. Suzanne Hart 2, Maria Paul-Bennett 0.  Temple Geayley 2, Maureen Woods 0. Denise Wilkinson 2, Heihera Rehu-Brown 1. Semi-final, Cullen 2, Hart 1. Wilkinson 2, Geayley1. Final, Wilkinson 2, Cullen 0. Plate, quarter-final, Lucretia Goodwin bye. Jade Cullen 2, Michaela Bowden 0. Agnes Kimura 2, Rita Toamau-Ragiuia 0. Aroha Te Haara bye. Semi-final, Goodwin 2, Cullen 0. Kimura 2, Te Haara 0. Final, Kumura 2, Goodwin 0.

Article added: Monday 23 May 2022