Muriel Hazeldene
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{{Use British English|date=August 2019}}
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Muriel Hazeldene was an English snooker and billiards player. She was runner-up to Vera Selby in the 1976 Women's World Open snooker championship.
Biography
Hazeldene won three national amateur titles in snooker and one in billiards between 1951 and 1971.
She came out of retirement from playing to participate in the 1976 Women's World Open snooker championship, having to win through a qualifying competition in Leeds to join the main draw. She produced a surprise result in the first round of the main competition by beating top seed Joyce Gardner 3–1 in the first round. She won on the black in the deciding frame against Lettie Haywood in the quarter-final, then produced another surprise by beating Maureen Baynton 3–0 in the semi-final.{{cite news |last=Davison |first=John |date=5 April 1976 |title=Vera Must Fight To Win This Title |work=Evening Chronicle |location=p.17 |via=The British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 31 August 2019.}}{{cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |date=6 April 1976 |title=Women Take Cue |work=The Guardian |page=27 }}{{cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |date=10 April 1976 |title=Vera Selby takes the biggest prize yet |work=The Guardian |location=p.16 |via=ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Guardian and The Observer. Retrieved 31 August 2019.}}{{cite news |last=Hunn |first=David |date=11 April 1976 |title=Women Take Cue |work=The Observer |location=p.25 |via=ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Guardian and The Observer. Retrieved 31 August 2019.}}
In the final, she lost 0–4 to Vera Selby. The first two frames were close, with Selby winning on the pink in the first and on the black in the second. Selby then played consistently, avoiding risks, to take the concluding two frames.
Titles and achievements
Snooker
Billiards
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! Outcome !! No. !! Year !! Championship !! Opponent !! Score !! Ref. |
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|| 1 || 1960 || Women's Amateur Billiards Champion || Rae Craven || 339–324 || {{cite news |author= |title=Billiards |work=Birmingham Daily Post |page=13 |date=6 May 1960 |via=British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 5 October 2019.}} |
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References
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{{Women's world champions of English billiards}}
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Category:Female snooker players
Category:Female players of English billiards