(1930-03-13)13 March 1930[1] Richmond, North Yorkshire, England[2]
Died
13 March 2023(2023-03-13) (aged 93)
Sport country
England
Vera SelbyMBE (née Danby; 13 March 1930 – 13 March 2023) was an English snooker and billiards player who won multiple women's world titles in both sports. She won the inaugural World Women's Snooker Championship in 1976 and won the title for a second time in 1981; she also won eight World Women's Billiards Championships from 1970 to 1978. A commentator for the BBC's televised snooker coverage, most notably at the 1982 World Snooker Championship, she was also a qualified referee and coach.
Remembered as a pioneering figure in women's cue sports, Selby received an MBE in the 2015 Birthday Honours for her services to snooker and billiards.
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VeraSelby MBE (née Danby; 13 March 1930 – 13 March 2023) was an English snooker and billiards player who won multiple women's world titles in both sports...
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primarily by Ted Lowe, Clive Everton and Jack Karnehm although John Pulman, VeraSelby and others were used. In 1986 Jim Meadowcroft, John Spencer and John Virgo...
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season. Foster had reached the semi-final in 1981, where she lost 0–3 to VeraSelby. In 1980 she lost 0–3 to Natalie Stelmach in the quarter-final. She retired...
second title five years later, in 1967, and a third in 1969, beating VeraSelby 452–409 in the final. In the 1971–1972 season, Rae Craven and Hindmarch...
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