NATASCHA Niermann was dressed to kill for the mixed pairs at the women’s world snooker championships in Cambridge.

And a former professional is in her firing line.

Wearing a short skirt (a size too small), red stockings and high-heeled black boots, Niermann, 38, was less than impressed when she was stood up by her playing partner minutes before the event kicked off.

And the eight-time German national champion was distinctly underwhelmed when the WLBSA’s press officer was offered up as a replacement.

Rowland scores on her honeymoon

BLUSHING bride Maureen Rowland capped her honeymoon by winning the World Ladies Doubles with Tatjana Vasiljeva.

Maureen Logan, as was, ‘ran away’ to Gretna Green with fiancé Dave Rowland, 55, two days before setting off for the women’s world snooker championships.

After being married in Gretna’s famous blacksmith’s shop, the lovebirds honeymooned at Cambridge Snooker Centre.

Rowland, 56, from Wallsend, Tyne & Wear, lost three stones prior to the wedding.

Desperately seeking Cedric

A FRANTIC three-day search for her beloved Cedric ruined world No 21 Pam Wood’s build-up to the women’s world snooker championships.

The 41-year-old from Newcastle left her favourite cue, nicknamed Cedric, leaning against the boot of her car as she left her local club – and then drove off.

One hour before catching the train to Cambridge, Wood received a phone call from the club saying it had been handed in.

Desperately seeking more wooden spoons

LADIES captain Jan Hughes is being forced to send out for fresh supplies of wooden spoons.

For the third year running, the ladies took on a team of referees after the first day’s round-robin matches. And for the third year running, Hughes presented a wooden spoon to referees captain Colin Selby after a 683-545 aggregate points victory.

Selby admitted: “We were stuffed.”

Martin Gould’s trick shot

STORIES circulate about this shot but few people have actually witnessed it.

In the third frame of the mixed pairs final, Middlesex professional Martin Gould slammed a red towards the left-hand top corner pocket.

It hit the jaws, jumped onto the top of the cushion, rolled along the rail and fell into the middle pocket.

Pint-sized potter

AT the tender age of ten years and 110 days, Woking’s pint-sized potter Jasmine Bolsover beat Yu Ching Ching to become the youngest to qualify for the knockout stage of a women’s world championship.

Swedish stamina

YOU have to admire the stamina of former Swedish pool star Eva Palmius.

The day after enduring a marathon five-frame quarter-final defeat by Hampshire Golden Girl Suzie Opacic - a match that took four hours and ten minutes - Palmius surpassed herself in the semi-finals of the Seniors event.

Her 3-2 final-black victory over Chris Sharpe took a mind-blowing four hours and 50 minutes.

Joy of six

AND there was the small matter of a snooker tournament.

Hot favourite Reanne Evans claimed the world title for a record sixth year running. She beat Maria Catalano, Ronnie O’Sullivan’s cousin, 5-1 in the final and pocketed £1,000 courtesy of sponsor Paul Wood.