SCOTLAND’S top female snooker player has been rapped by bosses over a boozy bust-up with a world champ, we can reveal. Louise Foster, 57, was accused of “intimidating” rival Tessa Davidson, 55, as they enjoyed drinks after a tournament. A hearing heard she “stared at” the three-time UK title holder then confronted her over claims about her private life.
Davidson said she was approached by Foster outside a loo as competitors relaxed following the Women’s Open in Bruges in January. The two-time World Women’s Seniors winner told the hearing: “She stood in the door and stared at me for about ten minutes — which I found quite unnerving.
“She then came up to me. She kept repeating, ‘We need to sort this out.’ I was becoming more agitated. I think she was trying to goad me into a reaction. “I said to my friends, ‘Why doesn’t she just f*** off and leave us alone?’ [Foster] was quite intimidating. It was quite frightening.”.
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Fellow pro player Kate Le Gallez told the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association conduct panel she tried to defuse tensions by taking Foster’s arm and leading her away. But the Scots ace then dropped to the floor and claimed she was injured — prompting venue boss Olivier van den Berheid to phone for paramedics, the hearing was told.
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