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[[Wendy Jans]] continued her good run with 4-0 wins over [[Arantxa Sanchis]] in the last 16 and Ploychompoo Laokiatphong to reach 17 frames won with none lost in the tournament. Baipat Siripaporn {{cuegloss|fluke|fluked}} the {{cuegloss|pink ball|pink}} and left herself with an easy {{cuegloss|pot}} on the {{cuegloss|black ball|black}} in the deciding framebeat [[Rebecca Kenna]] 4-3.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.womenssnooker.com/semis-set-as-wongharuthai-stuns-on-yee/ |title=Semis Set as Wongharuthai Stuns On Yee |last=Huart |first=Matt |publisher=World Women's Snooker|date= |website=womenssnooker.com |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref>

Defending champion [[Ng On-yee]] was beaten 1–4 in a quarter-final match by [[Nutcharut Wongharuthai]].<ref name="EXP">{{cite news |last=Edwards |first=Joe |date=23 June 2019 |title=Dudley's Reanne Evans racks up 12th world title |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2019/06/23/dudleys-reanne-evans-racks-up-12th-world-title/ |work=Express and Star |location=Dudley |access-date=29 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624165639/https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2019/06/23/dudleys-reanne-evans-racks-up-12th-world-title/ |archive-date=24 June 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="WPBSATMKO" /> In the semi-finals, Evans beat Baipat Siripaporn 5–3 and Wongharuthai beat Jans 5–2.<ref name="EXP" />
Defending champion [[Ng On-yee]] was beaten 1–4 in a quarter-final match by [[Nutcharut Wongharuthai]].<ref name="EXP">{{cite news |last=Edwards |first=Joe |date=23 June 2019 |title=Dudley's Reanne Evans racks up 12th world title |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2019/06/23/dudleys-reanne-evans-racks-up-12th-world-title/ |work=Express and Star |location=Dudley |access-date=29 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624165639/https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2019/06/23/dudleys-reanne-evans-racks-up-12th-world-title/ |archive-date=24 June 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="WPBSATMKO" /> In the semi-finals, Evans beat Baipat Siripaporn 5–3 and Wongharuthai beat Jans 5–2.<ref name="EXP" />



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World Women's Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates20–23 June 2019
VenueHi-End Snooker Club
CityBangkok
CountryThailand
OrganisationWorld Women's Snooker
FormatRound Robin, Single elimination
Winner's share£6,000
Highest breakReanne Evans (92)
Final
ChampionEngland Reanne Evans
Runner-upThailand Nutcharut Wongharuthai
Score6–3
2018
2020

The 2019 World Women's Snooker Championship was a professional women's snooker tournament that took place at the Hi-End Snooker Club, Bangkok from 20 to 23 June 2019. Reanne Evans won the event with a 6–3 victory against Nutcharut Wongharuthai in the final. This was Evans' twelfth title victory in the event.

Participants

Participants had to be nominated by their national snooker federations. The top 30 players in the World Women's Snooker rankings following the Festival of Women's Snooker events were eligible, and national federations were able to nominate up to eight further players.[1]

The event featured 53 players.[2] There were twelve seeded players for the qualifying phase, who were drawn into separate groups.


Players Participating, by Country (Seedings for the qualifying groups are in brackets)
Country Players Names
Australia Australia 5 Belinda Ngo, Janine Rollings, Jessica Woods, Judy Dangerfield, Theresa Whitten
Belgium Belgium 1 Wendy Jans (12)
England England 6 Reanne Evans (2), Rebecca Kenna (3), Emma Parker (7), Steph Daughtery (8), Connie Stephens, Fran Calvert,
Germany Germany 1 Diana Schuler (6)
Hong Kong Hong Kong 7 Ng On-yee (1), Ho Yee Ki (10), Pui Ying Mini Chu (11), Jaique Ip Wan In, Mei Mei Fong, So Man Yan,Yee Ting Cheung
India India 8 Arantxa Sanchis, Chitra Magimairaj, Devanshi Galundia, Indira Gowda, Neeta Kothari, Pooja Galundia, Revanna Umadevi, Varshaa Sanjeev
Iran Iran 3 Parisa Darvishvand, Sara Baharvandi, Zeinab Shahi
Republic of Ireland Ireland 1 Ronda Sheldreck
Japan Japan 2 Muramatu Sakura, Tani Mina
Malaysia Malaysia 3 Shok Shea Tan, Siew Boon Lim, Sook Kwan Lee
Russia Russia 2 Aleksandra Riabinina, Ksenia Zhukova
Singapore Singapore 2 Charlene Chai, Tan Bee Yen
Thailand Thailand 11 Nutcharut Wongharuthai (4), Waratthanun Sukritthanes (9), Baipat Siripaporn, Chanidapha Wongharuthai, Panchaya Channoi, Petlada Auerpongpan, Pimchanok Phoemphu, Ploychompoo Laokiatphong, Sasicha Nakprasit, Thitaporn Nakkaew, Vutthiphan Kongkaket
Wales Wales 1 Laura Evans (5)

Tournament summary

Qualifying Groups

Reanne Evans

The group stage began 20 June. There were twelve groups, each with either four or five players. The top two qualifiers from each group proceeded into the knockout stage.[3][4] Reanne Evans and Wendy Jans were the only two players not to lose a frame in qualifying[4] and were seeded first and second respectively into the knockout stage.

Main draw knockout

Wendy Jans continued her good run with 4-0 wins over Arantxa Sanchis in the last 16 and Ploychompoo Laokiatphong to reach 17 frames won with none lost in the tournament. Baipat Siripaporn fluked the pink and left herself with an easy pot on the black in the deciding framebeat Rebecca Kenna 4-3.[5]

Defending champion Ng On-yee was beaten 1–4 in a quarter-final match by Nutcharut Wongharuthai.[6][7] In the semi-finals, Evans beat Baipat Siripaporn 5–3 and Wongharuthai beat Jans 5–2.[6]

Evans beat Wongharuthai 6–3 in the final to win her twelfth World Women's Snooker Championship title, never having lost in the final,[8] and collected a prize of £6,000.[9]

The highest break of the tournament was 92 by Evans.[10]

An early day motion congratulating Evans on her win was tabled in the Parliament of the United Kingdom by Ian Austin, the Member of Parliament for Dudley North.[11][12]

Challenge Cup

So Man Yan won the Challenge Cup event for players who did not qualify for the knockout rounds of the main competition, beating Chitra Magimairaj 3-2 in the final.[13]

Results

Main draw

Players listed in bold indicate match winner.[7]

Round 1
Best of 7 frames
Round 2
Best of 7 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
Final
Best of 11 frames
EnglandReanne Evans (1)4
AustraliaJessica Woods4AustraliaJessica Woods1
EnglandReanne Evans (1)4
Hong KongPui Ying Mini Chu1
EnglandWaratthanun Sukritthanes2
ThailandWaratthanun Sukritthanes4
IndiaVarshaa Sanjeev4IndiaVarshaa Sanjeev2
EnglandReanne Evans (1)5
RussiaKsenia Zhukova1
ThailandBaipat Siripaporn3
Hong KongMei Mei Fong0
GermanyDiana Schuler1ThailandBaipat Siripaporn4
ThailandBaipat Siripaporn4
Hong KongMei Mei Fong4
EnglandRebecca Kenna3
EnglandRebecca Kenna4
EnglandRebecca Kenna4EnglandEmma Parker1
EnglandReanne Evans6
IndiaRevanna Umadevi1
ThailandNutcharut Wongharuthai3
WalesLaura Evans0
ThailandNutcharut Wongharuthai4ThailandNutcharut Wongharuthai4
ThailandNutcharut Wongharuthai4
Hong KongHo Kee Yi0
Hong KongNg On-yee1
Hong KongYee Ting Cheung0
EnglandSteph Daughtery1Hong KongNg On-yee4
WalesNutcharut Wongharuthai5
Hong KongYee Ting Cheung4
BelgiumWendy Jans (2)2
Hong KongSiew Boon Lim0
ThailandPloychompoo Laokiatphong4ThailandPloychompoo Laokiatphong4
ThailandPloychompoo Laokiatphong0
AustraliaBelinda Ngo0
BelgiumWendy Jans (2)4
BelgiumWendy Jans (2)4
IndiaArantxa Sanchis4IndiaArantxa Sanchis0
ThailandPetlada Auerpongpan2

Final

Source: Online scoresheet for the match.[14]

Final: Best-of-11 frames
Bangkok, 23 June 2019.
Reanne Evans
England
6–3 Nutcharut Wongharuthai
Thailand
Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Reanne Evans
30+ Breaks
63
-
64
-
73
-
5
-
73
-
53
-
0
-
92
(92)
70
(43)
Nutcharut Wongharuthai
30+ Breaks
82
(61)
37
-
43
-
87
(45)
8
-
35
-
84
(56)
0
-
32
-
Frames won (Evans first) 0-1 1-1 2-1 2-2 3-2 4-2 4-3 5-3 6-3
92 Highest break 61
1 50+ breaks 2
1 30+ breaks 1
Reanne Evans wins the 2019 World Women's Snooker Championship

References

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  3. ^ "2019 World Women's Snooker Championship". WPBSA Tournament Manager. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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  5. ^ Huart, Matt. "Semis Set as Wongharuthai Stuns On Yee". womenssnooker.com. World Women's Snooker. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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  8. ^ Haigh, Phil (23 June 2019). "Reanne Evans wins the Women's Snooker World Championship for a record 12th time". Metro. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  9. ^ Wilson, Jeremy (4 November 2019). "Reanne Evans, 12-time world snooker champion: 'It's frustrating to barely be earning a living at the top of my sport'". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Reanne Evans wins 12th Women's World Snooker Championship title". BBC Sport. 23 June 2019. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Parliament Celebrates 12-Times World Women's Snooker Champion Reanne Evans". parliamentarysnooker.org. Parliamentary Snooker Group. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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  14. ^ "Scoresheet". esnooker.pl. International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2019.

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