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World Women's Snooker Championship
Reanne Evans
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

The event featured 53 participants.[1] 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

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.[2][3] Reanne Evans and Wendy Jans were the only two players not to lose a frame in qualifying[3] and were seeded first and second respectively into the knockout stage.

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

Evans beat Wongharuthai 6–3 in the final to win her twelfth World Women's Snooker Championship title, never having lost in the final,[6] and collected a prize of £6,000.[7]

The highest break of the tournament was 92 by Evans.[8]

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.[9][10]

Results

Main draw

Players listed in bold indicate match winner.[5]

  First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                               
  Jessica Woods 4       Reanne Evans 4  
  Pui Ying Mini Chu 1       Jessica Woods 1  
    Reanne Evans 4  
    Waratthanun Sukritthanes 2  
  Varshaa Sanjeev 4   Waratthanun Sukritthanes 4
  Ksenia Zhukova 1       Varshaa Sanjeev 2  
    Reanne Evans 4  
    Baipat Siripaporn 2  
  Diana Schuler 1       Mei Mei Fong 0  
  Mei Mei Fong 4       Baipat Siripaporn 4  
  Baipat Siripaporn 4
    Rebecca Kenna 3  
  Rebecca Kenna 4   Rebecca Kenna 4
  Revanna Umadevi 1       Emma Parker 1  
    Reanne Evans 5
    Nutcharut Wongharuthai 3
  Nutcharut Wongharuthai 4       Laura Evans 0  
  Ho Yee Ki 0       Nutcharut Wongharuthai 4  
    Nutcharut Wongharuthai 4
    Ng On-yee 1  
  Steph Daughtery 1   Yee Ting Cheung 0
  Yee Ting Cheung 4       Ploychompoo Laokiatphong 4  
    Nutcharut Wongharuthai 4
    Wendy Jans 2  
  Ploychompoo Laokiatphong 4       Siew Boon Lim 0  
  Belinda Ngo 0       Ploychompoo Laokiatphong 4  
  Ploychompoo Laokiatphong 0
    Wendy Jans 4  
  Arantxa Sanchis 4   Arantxa Sanchis 0
  Petlada Auerpongpan 2       Wendy Jans 4  

References

  1. ^ "2019 World Women's Snooker Championship – Player". WPBSA Tournament Manager. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b "2019 World Women's Snooker Championship – Groups". WPBSA Tournament Manager. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b Edwards, Joe (23 June 2019). "Dudley's Reanne Evans racks up 12th world title". Express and Star. Dudley. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b "2019 World Women's Snooker Championship – Knockout". WPBSA Tournament Manager. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Parliament Celebrates 12-Times World Women's Snooker Champion Reanne Evans". parliamentarysnooker.org. Parliamentary Snooker Group. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Twelve-time Snooker Champion Reanne Evans". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

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