# 2024 World Women's Snooker Championship

The 2024 World Women's Snooker Championship was a women's snooker tournament that took place from 11 to 17 March 2024 at the Changping Gymnasium in Dongguan, China. Organised by World Women's Snooker, the Chinese Billiards and Snooker Association, and Cantonese Snooker, the tournament was the 41st edition of the World Women's Snooker Championship and the first to be staged in China. The winner received £10,000 from a total prize pool of £33,400, as well as a two-year tour card to the main professional World Snooker Tour from the start of the 2024–25 snooker season.
A total of 45 players participated in the tournament's round-robin group stage,16 of whom qualified for the knockout stage. Baipat Siripaporn was the defending champion, having defeated Bai Yulu 6‍–‍3 in the 2023 final, but she lost 0–4 to Reanne Evans in the last 16. After coming from 0–3 behind to defeat Evans 5–3 in the semi-finals, Bai defeated Mink Nutcharut 6–5 in the final, winning the deciding frame on the last pink ball to secure her first women's world title. It was Bai's second ranking title from her five ranking event appearances on the women's tour. She became the fourth Asian player to win the women's world title—following Hong Kong's Ng On-yee and Thailand's Mink and Baipat—and the first winner from mainland China. The event produced six century breaks, of which Bai's 122 break in the final was the highest of the tournament and the highest ever made in a women's world final.
The World Women's Under-21 Championship and World Women's Seniors Championship were staged concurrently with the main tournament. Bai also won the Under-21 title, defeating Narucha Phoemphul 3–0 in the final. Tessa Davidson won her second Seniors world title, beating Han Fang 3–1 in the final.

## Background

The Women's Professional Snooker Championship was held ten times between 1934 and 1950, with no tournaments staged between 1941 and 1947. Ruth Harrison won eight of those ten events. The Women's World Open, first held in 1976, is recognised as the beginning of the modern World Women's Snooker Championship. English player Reanne Evans holds the record for the most wins, having won 12 titles, including ten consecutive victories from 2005 to 2014.

## Format

A total of 45 players participated in the tournament's round-robin group stage,16 of whom qualified for the knockout stage. The group stage consisted of nine groups of five players, with two seeded players in each group. The nine group winners advanced to the knockout stage. The nine group runners-up and the best five third-placed players played a preliminary round for the seven remaining places. The 16 players were placed in the draw based on their performance in the group stage.
All group stage and preliminary round matches were played as the best of five frames. The last-16 and quarter-final matches were played as the best of seven, semi-finals as the best of nine, and the final as the best of 11 frames.
The tournament was streamed in China on Huya, TikTok, and WeChat. International coverage was available via the World Women's Snooker Facebook page and the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association's YouTube channel. The audience peak in China was 300,000 via a streaming platform, and the cumulative viewing figure for the country was 175.4 million. Over six million people accessed coverage via Douyin. There were 700,000 views via YouTube, including 200,000 for the final.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:
* Winner: £10,000
* Runner-up: £5,000
* Semi-final: £2,500
* Quarter-final: £1,500
* Last 16: £800
* Highest break: £1,000
* Total: £33,400

## Group stage

The results for the group stage of the tournament is shown below. All matches were played as the best of five frames. The nine group winners advanced to the knockout stage. The nine group runners-up and the best five third-placed players contested a preliminary round for the seven remaining places. The 16 players were placed in the draw based on their performance in the group stage.
In the tables below, L16 = Qualified to last 16 of knockout stage; Prelim. = Qualified to preliminary round of knockout stage; Elim. = Eliminated from tournament.

### Group A

| Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
| 1 | Han Fang (CHN) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | L16 |
| 2 | Baipat Siripaporn (THA) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | Prelim. |
| 3 | Miina Tani (JPN) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | Prelim. |
| 4 | Shiu Wing Man (HKG) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | Elim. |
| 5 | Zolboo Unurbayar (MNG) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −12 | Elim. |
| Baipat Siripaporn | 3‍–‍0 | Zolboo Unurbayar |
| Miina Tani | 2‍–‍3 | Han Fang |
| Baipat Siripaporn | 1‍–‍3 | Han Fang |
| Zolboo Unurbayar | 0‍–‍3 | Shiu Wing Man |
| Baipat Siripaporn | 3‍–‍0 | Shiu Wing Man |
| Zolboo Unurbayar | 0‍–‍3 | Miina Tani |
| Shiu Wing Man | 1‍–‍3 | Miina Tani |
| Zolboo Unurbayar | 0‍–‍3 | Han Fang |
| Baipat Siripaporn | 3‍–‍0 | Miina Tani |
| Shiu Wing Man | 0‍–‍3 | Han Fang |

### Group B

| Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
| 1 | Cheung Yee Ting (HKG) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | L16 |
| 2 | Rebecca Kenna (ENG) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | Prelim. |
| 3 | Narantuya Bayarsaikhan (MNG) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | Prelim. |
| 4 | Xia Yuying (CHN) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | Elim. |
| 5 | Li Bihan (CHN) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | Elim. |
| Rebecca Kenna | 3‍–‍2 | Xia Yuying |
| Cheung Yee Ting | 3‍–‍2 | N. Bayarsaikhan |
| Rebecca Kenna | 2‍–‍3 | Cheung Yee Ting |
| Li Bihan | 0‍–‍3 | Xia Yuying |
| Rebecca Kenna | 3‍–‍1 | Li Bihan |
| Xia Yuying | 2‍–‍3 | N. Bayarsaikhan |
| Li Bihan | 0‍–‍3 | N. Bayarsaikhan |
| Xia Yuying | 3‍–‍2 | Cheung Yee Ting |
| Rebecca Kenna | 3‍–‍2 | N. Bayarsaikhan |
| Li Bihan | 2‍–‍3 | Cheung Yee Ting |

### Group C

| Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
| 1 | Bai Yulu (CHN) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | L16 |
| 2 | Chu Pui Ying (HKG) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | Prelim. |
| 3 | Chan Wai Lam (HKG) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | Elim. |
| 4 | Diana Schuler (GER) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | Elim. |
| 5 | Urantuul Tsolmon (MNG) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | Elim. |
| Urantuul Tsolmon | 0‍–‍3 | Bai Yulu |
| Diana Schuler | 0‍–‍3 | Chan Wai Lam |
| Bai Yulu | 3‍–‍0 | Chan Wai Lam |
| Urantuul Tsolmon | 0‍–‍3 | Chu Pui Ying |
| Bai Yulu | 3‍–‍0 | Chu Pui Ying |
| Urantuul Tsolmon | 0‍–‍3 | Diana Schuler |
| Diana Schuler | 0‍–‍3 | Chu Pui Ying |
| Urantuul Tsolmon | 3‍–‍1 | Chan Wai Lam |
| Diana Schuler | 0‍–‍3 | Bai Yulu |
| Chu Pui Ying | 3‍–‍0 | Chan Wai Lam |

### Group D

| Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
| 1 | Reanne Evans (ENG) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | L16 |
| 2 | Deng Xinshun (CHN) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | Prelim. |
| 3 | Narucha Phoemphul (THA) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | Elim. |
| 4 | So Man Yan (HKG) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | Elim. |
| 5 | Erdenetugs Dash (MNG) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −12 | Elim. |
| Deng Xinshun | 1‍–‍3 | Reanne Evans |
| Narucha Phoemphul | 3‍–‍1 | So Man Yan |
| Narucha Phoemphul | 0‍–‍3 | Reanne Evans |
| Deng Xinshun | 3‍–‍0 | Erdenetugs Dash |
| Reanne Evans | 3‍–‍0 | Erdenetugs Dash |
| Deng Xinshun | 3‍–‍2 | So Man Yan |
| So Man Yan | 3‍–‍0 | Erdenetugs Dash |
| Narucha Phoemphul | 0‍–‍3 | Deng Xinshun |
| So Man Yan | 2‍–‍3 | Reanne Evans |
| Erdenetugs Dash | 0‍–‍3 | Narucha Phoemphul |

### Group E

| Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
| 1 | Ng On-yee (HKG) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | L16 |
| 2 | Byambasuren Sergelenbaatar (MNG) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | Prelim. |
| 3 | Bai Yaru (CHN) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | Elim. |
| 4 | Lynn Shi (CHN) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | Elim. |
| 5 | Natasha Chethan (IND) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Elim. |
| Ng On-yee | 3‍–‍0 | Lynn Shi |
| Natasha Chethan | ‍w/d‍–‍w/o | Bai Yaru |
| Ng On-yee | 3‍–‍0 | Bai Yaru |
| Lynn Shi | 1‍–‍3 | B. Sergelenbaatar |
| Ng On-yee | 3‍–‍0 | B. Sergelenbaatar |
| Lynn Shi | w/o‍–‍‍w/d | Natasha Chethan |
| B. Sergelenbaatar | w/o‍–‍‍w/d | Natasha Chethan |
| Bai Yaru | 3‍–‍2 | Lynn Shi |
| Ng On-yee | w/o‍–‍‍w/d | Natasha Chethan |
| B. Sergelenbaatar | 3‍–‍0 | Bai Yaru |

### Group F

| Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
| 1 | Mink Nutcharut (THA) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | L16 |
| 2 | Fong Mei Mei (HKG) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | Prelim. |
| 3 | Jaique Ip (HKG) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | Prelim. |
| 4 | Liu Weiyilu (CHN) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | Elim. |
| 5 | Jambaa Sosorbaram (MNG) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | Elim. |
| Mink Nutcharut | 3‍–‍0 | Fong Mei Mei |
| Jaique Ip | 3‍–‍0 | Jambaa Sosorbaram |
| Mink Nutcharut | 3‍–‍0 | Jambaa Sosorbaram |
| Fong Mei Mei | 3‍–‍0 | Liu Weiyilu |
| Mink Nutcharut | 3‍–‍0 | Liu Weiyilu |
| Fong Mei Mei | 3‍–‍2 | Jaique Ip |
| Liu Weiyilu | 0‍–‍3 | Jaique Ip |
| Jambaa Sosorbaram | 0‍–‍3 | Fong Mei Mei |
| Mink Nutcharut | 3‍–‍0 | Jaique Ip |
| Liu Weiyilu | 3‍–‍2 | Jambaa Sosorbaram |

### Group G

| Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
| 1 | Tessa Davidson (ENG) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | L16 |
| 2 | Yang Meng (CHN) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | Prelim. |
| 3 | Ho Yee Ki (HKG) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | Prelim. |
| 4 | Mohitha R. T. (IND) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | Elim. |
| 5 | Otgonbayar Jigden (MNG) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | Elim. |
| Tessa Davidson | 3‍–‍0 | Otgonbayar Jigden |
| Ho Yee Ki | 3‍–‍0 | Mohitha R. T. |
| Tessa Davidson | 3‍–‍0 | Mohitha R. T. |
| Otgonbayar Jigden | 1‍–‍3 | Yang Meng |
| Tessa Davidson | 3‍–‍0 | Yang Meng |
| Otgonbayar Jigden | 0‍–‍3 | Ho Yee Ki |
| Yang Meng | 3‍–‍1 | Ho Yee Ki |
| Mohitha R. T. | 3‍–‍1 | Otgonbayar Jigden |
| Tessa Davidson | 3‍–‍2 | Ho Yee Ki |
| Yang Meng | 3‍–‍0 | Mohitha R. T. |

### Group H

| Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
| 1 | Katrina Wan (HKG) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | L16 |
| 2 | Amee Kamani (IND) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | Prelim. |
| 3 | Liu Ziling (CHN) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | Elim. |
| 4 | He Danni (CHN) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | Elim. |
| 5 | Emma Parker (ENG) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | Elim. |
| Emma Parker | 2‍–‍3 | Liu Ziling |
| Amee Kamani | 3‍–‍0 | He Danni |
| Emma Parker | 2‍–‍3 | He Danni |
| Liu Ziling | 3‍–‍0 | Katrina Wan |
| Emma Parker | 2‍–‍3 | Katrina Wan |
| Liu Ziling | 2‍–‍3 | Amee Kamani |
| Katrina Wan | 3‍–‍1 | Amee Kamani |
| He Danni | 3‍–‍2 | Liu Ziling |
| Emma Parker | 0‍–‍3 | Amee Kamani |
| He Danni | 0‍–‍3 | Katrina Wan |

### Group I

| Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
| 1 | Anupama Ramachandran (IND) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | L16 |
| 2 | Mary Talbot-Deegan (ENG) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | Prelim. |
| 3 | Mo Tiantian (CHN) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | Prelim. |
| 4 | Lau Yuk Fan (HKG) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | Elim. |
| 5 | Altangerel Bolortuya (MNG) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 | Elim. |
| Mary Talbot-Deegan | 3‍–‍1 | Mo Tiantian |
| A. Ramachandran | 3‍–‍0 | Altangerel Bolortuya |
| Mary Talbot-Deegan | 3‍–‍0 | Altangerel Bolortuya |
| Mo Tiantian | 3‍–‍0 | Lau Yuk Fan |
| Lau Yuk Fan | 0‍–‍3 | Mary Talbot-Deegan |
| Mo Tiantian | 0‍–‍3 | A. Ramachandran |
| Lau Yuk Fan | 2‍–‍3 | A. Ramachandran |
| Altangerel Bolortuya | 1‍–‍3 | Mo Tiantian |
| Mary Talbot-Deegan | 1‍–‍3 | A. Ramachandran |
| Lau Yuk Fan | 3‍–‍0 | Altangerel Bolortuya |

## Knockout stage

The results for the knockout stage of the tournament are shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote their seeding based on group stage performance, and players in bold denote match winners. The last-16 and quarter-final matches were played as the best of seven, semi-finals as the best of nine, and the final as the best of 11 frames.
| Preliminary round Best of 5 frames | Preliminary round Best of 5 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 11 frames |
| | | Bai Yulu (CHN) (9) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | Fong Mei Mei (HKG) (21) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Fong Mei Mei (HKG) (21) | 3 | Fong Mei Mei (HKG) (21) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| B. Sergelenbaatar (MNG) (26) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| B. Sergelenbaatar (MNG) (26) | 2 | | | Bai Yulu (CHN) (9) | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | Katrina Wan (HKG) (27) | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Cheung Yee Ting (HKG) (19) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | Katrina Wan (HKG) (27) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Bai Yulu (CHN) (9) | 5 | | |
| | | | | | | | Reanne Evans (ENG) (4) | 3 | | |
| | | Reanne Evans (ENG) (4) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | Baipat Siripaporn (THA) (1) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Baipat Siripaporn (THA) (1) | 3 | Baipat Siripaporn (THA) (1) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Mo Tiantian (CHN) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mo Tiantian (CHN) | 0 | | | Reanne Evans (ENG) (4) | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | Mary Talbot-Deegan (ENG) (6) | 0 | | | | | |
| Mary Talbot-Deegan (ENG) (6) | 3 | | | | | Mary Talbot-Deegan (ENG) (6) | 0 | | | |
| Jaique Ip (HKG) (17) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jaique Ip (HKG) (17) | 0 | Mary Talbot-Deegan (ENG) (6) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | Tessa Davidson (ENG) (8) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Bai Yulu (CHN) (9) | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Mink Nutcharut (THA) (2) | 5 |
| | | Ng On-yee (HKG) (3) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | Deng Xinshun (CHN) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Deng Xinshun (CHN) | 3 | Deng Xinshun (CHN) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Ho Yee Ki (HKG) (11) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ho Yee Ki (HKG) (11) | 1 | | | Ng On-yee (HKG) (3) | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | A. Ramachandran (IND) (13) | 1 | | | | | |
| Amee Kamani (IND) (12) | 2 | | | | | A. Ramachandran (IND) (13) | 1 | | | |
| N. Bayarsaikhan (MNG) (14) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| N. Bayarsaikhan (MNG) (14) | 3 | N. Bayarsaikhan (MNG) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | A. Ramachandran (IND) (13) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Ng On-yee (HKG) (3) | 0 | | |
| | | | | | | | Mink Nutcharut (THA) (2) | 5 | | |
| | | Han Fang (CHN) (14) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | Miina Tani (JPN) (18) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Miina Tani (JPN) (18) | 3 | Miina Tani (JPN) (18) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Chu Pui Ying (HKG) (22) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Chu Pui Ying (HKG) (22) | 0 | | | Han Fang (CHN) | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | Mink Nutcharut (THA) (2) | 4 | | | | | |
| Rebecca Kenna (ENG) (5) | 3 | | | | | Mink Nutcharut (THA) (2) | 4 | | | |
| Yang Meng (CHN) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Yang Meng (CHN) | 0 | Rebecca Kenna (ENG) (5) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | Mink Nutcharut (THA) (2) | 4 | | | | | | | |

### Final

Final :
| Final: Best of 11 frames. Referee: Wang Bokai Changping Gymnasium, Dongguan, China, 17 March 2024 |||
| Bai Yulu (9) China | 6–5 | Mink Nutcharut (2) Thailand |
| Frame scores: 50‍–‍41, 64‍–‍69, 126‍–‍7 (122), 60‍–‍20 7‍–‍55, 6‍–‍77, 31‍–‍86 (62), 97‍–‍6 (97), 119‍–‍9 (75), 39‍–‍61, 58‍–‍46 |||
| (frame 3) 122 | Highest break | 62 (frame 7) |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |

## Century breaks

A total of six century breaks were made in the tournament.
* 122, 113, 104 – Bai Yulu
* 106 – Mink Nutcharut
* 103, 101 – Reanne Evans