# 2019 World Women's Snooker Championship

The 2019 World Women's Snooker Championship was a 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 world championship victory.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:
* Winner: £5,500
* Runner-up: £2,500
* Semi-final: £1,250
* Quarter-final: £500
* Last 16: £250
* Highest break: £200
* Total: £14,700

## 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 each able to nominate up to eight further players.
The event featured 53 players, from 14 different countries. There were twelve seeded players for the qualifying phase, with one drawn into each of the twelve qualifying groups.
Players Participating, by Country (Seedings for the qualifying groups are in brackets) :
| Country | Players | Names |
| Australia | 5 | Belinda Ngo, Janine Rollings, Jessica Woods, Judy Dangerfield, Theresa Whitten |
| Belgium | 1 | Wendy Jans (12) |
| England | 6 | Reanne Evans (2), Rebecca Kenna (3), Emma Parker (7), Stephanie Daughtery (8), Connie Stephens, Fran Calvert, |
| Germany | 1 | Diana Schuler (6) |
| 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 | 8 | Arantxa Sanchis, Chitra Magimairaj, Devanshi Galundia, Indira Gowda, Neeta Kothari, Pooja Galundia, Revanna Umadevi, Varshaa Sanjeev |
| Iran | 3 | Parisa Darvishvand, Sara Baharvandi, Zeinab Shahi |
| Ireland | 1 | Ronda Sheldreck |
| Japan | 2 | Muramatu Sakura, Tani Mina |
| Malaysia | 3 | Shok Shea Tan, Siew Boon Lim, Sook Kwan Lee |
| Russia | 2 | Aleksandra Riabinina, Ksenia Zhukova |
| Singapore | 2 | Charlene Chai, Tan Bee Yen |
| 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 | 1 | Laura Evans (5) |

## Tournament summary
### Qualifying Groups

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. Reanne Evans and Wendy Jans were the only two players not to lose a frame in qualifying and were seeded first and second respectively into the knockout stage. All of the original top twelve seeds qualified for the knockout.

### Main draw knockout

Wendy Jans continued her good run from the qualifying groups 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 to that point. Baipat Siripaporn fluked the pink and left herself with an easy pot on the black in the deciding frame of their quarter-final match to beat Rebecca Kenna 4–3. Defending champion Ng On-yee was also beaten in a quarter-final match, losing 1–4 to Nutcharut Wongharuthai. In the semi-finals, Evans beat Baipat Siripaporn 5–3 and Wongharuthai beat Jans 5–2.
Evans beat Wongharuthai 6–3 in the final to win her twelfth World Women's Snooker Championship title, maintaining her record of never having lost in the final, and collected a prize of £6,000. 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.
The highest break of the tournament was 92 by Evans.

### 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.

## Results
### Main draw

Players listed in bold indicate match winner.
| Round 1 Best of 7 frames | Round 1 Best of 7 frames | Round 1 Best of 7 frames | Round 2 Best of 7 frames | Round 2 Best of 7 frames | Round 2 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals 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 | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 11 frames |
| | | | Reanne Evans (1) | Reanne Evans (1) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Jessica Woods | Jessica Woods | 4 | Jessica Woods | Jessica Woods | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Jessica Woods | Jessica Woods | 4 | Jessica Woods | Jessica Woods | 1 | Reanne Evans (1) | Reanne Evans (1) | 4 | | | | |
| Pui Ying Mini Chu | Pui Ying Mini Chu | 1 | | | | Reanne Evans (1) | Reanne Evans (1) | 4 | | | | |
| Pui Ying Mini Chu | Pui Ying Mini Chu | 1 | | | | Waratthanun Sukritthanes | Waratthanun Sukritthanes | 2 | | | | |
| | | | Waratthanun Sukritthanes | Waratthanun Sukritthanes | 4 | Waratthanun Sukritthanes | Waratthanun Sukritthanes | 2 | | | | |
| Varshaa Sanjeev | Varshaa Sanjeev | 4 | Varshaa Sanjeev | Varshaa Sanjeev | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Varshaa Sanjeev | Varshaa Sanjeev | 4 | Varshaa Sanjeev | Varshaa Sanjeev | 2 | | | | Reanne Evans (1) | Reanne Evans (1) | 5 | |
| Ksenia Zhukova | Ksenia Zhukova | 1 | | | | | | | Reanne Evans (1) | Reanne Evans (1) | 5 | |
| Ksenia Zhukova | Ksenia Zhukova | 1 | | | | | | | Baipat Siripaporn | Baipat Siripaporn | 3 | |
| | | | Baipat Siripaporn | Baipat Siripaporn | 4 | | | | Baipat Siripaporn | Baipat Siripaporn | 3 | |
| Diana Schuler | Diana Schuler | 1 | Mei Mei Fong | Mei Mei Fong | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Diana Schuler | Diana Schuler | 1 | Mei Mei Fong | Mei Mei Fong | 0 | Baipat Siripaporn | Baipat Siripaporn | 4 | | | | |
| Mei Mei Fong | Mei Mei Fong | 4 | | | | Baipat Siripaporn | Baipat Siripaporn | 4 | | | | |
| Mei Mei Fong | Mei Mei Fong | 4 | | | | Rebecca Kenna | Rebecca Kenna | 3 | | | | |
| | | | Emma Parker | Emma Parker | 1 | Rebecca Kenna | Rebecca Kenna | 3 | | | | |
| Rebecca Kenna | Rebecca Kenna | 4 | Rebecca Kenna | Rebecca Kenna | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rebecca Kenna | Rebecca Kenna | 4 | Rebecca Kenna | Rebecca Kenna | 4 | | | | | | | Reanne Evans (1) | Reanne Evans (1) | 6 |
| Revanna Umadevi | Revanna Umadevi | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Reanne Evans (1) | Reanne Evans (1) | 6 |
| Revanna Umadevi | Revanna Umadevi | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | 3 |
| | | | Laura Evans | Laura Evans | 0 | | | | | | | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | 3 |
| Nutcharut Wongharuthai | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | 4 | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nutcharut Wongharuthai | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | 4 | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | 4 | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ho Kee Yi | Ho Kee Yi | 0 | | | | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ho Kee Yi | Ho Kee Yi | 0 | | | | Ng On-yee | Ng On-yee | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Ng On-yee | Ng On-yee | 4 | Ng On-yee | Ng On-yee | 1 | | | | | | |
| Stephanie Daughtery | Stephanie Daughtery | 1 | Yee Ting Cheung | Yee Ting Cheung | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephanie Daughtery | Stephanie Daughtery | 1 | Yee Ting Cheung | Yee Ting Cheung | 0 | | | | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | 5 | | | |
| Yee Ting Cheung | Yee Ting Cheung | 4 | | | | | | | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | 5 | | | |
| Yee Ting Cheung | Yee Ting Cheung | 4 | | | | | | | Wendy Jans (2) | Wendy Jans (2) | 2 | | | |
| | | | Siew Boon Lim | Siew Boon Lim | 0 | | | | Wendy Jans (2) | Wendy Jans (2) | 2 | | | |
| Ploychompoo Laokiatphong | Ploychompoo Laokiatphong | 4 | Ploychompoo Laokiatphong | Ploychompoo Laokiatphong | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ploychompoo Laokiatphong | Ploychompoo Laokiatphong | 4 | Ploychompoo Laokiatphong | Ploychompoo Laokiatphong | 4 | Ploychompoo Laokiatphong | Ploychompoo Laokiatphong | 0 | | | | | | |
| Belinda Ngo | Belinda Ngo | 0 | | | | Ploychompoo Laokiatphong | Ploychompoo Laokiatphong | 0 | | | | | | |
| Belinda Ngo | Belinda Ngo | 0 | | | | Wendy Jans (2) | Wendy Jans (2) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Wendy Jans (2) | Wendy Jans (2) | 4 | Wendy Jans (2) | Wendy Jans (2) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Arantxa Sanchis | Arantxa Sanchis | 4 | Arantxa Sanchis | Arantxa Sanchis | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Petlada Auerpongpan | Petlada Auerpongpan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Source: WPBSA Tournament Manager.
Final: Best-of-11 frames Bangkok, 23 June 2019. :
| Reanne Evans | Reanne Evans | 6–3 | 6–3 | 6–3 | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | Nutcharut Wongharuthai | Nutcharut Wongharuthai |
| 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 | 92 | Highest break | Highest break | Highest break | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
| 1 | 1 | 50+ breaks | 50+ breaks | 50+ breaks | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 30+ breaks | 30+ breaks | 30+ breaks | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Reanne Evans wins the 2019 World Women's Snooker Championship ||||||||||