2023 World Women's Snooker Championship


The 2023 World Women's Snooker Championship, scheduled to be staged at the Hi-End Snooker Club in Bangkok, Thailand from 28 February to 4 March 2023, will be the 2023 edition of the World Women's Snooker Championship.[1] The event will be sponsored by the venue and by the Billiard Sports Association of Thailand.[2] The winner of the tournament will earn a place on the professional World Snooker Tour from the start of the 2023–24 snooker season.[1]

2022 World Women's Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates28 February – 4 March 2023 (2023-02-28 – 2023-03-04)
VenueHi-End Snooker Club
CityBangkok
CountryThailand
OrganisationWorld Women's Snooker
Defending champion Mink Nutcharut (THA)
← 2022

Mink Nutcharut is the defending champion, having defeated Wendy Jans 6–5 in the final of the 2022 championship to win the title for the first time.[3][4]

The closing date for entries to the tournament was 27 January 2023,[2] but was later extended until 17 February.[5]

Background

The Women's Professional Snooker Championship was held ten times from 1934 to 1950, with a break from 1941 to 1947. Ruth Harrison won eight of the ten events.[6] In 1976, a Women's World Open was held; next staged in 1980, these events are recognised as the beginning of the World Women's Snooker Championship.[7][8] Reanne Evans has won a record 12 titles, including ten consecutive victories from 2005 to 2014.[9]

References
  1. "World women's snooker championship to return to Thailand". World Women's Snooker. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  2. "2023 World Women's Snooker Championship". Snooker Scores. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  3. "Wongharuthai Wins First World Title". World Snooker. 15 February 2022. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  4. "World Women's Snooker Championship: Nutcharut Wongharuthai beats Wendy Jans". BBC Sport. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. {{cite web |title=World Women’s Snooker Championship 2023 {{|}} Entry Deadline Extended |url=https://www.womenssnooker.com/world-womens-snooker-championship-2023-entry-deadline-extended/ |website=World Women's Snooker |date=26 January 2023 |access-date=3 February 2022}}
  6. Everton, Clive (1985). Guinness Snooker – The Records. Guinness Superlatives. pp. 154–156. ISBN 978-0-85112-448-3.
  7. Morrison, Ian (1987). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker – revised edition. Twickenham: Hamlyn. pp. 156–157. ISBN 978-0-600-55604-6.
  8. "World champions". World Women's Snooker. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  9. "Reanne Evans wins 12th Women's World Snooker Championship title". BBC Sport. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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