| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20–27 May 2025 |
| Venue | Changping Gymnasium |
| City | Dongguan, Guangdong |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Women's Snooker |
| Highest break |  Bai Yulu (CHN) (112) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Bai Yulu (CHN) |
| Runner-up |  Mink Nutcharut (THA) |
| Score | 6–4 |
← 2024 | |
The 2025 World Women's Snooker Championship was a women's snooker tournament that took place from 20 to 27 May 2025 at the Changping Gymnasium in Dongguan, China. [1] [2] It was organised by World Women's Snooker, the Chinese Billiards and Snooker Association, and Cantonese Snooker. [1]
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Bai Yulu was the defending champion, having defeated Mink Nutcharut 6–5 in the 2024 final. [1] [3] For the first time in the tournament's history, the semi-finals did not feature an English player. [4] Bai reached her third consecutive final, where she again faced Mink. [5] Both players were seeking their second World Women's Snooker Championship title. [6] Bai won the first frame by a single point , but Mink took the next three frames, with the third and fourth being close. [6] After Bai won the fifth frame, Mink compiled a break of 54 in the sixth frame to move 4-2 ahead. [6] Bai levelled the match at 4-4 and moved into the lead for the first time at 5-4 withe a break of 61. [6] During the tenth frame, both players missed opportunities. [6] Bai missed hitting the final pink ball completely when attempting a thin cut , which put her a point behind Mink. [6] Mink then potted the pink but the shot was a foul as she went in off . [6] Bai then potted the pink to secure the title. [6] It was the third time that Mink had finished as runner-up in the championship; she said "I have to smile even if I lose. This is what professionalism is." [6]
Bai became the seventh multiple winner of the tournament—after Vera Selby, Allison Fisher, Karen Corr, Kelly Fisher, Reanne Evans, and Ng On-yee—Bai was the first player to successfully defend the title since Ng in 2018 and the first maiden winner to do so since Evans in 2006. Mink lost her third world final out of the four she had contested. [5] [7] [8] Because Mink and Bai already held professional tour cards, Evans and Ng, the two other highest-ranked players in the women's world rankings, received two-year tour cards to begin in the 2025–26 season. [9]
The World Women's Under-21 Championship and World Women's Seniors Championship were staged alongside the main tournament. [1] Bai was ineligible to defend the under-21 title has had won the previous year, having turned 21 in the interim. Panchaya Channoi, aged 16, won the under-21 title with a 3–1 victory over Liu Zi Ling in the final. Tessa Davidson retained her seniors title, defeating Han Fang 3–1 in the final. It was Davidson's third seniors title in four years. [1] [10] [11]
