2026 World Women's Snooker Championship

2026 World Women's Snooker Championship

Tournament information
Dates	12–19 May 2026 (2026-05-12 – 2026-05-19)
Venue	Changping Gymnasium
City	Dongguan, Guangdong
Country	China
Organisation	World Women's Snooker
Defending champion	Bai Yulu  (CHN)
← 2025

In 2025, Bai Yulu retained the title that she won in 2024

The 2026 World Women's Snooker Championship is a forthcoming women's snooker tournament scheduled to place from 12 to 19 May 2026 at Dongguan Changping Snooker Center in Dongguan, China. ^[1] It is being organised by World Women's Snooker, the Chinese Billiards and Snooker Association, and Cantonese Snooker (Changping). ^[1]

Bai Yulu is the defending champion, having defeated Mink Nutcharut 6–5 in the 2025 final. ^[2]

The event will also include the World Women's Under-21 Snooker Championship, won by Panchaya Channoi in 2025, and the World Women's Seniors Championship, held by Tessa Davidson. ^[3]

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. ^[4] The Women's World Open, first held in 1976, is recognised as the beginning of the modern World Women's Snooker Championship. ^{[5] [6]} English player Reanne Evans holds the record for the most wins, having won 12 titles, including ten consecutive victories from 2005 to 2014. ^{[7] [8]}

The winner receives the Mandy Fisher trophy, and a two-year card for the professional World Snooker Tour. ^[3]

References

1. "Changping to Host 2026 World Women's Snooker Championship". World Women's Snooker. 23 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
2. Lord, Annette (June 2025). "Bai is top of the World". Snooker Scene. p. 16.
3. "Changping to Host 2026 World Women's Snooker Championship". WPBSA. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
4. Everton, Clive (1985). Guinness Snooker – The Records. Guinness Superlatives. pp. 154–156. ISBN   978-0-85112-448-3.
5. Morrison, Ian (1987). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker – revised edition. Twickenham: Hamlyn. pp. 156–157. ISBN   978-0-600-55604-6.
6. "World champions". World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
7. "Reanne Evans wins 12th Women's World Snooker Championship title". BBC Sport . 23 June 2019. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
8. "World Champions". World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.