Born | Latvia | 21 May 1990
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Sport country | Latvia |
Pool games | Snooker, Ten-ball, Straight pool |
Anna Prysazhnuka (born 21 May 1990) [1] is a Latvian amateur snooker and pool player. She won the 2023 EBSA European Snooker Championship and was runner-up in 2017 and 2023.
She was runner-up at the 2017 Women's EBSA European Snooker Championship, winning the first frame of the final against Wendy Jans before losing the match 1–5. [2] In 2023 she defeated Jans in the deciding frame of the final to win the 2023 Women's EBSA European Snooker Championship. [3]
At the 2019 European Snooker Championship, Anastasia Nechaeva beat Prysazhnuka 4–2 in the semi-final. [4]
Prysazhnuka and Tatjana Vasiljeva were runners-up in the 2016 Ladies European Team Snooker Championship, losing 1–4 to the Russia 1 team of Anastasia Nechaeva and Daria Sirotina in the final. [5]
Outcome | Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
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Runner-up | 2017 | Shengjin, Albania | Wendy Jans | 1–5 | [2] |
Winner | 2023 | Albena, Bulgaria | Wendy Jans | 4–3 | [3] |
Runner-up | 2024 | Albufeira , Portugal | Rebecca Kenna | 1–4 | [6] |
Source: Kozoom [1]
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