Ellise Scott

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Ellise Scott
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Scott in 2024
Bornc. 2011
Sport countryEngland

Ellise Scott (born c. 2011) is an English snooker player. She has won three World Women's Snooker Tour under-21 titles. In March 2025, she became the top-ranked player on the World Women's Snooker Tour under-21 rankings.

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Biography

Ellise Scott was born c. 2011. [1] She started playing snooker aged six, on her grandparents' snooker table. [1] [2] In July 2025 she said that her "passion for snooker" started while travelling to tournaments with her older brother O'Shay, who also plays snooker competitively. [1] She is coached by Tim Dunkley. [1]

Her first tournament on the World Women's Snooker (WWS) tour was the 2022 Eden Masters. [1] She lost all three of her group matches in the main competition, and in the in the under-21 event she defeated Laura Killington before losing to Zoe Killington in the semi-finals. [3] [4]

At the 2023 English Women's Snooker Championship, aged 12, she progressed from the group stage after defeating Jan Hughes and Maureen Rowland, then eliminated Marianne Williams in the quarter-finals, before losing 0–2 to Jamie Hunter in the semi-finals. [5] The Snooker Scene magazine writer Annette Lord described this as "another impressive run" from Scott. [5] At the 2023 Eden Masters she lost a close match in the semi-finals of the under-21 competition to Sophie Nix. [6]

In 2024, Scott was one of eight players invited to join the English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards Junior Elite Performance Programme, which provides advice on sports psychology, nutrition, and how to obtain funding. [7] She was selected for the England Women's team for the 2024 HIBSF Home International Championships alongside Hannah Jones, and Daisy May Oliver; the England team defeated the Scotland team, who were the only other entrants, by 33 frame s to 3, with England players winning all of their matches. [8]

She won her first title on the WWS tour, the under-21s event at the British Women's Open, in May 2024 after defeating Chloe Payne 2–0 in the semi-finals and Sophie Nix by the same score in the final. [9]

Later that year, she eliminated Zoe Killington 2–1 in the semi-finals and then beat Payne 2–0 to win the UK Women’s Championship under-21s tournament. [10] This saw her rise to third place in the WWS under-21 rankings. [10] At the first English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards Women's Tour event of the 2024–25 season she qualified from her group then defeated Payne 2–0 before losing the final 0–2 to Rebecca Kenna. [10]

In March 2025 she became the top-ranked player on the World Women's Snooker Tour under-21 rankings. [11] As of September 2025 she still held top place in that list. [12] [13]

As of July 2025 she lived in Eastleigh with her mother Federica and her brother O'Shay. [2] [1] Her uncle Daniele Zagaroli was a professional snooker player. [2]

Titles and achievements

OutcomeNo.OrganisationYearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScoreRef.
Winner1. WWS 2024British Women's Open – Under-21sFlag of Scotland.svg  Sophie Nix  (SCO)2–0 [14]
Runner-up1. EPSB 2024Women's Tour – Event 1Flag of England.svg  Rebecca Kenna  (ENG)0–2 [10]
Winner2. WWS 2024UK Women's Championship – Under-21sFlag of England.svg Chloe Payne (ENG)2–1 [10]
Runner-up2. WWS 2025Belgian Women's Open Challenge Cup [a] Flag of Thailand.svg  Narucha Phoemphul  (THA)0–2 [15]
Winner3. WWS 2025British Women's Open – Under-21sFlag of Hong Kong.svg Chan Wai Lam (HKG)2–0 [16]
Runner-up3. EPSB 2025English Women's Snooker ChampionshipFlag of England.svg  Rebecca Kenna  (ENG)0–3 [17]

Notes

  1. ↑ for player that did not reach the later stages of the main competition

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lord, Annette (July 2025). "Women's Snooker: On Cue". Snooker Scene. p. 25.
  2. 1 2 3 Wallace, Tom (19 June 2024). "Eastleigh Snooker siblings aiming to become world champions". Daily Echo. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Player Ellise Scott's matches in the 2022 Eden Women's Masters". WPBSA SnookerScores. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "2022 Eden Women's Masters (Under-21) – Knockout". WPBSA SnookerScores. Archived from the original on 11 November 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  5. 1 2 Lord, Annette (June 2023). "English Women's Championship". Snooker Scene. p. 23.
  6. ↑ Grayston, Murray (22 November 2023). "Saltcoats snooker star, 15, reaches world's top 25" . Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald. p. 1 – via NewsBank.
  7. ↑ Lord, Annette (June 2024). "Crucible Thrill for Ellise". Snooker Scene. p. 23.
  8. ↑ "Success for England at Home International Championships". English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards. 13 August 2024. Archived from the original on 4 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  9. ↑ Lord, Annette (June 2024). "Women's Snooker". Snooker Scene. pp. 22–23.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 Lord, Annette (September 2024). "Women's Snooker". Snooker Scene. pp. 30–31.
  11. ↑ "Ellise Scott". World Women's Snooker. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Under-21 Rankings". World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 27 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "Under-21 Rankings". World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "2024 Landywood British Women's Open (Under-21) – Knockout". WPBSA SnookerScores. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  15. ↑ "2025 Belgian Women's Open (Challenge Cup) – Knockout". WPBSA SnookerScores. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  16. ↑ "2025 Landywood British Women's Open (Under-21) – Knockout". WPBSA SnookerScores. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  17. ↑ "2025 English Women's Snooker Championship – Knockout". WPBSA SnookerScores. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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