Sophie Nix

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Sophie Nix
Born (2008-07-01) 1 July 2008 (age 17)
Sport countryScotland

Sophie Nix (born 1 July 2008 [1] ) is a Scottish snooker player. In February 2024 she became the top-ranked under-21 women's player.

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Career

Sophie Nix started playing pool on holiday when she was 9. [2] [3] After returning from holiday, she started playing pool at a local amusement arcade; where she was seen by coach Alan Duffy and invited to join his junior snooker academy. [2] [3] [4] After playing twice a week for a couple of years, she started playing daily. [3] From about 2022, she started being coached by Chris Small as well as by Duffy. [4]

She played her first tournament on the World Women's Snooker Tour in 2021, when she was 13. [5] She was a losing finalist at the 2021 Scottish Open Under-21 tournament, defeated 0-2 by Ploychompoo Laokiatphong, and was also runner-up at the 2023 British Open Under-21, 0-2 against Bai Yulu. [5] [6]

Her first under-21 title was the Eden Women's Masters in November 2023, where she eliminated Ellise Scott in a close match before prevailing 2-1 against Zoe Killington in the final. [5] [2] [7] She was runner-up to Bai Yulu, 0-2, at the 2024 Albanian Women's Open Under-21 tournament. [6] She won the 2024 Landywood British Women's Open Challenge Cup, a competition for players who did not reach the last rounds of the main event, by defeating Nikola Broyak 2-0 in the final. [6]

In February 2024 she became the top-ranked under-21 women's player. [5] She was nominated by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association to participate in the 2024 Snooker Shoot Out. [8]

Titles and achievements

World Women's Snooker finals contested by Sophie Nix [6]
OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponentScore
Runner-up 12022Scottish Women's Open (Under-21)Flag of Thailand.svg Ploychompoo Laokiatphong (THA)0–2
Runner-up 22023British Women's Open (Under-21)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Bai Yulu  (CHN)0–2
Winner 12023Eden Women's Masters (Under-21)Flag of England.svg Zoe Killington (ENG)2–1
Runner-up 12024Albanian Women's Open (Under-21)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Bai Yulu  (CHN)0–2
Runner-up 12024Landywood British Women's Open (Under-21)Flag of England.svg  Ellise Scott  (ENG)0–2
Winner 12024Landywood British Women's Open (Challenge Cup)Flag of Poland.svg Nikola Broyak (POL)2–0
Runner-up 12024Women's Masters (Challenge Cup)Flag of Mongolia.svg Narantuya Bayarsaikhan (MNG)1–2

References

  1. ↑ "Sophie Nix". World Snooker Tour . Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Lord, Annette (January 2024). "On Cue". Snooker Scene. p. 40.
  3. 1 2 3 360: Sophie Nix (in Scottish Gaelic). BBC Alba. 29 September 2022. Event occurs at 0:30. Retrieved 2 November 2024– via YouTube.
  4. 1 2 Sophie Nix: World Women's Snooker. WPBSA. 11 May 2022. Event occurs at 0:57. Retrieved 2 November 2024– via YouTube.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Sophie Nix". World Women's Snooker. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Player: Sophie Nix". WPBSA SnookerScores. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  7. ↑ Grayston, Murray (22 November 2023). "Saltcoats: Snooker star Sophie Nix wins first under 21 title". Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald.
  8. ↑ "Shoot Out 2024: WPBSA Nominations". WPBSA. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
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