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| Dates | 6–8 September 2024 (2024-09-06 –2024-09-08) |
| Venue | Northern Snooker Centre |
| City | Leeds |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Women's Snooker |
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| Score | 4–0 |
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The2024 UK Women's Snooker Championship (officially the2024 Taom UK Women's Snooker Championship) was a women'ssnooker tournament that took place from 6 to 8 September 2024 at the Northern Snooker Centre inLeeds, England. It was organised byWorld Women's Snooker.[1]
Reanne Evans was the defending champion, having defeatedBai Yulu 4–1 in the2023 final.[2] In the semi-finals, Bai defeated world number oneMink Nutcharut 4–1, after winning the first frame by a single point and then losing the second frame.[3] Evans, winner of the title in the previous four years, and seeking a 13th UK title, lost the first frame of her semi-final match toRebecca Kenna but went on to prevail 4–1.[3]
In a repeat of the 2023 final, Bai defeated Evans 4–0.[4] It was the first time since 2012 that neither Evans orNg On-yee had won the title.[3]Snooker Scene reporter Annette Lord wrote that the final was "one way traffic" as Bai "capitalised on a below par Evans performance"; Evans's highest break during the final was 14.[3]
The highest break of the tournament was the 99 made by Bai in the third frame of her semi-final match.[3][5]
In side events, Jasmine Bolsover won the Challenge Cup, contested by players who did not reach the quarter-finals of the main competition, defeatingAmee Kamani 2–1 in the final after eliminatingEllise Scott, Zoe Killington, Sarah Dunn and Chloe Payne in earlier rounds.[3]Tessa Davidson took the Seniors title with a 2–0 win over Dunn.[3] Scott, aged 13, won the under-21 title with a 2–1 defeat of Payne.[3]
The top five players—Reanne Evans,Bai Yulu,Mink Nutcharut,Ng On-yee andRebecca Kenna—were seeded through to the last-16. The remaining players were drawn in eight groups, each containing four players. Those matches were played as the best of 3frames. The top two players from each group qualified for theknockout stage: the six best group winners progressed to the last-16, while the remaining ten had to play a preliminary round. The first knockout round, the last-16 round and the quarter-finals were played as the best of 5 frames. The semi-finals and the final were played as the best of 7 frames.[6][7][4]
The draw for the tournament's knockout rounds is shown below. The match winners are shown in bold.[4][8]
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