| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20–27 May 2025 (2025-05-20 –2025-05-27) |
| Venue | Changping Gymnasium |
| City | Dongguan,Guangdong |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Women's Snooker |
| Highest break |  Bai Yulu (CHN) (112) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Bai Yulu (CHN) |
| Runner-up |  Mink Nutcharut (THA) |
| Score | 6–4 |
←2024 | |
The2025 World Women's Snooker Championship was a women'ssnooker tournament that took place from 20 to 27 May 2025 at the Changping Gymnasium inDongguan, China.[1][2] It was organised byWorld Women's Snooker, the Chinese Billiards and Snooker Association, and Cantonese Snooker.[1]
Bai Yulu was the defending champion, having defeatedMink Nutcharut 6–5 in the2024 final.[1][3] For the first time in the tournament's history, the semi-finals did not feature an English player.[4] Bai reached her third consecutive final, where she again faced Mink.[5] Both players were seeking their second World Women's Snooker Championship title.[6] Bai won the first frame by a singlepoint, but Mink took the next three frames, with the third and fourth being close.[6] After Bai won the fifth frame, Mink compiled a break of 54 in the sixth frame to move 4-2 ahead.[6] Bai levelled the match at 4-4 and moved into the lead for the first time at 5-4 withe a break of 61.[6] During the tenth frame, both players missed opportunities.[6] Bai missed hitting the finalpink ball completely when attempting a thincut, which put her a point behind Mink.[6] Mink then potted the pink but the shot was a foul as she wentin off.[6] Bai then potted the pink to secure the title.[6] It was the third time that Mink had finished as runner-up in the championship; she said "I have to smile even if I lose. This is what professionalism is."[6]
Bai became the seventh multiple winner of the tournament—afterVera Selby,Allison Fisher,Karen Corr,Kelly Fisher,Reanne Evans, andNg On-yee—Bai was the first player to successfully defend the title since Ng in2018 and the first maiden winner to do so since Evans in2006. Mink lost her third world final out of the four she had contested.[5][7][8] Because Mink and Bai already held professional tour cards, Evans and Ng, the two other highest-ranked players in the women's world rankings, received two-year tour cards to begin in the2025–26 season.[9]
The World Women's Under-21 Championship and World Women's Seniors Championship were staged alongside the main tournament.[1] Bai was ineligible to defend the under-21 title has had won the previous year, having turned 21 in the interim. Panchaya Channoi, aged 16, won the under-21 title with a 3–1 victory over Liu Zi Ling in the final.Tessa Davidson retained her seniors title, defeating Han Fang 3–1 in the final. It was Davidson's third seniors title in four years.[1][10][11]
TheWomen'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.[12] TheWomen's World Open, first held in 1976, is recognised as the beginning of the modernWorld Women's Snooker Championship.[13][14] English playerReanne Evans holds the record for the most wins, having won 12 titles, including ten consecutive victories from 2005 to 2014.[15][16]
The players were drawn in 15 groups, each containing up to five players. The top two players from each group, and two best placed third players across the groups, qualified for the knockout stage. Group matches were played over the best of five frames. The first knockout rounds were the best-of-five frames, the second round and quarter-finals were the best-of-7 frames, and the final will be the best-of-11 frames.[17] The group stages were played from 20 to 23 May, after which the knockout stages took place. The final was held on 27 May.[18]
Results from the knockout rounds are shown below.[19]
| Last 32 Best of 5 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 11 frames | ||||||||||||||
| Mink Nutcharut (THA) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Enmiaoer Li (CHN) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mink Nutcharut (THA) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Deng Xin Shuni (CHN) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Deng Xin Shuni (CHN) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Natcharin Sornprasert (THA) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mink Nutcharut (THA) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Anupama Ramachandran (IND) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Anupama Ramachandran (IND) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Wing man Shiu (HKG) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Anupama Ramachandran (IND) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Jessica Woods (AUS) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Phakwalan Kongkaew (THA) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jessica Woods (AUS) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mink Nutcharut (THA) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Baipat Siripaporn (THA) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Man Yan So (HKG) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Narucha Phoemphul (THA) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Narucha Phoemphul (THA) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Rebecca Kenna (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yuk Fan Lau (HKG) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rebecca Kenna (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rebecca Kenna (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Baipat Siripaporn (THA) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Baipat Siripaporn (THA) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yee Ting Cheung (HKG) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Baipat Siripaporn (THA) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lu Zhao (CHN) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lu Zhao (CHN) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ploychompoo Laokiatphong (THA) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mink Nutcharut (THA) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bai Yulu (CHN) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ng On-yee (HKG) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Danni He (CHN) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ng On-yee (HKG) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yee Ki Ho (HKG) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yee Ki Ho (HKG) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jaique Ip (HKG) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ng On-yee (HKG) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bai Yulu (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tessa Davidson (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Panchaya Channoi (THA) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Panchaya Channoi (THA) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bai Yulu (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Liu Zi Ling (CHN) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bai Yulu (CHN) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bai Yulu (CHN) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Xia Yuyin (CHN) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amee Kamani (IND) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bai Ya Ru (CHN) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amee Kamani (IND) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Narantuya Bayarsaikhan (MNG) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Katrina Wan (HKG) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Narantuya Bayarsaikhan (MNG) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amee Kamani (IND) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Xia Yuyin (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Charlene Chai (SIN) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Xia Yuyin (CHN) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Xia Yuyin (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Reanne Evans (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Reanne Evans (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yang Meng (CHN) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Two century breaks were made during the 2025 event:[20]