Historically, snooker has been seen as a men's game, with female players generally being perceived as inferior. However, with the recent success stories of Asian female players, women's snooker has a bright future.
2019 was the year of Australia's first women-ranked event. It was won by Nutcharut Wongharuthai, who is believed to be the first woman to achieve a 147 break. She was born in 1999.
Chitra Krishnamurthy, a Asian lady snooker champion, is another. In 2008, she became the first Indian woman winner of the Australian Open Snooker Championship. She won the six-red championship in snooker in 2011. In 2014, her first appearance in the Eden World Ladies Senior Championships took place. She has also reached the final of the Eden World Ladies Senior Championships.
Reanne Evans is the number one female snooker player in the world. She has won ten international titles and is the current world champion. She was also granted a wildcard invitation to participate on the men’s tour for the 2010/11 seasons. Her services to snooker have also earned her an MBE.
Reanne Evans was born and raised in Dudley, West Midlands. At age 14, she began playing pool and has gone on to be a professional snooker player. She has also won eight billiards, and ball pool titles. She currently holds the title of World Pool Champion. She is also the European Masters winner and the most successful female player in Britain.
Evans was seven-and-a-half months pregnant when she won the ladies' world title in 2006. She was first woman to reach main stages in a ranking event. She qualified to the Wuxi Classic in China televised stages, beating Thepchaiya Nooh (5-4) in a qualifying match.
Evans has been world number one for the past ten year. She has been awarded ten world titles, and an MBE for her contributions to snooker. She was also invited to the professional tour as a wildcard for the 2010/11 season. She will compete for the UK in the final stages. She will be playing world number two Neil Robertson in the first round.
Reanne McIlroy and Reanne Evans are among the top female players in the game. They all were former world number one players, and they are among the most outstanding snooker players in history. The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association believes there is no obstacle for women to snooker. There are currently only two women in the top 30 on the men's global rankings. If the next generation can challenge the best players worldwide, women's snooker will be a bright future.
There are many great lady snooker pros around the world. The future looks bright. The sport is growing in America and other countries. Mike Dominguez, the owner of OX Billiards Seattle, hopes to see the sport grow in the U.S.