Snooker was historically viewed as a game for men, and female players were generally considered to be inferior. However, with the recent success stories of Asian female players, women's snooker has a bright future.
In 2019, Australia hosted the first women's ranking competition. Nutcharut Wiongharuthai took the title. She is believed that she was the first woman to record a 147 break. She was born in 1998 and is now eligible to compete on next season's professional World Snooker Tour.
Chitra Krishnamurthy, a Asian lady snooker champion, is another. She was the first Indian woman ever to win the Australian Open Snooker Championship 2008. She also won in 2011 the six-red Snooker Championship. In 2014, her first appearance in the Eden World Ladies Senior Championships took place. She reached the final of Eden World Ladies Senior Championships.
Reanne Evans is the world's number one lady snooker player. She holds ten world titles and is currently the reigning champion. In addition, she was invited to compete on the men’s tour during the 2010/11 season as a wildcard. For her contribution to snooker she has been awarded an MBE.
Reanne Evans was a West Midlands native. Reanne Evans started playing pool when she was 14 years old and has been a professional player of snooker ever since. She has also won eight billiards, and ball pool titles. She holds the World Pool Championship title. She has won the European Masters, and she is the most successful woman player in the UK.
Evans won the women's world title in 2006 while she was seven months pregnant. She was the first female to reach the main stages at a ranking event. She was able to qualify for the Wuxi Classic in China's televised stages and defeated Thepchaiya U-Nooh of Thailand 5-4 in a qualifying match.
Evans has been the number one world snooker player for the past ten years. She has been awarded ten world titles, and an MBE for her contributions to snooker. She was also granted a wildcard invitation to participate on the professional tour in the 2010/11 season. She will compete in the final stages of the world ranking event in the UK. She will be playing world number two Neil Robertson in the first round.
Reanne McIlroy, Reanne Evans, Emma Bonney, and Kelly Fisher are some of the best female players in the world. All of them were world number one players and are among the best snooker players ever. The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association says there is no barrier for women in snooker. At the moment, there are only two women ranked among the top 30 in the world's men's rankings. Women's snooker's future is bright if there are female players who can challenge these world-class players.
Many talented ladies snooker players are out there, and the future looks bright. The sport has been growing in the United States, as well in other countries. Mike Dominguez from OX Billiards Seattle hopes to bring the sport to the United States.