World Women's Snooker Championship
The World Women's Snooker Championship is the leading tournament on the World Women's Snooker Tour. The reigning champion is Reanne Evans.History
The tournament began as the Women's World Open Championship, which, as the most prestigious event for female players, was effectively the world championship. The first tournament was held in 1976, and the event was held again in 1980 and 1981.
The competition was staged from 1983 onward as the World Ladies Snooker Championship. Over the next two decades, the tournament was dominated by Allison Fisher, Karen Corr, and Kelly Fisher, all of whom eventually moved to the United States to compete on the WPBA nine-ball pool tour.
From 1998 to 2003, Embassy sponsored the tournament, with the semi-finals and final taking place at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield during the World Snooker Championship. After restrictions on tobacco advertising were introduced in 2003, the tournament lost its sponsorship and was not held in 2004. The event was revived in 2005. The most successful player since that time has been Reanne Evans, who has won the title 12 times, including ten consecutive victories between 2005 and 2014.
The 2017 championship was held in Toa Payoh, Singapore, the first time since 1995 that it was held outside of the UK.
In 2018, the World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association was rebranded as World Women's Snooker, and the tournament was renamed the World Women's Snooker Championship.Finals
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | City |
| 1976 |  Vera Selby | Muriel Hazeldene | 4–0 | Middlesbrough |
| 1977 | No tournament held | No tournament held | No tournament held | No tournament held |
| 1978 | No tournament held | No tournament held | No tournament held | No tournament held |
| 1979 | No tournament held | No tournament held | No tournament held | No tournament held |
| 1980 |  Lesley McIlrath |  Agnes Davies | 4–2 | Hayling Island |
| 1981 | Vera Selby | Mandy Fisher | 3–0 | Thorness Bay |
| 1982 | No tournament held | No tournament held | No tournament held | No tournament held |
| 1983 | Sue Foster | Maureen Baynton | 8–5 | Brean |
| 1984 Am | Stacey Hillyard |  Natalie Stelmach | 4–1 | Coventry |
| 1984 Pro | Mandy Fisher | Maryann McConnell | 4–2 | Birmingham |
| 1985 | Allison Fisher | Stacey Hillyard | 5–1 | Solihull |
| 1986 | Allison Fisher | Sue LeMaich | 5–0 | Solihull |
| 1987 | Ann-Marie Farren | Stacey Hillyard | 5–1 | Puckpool |
| 1988 | Allison Fisher | Ann-Marie Farren | 6–1 | Brixham |
| 1989 | Allison Fisher | Ann-Marie Farren | 6–5 | Brixham |
| 1990 |  Karen Corr | Stacey Hillyard | 7–4 | London |
| 1991 | Allison Fisher | Karen Corr | 8–2 | London |
| 1992 | No tournament held | No tournament held | No tournament held | No tournament held |
| 1993 | Allison Fisher | Stacey Hillyard | 9–3 | Blackpool |
| 1994 | Allison Fisher | Stacey Hillyard | 7–3 |  New Delhi |
| 1995 | Karen Corr | Kim Shaw | 6–3 | New Delhi |
| 1996 | No tournament held | No tournament held | No tournament held | No tournament held |
| 1997 | Karen Corr | Kelly Fisher | 6–3 | Llanelli |
| 1998 | Kelly Fisher | Karen Corr | 5–0 | Sheffield |
| 1999 | Kelly Fisher | Karen Corr | 4–2 | Sheffield |
| 2000 | Kelly Fisher | Lisa Ingall | 4–1 | Sheffield |
| 2001 | Lisa Quick |  Lynette Horsburgh | 4–2 | Sheffield |
| 2002 | Kelly Fisher | Lisa Quick | 4–1 | Sheffield |
| 2003 | Kelly Fisher | Lisa Quick | 4–1 | Sheffield |
| 2004 | No tournament held | No tournament held | No tournament held | No tournament held |
| 2005 | Reanne Evans | Lynette Horsburgh | 6–4 | Cambridge |
| 2006 | Reanne Evans | Emma Bonney | 5–3 | Cambridge |
| 2007 | Reanne Evans | Katie Henrick | 5–3 | Cambridge |
| 2008 | Reanne Evans | June Banks | 5–2 | Cambridge |
| 2009 | Reanne Evans | Maria Catalano | 5–2 | Cambridge |
| 2010 | Reanne Evans | Maria Catalano | 5–1 | Cambridge |
| 2011 | Reanne Evans | Emma Bonney | 5–1 | Bury St Edmunds |
| 2012 | Reanne Evans | Maria Catalano | 5–3 | Cambridge |
| 2013 | Reanne Evans | Maria Catalano | 6–3 | Cambridge |
| 2014 | Reanne Evans |  Ng On Yee | 6–0 | Leeds |
| 2015 | Ng On Yee | Emma Bonney | 6–2 | Leeds |
| 2016 | Reanne Evans | Ng On Yee | 6–4 | Leeds |
| 2017 |  Ng On Yee |  Vidya Pillai | 6–5 |  Toa Payoh |
| 2018 | Ng On Yee | Maria Catalano | 5–0 |  St. Paul's Bay |
| 2019 | Reanne Evans |  Nutcharut Wongharuthai | 6–3 | Bangkok |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Winner | |
| 1 | ' | | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | | | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | | | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | | | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | ' | | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | | | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | | | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | | | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | | | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | | | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | | | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | ' | | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | ' | | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | | | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | | | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | | | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | | | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | | | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | | | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | | | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Kim Shaw | | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | | | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | | | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | | | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | ' | | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | ' | | 0 | 1 |
- Active players are shown in bold.
