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Thai Teen “Mind Sakol” Wins 2026 World Women’s Snooker Title
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DONGGUAN, China — 19 May 2026, Thai teenager, “Mind Sakol” Panchaya Channoi made snooker history on Tuesday by defeating 12-time world champion, Reanne Evans, to capture her maiden World Women’s Snooker Championship title and become Thailand’s 3rd World Snooker Champion.
Key facts
- Moreover, Mind matches a record set by China’s Bai Yulu in 2024 by becoming only the second woman in snooker history to win both the junior and senior world titles in the same calendar year, 2026.
- The championship victory earns Panchaya a top prize of £13,000 (approximately 559,000 Baht) and a coveted spot in the elite 2026 Champion of Champions tournament
- More significantly, the title grants her a two-season tour card to compete on the prestigious, professional World Snooker Tour alongside male professionals starting in the 2026/27 season.
- Having competed on the main tour since 2022, her contract extension is now uncertain
Summary
The 2026 “World Women’s Snooker Championship,” held at the Changping Snooker Center in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China, reached its climax on Tuesday with the highly anticipated final match. The 18-year-old Thai sensation “Mind Sakol” Panchaya Channoi, ranked 15th in the world, defeated her fellow compatriot world number 3 and 2022 world champion, “Mink Saraburi” Nutcharut Wongharuthai, 5-3.
In the final that was played under a best-of-11 frames format, the current two-time consecutive Under-21 World Champion, Mind Sakol, started aggressively, opening race into a 3-0 lead against Evans. Although Evans fought back to trail 4-2, Mind closed out the match with a 6-2 victory.