OnYee Ng Regains Belgian Crown
OnYee Ng has defeated Mink Nutcharut 4-2 to lift the Belgian Women’s Open title for the second time in her career at Trickshot Snooker in Bruges, Belgium.
The Hong Kong China star, who previously lifted the title in 2020, was appearing in her fourth world ranking event final of the season and following three previous defeats was not to be denied her return to the winner’s circle following a tense finale against two-time winner Mink.
Victory for Ng represents her first silverware since the British Open almost a year ago and her 23rd career title overall on the WWS Tour – which sees her move into fifth position alone on the all-time list behind only Reanne Evans, Allison Fisher, Kelly Fisher and Karen Corr.
The result also means that the top three positions in the world rankings will remain unchanged with runner-up Nutcharut missing out on the chance to retake top spot from Bai Yulu following defeat.
Having topped her round robin group without the loss of a frame, 35-year-old Ng claimed the scalps of Narucha Phoemphul, Rebecca Kenna and defending champion Reanne Evans on her way to the final, her match-clinching break of 81 against Evans proving to be her highest of the tournament.
She would await Thailand’s Mink Nutcharut in the final, after the 2023 and 2024 Belgian champion scored victories against Panchaya Channoi and Anna Prisjažņuka, before coming through an epic semi-final against world number one Bai Yulu to reach the title match. Up against China’s Bai, who had taken a 41 match unbeaten streak into the semi-finals, Mink would take a 3-0 lead, only for Bai to hit back to force a deciding-frame, which Mink would take in two scoring visits.
The final itself would prove to be another tense affair in which Mink started the stronger with breaks of 95 and 40 to lead 1-0 and 2-1 following the early exchanges.
A rematch of their 2024 final at the same venue – which Mink won 4-2 – this time it was to be Ng’s day as she rebounded to claim the subsequent three frames from what was an increasingly scrappy affair to clinch victory and end her 11-month wait for her latest ranking title.
Earlier in the tournament, there was a notable run for 14-year-old Phakwalan Kongkaew who reached her first-ever world ranking event quarter-final, while Hong Kong China’s Fong Mei Mei reached the last eight for the first time in seven years.
The highest break of the event was a run of 99 compiled by Bai Yulu during the quarter-final stage.
Channoi, Davidson Claim Side Titles
Thailand’s Panchaya Channoi lifted her third Under-21 title and second of 2026 following a 2-0 victory against last year’s winner Narucha Phoemphul in Bruges.
The reigning World Women’s Under-21 champion booked her place in the final with a win against England’s Zoe Killington in the last four, before completing a comfortable success with a top break of 71 against top ranked Phoemphul to become only the ninth player to win three or more junior titles.
In the Seniors comeptition it was England’s Tessa Davidson who maintained her unbeaten run in Bruges to win the title for a fourth successive year at Trickshot Snooker.
The undisputed Seniors number one defeated home duo Martine Ketels and Anja Vandenbussche in a repeat of last year’s final to claim an incredible 13th consecutive Over-40s success from her events played and her 19th overall, leaving her now just four behind the all-time record of 23 won by Jenny Poulter.
Finally, the Challenge Cup tournament for players who did not qualify for the final day of the Main competition was won by Narucha Phoemphul for a second successive year in Bruges, after the 20-year old defeated Wing Man Shiu, Justine Abrassart, Panchaya Channoi and Zoe Killington in the final match.
The Tour continues with the Landywood British Women’s Open which will run from 27-29 March at the Landywood Snooker Club, England. Enter now via WPBSA SnookerScores.
