Wendy Jans

Bio

Widely-regarded as one of the best players of her generation, Belgium’s Wendy Jans has several national and international honours including a record 14 EBSA European Ladies Championship titles.

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Wendy claimed her maiden WWS title back at the 2003 Scottish Ladies Open when she defeated Maria Catalano 4-1 in the final. She reached a further three finals between 1999-2002, losing out to number one player Kelly Fisher on each occasion.

In February 2022 she reached the final of the World Women’s Snooker Championship for the first time, having secured a standout 4-1 victory against 12-time champion Reanne Evans in the quarter-finals. Despite having claimed a 5-3 lead against Thailand’s Nutcharut Wongharuthai in the title match, she would ultimately succumb to a 6-5 defeat on the final black.

Prior to her final run, she had previously reached the semi-finals on four separate occasions (2002-2019).

In January 2024 Jans compiled her third century break on the WWS Tour with a break of 108, having previously made centuries at the 2018 World Championship and 2020 Belgian Open.

Wendy has also claimed the Belgian national title on a staggering 18 occasions, her maiden title coming back in 1998 and most recent in 2022.

She is also the owner of the De Maxx Snooker Club in Neerpelt, which hosted the 2018 European Women’s Masters won by Reanne Evans.