World Women’s Snooker Rankings | Australian Open 2025

The official world women’s rankings have been updated for the second time during the 2025/26 season following victory for Ploychompoo Laokiatphong at the Australian Women’s Snooker Open in Sydney, Australia.

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The WWS world rankings operate on a rolling two-year basis, with points earned during the 2025/26 season to replace those earned through the 2023/24 campaign. At this revision pointts from the 2023 Australian Open have been removed and those earned at the 2025 Australian Open have been added.

The total rankings points of each player are calculated from their best 14 results during the current counting period.

Mink Extends Lead

Thailand’s Mink Nutcharut has extended her advantage at the top of the world rankings despite her defeat at the semi-final stages of the Australian Open at Mounties.

The former world champion, who has headed the rankings since August 2024, sees her total remain unchanged after she matched her result at the corresponding event in 2023. She, however, moves further clear of second placed Ng On Yee who was defending a maximum 7,500 points having won the tournament in 2023, but was absent this year as she took on Judd Trump at the WST Xi’an Grand Prix in China.

The swing means that top ranked Mink moves 9,250 points clear, with the pair each set to defend an almost identical amount of points during the remainder of the 2025/26 season.

Seventh Heaven for Jel

It was also a landmark week for Thailand’s Narucha ‘Jel’ Phoemphul as the 19-year-old climbs two places to a new career-high seventh position following her run to the final in Sydney.

The rising star, who had previously reached the last four stage of two ranking events, overtakes Tessa Davidson and Mary Talbot having reached a ranking event final for the first time. With few points to defend over the coming months, having only started to compete full-time in October 2024, she will be targeting further gains relative to those currently above her.

Notable Movers

There is also a signififcant rise for the player who defeated Phoemphul in the final, as Ploychompoo Laokiatphong vaults to 12th position on the updated rankings, from her position of 90th at the start of the event.

The former world number six had dropped down the rankings following an absence from the sport during the 2024/25 season, but following her second career ranking title success in Sydney, has now already regained much of the ground that she had lost.

Also on the rise is Australia’s Joey Tohme, who moves from 50th to 18th spot having reached the semi-finals of a ranking event for the first time in her home country. She becomes the highest-ranked player from Australia with Jessica Woods – who Tohme defeated in the quarter-finals – having lost points having reached the semi-finals two years ago.

Theresa Whitten climbs from 77th position to 39th, following her first-ever WWS quarter-final appearance, while Thailand’s Phakwalan Kongkaew gains 15 places to a new high of 41st position, after the 14-year-old made it back-to-back appearances in the knockout rounds of a world ranking tournament.

Seniors

Australia’s Carlie Tait is a new entry in 12th position in the WWS Seniors rankings having claimed her first title with a 3-0 success against Agnes Kimura on Tuesday morning.

The 50-year-old is one of seven new additions to the Seniors ranking list, following the first-ever over-40s tournament having been contested in Australia as part of the event.

England’s Tessa Davidson retains her dominant position at the head of the world rankings, having claimed 11 of the previous 13 titles on offer.