World Women’s Snooker Rankings | Irish Women’s Snooker Open 2025

The official world women’s rankings have been updated for the final time in 2025 after Bai Yulu lifted the Irish Women’s Snooker Open crown at the SBI HQ in Carlow, Ireland.

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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 points earned at the 2023 Women’s Masters have been removed and those earned at the 2025 Irish Women’s Snooker Open have been added.

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

Bai Within Range of Top Spot

Irish Open winner Bai Yulu earned maximum points for the third time this season as she continues to narrow the gap to Mink Nutcharut and Ng On Yee at the head of the world rankings.

Now unbeaten in 31 matches on the WWS Tour, Bai has closed to within 11,375 and 5,125 points respectively of the top two and is now in position to potentially claim the world number one ranking for the first time following the WSF Women’s Championship in January.

This is because with points from the 2024 Belgian Women’s Open due to expire in January – at which Nutcharut defeated Ng in the final, with Bai not having participated in that event – any of the current top three could leave the event as the world’s number one player.

Thailand’s Nutcharut must reach at least the final to be certain of retaining the top ranking that she has held continuously since August 2023, while a semi-final run would be enough if either Ng or Bai did not win the title.

Both Ng On Yee and Bai can mathematically overhaul Nutcharut with a run to the final, but will more likely need to win the event unless the current number one were to lose in the early rounds.

A fourth title of the season for Bai in Sofia would see the 22-year-old rise to world number one for the first time, unless Mink is able to make it to the final at the event.

Laokiatphong Returns to Top 10

Thailand’s Ploychompoo Laokiatphong has returned to the world’s top 10 for the first time since February, completing a remarkably recovery having almost dropped outside of the top 100 during the summer.

Winner of the Asia-Pacific Championship in January 2023, the Thai star was absent from competition for almost two years following the 2023 British Open until this year’s World Championship, meaning that as her points earned were removed, she fell to 90th position as recently as September 2025.

Her second ranking event triumph at the Australian Women’s Open earlier this year, however, followed by her semi-final at the Niche Cues Women’s Open last month, have propelled her back up into the top bracket and now up to 10th position.

She displaces England’s Mary Talbot, following the removal of her points earned having won the 2023 Women’s Masters in London.

Notable Movers

Outside of the world’s top 10, each of Narantuya Bayarsaikhan, So Man Yan and Yee Ting Cheung have risen one position, while Australia’s Joey Tohme climbs two positions to a new career-high of 17th.

Also on the rise are Xia Yuying (+2), Jessica Woods (+3), Phakwalan Kongkaew (+5), Diana Schuler (+8), Yuk Fan Lau (+4), Chan Wai Lam (+4) and Jaique Ip Wan In (+5) among the top 30.

Among those in action in Ireland, Zeinab Shahi is up to a new personal best of 41st position, while Ireland’s Paula Judge is a re-entry to the ranking list in 49th position after she reached the quarter-finals at her first tournament back since 2018.

Margaret O’Driscoll and Michelle Sherwin also made their first Tour appearances for over 20 years and return to the top 100 in 95th and 96th positions respectively.

Under-21 / Seniors

Thailand’s Narucha Phoemphul consolidated her position at the head of the Under-21 rankings after she maintained her 100% winning run from the first half of the 2025/26 season.

The 19-year-old has now won four consecutive junior titles and six overall during the past 12 months, and has extended her lead to second placed Ellise Scott to a significant 17,500 points.

Former number one Sophie Nix reached her first final since the 2024 British Open to strengthen her hold on third place, ahead of last weekend’s semi-finalists Zoe and Laura Killington.

Ireland’s Ella O’Connor is a new entry in 20th position having made her Tour debut on home soil at the SBI HQ.

England’s Tessa Davidson made it 18 Seniors titles following her 2-0 victory over Paula Judge to retain her iron grip at the top of the over-40s rankings, successfully defending her points earned following her victory at the 2023 Women’s Masters in London.

Ireland’s Judge immediately rises to 16th position following her debut event, while compatriot Margaret O’Driscoll is also a new entry in 23rd position.

The World Women’s Snooker Tour continues with the staging of the WSF Championship which runs from 19-23 January 2026 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Enter now via WPBSA SnookerScores.