World Women’s Snooker Rankings | UK Championship 2026
The official world women’s rankings have been updated for the first time this season following the conclusion of the season-opening UK Women’s Snooker Championship at which China’s Bai Yulu won the title for a third successive year.
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- View the updated Seniors ranking list
- View the updated One-Year ranking list
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The WWS world rankings operate on a rolling two-year basis, with points earned during the 2026/27 season to replace those earned through the 2024/25 campaign. At this revision the points from the 2024 US Open and 2024 UK Championship tournaments have been removed and those earned at the 2026 UK Championship have been added.
The total ranking points of each player are calculated from their best 14 results during the current counting period.
Bai Back to No.1
Bai Yulu has successfully reclaimed the world number one ranking at the first attempt following her third consecutive success at the UK Championship in Leeds.
The 23-year-old superstar first rose to number one back in January, but briefly lost the position to OnYee Ng following May’s World Championship after she fell at the quarter-final stage in Dongguan.
Victory in Leeds, however, combined with a semi-final exit for Ng this week, and the Hong Kong player losing the points from her 2024 US Open success, means that it is Bai who rises to the summit for the second time.
Mink Nutcharut’s bid to return to top spot was ended by defeat to Ng at the quarter-final stage.
With five ranking event titles won over the past 12 months, Bai is now well-placed to remain world number one for the foreseeable future. She has just 19,375 points to defend between now and the end of the season, compared to Ng (23,275) and Nutcharut (36,125), meaning that she only has to match their results to keep top spot.
Channoi Up to Sixth
Elsewhere inside of the world’s top 10 there is a new career-high world ranking of sixth for world champion Panchaya Channoi, after the Thai player reached the quarter-finals on her UK Championship debut.
The 18-year-old moves above England’s Rebecca Kenna, who reached the same stage but was defending more points following the expiration of her points earned at semi-final runs to the US Open and UK Championship in 2024.
There are also gains for So Man Yan and Ploychompoo Laokiatphong who complete the top 10.
Prisjažņuka, Ziling Move Up
Latvia’s Anna Prisjažņuka gains one place to reach a career-high position of 14th following her last 16 run at the Northern Snooker Centre. With no points to be removed during the remainder of the current season, the 36-year-old will be targeting a place in the top 10 over the coming months.
The most significant gain comes from China’s Liu Ziling, after the 17-year-old climbed eight places to number 15 by reaching the quarter-final stage on her debut at the UK Championship.
Other notable movers inside of the top 50 include Sophie Nix (+3), Zeinab Shahi (+2) and Selina Dean (+22).
Junior, Senior Rankings
Narucha Phoemphul and Tessa Davidson have consolidated their positions at the top of the Under-21 and Seniors rankings respectively, after the pair each successfully defend their titles in Leeds.
The biggest mover is runner-up Liu Ziling, whose final run sees her gain two places to reach a new high position of number four on the junior list. Tallulah Cousins also rises three positions to a new best position of 12th.
In the Seniors rankings there are no changes to the top six positions, with Selina Dean making the most significant jump from 11th to seventh after she reached the semi-finals.
The 2026/27 World Women’s Snooker Tour continues with the Australian Women’s Open, which will run from 17-20 October at Mounties, Sydney. Enter the tournament online via the ABSC website.
