Women’s World Snooker Tour set to Return to Australia

The Women’s World Snooker (WWS) Tour has confirmed the Australian Women’s Open will be staged at the Mounties Club in Sydney on October 5-8, 2024.

The event, which will be the sixth WWS tournament to be staged in Australia, is the second to be added to the upcoming 2024/25 schedule following the US Women’s Open in Seattle in August.

Hong Kong China’s Ng On-yee is the reigning champion having clinched the title for the second time with a 4-1 victory over India’s Amee Kamani in the recently concluded season.

The 33-year-old subsequently ended the campaign on a high note by defeating Mink Nutcharut 4-1 to win the British Open for the first time in her career at the Landywood Snooker Club in Walsall.

She recorded impressive victories over former world champions Baipat Siripaporn and Reanne Evans on her way to the final and will be one of the bookmakers’ favourites to win in Sydney.

World number one Nutcharut will also be a popular pick with punters on the best online betting sites in Australia for an event which is guaranteed to generate plenty of interest worldwide.

Women’s snooker bettors in Australia and New Zealand will inevitably be paying close attention to the event given there are 28 players from those countries on the official world ranking list.

Jessica Woods and Lilly Meldrum are currently the top ranked Australian female players and will be eager to make their mark on home soil.

Woods reached her first ranking event final at the 2022 Australian Women’s Open, but missed out on the title after losing 4-3 against England’s Jamie Hunter.

She became just the 15th player to compile a century break on the WWS Tour following her run of 120 during the group stage.

The event in Sydney follows on from the season-opener in the United States, which will once again be staged at Ox Billiards in Seattle from August 9-11.

Nutcharut defeated On-yee 4-2 to win the title last season. The pair made history during the tournament, becoming the first female players to make centuries in official competition in the US.