Ng On Yee completes British Open hat-trick triumph on women's snooker tour

Hong Kong star On Yee secures back-to-back triumphs on the World Women’s Snooker Tour having also won the previous stop at the Belgian Women’s Open in Bruges last month.

Held at the impressive Landywood Snooker Club in Walsall, the 2026 British Women’s Snooker Open was the penultimate event on this season’s women’s circuit.

As one of the top two seeds, number one seed On Yee didn't have to play in the groups phases and began her campaign in the knockout rounds where she top scored with a 72 as she defeated Deborah Fladgate (Scotland), 3-0. Runs of 46 and 51 then helped her to a 3-0 victory over Thai youngster Narucha Phoemphul in the quarter-finals.

The 35-year-old reached the final without dropping a frame as she eliminated reigning multiple-time English women's national champion Rebecca Kenna, 4-0, in the last four, fashioning a 104 - the highest break of the tournament - in the second frame.

Earlier in the week, Kenna made a break of 106 against Jimmy White whilst playing in the latest Pluto TV Snooker 900 Champions Week.

The title match at Landywood brought together the top two seeds as reigning back-to-back world women's snooker champion Bai went for yet more glory.

The 22-year-old from China didn't relinquish a frame in her opening two fixtures before seeing off 12-time world women's champion Reanne Evans 4-1 in the semi-finals.

In what would be an entertaining final, Bai deposited the first frame after an effort of 67, but On Yee levelled by taking frame two on the final black. On Yee then nudged ahead following a contribution of 85, but Bai restored parity at 2-2 with the aid of a 45.

A break of 38 in frame five helped On Yee reach the hill first, before a 66 saw her wrap up a 4-2 win to complete a British Open hat-trick.

The 24th women's tour ranking title success of her career, there may be an extra element of personal satisfaction for On Yee following her latest success due to getting the better of Bai for the first time on the World Women's Snooker Tour.

On Yee had lost all eight of her previous meetings with Bai on the WWST - including in this season's finals of the UK Championship, Thailand Open and WSF Championship - so she will be very happy to have ended that unwanted streak, and particularly in a final.

Now moving up to number two in the women's global standings, On Yee has reached at least the final from five of her six tournament outings this term.

Next up on the top tier women's scene is the 2026 World Women's Snooker Championship set to take place between May 12-19 in Dongguan City, China. Home hero and crown holder Bai will be aiming to complete a three-peat.

On Yee, Bai, Evans, and Mink Nutcharut are all expected to feature at the 2026 World Professional Snooker Championship qualifying rounds at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield next week.

A woman player has yet to qualify for the main venue stages of the sport’s blue riband event at the Crucible Theatre. This April, the aforementioned quartet will each require to navigate four successive matches in order to become the first.

For the full results from the 2026 British Women’s Snooker Open, visit snookerscores.net, here.