Mind Sakon Defeats Evans to Become Thailand's Third Female World Snooker Champion
Thai snooker prodigy Mind Sakon, 18, won her first World Women's Snooker Championship title by defeating Britain's Reanne Evans 6-2 in China, becoming Thailand's third female world champion.
18-year-old Thai snooker sensation Mind Sakon Panchaya Channon has captured her first World Women's Snooker Championship title by defeating Britain's Reanne Evans 6-2 in the final held in China. The young champion showcased exceptional form throughout the tournament, overcoming several world-class competitors including China's world number one Pai Yulu and Thailand's third-ranked Min Saraburi before clinching victory over the multiple-time former world champion Evans in the final. This championship victory marks Mind Sakon's first World Women's Snooker Championship title and grants her a professional card to compete in the World Snooker Tour (WST) for two years.
Beyond this achievement, Mind Sakon's recent defence of the World Junior Women's Championship also makes her only the second player in history to win both the senior women's world championship and junior women's world championship (under 21) in the same year, following China's Pai Yulu who accomplished this feat in 2024.
With this victory, Mind Sakon becomes Thailand's third female world snooker champion, following Min Saraburi who won the title in 2022 and Leaf Sriracha Siriphaap Navanthakamchan who won in 2023.
