Wendy Jans
Belgian snooker player (born 1983)
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Wendy Jans (born 14 June 1983,[1] in Bree, Belgium) is a Belgian professional snooker and pool player.[2][3] She has won the IBSF World Snooker Championship for women nine times. She reached her first women's world final at the 2022 World Women's Snooker Championship, but lost 5–6 to Nutcharut Wongharuthai on the final black ball.
Career
Jans has won multiple national, European and World snooker titles. She won the Belgian national title nineteen times between 1998 and 2023.[4][5][6]
She has won a record twelve European Billiards and Snooker Association Ladies Championship titles, including six consecutive titles from 2013 to 2018,[7] and the IBSF World Ladies Snooker Championship in 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022.[8] Having beaten Waratthanun Sukritthanes in the 2017 IBSF World Snooker Championship final to win her seventh title, Jans lost 2–5 to her in the 2018 final.[9]
Jans, Reanne Evans and Anita Rizzuti all took part in the 2010 World Open, playing against men. Jans lost 1–3 to Simon Bedford in the first round.[10] Jans and Ng On-yee were the two women competitors in the mixed singles snooker at the 2017 World Games, held in Wrocław. Jans lost 1–3 to Declan Brennans in her first match.[1]
At the 2022 World Women's Snooker Championship, Jans defeated 12-time champion Reanne Evans 4–1 in the quarter-finals. She advanced to reach her first women's world final, but lost 5–6 to Nutcharut Wongharuthai on the final black ball.[11]
She owns a snooker club in Neerpelt.[7] Her highest break is 136.[12]
Career highlights
Snooker
IBSF women's finals
| Outcome | No. | Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2003 |  Jiangmen, China |
 Kelly Fisher |
2–5 | [8] |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2004 |  Veldhoven, Netherlands |
Reanne Evans |
1–5 | [8] |
| Winner | 1. | 2006 |  Amman, Jordan |
 Jaique Ip |
5–0 | [8] |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2007 |  Korat, Thailand |
Reanne Evans |
0–5 | [8] |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2008 |  Wels, Austria |
Reanne Evans |
3–5 | [8] |
| Winner | 2. | 2012 |  Sofia, Bulgaria |
Ng On-yee |
5–1 | [8] |
| Winner | 3. | 2013 |  Daugavpils, Latvia |
Shi Chunxia |
5–3 | [8] |
| Winner | 4. | 2014 |  Bangalore, India |
 Anastasia Nechaeva |
5–2 | [8] |
| Winner | 5. | 2015 |  Hurghada, Egypt |
Anastasia Nechaeva |
5–1 | [13] |
| Winner | 6. | 2016 |  Doha, Qatar |
Amee Kamani |
5–0 | [14] |
| Winner | 7. | 2017 | Doha, Qatar |
Waratthanun Sukritthanes |
5–2 | [15] |
| Runner-up | 5. | 2018 |  Yangon, Myanmar |
Waratthanun Sukritthanes |
2–5 | [16] |
| Winner | 8. | 2021 | Doha, Qatar |
Nutcharut Wongharuthai |
4–1 | [17] |
| Winner | 9. | 2022 |  Antalya, Turkey |
Vidya Pillai |
4–3 | [18] |
European Championship Women's Individual Finals
Team competitions
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponents | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | 2003 | WLBSA Women's World Doubles, with Kathy Howden | Lea Lindhout and Valerie Finnie | 3–2 | [41] |
| Winner | 2 | 2007 | European Team Championship, with Isabelle Jonckheere (Belgium 1) | Hanna Mergies and Malgorzata Klys (Poland) | 5–0 | [42] |
| Runner-up | 1 | 2014 | World Mixed Doubles Championship, with Jamie Clarke | Ben Woollaston and Yana Shut | 0–3 | [43] |
| Winner | 3 | 2017 | European Team Championship, with Cathy Dehaene (Belgium 1) | Anastasia Nechaeva and Daria Sirotina (Russia 1) | 4–3 | [44] |
BBSA Belgian National Championship (Women's)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1998 | Valerie Van Bellinghen | 4–2 | [4] | |
| Runner-up | 1999 | Valerie Van Bellinghen | 1–4 | [4] | |
| Winner | 2000 | Valerie Van Bellinghen | 4–1 | [4] | |
| Winner | 2001 | Valerie Van Bellinghen | 4–1 | [4] | |
| Winner | 2002 | Candide Binon | 4–2 | [4] | |
| Winner | 2003 | Isabelle Jonckheere | 4–0 | [4] | |
| Winner | 2004 | Candide Binon | 4–2 | [4] | |
| Winner | 2008 | Candide Binon | 4–0 | [4] | |
| Winner | 2009 | Isabelle Jonckheere | 4–1 | [4] | |
| Winner | 2010 | Isabelle Jonckheere | 4–0 | [4] | |
| Runner-up | 2011 | Isabelle Jonckheere | 0–4 | [4] | |
| Winner | 2012 | Cathy Dehaene | 4–3 | [4][45] | |
| Winner | 2013 | Cathy Dehaene | 4–1 | [4] | |
| Winner | 2014 | Cathy Dehaene | 4–0 | [4][46] | |
| Winner | 2015 | Emilie Demeester | 4–0 | [4] | |
| Winner | 2016 | Cathy Dehaene | 4–0 | [4][47] | |
| Winner | 2017 | Iris Moyens | 4–0 | [48] | |
| Winner | 2018 | Melissa Eens | 4–0 | [49] | |
| Winner | 2019 | Cathy Dehaene | 4–0 | [5] | |
| Winner | 2023 | Anja Vandenbussche | 4–0 | [6] |
Other Snooker
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1999 | EBSA Continental Cup | Cathy Dehaene | – | [50] | |
| Winner | 2001 | EBSA Continental Cup | Ewa Pieniazek | 3–0 | [50] | |
| Winner | 2003 | EBSA Continental Cup | Natascha Niermann | 3–2 | [50] | |
| Winner | 2003 | WLBSA Scottish Open | Maria Catalano | 4–1 | [51] |
