Wendy Jans
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 seven times.
Born | Bree, Belgium | 14 June 1983
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Sport country | Belgium |
Highest break | 136 |
Tournament wins | |
Non-ranking | 12 European Championships 17 Belgian Championships 3 Team 4 Other individual 11 Pool |
World Champion | (IBSF Women) 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
Career
Jans has won multiple national, European and World snooker titles. She won the Belgian national title seventeen times between 1998 and 2019.[4][5]
She has won a record twelve European Billiards and Snooker Association Ladies Championship titles, including six consecutive titles from 2013 to 2018,[6] and the IBSF World Ladies Snooker Championship in 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.[7] 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.[8]
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.[9] 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]
She owns a snooker club in Neerpelt.[6] Her highest break is 136.[10]
Career Highlights
IBSF women's finals
Outcome | No. | Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
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Runner-up | 2003 | Jiangmen, China | Kelly Fisher | 2–5 | [7] | |
Runner-up | 2004 | Veldhoven, Netherlands | Reanne Evans | 1–5 | [7] | |
Winner | 2006 | Amman, Jordan | Jaique Ip | 5–0 | [7] | |
Runner-up | 2007 | Korat, Thailand | Reanne Evans | 0–5 | [7] | |
Runner-up | 2008 | Wels, Austria | Reanne Evans | 3–5 | [7] | |
Winner | 2012 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Ng On-yee | 5–1 | [7] | |
Winner | 2013 | Daugavpils, Latvia | Shi Chunxia | 5–3 | [7] | |
Winner | 2014 | Bangalore, India | Anastasia Nechaeva | 5–2 | [7] | |
Winner | 2015 | Hurghada, Egypt | Anastasia Nechaeva | 5–1 | [11] | |
Winner | 2016 | Doha, Qatar | Amee Kamani | 5–0 | [12] | |
Winner | 2017 | Doha, Qatar | Waratthanun Sukritthanes | 5–2 | [13] | |
Runner-up | 2018 | Yangon, Myanmar | Waratthanun Sukritthanes | 2–5 | [14] |
European Championship Women's Individual Finals
Team competitions
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponents | Score | Ref. |
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Winner | 2003 | WLBSA Women's World Doubles, with Kathy Howden | Lea Lindhout and Valerie Finnie | 3–2 | [35] | |
Winner | 2007 | European Team Championship, with Isabelle Jonckheere (Belgium 1) | Hanna Mergies and Malgorzta Klys (Poland) | 5–0 | [36] | |
Winner | 2017 | European Team Championship, with Cathy Dehaene (Belgium 1) | Anastasia Nechaeva and Daria Sirotina (Russia 1) | 4–3 | [37] |
BBSA Belgian National Championship (Women's)
Outcome | No. | Year | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
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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][38] | |
Winner | 2013 | Cathy Dehaene | 4–1 | [4] | |
Winner | 2014 | Cathy Dehaene | 4–0 | [4][39] | |
Winner | 2015 | Emilie Demeester | 4–0 | [4] | |
Winner | 2016 | Cathy Dehaene | 4–0 | [4][40] | |
Winner | 2017 | Iris Moyens | 4–0 | [41] | |
Winner | 2018 | Melissa Eens | 4–0 | [42] | |
Winner | 2019 | Cathy Dehaene | 4–0 | [5] |
Other Snooker
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
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Winner | 1999 | EBSA Continental Cup | Cathy Dehaene | – | [43] | |
Winner | 2001 | EBSA Continental Cup | Ewa Pieniazek | 3–0 | [43] | |
Winner | 2003 | EBSA Continental Cup | Natascha Niermann | 3–2 | [43] | |
Winner | 2003 | WLBSA Scottish Open | Maria Catalano | 4–1 | [44] |
Pool
- Ladies tour – 4 times winner
- Dutch Ladies 9-Ball Championship – 2004
- Spirit Tour Event (Florida) – 2005
- Coral Springs
- Clearwater
- St. Augustine
- Belgium 8-Ball Championship – 2006
- Weert 9-Ball Open – 2006, 2008
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