Mink Nutcharut Explained

Mink Nutcharut
Birth Date:November 7, 1999
Birth Place:Saraburi, Thailand
Professional:2022–present
High Ranking:
World Women's Snooker

1[1]

Women's World Champ:2022

Nutcharut Wongharuthai (; born 7 November 1999),[2] better known as Mink Nutcharut, is a Thai snooker player who competes on both the professional World Snooker Tour and the World Women's Snooker Tour. She is the only woman known to have made a maximum break, having achieved the feat during a practice match in March 2019. She is, ranked number one in the world women's snooker rankings.[3]

Mink was World Women's Under-21 Champion in 2018, was runner-up to Reanne Evans in the 2019 World Women's Snooker Championship, and won her first ranking title at the 2019 Australian Women's Open. She won the 2022 World Women's Snooker Championship, defeating Wendy Jans 6–5 on the final black to become the tournament's first Thai winner.

As world women's champion, Mink earned a two-year card to compete on the professional tour, beginning in the 2022–23 snooker season. She and Neil Robertson won the 2022 World Mixed Doubles championship, defeating Mark Selby and Rebecca Kenna in the final.

Career

In 2018 she won the World Women's Under-21 Championship. In 2019 she beat defending champion Ng On-yee in the quarter-final[4] during her run to the World Women's Snooker Championship final, where she was beaten by 12-time champion Reanne Evans.[5]

In March 2019 she made a 147 break during a practice session, which was the first and only known maximum break achieved by a female player.[6] [7] [8]

Mink was one of four women to be selected for the Women's Tour Championship to be held at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.[9]

She won the 2019 International Billiards and Snooker Federation World Women's 6 Reds Championship, beating Amee Kamani 4–2 in the final.[10]

At the Australian Women's Open in 2019, Mink and Ng On-yee were the only players to complete their qualifying groups without losing a frame.[11] Mink then progressed to the final, still without losing a frame, registering wins over Kimberly Cullen 3–0, Carlie Tait 3–0 and Jaique Ip 4–0 to reach the final, against Ng. Mink won the final 4–2, gaining her first ranking tournament win.[12]

At the 2022 World Women's Snooker Championship, Mink faced three-time champion Ng On Yee in the quarter-finals. Although Mink took a 3–0 lead, Ng came back to force a deciding frame, but Mink won the match 4–3 on the final black.[13] She defeated Rebecca Kenna 5–1 in the semi-finals before facing Wendy Jans in the final. Although Mink took an initial 2–1 lead, Jans won four of the next five to lead 5–3. Mink then won the next two to force a deciding frame, in which the title was decided on the final black ball. Jans missed the black into the yellow pocket, leaving it over the middle, allowing Mink to clinch her first women's world title.[14] Mink's victory gave her a two-year professional tour card, allowing her to join Evans and Ng on the main professional tour the following season.[15]

At the 2022 World Mixed Doubles championship, the first staging of the tournament since 1991, Mink and Neil Robertson defeated Kenna and Mark Selby 4–2 in the final.[16] They both received £30,000 for winning the title, the biggest prize of her career to date.[17]

Personal life

Mink's mother was a cashier in a snooker club, and her father enjoyed playing snooker. Mink herself started playing at the age of 10.[18]

She is known as "Mink," stating that "in Thailand we call each and everyone by their nickname because our traditional Thai names are too long and we don't have any Christian name like Western people. So we use nicknames instead."

Hi-End Snooker Club in Thailand sponsors and supports her.[19]

Performance and rankings timeline

World Snooker Tour

Tournament2018/
19		2019/
20		2021/
22		2022/
23		2023/
24		2024/
25
Ranking[20] [21] [22] [23] 95[24]
Ranking tournaments
Championship LeagueNon-RankingARRRRRR
Xi'an Grand PrixTournament Not HeldLQ
Saudi Arabia MastersTournament Not Held
English OpenAAALQLQ
British OpenNot HeldALQLQLQ
Wuhan OpenTournament Not HeldLQLQ
Northern Ireland OpenAAA1RLQ
International ChampionshipAANot HeldLQ
UK ChampionshipAAALQLQ
Shoot OutA1RA1R1R
Scottish OpenAAALQLQ
German MastersAAALQLQ
Welsh OpenAAALQLQ
World OpenAANot HeldLQ
World Grand PrixDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
Players ChampionshipDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
Tour ChampionshipDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
World ChampionshipAALQLQLQ
Non-ranking tournaments
Champion of ChampionsAAA1RA
Former ranking tournaments
Paul Hunter ClassicLQNRTournament Not Held
Gibraltar OpenAWDANot Held
WST ClassicNot Held1RNot Held
European MastersAAALQLQNH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World ChampionshipRRANHRRNot Held
Performance Table Legend
LQlost in the qualifying draw
  1. R
lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)		QFlost in the quarter-finals
SFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament
DNQdid not qualify for the tournamentAdid not participate in the tournamentWDwithdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Held means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.

World Women's Snooker

Tournament[25] 2016/
17		2017/
18 		2018/
19		2019/
20 		2021/
22		2022/
23		2023/
24		2024/
25
Current tournaments
UK ChampionshipAASFAASFQF
US OpenTournament Not HeldAWQF
Australian OpenNot HeldSFWNHASF
MastersAAAQFAWA
Belgian OpenNot HeldSFSFNHWW
Albanian OpenTournament Not HeldF
World ChampionshipRRQFFNHWSFF
British OpenNHFNot HeldW2RF
Former tournaments
European MastersNot HeldFTournament Not Held
10-Red World ChampionshipNHAQFQFNot Held
6-Red World ChampionshipNHA1RFNot Held
Tour ChampionshipNot HeldSFNot Held
Winchester OpenTournament Not HeldFNot Held
Scottish OpenTournament Not HeldFNH
Asia-Pacific ChampionshipTournament Not HeldQFNH
Performance Table Legend
LQlost in the qualifying draw
  1. R
lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)		QFlost in the quarter-finals
SFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament
DNQdid not qualify for the tournamentAdid not participate in the tournamentWDwithdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Held means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.

Career finals

Women's finals: 25 (12 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent Score Ref.
Runner-up 1. 2017 Eden World Women's Snooker Championship Challenge Cup 2–4 [26]
Winner 1. Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games: 6-red snooker 4–0 [27]
Runner-up 2. 2018 British Open 0–4 [28]
Winner 2. 2018 World Women's Under-21 Championship 3–0 [29]
Winner 3. 2018 UK Women's Championship (Under-21s) Shannon Metcalf 2–1 [30]
Runner-up 3. 2018 European Women's Masters 1–4 [31]
Runner-up 4. 2018 European Women's Masters (Under-21s) 0–2 [32]
Runner-up 5. 2019 Belgian Women's Open (Under-21s) Steph Daughtery 0–2 [33]
Runner-up 6. 2019 World Women's Under-21 Championship Ploychompoo Laokiatphong 1–3 [34]
Runner-up 7. 2019 World Women's 6-Red Championship 1–4 [35]
Runner-up 8. 3–6 [36]
Runner-up 9. 2019 2–5 [37]
Winner 4. 2019 IBSF World Women's 6 Reds Championship 4–2
Winner 5. 2019 Australian Women's Open Championship 4–2 [38]
Winner 6.2020 IBSF World Women's 6 Reds Championship 5–3 [39]
Winner 7.2022 Women's British Open 4–3 [40]
Winner 8. 6–5 [41]
Runner-up 10. 2022 1–4 [42]
Runner-up 11. 2022 Scottish Women's Open 2–4 [43]
Winner 9. 2022 Women's Masters 4–0 [44]
Winner 10. 2023 Belgian Women's Open4–1 [45]
Winner 11. 2023 US Women's Open4–2 [46]
Winner 12. 2024 Belgian Women's Open4-2 [47]
Runner-up 12. 2024 Albanian Women's Open3-4 [48]
Runner-up 13. 5-6 [49]

Team finals: 1 (1 title)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Rankings . World Women's Snooker . womenssnooker.com . 13 February 2022 . 23 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220123082755/https://www.womenssnooker.com/rankings/world-rankings/ . live .
  2. Web site: Athlete Profile: WONGHARUTHAI Nutcharut . Ashgabat 2017 . ashgabat2017.com . 17 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191017221700/http://ashgabat2017.com/atos/ashgabat17/eng/zb/engzb_billiard-sports-athlete-profile-n170729-wongharuthai-nutcharut.htm . 17 October 2019 . live .
  3. Web site: World Rankings WWS Women's Snooker . 2024-04-01 . World Women's Snooker . en-GB.
  4. News: Careem . Nazvi . 2019-06-22 . Ng On-yee crashes out to Thai sensation Nutcharut in women's world snooker quarter-finals . South China Morning Post . 2019-07-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190722193926/https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3015684/ng-yee-crashes-out-thai-sensation-nutcharut-womens-world-snooker . 2019-07-22 . live .
  5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/48739476 Reanne Evans wins 12th Women's World Snooker Championship title
  6. https://www.womenssnooker.com/player/nutcharut-wongharuthai/ Player Profile – Nutcharut Wongharuthai
  7. https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/snooker-news-video-first-147-by-a-woman-nutcharut-wongharuthai-makes-maximum-break_sto7182614/story.shtmlWATCH: First 147 by a woman? Wongharuthai makes maximum break
  8. News: 2019-03-19 . First female snooker 147 . Daily Mirror . 23 . .
  9. https://www.wpbsa.com/womens-snooker-stars-set-to-compete-at-crucible-theatre/ Women's Snooker Stars Set to Compete at Crucible Theatre
  10. Web site: Nutcharat wins her maiden World Women title . Pathak . Vivek . International Billiards and Snooker Federation . 21 September 2019 . ibsf.info . 24 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190924233729/http://www.ibsf.info/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=994:nutcharat-wins-her-maiden-world-women-title&Itemid=186 . 24 September 2019 . live .
  11. Web site: 2019 Australian Women's Open – Groups. World Women's Snooker. WPBSA Tournament Manager. 20 October 2019. 23 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201123100126/https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2019-australian-womens-open/groups. live.
  12. Web site: Maximum Mink Wins First Ranking Title . Huart . Matt . World Women's Snooker . 20 October 2019 . womenssnooker.com . 20 October 2019 . 23 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201123100153/https://www.womenssnooker.com/maximum-mink-wins-first-ranking-title/ . live .
  13. Web site: 2022-02-13. Reanne Evans Out of 2022 Women's World Championship. 2022-02-15. SnookerHQ. en-GB. 2022-02-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220213231851/https://snookerhq.com/2022/02/13/reanne-evans-out-2022-womens-world-championship/. live.
  14. News: Wongharuthai wins World Women's title. en-GB. BBC Sport. 2022-02-15. 2022-02-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20220215102107/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/60382089. live.
  15. Web site: 2022-02-14. World Women's Snooker Championship 2022 - Nutchurat Wonharuthai produces stunning comeback to claim crown and tour card. 2022-02-15. Eurosport. en. 2023-02-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20230213104342/https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml. live.
  16. News: Wongharuthai and Robertson win mixed doubles title . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2022-09-27 . 2022-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926174135/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/63028746 . live .
  17. Web site: 2022-09-25 . Robertson And Nutcharut Win Landmark Doubles Title . 2022-09-27 . World Snooker . en-US . 2022-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127194143/https://wst.tv/robertson-and-nutcharut-win-landmark-doubles-title/ . dead .
  18. https://www.womenssnooker.com/nutcharut-wongharuthai-qa/ Nutcharut Wongharuthai Q&A
  19. News: Careem . Nazvi . 2019-06-22 . Jealous of Hong Kong: why Ng On-yee and her teammates are the aristocrats and envy of the women's world tour . South China Morning Post . 2019-07-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190726082541/https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3015658/jealous-hong-kong-why-ng-yee-and-her-teammates-are-aristocrats-and . 2019-07-26 . live .
  20. Web site: Ranking History. Snooker.org. 17 June 2019. 19 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181219070820/http://www.snooker.org/Rnk/history.asp. live.
  21. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  22. She was an amateur
  23. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  24. Players qualified through Women's Tour started the season without ranking points
  25. Web site: WPBSA Snooker Scores - Player: Nutcharut Wongharuthai. WPBSA Snooker Scores. 2022-04-19. 2022-07-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20220705054132/https://snookerscores.net/player/nutcharut-wongharuthai-1. live.
  26. Web site: 2017 Eden World Women's Snooker Championship (Challenge Cup) - Knockout . snookerscores.net . World Women's Snooker . 23 November 2019 . 3 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201203012345/https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2017-eden-world-womens-snooker-championship-challenge-cup/knockout . live .
  27. News: Thailand successful in Ashgabat . Bangkok Post . 28 September 2017 . 23 November 2020 . 3 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201203012346/https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/1332519/thailand-successful-in-ashgabat . live .
  28. Web site: Player Reanne Evans's matches in the 2018 British Open . snookerscores.net . World Women's Snooker . 3 December 2019 . 12 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201012093601/https://snookerscores.net/player/reanne-evans/tournament-matches/2018-british-open-1 . live .
  29. Web site: Player Emma Parker's matches in the 2018 World Women's Under-21 Championship . snookerscores.net . World Women's Snooker . 4 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191204214650/https://snookerscores.net/player/emma-parker/tournament-matches/2018-world-womens-under-21-championship . 4 December 2019 . live .
  30. Web site: 2018 LITEtask UK Women's Championship (Under-21s) - Knockout . snookerscores.net . World Women's Snooker . 23 November 2019 . 3 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201203012357/https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2018-litetask-uk-womens-championship-under-21s/knockout . live .
  31. Web site: Player Reanne Evans's matches in the 2018 European Women's Masters . snookerscores.net . World Women's Snooker . 3 December 2019 . 3 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191203231623/https://snookerscores.net/player/reanne-evans/tournament-matches/2018-european-womens-masters . live .
  32. Web site: Player Emma Parker's matches in the 2018 European Women's Masters (Under-21s) . snookerscores.net . World Women's Snooker . 4 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191204214703/https://snookerscores.net/player/emma-parker/tournament-matches/2018-european-womens-masters-under-21s-1 . 4 December 2019 . live .
  33. Web site: 2019 Belgian Women's Open (Under-21s) - Knockout . snookerscores.net . World Women's Snooker . 23 November 2019 . 9 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200809134509/https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2019-belgian-womens-open-under-21s/knockout . live .
  34. Web site: 2019 World Women's Under-21 Championship - Knockout . snookerscores.net . World Women's Snooker . 23 November 2019 . 19 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200919181945/https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2019-world-womens-under-21-championship/knockout . live .
  35. Web site: Player Reanne Evans's matches in the 2019 World Women's 6-Red Championship . snookerscores.net . World Women's Snooker . 3 December 2019 . 12 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201012093617/https://snookerscores.net/player/reanne-evans/tournament-matches/2019-world-womens-6-red-championship . live .
  36. Web site: Player Reanne Evans's matches in the 2019 World Women's Snooker Championship . snookerscores.net . World Women's Snooker . 3 December 2019 . 3 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191203231609/https://snookerscores.net/player/reanne-evans/tournament-matches/2019-world-womens-snooker-championship-2 . live .
  37. Web site: IBSF Snooker Championships Women - Antalya / Turkey 2019 . ibsf.info . 6 March 2022 . 9 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191109122405/http://ibsf.info/turnieje/2019/ms/en/msk_2019_knockout.php . live .
  38. Web site: 2019 Australian Women's Open – Knockout. WPBSA Tournament Manager. World Women's Snooker. 20 October 2019. 23 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201123100158/https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2019-australian-womens-open/knockout. live.
  39. Web site: Nutcharat wins World Women Snooker 6Red Cup 2020 . Pathak . Vivek . 1 March 2020 . ibsf.info . International Billiards and Snooker Federation . 27 March 2020 . 27 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200327135450/http://www.ibsf.info/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1051:nutcharat-wins-world-women-snooker-6red-cup-2020&Itemid=180 . live .
  40. Web site: Magic Mink is British Open Champion . 17 January 2022 . World Women´s Snooker . 17 January 2022 . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220117020805/https://www.womenssnooker.com/magic-mink-is-british-open-champion/ . live .
  41. Web site: Thai woman wins World Snooker Championship - now Mink gets crack at the men on the main tour . 15 February 2022 . Asean Now . 15 February 2022 . 15 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220215015410/https://aseannow.com/topic/1250346-thai-woman-wins-world-snooker-championship-now-mink-gets-crack-at-the-men-on-the-main-tour/ . live .
  42. Web site: Wendy Jans wins her 8th World title; Florian claims his maiden world championship title . IBSF . 6 March 2022 . 6 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220306045126/https://www.ibsf.info/news/35/wendy-jans-wins-her-8th-world-title;-florian-claims-his-maiden-world-championship-title . live .
  43. Web site: Evans Claims Scottish Crown . 24 October 2022 . World Women´s Snooker . 24 October 2022 . 25 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221025114946/https://www.womenssnooker.com/evans-claims-scottish-crown/ . live .
  44. Web site: Mink Masters On Yee For Eden Title . 28 November 2022 . womenssnooker . 28 November 2022 . 28 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128064642/https://www.womenssnooker.com/mink-masters-on-yee-for-eden-title// . live .
  45. Web site: Mink is Best in Bruges . 23 January 2023 . womenssnooker . 27 January 2023 . 27 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127164420/https://www.womenssnooker.com/mink-is-best-in-bruges// . live .
  46. Web site: Mink Downs On Yee in Seattle Thriller . 14 August 2023 . womenssnooker . 21 March 2024.
  47. Web site: Mink Goes Back to Back in Bruges! . 21 January 2024 . womenssnooker . 21 March 2024.
  48. Web site: Ng Crowned Champion in Albania . 2 February 2024 . womenssnooker . 21 March 2024.
  49. Web site: Brilliant Bai Wins World Women's Snooker Championship in Changping . 17 March 2024 . womenssnooker . 21 March 2024.
  50. Web site: Snooker: World Mixed Doubles recap - Neil Robertson and Mink Nutcharut beat Rebecca Kenna and Mark Selby 4-2 in final. 25 September 2022. 26 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220926125651/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/world-mixed-doubles-live-judd-trump-and-ng-on-yee-up-against-neil-robertson-and-mink-nutcharut-first_sto9160763/story.shtml. live.

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