Rebecca Kenna Explained
Rebecca Kenna ( Granger; born 11 January 1989) is an English professional snooker player from Keighley. She defeated Anna Prysazhnuka 4–1 in the final to win the 2024 Women's EBSA European Snooker Championship. She was runner-up in the 2018 World Ladies Billiards Championship. Kenna earned a tour card for the professional World Snooker Tour from 2022 to 2024.
Biography
Kenna started playing on the women's snooker circuit in 2016, and reached the semi-finals of the world championship at her first attempt. She ended her first full season ranked sixth, having reached the semi-finals of the world championship again, and recorded a victory over multiple world championship title holder Reanne Evans in the course of reaching the final of the 2017 Connie Gough Trophy.
In 2018, at her first billiards tournament, she reached the final of the World Women's Billiards Championship, losing 209–329 to Emma Bonney. This was Bonney's sixth consecutive world championship win, and her thirteenth overall.[2]
Kenna was one of four players selected to take part in the Women's Tour Championship 2019, to be held at the Crucible Theatre in August 2019, the first women's matches to take place at the iconic snooker venue for 16 years.[3]
She is co-owner of Cue Sports Yorkshire, which sells cues and accessories.[4] She also works as a snooker coach, holding a Level 2 certificate in snooker coaching.[5]
From the start of the 2022/23 snooker season, Kenna earnt a place on the professional snooker tour for two years, after finishing fourth in the women's rankings.[6]
At the 2024 Women's EBSA European Snooker Championship, Kenna eliminated Ewelina Piślewska, Wendy Jans, and Diana Stateczny to reach the final, where she achieved a 4–1 victory against reigning champion Anna Prysazhnuka to take the title.[7] Partnering Tessa Davidson, she also won the European Women's Team title.
Personal life
Kenna was born Rebecca Granger.[8] She is married to Ashley Kenna, who co-owns Cue Sports Yorkshire with her.[9] She also works as a snooker coach, holding a Level 2 certificate in snooker coaching.[10]
Performance and rankings timeline
World Snooker Tour
| Performance Table Legend |
|---|
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | - R
| lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew 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[15] | 2015/
16 | 2016/
17 | 2017/
18 | 2018/
19 | 2019/
20 | 2021/
22 | 2022/
23 |
|---|
| Current tournaments |
| UK Championship | A | QF | QF | F | QF | F | SF |
| US Open | Tournament Not Held | F |
| Australian Open | Not Held | A | A | NH | A |
| Scottish Open | Tournament Not Held | SF |
| Masters | A | 1R | SF | F | 1R | SF | SF |
| Belgian Open | Not Held | QF | QF | NH | SF |
| Asia-Pacific Championship | Tournament Not Held | A |
| World Championship | SF | SF | SF | QF | NH | SF | QF |
| British Open | A | NH | SF | Not Held | SF | SF |
| Former tournaments |
| Eden Classic | QF | Tournament Not Held |
| Connie Gough Trophy | A | F | Tournament Not Held |
| Paul Hunter Classic | NH | RR | SF | Tournament Not Held |
| European Masters | Not Held | SF | Not Held |
| 10-Red World Championship | Not Held | QF | QF | QF | Not Held |
| 6-Red World Championship | Not Held | SF | 2R | SF | Not Held |
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | SF | Not Held |
| Winchester Open | Tournament Not Held | QF | NH | |
| Performance Table Legend |
|---|
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | - R
| lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew 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 snooker finals: 10 (5 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score | Ref. |
|---|
| Runner-up | 1 | 2017 | Connie Gough Trophy | | 2–4 | [16] [17] |
|---|
| Runner-up | 2 | 2018 | LITEtask UK Women's Championship | | 1–4 | [18] |
|---|
| Runner-up | 3 | 2018 | Eden Women's Masters | | 0–4 | [19] |
|---|
| Winner | 1 | 2018 | Yorkshire Ladies Snooker Championship | Shannon Metcalf | 2–0 | [20] |
|---|
| Winner | 2 | 2019 | Hong Kong Women’s Masters | | 4–1 | [21] |
|---|
| Winner | 3 | 2019 | Yorkshire Ladies Snooker Championship | Shannon Metcalf | 3–0 | [22] |
|---|
| Runner-up | 4 | 2020 | English Women's Snooker Championship | | 0–2 | [23] |
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| Winner | 4 | 2022 | English Women's Snooker Championship | | 4–3 | [24] |
|---|
| Runner-up | 5 | 2022 | US Women's Open | | 1–4 | [25] |
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| Winner | 5 | 2024 | English Women's Snooker Championship | | 3–2 | [26] |
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| Winner | 6 | 2024 | 2024/2025 English Women's Tour Event 1 | | 2–0 | |
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| Winner | 7 | 2024 | | | 4–1 | [27] | |
|---|
Team snooker finals: 5 (One title)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Team/partner | Opponent in the final | Score | |
|---|
| Runner-up | 1 | 2017 | WWS World Mixed Doubles Championship | Dylan Mitchell | | | 1–3 | [28] |
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| Runner-up | 2 | 2022 | | | | 2–4 | [29] |
|---|
| Runner-up | 3 | 2023 | WWS Snooker World Cup | | | | 3–4 | [30] |
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| Runner-up | 4 | 2024 | World Mixed Doubles (2) | | | 2–4 | [31] |
|---|
| Winner | 1 | 2024 | EBSA Women's Team | | Vania Franco
Sarah Rocha | 3–2 | [32] [33] | |
|---|
Billiards finals: 1
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Player Profile – Rebecca Kenna . Women's World Snooker . 30 April 2005 . 16 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190721094034/https://www.womenssnooker.com/player/rebecca-kenna/ . 21 July 2019 .
- News: Sports Desk . 6 December 2018 . Emma Bonney shows her class again to seal 13th World Ladies' Billiards Championships title . The News (Portsmouth) . 16 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190816182138/https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/snooker/emma-bonney-shows-her-class-again-to-seal-13th-world-ladies-billiards-championships-title-1-8730030 . 16 August 2019 .
- News: Huart . Matt . 16 August 2019 . Women's Tour Championship 2019 . Women's World Snooker . 16 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190816182151/https://www.womenssnooker.com/womens-tour-championship-2019/ . 16 August 2019 .
- Web site: About Us . https://web.archive.org/web/20190816200606/https://www.cuesportsyorkshire.co.uk/about-us . 16 August 2019 . cuesportsyorkshire . Cue Sports Yorkshire . 16 August 2019.
- Web site: Coaching . https://web.archive.org/web/20220629161943/https://www.cuesportsyorkshire.co.uk/coaching . 29 June 2022 . dead . Cue Sports Yorkshire . 16 August 2019.
- Web site: Kenna Qualifies for World Snooker Tour . wpbsa.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . 4 April 2022 . 4 April 2022 . 3 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220503180754/https://wpbsa.com/kenna-qualifies-for-world-snooker-tour/ . live .
- Web site: European Snooker Championships Women - Albufeira / Portugal 2024 . EBSA . 24 October 2024.
- News: Marshall . Bill . 19 April 2017 . Rebecca Kenna climbs to sixth in world rankings after busy LITEtask Women's Festival of Snooker in Leeds . Keighley News . Sport . 16 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190816204729/https://www.keighleynews.co.uk/sport/15233607.rebecca-kenna-climbs-to-sixth-in-world-rankings-after-busy-litetask-womens-festival-of-snooker-in-leeds/ . 16 August 2019 .
- Web site: About Us . https://web.archive.org/web/20190816200606/https://www.cuesportsyorkshire.co.uk/about-us . 16 August 2019 . cuesportsyorkshire . Cue Sports Yorkshire . 16 August 2019.
- Web site: Coaching . https://web.archive.org/web/20220629161943/https://www.cuesportsyorkshire.co.uk/coaching . 29 June 2022 . dead . Cue Sports Yorkshire . 16 August 2019.
- 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.
- It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
- She was an amateur
- New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
- Web site: WPBSA Snooker Scores - Player: Rebecca Kenna. WPBSA Snooker Scores. 16 August 2019. 16 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190816185514/https://snookerscores.net/player/rebecca-kenna. live.
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190816185500/https://snookerscores.net/player/rebecca-kenna/tournament-matches/2017-connie-gough-trophy . 16 August 2019 . 2017 Connie Gough Trophy - Results . World Women's Snooker . snookerscores.net . 16 August 2019.
- Web site: Huart . Matt . Catalano claims sixth Connie Gough crown . World Women's Snooker . womenssnooker.com . 3 September 2020 . 3 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201203012902/https://www.womenssnooker.com/catalano-claims-sixth-connie-gough-crown/ . live .
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190816185458/https://snookerscores.net/player/rebecca-kenna/tournament-matches/2018-litetask-uk-womens-championship . 16 August 2019 . 2018 Litetask UK Women's Championship . World Women's Snooker . snookerscores.net . 16 August 2019.
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190816185500/https://snookerscores.net/player/rebecca-kenna/tournament-matches/2018-eden-womens-masters . 16 August 2019 . 2018 Eden Women's Masters . World Women's Snooker . snookerscores.net . 16 August 2019.
- News: 14 November 2018 . Snooker: Rebecca Kenna sees off Shannon Metcalf to lift 2018 Yorkshire Ladies title . Yorkshire Evening Post . 16 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190816202841/https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/snooker/snooker-rebecca-kenna-sees-off-shannon-metcalf-to-lift-2018-yorkshire-ladies-title-1-9445013 . 16 August 2019.
- News: 13 October 2019 . England's Rebecca Kenna wins inaugural Hong Kong World Women's Masters title, beating China's Bai Yulu 4-1 in the final . South China Morning Post . 30 November 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191013213742/https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3032730/englands-rebecca-kenna-wins-inaugural-hong-kong-world-womens . 13 October 2019 .
- News: 29 October 2019 . Rebecca Kenna wants ranking joy after Yorkshire title win . Bradford Telegraph and Argus . 30 November 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200224180250/https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/17999266.rebecca-kenna-wants-ranking-joy-yorkshire-title-win/ . 24 February 2020 .
- Web site: 2020 English Women's Snooker Championship - Results . World Women's Snooker . snookerscores.net . 3 September 2020 . 21 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021220628/https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2020-english-womens-snooker-championship/results . live .
- Web site: 2022 English Women's Snooker Championship - Knockout . World Women's Snooker . snookerscores.net . 3 May 2022 . 3 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220503180804/https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2022-english-womens-snooker-championship/knockout . live .
- Web site: Hunter Wins First Ranking Title in Seattle . 29 August 2022 . World Women´s Snooker . 24 October 2022.
- Web site: Player: Rebecca Kenna . WPBSA SnookerScores . 24 October 2024.
- Web site: Derek . Kiely . Rebecca Kenna European Champion . 16 October 2024 . EBSA .
- News: 19 April 2017 . Rebecca Kenna climbs to sixth in world rankings after busy LITEtask Women's Festival of Snooker in Leeds . . live . 29 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190816204729/https://www.keighleynews.co.uk/sport/15233607.rebecca-kenna-climbs-to-sixth-in-world-rankings-after-busy-litetask-womens-festival-of-snooker-in-leeds/ . 16 August 2019 . Marshall . Bill.
- Web site: World Mixed Doubles Recap – Neil Robertson and Mink Nutcharut Beat Rebecca Kenna and Mark Selby 4–2 in Final. 25 September 2022 . 25 September 2022 . Eurosport UK . Gibbons . Mike.
- Web site: Incredible India Are World Cup Winners . 27 February 2023 . World Women´s Snooker . 24 August 2023 . 28 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230228082910/https://www.womenssnooker.com/incredible-india-are-world-cup-winners/ . live .
- Web site: Evans and Brecel crowned in Manchester. World Snooker Tour. 31 March 2024. 31 March 2024.
- Web site: Derek . Kiely . Clean Sweep for England so far here in Portugal . 16 October 2024 . EBSA .
- Web site: European Team Double Snooker Championships Women - Albufeira / Portugal 2024 . EBSA . 24 October 2024.
- News: Sports Desk . 6 December 2018 . Emma Bonney shows her class again to seal 13th World Ladies' Billiards Championships title . The News (Portsmouth) . 16 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181206131315/https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/snooker/emma-bonney-shows-her-class-again-to-seal-13th-world-ladies-billiards-championships-title-1-8730030 . 6 December 2018 . dead .
- Web site: 2018 World Women's Championship . World Billiards . 25 October 2018 . 16 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190816182143/https://world-billiards.com/%3Fp%3D14268 . 16 August 2019 .
