Wendy Jans Explained

Wendy Jans
Birth Date:14 June 1983
Birth Place:Bree, Belgium

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]

She has won a record twelve European Billiards and Snooker Association Ladies Championship titles, including six consecutive titles from 2013 to 2018,[5] and the IBSF World Ladies Snooker Championship in 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022. 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.[6]

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.[7] 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.

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.[8]

She owns a snooker club in Neerpelt. Her highest is 136.[9]

Career highlights

Snooker

IBSF women's finals

Outcome No. Year Venue Opponent Score Ref.
Runner-up1.2003 Jiangmen, China Kelly Fisher2–5[10]
Runner-up2.2004 Veldhoven, Netherlands Reanne Evans1–5
Winner1.2006 Amman, Jordan Jaique Ip5–0
Runner-up3.2007 Korat, Thailand Reanne Evans0–5
Runner-up4.2008 Wels, Austria Reanne Evans3–5
Winner2.2012 Sofia, Bulgaria Ng On-yee5–1
Winner3.2013 Daugavpils, Latvia Shi Chunxia5–3
Winner4.2014 Bangalore, India Anastasia Nechaeva5–2
Winner5.2015 Hurghada, Egypt Anastasia Nechaeva5–1[11]
Winner6.2016 Doha, Qatar Amee Kamani5–0[12]
Winner7.2017 Doha, Qatar Waratthanun Sukritthanes5–2[13]
Runner-up5.2018 Yangon, Myanmar Waratthanun Sukritthanes2–5[14]
Winner8.2021 Doha, Qatar Nutcharut Wongharuthai4–1[15]
Winner9.2022 Antalya, Turkey Vidya Pillai4–3[16]

European Championship Women's Individual Finals

Outcome No. Year Venue Opponent Score Ref.
Runner-up1.1999 Enschede, Netherlands Kelly Fisher2–5[17]
Runner-up2.2000 Stirling, Scotland Kelly Fisher0–5[18]
Runner-up3.2001 Riga, Latvia Kelly Fisher3–5[19]
Runner-up4.2002 Kalisz, Poland Kelly Fisher0–5[20]
Runner-up5.2003 Bad Wildungen, Germany Kelly Fisher4–5[21]
Winner1.2004 Völkermarkt, Austria Reanne Evans5–3[22]
Winner2.2005 Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland Katie Henrick5–3[23]
Winner3.2006 Constanța, Romania Isabelle Jonckheere5–0[24]
Runner-up6.2007 Carlow, Ireland Reanne Evans2–5[25]
Winner4.2009 Duffel, Belgium Anna Mazhirina5–0[26]
Winner5.2010 Bucharest, Romania Diana Stateczny5–3[27] [28]
Winner6.2011 Sofia, Bulgaria Tatjana Vasiljeva5–1[29]
Runner-up7.2012 Daugavpils, Latvia Tatjana Vasiljeva4–5[30]
Winner7.2013 Zielona Góra, Poland Anastasia Nechaeva5–1[31]
Winner8.2014 Sofia, Bulgaria Anastasia Nechaeva5–0[32]
Winner9.2015 Prague, Czech Republic Daria Sirotina5–0[33]
Winner10.2016 Vilnius, Lithuania Daria Sirotina5–4[34]
Winner11.2017 Shengjin, Albania Anna Prysazhnuka5–1[35]
Winner12.2018 Bucharest, Romania Cathy Dehaene4–0[36]
Winner13.2021 Albufeira, Portugal Jamie Hunter4–1[37]
Runner-up8.2023 Albena, Bulgaria Anna Prysazhnuka3–4[38]

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 [39]
Winner 2 2007 European Team Championship, with Isabelle Jonckheere (Belgium 1) Hanna Mergies and Malgorzata Klys (Poland) 5–0 [40]
Runner-up 1 2014 0–3 [41]
Winner 3 2017 European Team Championship, with Cathy Dehaene (Belgium 1) Anastasia Nechaeva and Daria Sirotina (Russia 1) 4–3 [42]

BBSA Belgian National Championship (Women's)

Outcome No. Year Opponent Score Ref.
Winner 1998 Valerie Van Bellinghen 4–2 [43]
Runner-up 1999 Valerie Van Bellinghen1–4
Winner 2000 Valerie Van Bellinghen 4–1
Winner 2001 Valerie Van Bellinghen 4–1
Winner 2002 Candide Binon 4–2
Winner 2003 4–0
Winner 2004 Candide Binon 4–2
Winner 2008 Candide Binon 4–0
Winner 2009 4–1
Winner 2010 4–0
Runner-up 2011 0–4
Winner 2012 4–3 [44]
Winner 2013 4–1
Winner 2014 4–0 [45]
Winner 2015 Emilie Demeester 4–0
Winner 2016 4–0 [46]
Winner 2017 Iris Moyens 4–0 [47]
Winner 2018 Melissa Eens 4–0 [48]
Winner 2019 4–0 [49]
Winner 2023 Anja Vandenbussche 4–0

Other Snooker

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent Score Ref.
Winner 1999 EBSA Continental Cup – [50]
Winner 2001 EBSA Continental Cup Ewa Pieniazek 3–0
Winner 2003 EBSA Continental Cup Natascha Niermann 3–2
Winner 2003 WLBSA Scottish Open 4–1 [51]

Pool

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athlete Information: Wendy Jans . worldgames2017.sportresult.com . The World Games 2017. 23 November 2019.
  2. http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/956/Meer-Sport/article/detail/1114488/2010/06/04/Wendy-Jans-wint-vijfde-Europese-titel-Luca-Brecel-staat-in-finale.dhtml Wendy Jans wint vijfde Europese titel, Luca Brecel staat in finale
  3. Web site: Wendy Jans verlengt wereldtitel . 29 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141204170337/http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20141129_01403054 . 4 December 2014 . live.
  4. Tournament Winners . Stead . Marcus . Snooker Scene . July 2023 . 31.
  5. Web site: Wendy Jans . womenssnooker.com . World Women's Snooker. 23 November 2019.
  6. News: . Wendy Jans grijpt naast achtste wereldtitel snooker . Het Balang Van Limburg . 27 November 2018 . 23 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181128130129/https://www.hbvl.be/cnt/dmf20181127_03991113/wendy-jans-grijpt-naast-achtste-wereldtitel-snooker . 28 November 2018 . live.
  7. News: . World Open . BBC Sport . 23 November 2019.
  8. News: Wongharuthai wins World Women's title. en-GB. BBC Sport. 15 February 2022.
  9. News: Vijakayar . Pradeep . Swamy . V Narayan . 27 August 2003 . Scorned snooker ladies could be a handful for men . The Times of India . 24 December 2019.
  10. Web site: Past Champions. International Billiards and Snooker Federation. 24 December 2017.
  11. Web site: IBSF Snooker Championships Women – Hurghada / Egypt 2015 – Knockout. International Billiards and Snooker Federation. 22 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190035/http://ibsf.info/turnieje/2015/ms/en/msk_2015_knockout.php. 4 March 2016. live.
  12. Web site: Wendy Jans wins her 5th consecutive World title. IBSF. 29 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170607031717/http://ibsf.info/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=580%3Awendy-jans-wins-her-consecutive-5th-world-title&Itemid=180. 7 June 2017. live.
  13. Web site: Advani wins World Snooker, Morgan, Wendy claims World Masters and World Women titles. ibsf.info. IBSF. 29 November 2017. 27 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035950/http://www.ibsf.info/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=745. 1 December 2017. live.
  14. Web site: Chang Bingyu lifts maiden World championship title, Waratthanun caused upset; Ends Wendy's winning streak. ibsf.info. IBSF. 27 November 2018. 27 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181128034900/http://www.ibsf.info/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=876:chang-bingyu-lifts-maiden-world-championship-title&Itemid=180. 28 November 2018. live.
  15. Web site: Wendy Jans wins her 8th World title; Florian claims his maiden world championship title . IBSF . 6 March 2022.
  16. Web site: 2022 IBSF World Snooker Championship Men. ibsf.info. IBSF. 11 November 2022. 11 November 2022. 8 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221108161243/http://esnooker.pl/turnieje/2022/ms2/en/msm_2022.php. live.
  17. . Bjorn Haneveer wins European title . Snooker Scene . 16–17 . Everton's News Agency . July 1999.
  18. . TSNSnooker.com European Amateur Championships: Women . Snooker Scene . 20–21 . Everton's News Agency . July 2000.
  19. . 110 Sport European Amateur Championships: Women. Snooker Scene . 14–15 . Everton's News Agency . July 2001.
  20. . European Championships: Women/Seniors. Snooker Scene . 15 . Everton's News Agency . July 2002.
  21. . Seven in a row for Fisher. Snooker Scene . 18 . Everton's News Agency . July 2003.
  22. . Allen, Jans and Trigg win European titles . Snooker Scene . 7–11 . Everton's News Agency . July 2004.
  23. . Wendy Jans retains women's title . Snooker Scene . 13 . Everton's News Agency . July 2005.
  24. . Borg and Jans retain European titles . Snooker Scene . 11 . Everton's News Agency . July 2006.
  25. . Women's title for Reanne Evans for loss of only four frames . Snooker Scene . 17 . Everton's News Agency . July 2007.
  26. Web site: European Snooker Championships Ladies 2009 – play-off results . stary.snooker.pl . European Billiards and Snooker Association . 24 December 2019 . 24 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191224110357/http://stary.snooker.pl/turnieje/2009/me/en/mekd_2009.php . dead .
  27. Web site: European Snooker Championships Ladies 2010 – play-off results . ebsa.pl . European Billiards and Snooker Association. 15 September 2019.
  28. News: . Wendy Jans pakt vijfde Europese titel . Het Nieuwsblad . 23 . 5 June 2010 . PressReader. Retrieved 15 September 2019..
  29. . Wendy Jans wins sixth Euro title . Snooker Scene . Everton's News Agency . July 2011.
  30. . Euro titles for Donaldson, Vasiljeva and Morgan . Snooker Scene . 27 . Everton's News Agency . July 2012.
  31. Web site: European Snooker Championship Ladies → Zielona Góra – Poland 2013 . esnooker.pl . European Billiards and Snooker Association . 14 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160805134358/http://esnooker.pl/turnieje/2013/me/en/mek_2013.php . 5 August 2016 . live.
  32. Web site: European Snooker Championships Ladies – Sofia / Bulgaria 2014 . esnooker.pl . European Billiards and Snooker Association . 24 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306142659/http://esnooker.pl/turnieje/2014/me/en/show_drabinka.php?id_t=37 . 6 March 2016 . live.
  33. . Jans wins ninth Euro title . Snooker Scene . 28 . Everton's News Agency . July 2015.
  34. Web site: European Snooker Championships Ladies – Vilnius / Lithuania 2016 . esnooker.pl . European Billiards and Snooker Association . 20 December 2019.
  35. Web site: Cassis . Maxime . 11 June 2017 . Wendy Jans – European Ladies Snooker Champion 2017 . ebsa.tv . European Billiards and Snooker Association . 24 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180321101011/http://www.ebsa.tv/wendy-jans-european-ladies-snooker-champion-2017/ . 21 March 2018 . live.
  36. Stead . Marcus . Tournament Winners . Snooker Scene . 20 . Everton's News Agency . August 2018.
  37. Web site: Wendy Jans gets her 13th European crown . EBSA . 15 February 2022 . 15 October 2022.
  38. Web site: European Snooker Championships Women - Albena / Bulgaria 2023. EBSA. 24 August 2023. 9 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230609232041/http://esnooker.pl/turnieje/2023/me2/en/druk_d16.php?id_t=397. live.
  39. Pairs . Snooker Scene . 29 . Everton's News Agency . June 2003.
  40. Web site: 2007 EBSA European Team Championship. globalsnookercentre.co.uk. European Billiards and Snooker Association. 24 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20070831114353/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2006-7/2007-ETCladies.htm. 31 August 2007. dead.
  41. Web site: Northern Snooker Centre Eden World Ladies Snooker and Billiards Championships 2014 . wlbsa.com . World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association . 18 April 2014 . 27 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140419013733/http://www.wlbsa.com/Eden-Worlds2014mixeddoublesresults.html . 19 April 2014 . live.
  42. Web site: European Team Snooker Championships Ladies – Shengjin / Albania 2017 . esnooker.pl . European Billiards and Snooker Association . 21 December 2019.
  43. Web site: Championships – Hall of Fame. bbsa-snooker.be. Belgium Billiards and Snooker Association. 24 December 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402170445/http://www.bbsa-snooker.be/cms/docs/bestanden/Championships%20-%20Hall%20Of%20Fame.pdf. 2 April 2015. live.
  44. News: . 3 June 2012 . 10de Belgische titel voor Wendy Jans . 10th Belgian title for Wendy Jans . Dutch . Het Nieuwsblad . PressReader. Retrieved 21 December 2019..
  45. News: . 26 May 2014 . Superieur Oostende zet punt achter wisselvallig seizoen van Port of Antwerp Giants . Superieur Oostende puts an end to the changeable season of Port of Antwerp Giants . Dutch . Gazet van Antwerpen Mechelen-Lier . 10. PressReader. Retrieved 21 December 2019..
  46. News: . 30 May 2016 . In toekomst weer bij de mannen . In the future with men again . Dutch . Het Belang van Limburg . S23 . PressReader. Retrieved 21 December 2019..
  47. News: . 29 May 2017 . Vijftiende Belgische titel voor Wendy Jans . Fifteenth title for Wendy Jans . Dutch . Het Belang van Limburg . S19 . PressReader. Retrieved 24 December 2019..
  48. News: . 28 May 2018 . Titels laat je niet liggen: Wendy Jans pakte 16de Belgische titel . Titles don't get lost: Wendy Jans took 16th Belgian title . Dutch . Het Belang van Limburg . S19 . PressReader. Retrieved 24 December 2019..
  49. Web site: Hanssens Reclaims Belgian Snooker Title . worldsnookerfederation.org . World Snooker Federation. 13 June 2019 . 21 December 2019.
  50. Web site: European Billiards & Snooker Association – Roll of Honour. globalsnookercentre.co.uk. European Billiards and Snooker Association. 24 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20081217045227/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/EBSA/EUROeventarchive.htm. 17 December 2008. dead.
  51. Jans wins first ranking title . Snooker Scene . 30 . Everton's News Agency . May 2003.
  52. Web site: Wendy Jans: tournament results 2005 . AZ billiards . 18 May 2022.
  53. Web site: Wendy Jans: tournament results 2006 . AZ billiards . 18 May 2022.
  54. Web site: Wendy Jans: tournament results 2008 . AZ billiards . 18 May 2022.

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