{"id":10003,"date":"2026-05-13T00:47:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T00:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=10003"},"modified":"2026-05-13T00:47:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T00:47:57","slug":"world-womens-championship-begins-in-giant-new-arena-built-just-for-snooker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=10003","title":{"rendered":"World Women’s Championship begins in giant new arena built just for snooker"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Snooker Sports Arena in Changping, Dongguan (Picture: Matt Huart)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The World Women\u2019s Snooker Championship is underway in a huge new venue which has been built specifically for the sport.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s commitment to snooker is only growing stronger, as evidence by the Snooker Sports Arena in Changping, Dongguan.<\/p>\n

The new venue is hosting the World Women\u2019s Championship over the next week but is only in a temporary set-up.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s event is already big, with eight match tables and eight practice tables, but it will get a lot bigger in future. An awful lot bigger.<\/p>\n

The plan is that by this time next year there will be 350 tables, with the possibility of expanding to 1,000 across the giant complex.<\/p>\n

Obviously that number is not just for the World Women\u2019s Championship, but as part of a bid for Changping to become a \u2018Snooker Strong Town\u2019 with extensive practice facilities and the possibility of more tournaments.<\/p>\n

With backing and support from local government, Changping, Dongguan hopes to remain the home of the World Women\u2019s Snooker Championship for years to come.<\/p>\n

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The new arena is set to be significantly expanded in the next year (Picture: Matt Huart)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is the third year the tournament has been held in Dongguan, but clearly the first time in the brand new arena.<\/p>\n

World Women\u2019s Snooker president Mandy Fisher said ahead of the tournament: \u2018We are delighted to be back in Dongguan Changping for a third successive year and even more so to be at the incredible new Snooker Sports Arena for the first time.<\/p>\n

\u2018It is again fantastic to see such a strong entry for the event, which is set to be the biggest ever since WWS was founded almost 45 years ago.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Bai Yulu is the reigning women\u2019s world champion (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bai Yulu is the two-time, back-to-back women\u2019s world champion and favourite to win it for a third year on the spin this time round.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old is an increasingly big star in China and a home favourite in Dongguan, where she moved with her parents as a child.<\/p>\n

Her first world title win in 2024 sparked huge viewing figures in China across various streaming platforms.<\/p>\n

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Bai Yulu (right) has beaten Mink Nutcharut in the last two world finals (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

WWS reported: \u2018In China, the event attracted cumulative viewing figures of 175.4 million, with a peak audience of 300,000 via the Huya streaming platform. The total accumulated viewing time totalled 104.7 million hours.<\/p>\n

\u2018This was complemented by over 6 million unique viewers recorded by video-sharing platform Douyin.<\/p>\n

\u2018On Western platforms the event also boasted record figures via the official WWS Facebook page, with over 725,000 total views across the week.\u2019<\/p>\n

Bai said of being an inspiration to girls getting into snooker: \u2018Throughout all my practising, what I have always wanted to do is let more people, or more girls, see snooker, become interested, and want to try it.<\/p>\n

\u2018There isn\u2019t much I can do personally, except try my best to maintain good form and achieve good results in competitions to increase exposure, so more people want to understand the sport.\u2019<\/p>\n

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The 2026 World Women\u2019s Championship is underway (Picture: Matt Huart)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Contenders for Bai\u2019s title this year include England\u2019s Reanne Evans, Thai star Mink Nutcharut and Hong Kong\u2019s Ng On-Yee, all of whom have won the tournament before.<\/p>\n

Bai has beaten Mink in the last two finals, winning her first world title 6-5 in 2024 and her second 6-4 last year.<\/p>\n

The 2026 World Women\u2019s Snooker Championship runs from May 12-19 and two tables are available to stream on the WPBSA\u2019s YouTube.<\/p>\n

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