Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan celebrates after winning the world title. Hanif Hassan
Snooker star Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan became Thailand’s second world women’s champion in a row with her triumph on Saturday.
Siripaporn, better known in Thailand as ‘Baipat Sriracha’, beat Chinese teenager Bai Yulu 6-3 in the World Women’s Championship final at the Hi-End Snooker Club in Bangkok.
The 19-year-old Chinese took a 3-2 lead in the first session only for the Thai to rally and win the contest in the second.
The Thai had never previously been beyond the semi-finals of the biggest tournament in women’s snooker, but this time the 23-year-old went all the way to lift the Mandy Fisher Trophy.
The victory comes with a card to the professional…
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