Wendy Jans

Wendy Jans (born 14 June 1983, in Bree, Belgium) is a Belgian professional snooker and pool player. 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.

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

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. 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.

She owns a snooker club in Neerpelt.

Career highlights

Snooker

IBSF women's finals

European Championship Women's Individual Finals Outcome No. Year Venue Opponent Score Ref.Runner-up1. 1999 Enschede, Netherlands Kelly Fisher 2–5 Runner-up2. 2000 Stirling, Scotland Kelly Fisher 0–5 Runner-up3. 2001 Riga, Latvia Kelly Fisher 3–5 Runner-up4. 2002 Kalisz, Poland Kelly Fisher 0–5 Runner-up5. 2003 Bad Wildungen, Germany Kelly Fisher 4–5 Winner1. 2004 Völkermarkt, Austria Reanne Evans 5–3 Winner2. 2005 Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland Katie Henrick 5–3 Winner3. 2006 Constanța, Romania Isabelle Jonckheere 5–0 Runner-up6. 2007 Carlow, Ireland Reanne Evans 2–5 Winner4. 2009 Duffel, Belgium Anna Mazhirina 5–0 Winner5. 2010 Bucharest, Romania Diana Stateczny 5–3 Winner6. 2011 Sofia, Bulgaria Tatjana Vasiljeva 5–1 Runner-up7. 2012 Daugavpils, Latvia Tatjana Vasiljeva 4–5 Winner7. 2013 Zielona Góra, Poland Anastasia Nechaeva 5–1 Winner8. 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria Anastasia Nechaeva 5–0 Winner9. 2015 Prague, Czech Republic Daria Sirotina 5–0 Winner10. 2016 Vilnius, Lithuania Daria Sirotina 5–4 Winner11. 2017 Shengjin, Albania Anna Prysazhnuka 5–1 Winner12. 2018 Bucharest, Romania Cathy Dehaene 4–0 Winner13. 2021 Albufeira, Portugal Jamie Hunter 4–1 Runner-up8. 2023 Albena, Bulgaria Anna Prysazhnuka 3–4

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 Winner 2 2007 European Team Championship, with Isabelle Jonckheere (Belgium 1) Hanna Mergies and Malgorzata Klys (Poland) 5–0 Runner-up 1 2014 World Mixed Doubles Championship, with Jamie Clarke Ben Woollaston and Yana Shut 0–3 Winner 3 2017 European Team Championship, with Cathy Dehaene (Belgium 1) Anastasia Nechaeva and Daria Sirotina (Russia 1) 4–3

BBSA Belgian National Championship (Women's) Outcome No. Year Opponent Score Ref. Winner 1998 Valerie Van Bellinghen 4–2 Runner-up 1999 Valerie Van Bellinghen 1–4 Winner 2013 Cathy Dehaene 4–1 Winner 2015 Emilie Demeester 4–0 Winner 2017 Iris Moyens 4–0 Winner 2018 Melissa Eens 4–0 Winner 2019 Cathy Dehaene 4–0 Winner 2023 Anja Vandenbussche 4–0 Winner 2001 EBSA Continental Cup Ewa Pieniazek 3–0

Pool Ladies Spirit Tour 2005 #3 (Coral Springs) Weert 9-Ball Open – 2006, 2008