Wendy Jans

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wendy Jans
Born (1983-06-14) 14 June 1983 (age 38)
Bree, Belgium
Sport country Belgium
Highest break136
Tournament wins
Non-ranking12 European Championships
17 Belgian Championships
3 Team
4 Other individual
11 Pool
World Champion(IBSF Women) 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

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 seven times.

Career[]

Jans has won multiple national, European and World snooker titles. She won the Belgian national title seventeen times between 1998 and 2019.[4][5]

She has won a record twelve European Billiards and Snooker Association Ladies Championship titles, including six consecutive titles from 2013 to 2018,[6] and the IBSF World Ladies Snooker Championship in 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.[7] 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.[8]

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.[9] 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.[1]

She owns a snooker club in Neerpelt.[6] Her highest break is 136.[10]

Career Highlights[]

Snooker[]

IBSF women's finals[]

Outcome No. Year Venue Opponent Score Ref.
Runner-up 2003 China Jiangmen, China England Kelly Fisher 2–5 [7]
Runner-up 2004 Netherlands Veldhoven, Netherlands England Reanne Evans 1–5 [7]
Winner 2006 Jordan Amman, Jordan Hong Kong Jaique Ip 5–0 [7]
Runner-up 2007 Thailand Korat, Thailand England Reanne Evans 0–5 [7]
Runner-up 2008 Austria Wels, Austria England Reanne Evans 3–5 [7]
Winner 2012 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria Hong Kong Ng On-yee 5–1 [7]
Winner 2013 Latvia Daugavpils, Latvia China Shi Chunxia 5–3 [7]
Winner 2014 India Bangalore, India Russia Anastasia Nechaeva 5–2 [7]
Winner 2015 Egypt Hurghada, Egypt Russia Anastasia Nechaeva 5–1 [11]
Winner Qatar Doha, Qatar India Amee Kamani 5–0 [12]
Winner Qatar Doha, Qatar Thailand Waratthanun Sukritthanes 5–2 [13]
Runner-up Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar Thailand Waratthanun Sukritthanes 2–5 [14]

European Championship Women's Individual Finals[]

Outcome No. Year Venue Opponent Score Ref.
Runner-up 1. 1999 Netherlands Enschede, Netherlands England Kelly Fisher 2–5 [15]
Runner-up 2. 2000 Scotland Stirling, Scotland England Kelly Fisher 0–5 [16]
Runner-up 3. 2001 Latvia Riga, Latvia England Kelly Fisher 3–5 [17]
Runner-up 4. 2002 Poland Kalisz, Poland England Kelly Fisher 0–5 [18]
Runner-up 5. 2003 Germany Bad Wildungen, Germany England Kelly Fisher 4–5 [19]
Winner 1. 2004 Austria Völkermarkt, Austria England Reanne Evans 5–3 [20]
Winner 2. 2005 Poland Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland England Katie Henrick 5–3 [21]
Winner 3. 2006 Romania Constanța, Romania Belgium Isabelle Jonckheere 5–0 [22]
Runner-up 6. 2007 Republic of Ireland Carlow, Ireland England Reanne Evans 2–5 [23]
Winner 4. 2009 Belgium Duffel, Belgium Russia Anna Mazhirina 5–0 [24]
Winner 5. 2010 Romania Bucharest, Romania Germany Diana Stateczny 5–3 [25][26]
Winner 6. 2011 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria Latvia Tatjana Vasiljeva 5–1 [27]
Runner-up 7. 2012 Latvia Daugavpils, Latvia Latvia Tatjana Vasiljeva 4–5 [28]
Winner 7. 2013 Poland Zielona Góra, Poland Russia Anastasia Nechaeva 5–1 [29]
Winner 8. 2014 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria Russia Anastasia Nechaeva 5–0 [30]
Winner 9. 2015 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic Russia Daria Sirotina 5–0 [31]
Winner 10. 2016 Lithuania Vilnius, Lithuania Russia Daria Sirotina 5–4 [32]
Winner 11. 2017 Albania Shengjin, Albania Latvia Anna Prysazhnuka 5–1 [33]
Winner 12. 2018 Romania Bucharest, Romania Belgium Cathy Dehaene 4–0 [34]

Team competitions[]

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponents Score Ref.
Winner 2003 WLBSA Women's World Doubles, with Kathy Howden Lea Lindhout and Valerie Finnie 3–2 [35]
Winner 2007 European Team Championship, with Isabelle Jonckheere (Belgium 1) Hanna Mergies and Malgorzta Klys (Poland) 5–0 [36]
Winner 2017 European Team Championship, with Cathy Dehaene (Belgium 1) Anastasia Nechaeva and Daria Sirotina (Russia 1) 4–3 [37]

BBSA Belgian National Championship (Women's)[]

Outcome No. Year Opponent Score Ref.
Winner 1998 Valerie Van Bellinghen 4–2 [4]
Runner-up 1999 Valerie Van Bellinghen 1–4 [4]
Winner 2000 Valerie Van Bellinghen 4–1 [4]
Winner 2001 Valerie Van Bellinghen 4–1 [4]
Winner 2002 Candide Binon 4–2 [4]
Winner 2003 Isabelle Jonckheere 4–0 [4]
Winner 2004 Candide Binon 4–2 [4]
Winner 2008 Candide Binon 4–0 [4]
Winner 2009 Isabelle Jonckheere 4–1 [4]
Winner 2010 Isabelle Jonckheere 4–0 [4]
Runner-up 2011 Isabelle Jonckheere 0–4 [4]
Winner 2012 Cathy Dehaene 4–3 [4][38]
Winner 2013 Cathy Dehaene 4–1 [4]
Winner 2014 Cathy Dehaene 4–0 [4][39]
Winner 2015 Emilie Demeester 4–0 [4]
Winner 2016 Cathy Dehaene 4–0 [4][40]
Winner 2017 Iris Moyens 4–0 [41]
Winner 2018 Melissa Eens 4–0 [42]
Winner 2019 Cathy Dehaene 4–0 [5]

Other Snooker[]

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent Score Ref.
Winner 1999 EBSA Continental Cup Cathy Dehaene – [43]
Winner 2001 EBSA Continental Cup Ewa Pieniazek 3–0 [43]
Winner 2003 EBSA Continental Cup Natascha Niermann 3–2 [43]
Winner 2003 WLBSA Scottish Open Maria Catalano 4–1 [44]

Pool[]

  • Ladies tour – 4 times winner
  • Dutch Ladies 9-Ball Championship – 2004
  • Spirit Tour Event (Florida) – 2005
  • Coral Springs
  • Clearwater
  • St. Augustine
  • Belgium 8-Ball Championship – 2006
  • Weert 9-Ball Open – 2006, 2008

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Athlete Information: Wendy Jans". worldgames2017.sportresult.com. The World Games 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ Wendy Jans wint vijfde Europese titel, Luca Brecel staat in finale Archived 7 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Wendy Jans verlengt wereldtitel". Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Championships – Hall of Fame" (PDF). bbsa-snooker.be. Belgium Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Hanssens Reclaims Belgian Snooker Title". worldsnookerfederation.org. World Snooker Federation. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Wendy Jans". womenssnooker.com. World Women's Snooker. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "Past Champions". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Wendy Jans grijpt naast achtste wereldtitel snooker". Het Balang Van Limburg. 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  9. ^ "World Open". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  10. ^ Vijakayar, Pradeep; Swamy, V Narayan (27 August 2003). "Scorned snooker ladies could be a handful for men". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  11. ^ "IBSF Snooker Championships Women – Hurghada / Egypt 2015 – Knockout". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Wendy Jans wins her 5th consecutive World title". IBSF. Archived from the original on 7 June 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Advani wins World Snooker, Morgan, Wendy claims World Masters and World Women titles". ibsf.info. IBSF. 27 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Chang Bingyu lifts maiden World championship title, Waratthanun caused upset; Ends Wendy's winning streak". ibsf.info. IBSF. 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Bjorn Haneveer wins European title". Snooker Scene. No. July 1999. Everton's News Agency. pp. 16–17.
  16. ^ "TSNSnooker.com European Amateur Championships: Women". Snooker Scene. No. July 2000. Everton's News Agency. pp. 20–21.
  17. ^ "110 Sport European Amateur Championships: Women". Snooker Scene. No. July 2001. Everton's News Agency. pp. 14–15.
  18. ^ "European Championships: Women/Seniors". Snooker Scene. No. July 2002. Everton's News Agency. p. 15.
  19. ^ "Seven in a row for Fisher". Snooker Scene. No. July 2003. Everton's News Agency. p. 18.
  20. ^ "Allen, Jans and Trigg win European titles". Snooker Scene. No. July 2004. Everton's News Agency. pp. 7–11.
  21. ^ "Wendy Jans retains women's title". Snooker Scene. No. July 2005. Everton's News Agency. p. 13.
  22. ^ "Borg and Jans retain European titles". Snooker Scene. No. July 2006. Everton's News Agency. p. 11.
  23. ^ "Women's title for Reanne Evans for loss of only four frames". Snooker Scene. No. July 2007. Everton's News Agency. p. 17.
  24. ^ "European Snooker Championships Ladies 2009 – play-off results". stary.snooker.pl. European Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  25. ^ "European Snooker Championships Ladies 2010 – play-off results". ebsa.pl. European Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  26. ^ "Wendy Jans pakt vijfde Europese titel". Het Nieuwsblad. 5 June 2010. p. 23 – via PressReader. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  27. ^ "Wendy Jans wins sixth Euro title". Snooker Scene. No. July 2011. Everton's News Agency.
  28. ^ "Euro titles for Donaldson, Vasiljeva and Morgan". Snooker Scene. No. July 2012. Everton's News Agency. p. 27.
  29. ^ "European Snooker Championship Ladies → Zielona Góra – Poland 2013". esnooker.pl. European Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  30. ^ "European Snooker Championships Ladies – Sofia / Bulgaria 2014". esnooker.pl. European Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  31. ^ "Jans wins ninth Euro title". Snooker Scene. No. July 2015. Everton's News Agency. p. 28.
  32. ^ "European Snooker Championships Ladies – Vilnius / Lithuania 2016". esnooker.pl. European Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  33. ^ Cassis, Maxime (11 June 2017). "Wendy Jans – European Ladies Snooker Champion 2017". ebsa.tv. European Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  34. ^ Stead, Marcus. "Tournament Winners". Snooker Scene. No. August 2018. Everton's News Agency. p. 20.
  35. ^ "Pairs". Snooker Scene. No. June 2003. Everton's News Agency. p. 29.
  36. ^ "2007 EBSA European Team Championship". globalsnookercentre.co.uk. European Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  37. ^ "European Team Snooker Championships Ladies – Shengjin / Albania 2017". esnooker.pl. European Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  38. ^ "10de Belgische titel voor Wendy Jans" [10th Belgian title for Wendy Jans]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 3 June 2012 – via PressReader. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  39. ^ "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]. Gazet van Antwerpen Mechelen-Lier (in Dutch). 26 May 2014. p. 10 – via PressReader. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  40. ^ "In toekomst weer bij de mannen" [In the future with men again]. Het Belang van Limburg (in Dutch). 30 May 2016. p. S23 – via PressReader. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  41. ^ "Vijftiende Belgische titel voor Wendy Jans" [Fifteenth title for Wendy Jans]. Het Belang van Limburg (in Dutch). 29 May 2017. p. S19 – via PressReader. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  42. ^ "Titels laat je niet liggen: Wendy Jans pakte 16de Belgische titel" [Titles don't get lost: Wendy Jans took 16th Belgian title]. Het Belang van Limburg (in Dutch). 28 May 2018. p. S19 – via PressReader. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  43. ^ Jump up to: a b c "European Billiards & Snooker Association – Roll of Honour". globalsnookercentre.co.uk. European Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  44. ^ "Jans wins first ranking title". Snooker Scene. No. May 2003. Everton's News Agency. p. 30.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""