Yana Shut

Yana Shut
Born (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997
Minsk, Belarus
Sport country  Belarus

Yana Shut (born 29 July 1997 in Minsk, Belarus) is a Belarusian snooker player. She is the current Under-18 World Snooker Champion.[1]

Career

In June 2013 Shut competed the 2013 EBSA European Snooker Championships but lost in the quarter-final round to eventually winner Wendy Jans. The following year, Shut played in the WLBSA Ladies World Under-21 Championship where she would go on to face defending champion Hannah Jones in a thrilling final. Jones however was successful retaining the championship, defeating Shut 3–1.[2] In October 2015, Shut entered the 2015 IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship as the number four seed, Shut managed to advance to the final where she defeated Anastasija Singurindi 3–0 to win the inaugural championship.[3]

Shut has also competed in the men's EBSA European Under-21 Championships on several occasions playing against the likes of Jamie Rhys Clarke, Duane Jones, Rhys Clark and Kacper Filipiak. Could she became the first female professional snooker player.

Tournament wins

Finals: : 2 (1 title)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1 2014 WLBSA World Under-21 Championship Wales Jones, HannahHannah Jones 1–3
Winner 1. 2015 IBSF World Under-18 Championship Russia Anastasija Singurindi 3–0

References

  1. ↑ "Yana Shut wins the World Under-18 Championship". International Billiards & Snooker Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Perfect Ten For Evans". World Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "IBSF Snooker Championships U18 - Saint Petersburg / Russia 2015". International Billiards & Snooker Federation. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
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