There might have been a brief lull on the World Snooker Tour calendar, however the Girls’s and Q Excursions supplied loads of motion throughout the weekend.
A few dramatic climaxes in each tournaments resulted in each finals concluding with final-frame thrillers.
2025 Belgian Girls’s Open
Reanne Evans reminded her youthful rivals that she’s nonetheless round and greater than able to including to her big assortment of silverware.
Evans got here into the newest occasion on the ladies’s circuit with some further confidence having gained a few video games on the principle tour in current weeks.
The 39 year-old was seeded by way of to the final 16 in Bruges, the place she comfortably beat native participant Diana Khodjaeva 3-0.
A 3-1 victory over one other Belgian – outdated rival Wendy Jans – introduced her by way of to the semi-finals the place she narrowly defeated Ng On Yee.
Evans edged the Hong Kong competitor 4-3 with breaks of 80, 60, and 55 to arrange a blockbuster conflict towards world primary Mink Nutcharut.
The latter had compiled back-to-back century breaks to finish a dominant 4-0 conquer her semi-final opponent, Anupama Ramachandran.
Huge breaks had been tougher to come back by in a tense ultimate, however Evans managed to claw her method again from 2-0 and 3-2 right down to win 4-3.
It’s the second time this season that Evans has acquired one over on the younger Thai in a deciding body of a ultimate, doing the identical on the Girls’s Masters in November.
2025 Belgian Girls’s Open
Chosen Outcomes
Final 16
Mink Nutcharut 3-0 Ip Wan In Jaique
Kamila Khodjaeva 3-1 Narucha Phoemphul
Anupama Ramachandran 3-1 Chan Wai Lam
Rebecca Kenna 3-2 Ellise Scott
Reanne Evans 3-0 Diana Khodjaeva
Wendy Jans 3-2 Amee Kamani
Tessa Davidson 3-1 Sophie Nix
Ng On Yee 3-1 So Man Yan
Quarter-Finals
Mink Nutcharut 3-0 Kamila Khodjaeva
Anupama Ramachandran 3-2 Rebecca Kenna
Reanne Evans 3-1 Wendy Jans
Ng On Yee 3-2 Tessa Davidson
Semi-Finals
Mink Nutcharut 4-0 Anupama Ramachandran
Reanne Evans 4-3 Ng On Yee
Closing
Reanne Evans 4-3 Mink Nutcharut
Q Tour Occasion 7
Liam Highfield, in the meantime, emerged triumphantly on the seventh and ultimate occasion of the common Q Tour season.
Like Evans, Highfield was pushed all the way in which to a deciding body earlier than finally outlasting Dylan Emery in a high-quality showdown.
The duo traded contributions of 93, 87, 83, 69, 59, and 55 to go away the scores tied up heading into the seventh body, earlier than Highfield duly knocked in a terrific 91 break to clinch it.
The Englishman, who’s hoping to regain a spot on the skilled circuit after his 14-year stint on the World Snooker Tour ended final 12 months, collects a high prize price £3,000.
That sees Highfield rise to 3rd on the Q Tour rankings for the 2024/25 marketing campaign, and with it qualification for the International Play-offs subsequent month in Turkey.
Zhao Xintong, who didn’t enter Occasion 7 in Walsall, has already assured himself of a tour card for ending first on the Q Tour rankings.
Nonetheless, the gamers ranked from second to seventeenth will characteristic in a play-off occasion in March with three further professional tickets up for grabs.
Eight different gamers from the Q Tour occasions staged outdoors of the UK and Europe are additionally in line to be invited to take part within the International Play-offs.
Q Tour Occasion 7
Chosen Outcomes
Final 16
Iulian Boiko 4-2 Fergal Quinn
Sean O’Sullivan 4-1 Alfie Davies
Shaun Liu 4-2 Harvey Chandler
Dylan Emery 4-2 Ashley Hugill
Alex Crenshaw 4-0 Lewis Ullah
Florian Nuessle 4-2 Riley Powell
Liam Highfield 4-0 Joshua Thomand
Kuldesh Johal 4-2 Connor Benzey
Quarter-Finals
Iulian Boiko 4-0 Sean O’Sullivan
Dylan Emery 4-3 Shaun Liu
Alex Crenshaw 4-1 Florian Nuessle
Liam Highfield 4-2 Kuldest Johal
Semi-Finals
Dylan Emery 4-3 Iulian Boiko
Liam Highfield 4-2 Alex Crenshaw
Closing
Liam Highfield 4-3 Dylan Emery
Q Tour Rankings
1. Zhao Xintong – £12,000
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2. Dylan Emery – £5,600
3. Liam Highfield – £5,000
4. Ryan Thomerson – £3,900
5. Andres Petrov – £3,600
6. Craig Steadman – £3,300
7. Ryan Davies – £3,200
8. Steven Hallworth – £3,100
9. Iulian Boiko – £2,900
10. Sean O’Sullivan – £2,900
11. Florian Nuessle – £2,700
12. Harvey Chandler – £2,600
13. Mark Joyce – £2,500
14. Alex Crenshaw – £2,200
15. Joshua Thomond – £2,100
16. Ehsan Heydari Nezhad – £1,700
17. Oliver Sykes – £1,700
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