The 31st staging of the Women’s World 9-Ball Championship takes place from December 18-21 in Jacksonville, Florida as 64 players attempt to land the most prestigious title in the women’s game.
Defending champion Rubilen Amit will be vying to follow in the footsteps of Allison Fisher, Liu Shasha, Kim Ga-Young and Robin Bell in winning back-to-back titles, with the eventual champion receiving a lucrative $50,000 cheque.
Top seed Kristina Tkach, newly-minted world number one Jasmin Ouschan and reigning world 10-ball champion Chezka Centeno will be amongst the strong title favourites, with Ouschan aiming to become the first male or female player to become a world champion in all three disciplines.
Allison and Kelly Fisher, who have won the esteemed accolade on six occasions between them, are also amongst the top names involved, as are three-time champions Han Yu and Liu Shasha and 2023 winner Chou Chieh-Yu.
Other notable players involved include South Korean star Seo Seoa, Germany’s Pia Filler, Bulgaria’s Kristina Zlateva and China Open champion Chihiro Kawahara, as well as Margarita Fefilova, world number two Wei Tzu-Chien and 2010 winner Fu Xiaofang.
American teenagers Sofia Mast and Savannah Easton headline a strong contingent of young prodigies, which also features Taiwanese talent Hong Xin-Yu – a two-time world girls champion.
The controversial sets format continues for 2025 and sees the double elimination phase contested over best-of-three sets and the single elimination best-of-five sets. A shootout will determine the winner should the score be 3-3 in the deciding set.
Free coverage will be broadcast throughout the duration of the tournament via Billiard TV and Pro Billiard TV on YouTube.
Women’s World 9-Ball Championship 2025
Draw Bracket
Click here for the full draw bracket via the Pro Billiard Series website
Last 16
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Prize Fund
Champion – $50,000
Runner-up – $30,000
Semi-finalists – $15,000
Quarter-finalists – $7,998
Last 16 – $4,125
Total – $175,000
Roll of Honour
1990 – Robin Bell 3-0 Loree-Jon Ogonowski-Brown
1991 – Robin Bell 9-5 Jo-Ann Mason
1992 – Franziska Stark 11-10 Vivian Villarreal
1993 – Loree-Jon Ogonowski-Brown 2-1 Jeanette Lee
1994 – Ewa Laurance 9-2 Jeanette Lee
1995 – Gerda Hofstatter 9-8 Vivian Villarreal
1996 – Allison Fisher 13-4 Helena Thornfeldt
1997 – Allison Fisher 9-2 Chen Chun-Chen
1998 – Allison Fisher 11-3 Franziska Stark
1999 – Liu Shin-Mei 11-10 Allison Fisher
2000 – Julie Kelly 9-8 Karen Corr
2001 – Allison Fisher 11-8 Karen Corr
2002 – Liu Shin-Mei 11-10 Karen Corr
2004 – Kim Ga-Young 11-8 Liu Shin-Mei
2006 – Kim Ga-Young 11-8 Liu Shin-Mei
2007 – Pan Xiaoting 11-5 Rubilen Amit
2008 – Lin Yuan-Chun 11-7 Kim Ga-Young
2009 – Liu Shasha 9-5 Karen Corr
2010 – Fu Xiaofang 9-7 Allison Fisher
2011 – Bi Zhuqing 9-7 Chen Siming
2012 – Kelly Fisher 9-6 Fu Xiaofang
2013 – Han Yu 9-1 Lin Yuan-Chun
2014 – Liu Shasha 9-8 Chen Siming
2015 – Liu Shasha 9-4 Jasmin Ouschan
2016 – Han Yu 9-7 Chihiro Kawahara
2017 – Chen Siming 9-7 Pan Xiaoting
2018 – Han Yu 9-6 Wang Xiaotong
2019 – Kelly Fisher 9-7 Jasmin Ouschan
2023 – Chou Chieh-Yu 10-7 Allison Fisher
2024 – Rubilen Amit 3-1 Chen Siming
