2023 World Women's Snooker Championship

The 2023 World Women's Snooker Championship was a women's snooker tournament that took place from 28 February to 4 March 2023 at the Hi-End Snooker Club in Bangkok, Thailand, sponsored by the venue and by the Billiard Sports Association of Thailand. The winner received £8,000 from a total prize fund of £25,800 and also earned a two-year tour card on the main professional World Snooker Tour from the start of the 2023–24 snooker season.

2023 World Women's Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates28 February – 4 March 2023 (2023-02-28 2023-03-04)
VenueHi-End Snooker Club
CityBangkok
CountryThailand
OrganisationWorld Women's Snooker
Total prize fund£25,800
Winner's share£8,000
Highest break Bai Yulu (CHN), 127
Final
Champion Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan (THA)
Runner-up Bai Yulu (CHN)
Score6–3
2022
2024

Mink Nutcharut was the defending champion, having defeated Wendy Jans 6–5 in the 2022 final, but she lost 2–5 to Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjam in the semi-finals. Nuanthakhamjan defeated Bai Yulu 6–3 in the final to win her first women's world title. The second Thai player to win the title, she entered the top 10 in the women's world rankings for the first time.

Bai's 127 break in her Group L match against Amee Kamani was the highest in the tournament's history, surpassing the 125 break made by Kelly Fisher at the 2003 event. It was the only century break of the tournament.

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