Chloe makes last-16 of UK Championship

CUESTARS Gold Tour player Chloe White enjoyed a successful return to the World Women’s Snooker Tour after a ten-month break.

The 18-year-old from Havant made it through to the last-16 of the UK Championship at the Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds.

White topped her round-robin group after overcoming Mariia Shevchenko, from Russia, 2-1 and Elizabeth Black 2-0.

In the first knockout round, the world number 24 beat Emma Brown 2-0 before her fine run ended with a 3-1 defeat by Wales star Laura Evans.

White was pleased with her performance after losing the opening frame to the world number five on the black and squaring the match in the next.

She said: “I was really happy with how I played against Laura and I learnt a lot from playing her.”

In the Challenge Cup, the secondary event, White beat Bugsie Cothier and Michelle Baker, both by 2-0 scorelines.

But she then went out 2-1 on the pink in the last-eight to Bennani Hind, from Morocco.

There was also a 2-0 quarter-final exit in the under-21 event to Ploychompoo Laokiatphong, from Thailand.

White was delighted to see all her hard work over the summer pay off.

She said: “I always take every match as a learning curve and have seen much improvement in my game over the last couple of months.

“I’m looking forward to the next world women’s competition and I’m hoping to compete in at least one overseas competition this season.”

Picture by Matt Huart (WPBSA)

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Tim Dunkley (World Snooker coach)