Ng On Yee Completes Hat-Trick of British Women's Open Titles With Final Revenge Over Bai Yulu
Third Successive Title Confirms Ng's Status as the Women's Game's Dominant Force
Ng On Yee has done it again. The Hong Kong cueist claimed her third consecutive British Women's Open title on Sunday, defeating world number one Bai Yulu 4-2 in the final held in Walsall to complete a remarkable hat-trick in the tournament. It is the kind of sustained excellence that separates champions from contenders, and right now, Ng On Yee is operating on a level that the rest of the women's tour is struggling to match.
The victory was particularly sweet given the context surrounding it. Ng had lost three finals to Bai already during the 2025/26 season, making Sunday's result not just a title win but a significant psychological milestone — her first career final victory over the world number one. That mental barrier has now been broken, and the timing could hardly be better with the season-ending World Women's Championship in China looming on the horizon.
How the Final Unfolded
Bai drew first blood in the opening frame, and there was a real sense that another final defeat for Ng could be on the cards. But she showed the composure of a champion, edging a tense second frame on the black to keep herself firmly in the contest. That moment proved pivotal — trailing by two frames at that stage of the match could have been fatal given Bai's clinical finishing record in finals this season.
Ng then seized control with an excellent break of 85 to move in front for the first time, only for Bai to level once more and set up what looked like a grandstand finish. In the end, though, there was only one winner. Ng took the fifth frame to edge ahead again and closed out the victory with a composed break of 66 — a fitting way to seal a third successive title in this event.
The 35-year-old also adds this to her Belgian Women's Open crown claimed earlier in the campaign, making it back-to-back titles this season. It is that kind of consistent delivery across multiple tournaments that underlines just how formidable Ng has become. Sunday's triumph brings her career tally on the World Women's Snooker Tour to 24 victories, cementing her place among the most prolific champions the women's game has ever produced.
Dominant Throughout the Draw
Ng's path to the title was, frankly, ruthless. As one of the tournament's top two seeds, she was exempt from the group stage alongside Bai and made full use of that advantage by building momentum through the knockout rounds. She whitewashed both Narucha Phoemphul and Rebecca Kenna — two 3-0 bagels — before outlasting Bai in the final. She conceded just two frames across the entire knockout phase of the tournament, which tells you everything you need to know about the level she is operating at right now.
Bai, for her part, was no slouch. The women's world number one dispatched Selina Dean 3-0 in the last 16 and came through a tough semi-final against 12-time world champion Reanne Evans 4-1 — dropping just one frame herself along the way. On another day, with another opponent, Bai wins that final. But Ng simply had too much.
Eyes Turn to China
With the British Women's Open now settled, attention on the World Women's Snooker Tour immediately shifts to the biggest prize of all. The 2026 World Women's Championship takes place in China from 12–19 May, and based on what we have witnessed over the past several months, the two-player conversation at the top of the market will almost certainly centre on Ng On Yee and Bai Yulu once again.
Ng arrives as a three-time world champion already, brimming with confidence after back-to-back titles this season and the psychological boost of finally getting one over Bai in a final. Bai, meanwhile, has been the dominant player in the majority of their head-to-head meetings this campaign and will be desperate to respond on the sport's biggest women's stage.
We will be publishing our full World Women's Championship preview and betting guide ahead of the tournament, but if you are looking to get involved early, keep a close eye on Ng's odds across the major markets. A player in this kind of form, with this kind of pedigree, at a venue — China — that has historically been kind to Asian players, is going to be very difficult to oppose.
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