Woking Snooker Centre’s Jasmine Bolsover returned to the World Women’s Snooker Tour last year and has shot up the rankings to 44th in a matter of months after graduating.
The 22-year-old took time out from the game and graduated in Events Management at Oxford Brookes, last playing snooker some 4 years ago in 2017.
This year, she competed for the first time since 2015 in the 2022 World Women’s Snooker Championship, held for the first time at the luxurious Ding Junhui Academy in Sheffield.
Reaching the last 32 and narrowly losing frames to the now World no 5 Emma Parker – she did better than in 2015 where she didn’t manage to qualify from the group stages.
Said Jasmine: “Playing at Ding’s Academy was a special experience in itself, not something you get to do every day. I had two black ball games against Emma Parker which if went differently would have given me a good chance to develop further into the competition.”
She added; “Coming away from the tournament, it only has spurred me on to want to practice more, play the best people I can find to play locally, and ultimately develop aspects of my game that I know I can improve on.”
Nicknamed the Woking Wizardess, Jasmine practices hard at Woking regularly, and has made centuries in practice, as well as working there part-time.
She made waves in the sport in her early teens, beating the boys in competitions such as the Cuestars U-21 events, recently held at Woking last year for the first time since 2016.
Since returning, she has reached a final of an English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards (EPSB) women’s event and two last 16’s and of course her improved performance in the World Women’s Snooker Championship on the World Women’s tour.
Jasmine added: “With time and the targets I have set myself within the next few months I strongly believe my game will only improve making me a more challenging opponent.”
“As the women’s tournament season has now ended, I am going to keep a look out for any other tournaments I can enter, as well as the local Woking Saturday handicap tournaments.”
The World Women’s Snooker tour is now an official pathway for women looking to turn pro onto the main tour and Jasmine is seeking sponsorship for next season.
The incentive is now there for dedicated female players like Jasmine Bolsover to go and work hard on the table and chase their dreams.
