The only reason Nutcharut, better known to Thai sports fans by her nickname “Mink”, picked up a snooker ... men’s tour a day earlier, in which Neil Robertson pocketed £125,000.

Nutcharut, champion in 2022, had not dropped a frame prior to the final. But Bai, who beat England's 12-time winner Reanne Evans 5-3 in her semi-final, ended that streak and went 3-1 up with a ...