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Zoe Killington (born 23 February 2006) is an English snooker player. She is a former top-ranked Under-21 player on the World Women's Snooker Tour. She made her tournament debut at the 2018 Eden Women's Masters, aged 12.[1] Her highest ranking is 15th.[1] She has reached the Last 16 stage of 5 World Women's Snooker events.[1]
Career
Zoe Killington began playing snooker at the end of 2017 for fun, until she began to get coaching in March 2018 when she began to take it more seriously.[2]
In 2021, Killington won her first event at the third English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards Women's Snooker Tour Challenge Event of the season. She defeated Jan Hughes 2-0 in the final.[3]
In 2023, Killington was nominated to play for England B at the Women's Snooker World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand alongside Jamie Hunter (snooker player).[4] They reached the quarter finals, losing 4-1 to England A, consisting of professionals Reanne Evans and Rebecca Kenna.[5]
In September 2023, Killington became the top-ranked under-21 women's player. Due to this, she was invited to join the EPSB Junior Elite Performance Programme run by the English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards.[6] She was seeded first for the Under-21 UK Women's Snooker Championship in October that year, but lost in the final (which was reduced to a single-frame match due to time pressures) to Natasha Chethan.[7]
Killington also won the Wirral Young Sport Person of the Year in 2023[8], in recognition of her rise in the women's snooker rankings and tournament wins.[9]
Personal Life
Killington was born in Liverpool, England. She plays snooker alongside her sister, Laura Killington[6] at Sacred Heart Snooker.[10]
Titles and achievements
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1 | 2021 | Eden Women's Masters (Under-21) |  Steph Daughtery (ENG) |
0–2 |
| Runner-up | 2 | 2022 | British Women's Open (Under-21) | Steph Daughtery (ENG) |
0–2 |
| Runner-up | 3 | 2022 | UK Women's Snooker Championship (Challenge Cup) |  Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan (THA) |
0–1 |
| Runner-up | 4 | 2022 | Eden Women's Masters (Under-21) | Ploychompoo Laokiatphong (THA) |
0–2 |
| Runner-up | 5 | 2023 | UK Women's Snooker Championship (Under-21) |  Natasha Chethan (IND) |
0–1 |
| Runner-up | 6 | 2023 | Eden Women's Masters (Under-21) |  Sophie Nix (SCO) |
1–2 |
| Runner-up | 7 | 2024 | Eden Women's Masters (Under-21) | Narucha Phoemphul (THA) |
0–2 |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | 2021 | Women's Snooker Tour Challenge Event | Jan Hughes (ENG) |
2–0 |
References
- ^ a b c d "Zoe Killington". World Women's Snooker. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "Zoe Killington Q&A". World Women's Snooker. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "EPSB Winner". Facebook. English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "Women's Snooker World Cup 2023 Tournament Information". World Women's Snooker. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "2023 Women's Snooker World Cup - Knockout". WPBSA SnookerScores. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Zoe Killington Q&A 2". World Women's Snooker. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "Natasha wins UK U-21 crown". The Times of India. 23 October 2023 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "Wirral Sports Awards 2023". Wirral Sports Forum. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "Sports stars recognised at 2023 Wirral Sports Awards". Wirral Globe. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Nominations being taken for Wirral Sports Awards 2024". Wirral Globe. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Player: Zoe Killington". WPBSA SnookerScores. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
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