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Stephy Zhang

Hong Kong’s Ng On-yee has advanced to the final of the 2026 WSF Women’s Championship, where she will face defending world champion Bai Yulu of China on Friday night for the world No 1 spot.
This is the first women’s event of the 2026 WSF Tour, held over five days in Sofia, Bulgaria, with 12 players taking part.
Ng, the three-time women’s world champion, reached the final by defeating two Thai opponents, including the current world No 1, in the women’s knockout stage.
In the group stage, Ng won four out of five matches, with her only loss coming in straight sets against Bai.
The Hongkonger advanced to the quarter-finals as runner-up in the group.
In the knockout stages, Ng beat current world No 1 Nutcharut “Mink” Wongharuthai 3-0, then overcame World Under-21 champion Panchaya Channoi 4-2 in the semi-finals to reach the final.

She will now face Bai, who won all five group matches without dropping a set. Bai then beat opponents from Moldova and Thailand 3-0 and 4-0 in the knockouts to reach the final in dominant form.
The final is about more than the season’s first title. The winner will also take over the world No 1 ranking, a spot held by Thailand’s Mink since August 2023.
Between them, the two finalists have won five women’s world championships.
This is the third time this season they will meet in a final, after facing each other at the Women’s British Open and the Thailand Niche Cues Open.
Ng lost both those matches, 1-5 and 2-4, respectively.
If she manages to win this time, she will return to world No 1 for the first time since 2019, ending a seven-year wait.
If Bai, 22, wins, she will become world No 1 for the first time, and the first woman from China to top the world rankings.
The final will be played at 9pm Hong Kong time on Friday, using the same best-of-seven format as the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Cheung Yee-ting, who did not advance past the group stage of the main tournament, won the Challenge Cup of the Women’s Championship against Poland’s Izabela Łącka earlier on Friday.


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The winner will also take over the world No 1 ranking, a spot held by Thailand’s Mink Nutcharut since August 2023


The winner will also take over the world No 1 ranking, a spot held by Thailand’s Mink Nutcharut since August 2023.


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Hong Kong’s Ng On-yee to face China’s Bai Yulu in final of 2026 WSF Women’s Championship

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}The winner will also take over the world No 1 ranking, a spot held by Thailand’s Mink Nutcharut since August 2023

The winner will also take over the world No 1 ranking, a spot held by Thailand’s Mink Nutcharut since August 2023