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Rebecca Kenna (née Granger; born 11 January 1989) is an English professional snooker player from Keighley. She defeated Anna Prysazhnuka 4–1 in the final to win the 2024 Women's EBSA European Snooker Championship. She was runner-up in the 2018 World Ladies Billiards Championship. Kenna earned a tour card for the professional World Snooker Tour from 2022 to 2024.
Biography
Kenna started playing on the women's snooker circuit in 2016, and reached the semi-finals of the world championship at her first attempt. She ended her first full season ranked sixth, having reached the semi-finals of the world championship again, and recorded a victory over multiple world championship title holder Reanne Evans in the course of reaching the final of the 2017 Connie Gough Trophy.
In 2018, at her first billiards tournament, she reached the final of the World Women's Billiards Championship, losing 209–329 to Emma Bonney. This was Bonney's sixth consecutive world championship win, and her thirteenth overall.
Kenna was one of four players selected to take part in the Women's Tour Championship 2019, to be held at the Crucible Theatre in August 2019, the first women's matches to take place at the iconic snooker venue for 16 years.
She is co-owner of Cue Sports Yorkshire, which sells cues and accessories. She also works as a snooker coach, holding a Level 2 certificate in snooker coaching.
From the start of the 2022/23 snooker season, Kenna earnt a place on the professional snooker tour for two years, after finishing fourth in the women's rankings.
At the 2024 Women's EBSA European Snooker Championship, Kenna eliminated Ewelina Piślewska, Wendy Jans, and Diana Stateczny to reach the final, where she achieved a 4–1 victory against reigning champion Anna Prysazhnuka to take the title. Partnering Tessa Davidson, she also won the European Women's Team title.
Personal life
Kenna was born Rebecca Granger. She is married to Ashley Kenna, who co-owns Cue Sports Yorkshire with her. She also works as a snooker coach, holding a Level 2 certificate in snooker coaching.
Performance and rankings timeline
= World Snooker Tour
== World Women's Snooker
=Career finals
= Women's snooker finals: 10 (5 titles)
== Team snooker finals: 5 (One title)
== Billiards finals: 1
=References
External links
Player Profile – Rebecca Kenna Women's World Snooker
Rebecca Kenna WPBSA Tournament Manager
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