Anastasia Nechaeva

In 2013, she won all six of her qualifying matches at the EBSA European Snooker Championship, and was seeded second in the main draw, behind Jans.

A semi-final frame victory over Daria Sirotina, 4–3, saw Nechaeva move into the final, where Jans won convincingly, 5–1.

[2] At the EBSA European Snooker Championship, following year, 2014, Nechaeva won all of her qualifying matches and was seeded second in the main draw, behind Jans, as in 2013.

Another repeat of the previous year, a 4–3 win over Daria Sirotina in the semi-final meant facing Jans in the final again.

She joined the last 24 round for the knockout, and progressed through to the final by beating Judy Walia 4–1, Vidya Pillai 4–2, Ka Kai Wan 4–0 and Daria Sirotina 4–2.

In the quarter-final she faced Wendy Jans who had won the title in each of the previous six years, including the 2013 and 2014 wins over Nechaeva in the final.