At the age of 16, and with the endorsement of her parents, she decided to become a professional snooker player, and did not take her GCSEs.

She was named as the World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association Young Junior Player of the year in 1996.

[2][3] In 2000, Ingall reached the semi-final of the UK Women's championship, losing 0–4 to Kelly Fisher[4] A few months later, she reached her first ranking final, winning past Eva Palmius 4–0, Mary Talbot 4–1, Lisa Quick 4–2, and Sharon Dickson 4–2, to meet Kelly Fisher in the final of the World Ladies Snooker Championship.

[5][6] In 2002, Ingall and Kelly Fisher, representing England, won the Home International Series, with 6–0 wins over Northern Ireland, Guernsey, Wales and Scotland 6–0 and a 5–1 win over the Republic of Ireland.

They also won the International Challenge, beating both Poland and France 6–0 in qualifying and Wales 4–1 in the final.