Forssa · WaBiSe · Finland

AnnikaSuominen

Finnish champion, ranking event winner and dedicated competitor. Her next goal takes her from Forssa to the European Snooker Championships in Sofia.

Road to the Europeans Meet the player

Annika Suominen in competition attire — Photo: Tuuli Juvonen

2021Started playing

2023Finnish snooker bronze

2025Finnish snooker champion

2025Finnish pool doubles champion

2026Women’s 9-ball ranking win

The player

Practice has become the rhythm of everyday life.

Annika Suominen, from Forssa in Finland, began playing cue sports in 2021 and started training regularly the following year. In her Finnish Billiards Federation player profile, she says she usually practises snooker for several hours a day.

Annika names cue action, long potting and safety play among her strengths. Her rise to the national top has been rapid: Finnish women’s snooker bronze in 2023, Finnish snooker gold and pool doubles gold in 2025, followed by her first women’s 9-ball ranking event victory in March 2026.

The focus is now international – the next measure of progress is competing against Europe’s best.

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Watch Annika

Live stream and match replays

When Annika is playing live, the broadcast will appear here. Between live events, you can watch selected match replays.

Women’s ranking event · match replaySelected segment 1:38:00–3:08:00

Open replay on YouTube ↗

Competition and practice

The journey so far

Annika Suominen holding a trophy with another player

Annika Suominen with a trophy at Lahti Billiard & Lounge — Photo: Joonas Tervo

Annika Suominen presenting her gold medal by a snooker table

Annika Suominen with her Finnish Championship bronze medal

Annika Suominen lining up a shot at the snooker table

Annika Suominen in her WaBiSe team shirt holding a cue — Photo: Mika Enberg

Annika Suominen in her WaBiSe team shirt with a cue — Photo: Mika Enberg

Next stop

European Snooker Championships

The women’s European Snooker Championships will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 9 to 12 September 2026 as part of EBSA’s September championships. Annika is preparing to represent WaBiSe and Finland.

EBSA event information ↗

Sofia · Bulgaria9–12September 2026

An international competition trip involves travel, accommodation, entry fees and local transport costs.

Fundraising tournament for Annika’s European Championship trip

9-ball at Puutarha

A 32-player 9-ball tournament will bring the local cue sports community together in Forssa on Saturday, 5 September 2026, to support WaBiSe’s competition trip. An auction is also being planned for the event.

Venue: Puutarha, Forssa
Format: 9-ball · 32 players
Start time: To be confirmed

The tournament is planned to be streamed online. The stream link and viewing instructions will be added once confirmed.

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Support WaBiSe’s competition trip

WaBiSe is preparing a small-scale fundraising campaign to help cover the competition trip. The fundraiser is not yet open and no payment method has been published on this site.

The official fundraising reference, campaign dates and payment details will be added before the first donation request is made.

Fundraising organisationBiljardiseura WaBiSe ry

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