Véronique Ménard
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||
| Born | May 16, 1973[1] Repentigny, Quebec, Canada[1] | ||||||||
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| Sport | Pool (cue sports) | ||||||||
| Turned pro | 2009 | ||||||||
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Véronique Ménard is a Canadian professional pool player. She won the inaugural WPBA SemiPro event and competing in North American professional billiards tours.[2] She has been the Canadian women's champion two times.[1] In the January 1, 2026 rankings she had risen to being ranked 15th by the Women's Professional Billiard Association (WPBA).[3]
Career
Ménard has competed in a variety of pool competitions throughout North America and internationally. She appears in professional ranking lists dating back to the early 2000s.[2]
WPBA SemiPro Championship
In October 2025, Ménard won the inaugural WPBA SemiPro event held in Bristol, Tennessee. The tournament, designed to provide a competitive pathway for lower‑ranked players to higher‑level WPBA competition, featured 89 entrants and a $10,000 added prize fund. Ménard won the event after advancing through double‑elimination brackets.[4]
Ménard's victory in the SemiPro event also marked her first recorded win on the WPBA tour, and she has been listed among WPBA ranked competitors, with notable finishes including a top‑5 placement at the WPBA Iron City Invitational.[5]
Other competition
Ménard has also competed in other professional and amateur tournaments. In the 2017 North American Pool Tour (NAPT) Division II Championships, she won the title by defeating American competitor Susan Williams in the finals.[6]
Personal life
Ménard was born in Repentigny, Quebec and has resided in Saint-Philippe, Quebec and Candiac, Quebec, Canada. She has been active in regional and national billiards communities.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Véronique Ménard". Women's Professional Billiard Association. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ^ a b c "Veronique Menard". AZ Billiards. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ^ "Meet your 2026 Top 32 Players!". Women's Professional Billiard Association. January 1, 2026. Archived from the original on January 1, 2026. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ^ "Veronique Menard Wins Inaugural WPBA SemiPro Event". Here Bristol. October 18, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ^ Maloney, Skip (October 17, 2025). "Menard wins first WPBA SemiPro event, hosted by Janet Atwell's Borderline Brunswick Arena". AZ Billiards. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ^ Maloney, Skip (March 1, 2017). "Menard double dips Williams to win NAPT Division II Championships". AZ Billiards. Retrieved January 4, 2026.