Klaudia makes history by winning blackball crown at C'wealth meet
The 36-year-old overcame Emma Cunningham 5-4 in her opening match and went on to beat another Englishwoman Val Finnie 5-2 to enter the semis.
Klaudia stormed into the final after a confident 5-0 win over Botswana's Malebogo Latlhang in the semis.
In a thrilling final showdown, it was Klaudia who held her nerves to stop South African opponent Erin Maree Lazarus of South Africa 5-3 to be crowned champion.
Blackball is also known as English pool.
Klaudia's win comes just a week after Rory Thor Chuan Leong and Lim Kok Leong potted their way to the podium at the Asian 6-Red Snooker Championships in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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