Hong Kong’s Ng On-yee regains world title after titanic final against Vidya Pillai
The 26-year-old Hong Kong heroine plays more than 12 hours on the day, defeating India’s Vidya Pillai for her second title in three years
Hong Kong’s snooker queen Ng On-yee overcame exhaustion and mental fatigue to regain the women’s World Championship title by edging India’s Vidya Pillai 6-5 in Singapore on Sunday night.
Ng played more than 12 hours on Sunday, winning her semi-final game before having to battle past a tenacious Pillai in one of the longest world finals ever.
The world number two and second seed needed more than four hours before she finally was able to shut out the little-known Indian, winning the deciding frame 66-56 for a thrilling victory.
Before she played Pillai, the Hong Kong star narrowly defeated top seed and defending champion Reanne Evans of England 5-4, coming back from 60 points down in the deciding frame to seal a brilliant victory, which avenged her defeat at last year’s final.
Against Pillai in an all-Asian final – the first in the history of the tournament – the 26-year-old Ng needed a bit of luck on the final pink, sinking it after Pillai had fouled when she sunk the black that was hanging in the corner pocket.