Super Typhoon Mangkhut worries prompt world champion Ng On-yee to call home – she hopes her UK win will lift Hong Kong spirits
The 27-year-old says she called home to make sure her family was OK before beating Kenna 4-1 to retain her UK Championship title in Leeds
Hong Kong’s Ng On-yee admitted her mind was thousands of miles away in typhoon-battered Hong Kong as she stormed to her second straight LITEtask UK women’s snooker championship title in Leeds.
And she hopes her latest victory helped to put a smile, however small, on the faces of Hongkongers who are battling crowds and delays on the MTR and other forms of transport on a dreary Monday.
Ng took to the table for the final against England’s Rebecca Kenna on Sunday as Typhoon Mangkhut was at its most fierce with the No 10 signal hoisted in Hong Kong.
“I’ve seen lots of coverage and photos on the internet while in Leeds,” Ng told the South China Morning Post. “I did make a few phone calls to make sure the family was safe back home before the final.
“Hopefully my win can bring a little positivity to a blue Monday and cheer up those struggling to get to work and return home.”
The 27-year-old world number one and world champion beat Kenna 4-1 in the final after breezing past Thailand’s Ploychompoo Laokiatphong and fellow Hong Kong player Jaique Ip Wan-in without dropping a frame.