Hong Kong snooker star Ng On-yee drops out of world top 2 for first time in 9 years after Belgian Women’s Open exit
- Three-time world champion Ng loses 3-2 to Rebecca Kenna in quarter-finals in Bruges
- Thailand’s Nutcharut ‘Mink’ Wongharuthai wins in convincing style, conceding just 1 frame
Hong Kong snooker star Ng On-yee has fallen out of the world top two for the first time in nine years after a shock loss at the Belgian Women’s Open.
The defending champion was stunned 3-2 in the quarter-finals by Rebecca Kenna in Bruges on Sunday. It was Ng’s first loss to Kenna in 13 matches.
Defeat was Ng’s worst results at the tournament after she reached the final in her two previous appearances, and dropped her to third in the world rankings.
Thailand’s Nutcharut ‘Mink’ Wongharuthai has replaced the Hongkonger after winning in Belgium, with a dominant display where she lost only one frame over the course of the tournament.
It is the first time in almost a decade that a player other than Reanne Evans or Ng has been ranked in the world’s top two.
The victory sealed back-to-back titles on the World Women’s Snooker Tour for the 23-year-old for the second time, and was her fifth career-ranking event title in all.