Ng On-yee loses world title to Reanne Evans
Hong Kong player squanders 3-1 lead as her English opponent wins record 11th crown
Hong Kong’s Ng On-yee squandered a 3-1 as she failed to defend her world title against the woman she beat in last year’s final.
Ng went down 6-4 to England’s Reanne Evans in the final of the Ladies World Championship in Leeds on Tuesday.
In a repeat of last year’s final showdown, Ng was unable to repeat her feat when she ended Evans’ 10-year domination of women’s snooker.
Ng, however, can still make history on Wednesday when she competes in the qualifying rounds of the men’s world championship, along with Hong Kong’s world mixed pairs champion Cheung Ka-wai.
Both players received a wild card into the qualifying competition, Ng because of her world title last year.
The Hong Kong cue queen proved herself as a genuine world-class player by reaching the final and losing to arguably the best women’s player ever, who collected a record 11th world championship crown.