Reanne Evans Sees 10-Year Reign as World Champion Come to an End After Shock Defeat by Ng On Yee
- Reanne Evans fell to a shock defeat by Hong Kong's Ng On Yee
- Her 10-year reign as world snooker champion has come to an end
- In 2010, Evans had become the first woman for 16 years to be given the chance to qualify for men's snooker events
By PA, 21 April 2015
Reanne Evans saw her 10-year reign as women's world snooker champion surprisingly ended on Tuesday.
The 29-year-old from Dudley UK, earlier this month lost narrowly to Ken Doherty in the first round of qualifying for the Crucible-staged Betfred World Championship.
She suffered a fresh blow at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds as she relinquished her WLBSA World Ladies title, losing 4-2 in the semi-finals to Hong Kong's Ng On Yee, who went on to defeat England's Emma Bonney 6-2 in the final.
Reanne Evans has seen her reign as women's world snooker champion come to a shock end
Hong Kong's Ng On Yee poses with the women's title of the World Amateur Snooker Championship in 2009
Hong Kong's Yee, the 2009 and 2010 World Amateur champion only dropped four frames in four maths from the last-16 stage onwards.
But it is her win over Evans which really stands out.
Evans has dominated the ladies' game and in 2010 became the first woman to be afforded the chance to qualify for men' events since 1994.
And she had pushed Doherty close, only to lose 10-8 in the first of three qualifying rounds for this year's men's World Championship.
But 11 days later, Yee - who was actually beaten by Evans in last year's final - claimed a shock win to become the first new world ladies' champion for a decade.
Evans saw here Crucible dream ended by Ken Doherty in a close qualifying match which she lost 10-8
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