For Hong Kong snooker star Ng On-yee, it’s win or bust at next month’s British Open, as loss of tour card looms large
- Ng must win in Walsall next month if she wants to retain her place on the World Snooker Tour
- And the confidence boost from a century break during qualifying at the World Championships has come at just the right time
Ng On-yee has only one option if she wants to keep her World Snooker Tour card for next season, win the British Open.
The Hongkonger is in danger of dropping out of the elite tour after struggling in the women’s World Championships and losing her No 1 ranking to fall into third place.
Still, she remains confident of retaining her playing privileges, but must beat world No 2 Reanne Evans at next month’s tournament in Walsall. Thailand’s Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan has already taken one of the two spots available after winning the world crown, and as she is also world No 1, the card falls to the next highest ranked player.
Evans is presently just 2,000 points ahead of Ng going into the season finale, which starts on May 13.
“I have to win the tournament if I want to overtake Evans in the rankings and secure the tour card,” Ng said after winning her 10th Sports Star Award on Tuesday. “This is going to be very interesting as we both aim at the same target.”
Ng said she had started preparing for the tournament after returning to the city from England, where she was competing in the qualifying stages of the World Championship.
