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Reanne Evans' 10-year reign comes to an end

Reanne Evans gave Ken Doherty a close game in the World Championship qualifiers
Reanne Evans gave Ken Doherty a close game in the World Championship qualifiers

Reanne Evans saw her 10-year reign as women's world snooker champion surprisingly ended on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old from Dudley 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.

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