Ng On-yee, Judd Trump in the hunt at snooker’s historic World Mixed Doubles – where ‘gender is no longer a barrier’
- Hong Kong star and Englishman overcome Ronnie O’Sullivan and Reanne Evans on the opening day of inaugural event in Milton Keynes
- ‘It’s an amazing showcase for the women’s game … and they settled into the swing of things a lot quicker than me and Ronnie did,’ Trump says
Ng On-yee handled the pressure to overcome Ronnie O’Sullivan and Reanne Evans, the world’s No 1 men’s and women’s players, as she and partner Judd Trump put themselves in contention at the inaugural World Mixed Doubles on Saturday in England.
Ng and Trump found themselves trailing 31-60 in the third frame in Milton Keynes. But Ng made a break of 33 to win it, and they went on to beat the multiple-time world champions 3-1.
“I feel like the clearance in the third frame was really good. There was huge pressure but luckily I handled it well,” 31-year-old Ng said in a post-match interview.
Despite a 3-1 loss in the second round-robin match against English duo Mark Selby and Rebecca Kenna, the combination still have one more match left to try to seal a spot in Sunday’s final.
“I hope this will inspire a younger audience to get into the sport – the world has been changing, and gender is no longer a barrier to many things,” Ng added.
The two-day event features the world’s top four men and women. Selby and Kenna sit atop the table with six points after winning two matches on Saturday, followed by O’Sullivan and Evans on four points.
