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Ng On-yee only woman in snooker’s British Open after World Mixed Doubles boosts profile
- Hongkonger misses out on mixed-doubles final with playing partner Judd Trump in a tournament lauded by the players
- She is back at the same venue this week for the British Open, this time as the only woman, having beaten former world champion Ken Doherty in the qualifiers
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Ng On-yee will return to blazing her own trail this week at the British Open, after the World Mixed Doubles put women’s snooker in the spotlight to great effect over the weekend.
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Hong Kong’s Ng and her playing partner Judd Trump, both ranked second in the world in their respective categories, were unable to reach the mixed-doubles final on Sunday after losing their final round-robin match 4-0 to eventual winners Neil Robertson and Mink Nutcharut.
Robertson and current women’s world champion Nutcharut beat Mark Selby and Rebecca Kenna 4-2 in the final at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes.
People’s favourites and world No 1s Ronnie O’Sullivan and Reanne Evans were also eliminated after only one win in the first stage, finishing third.
The success of the event, which was also the first televised mixed-doubles competition since 1991, was hailed by the players, with Selby calling it “a great two days”.
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