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Hong Kong’s Ng On-yee not giving up fight to win back World Snooker Tour place, will join Q-school events in Thailand

  • The Hongkonger has dropped out of the elite circuit after her poor showing at the Landywood British Open last weekend
  • But the women’s world No 3 will get two chances to grab one of the four WST cards on offer at the qualifying events in June

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Ng On-yee will try to win her World Snooker Tour place back next month. Photo: WTS

Hong Kong’s Ng On-yee is taking her fight to remain on the World Snooker Tour to Thailand next month, where she will compete in two qualifying tournaments.

The back-to-back Asia and Oceania Q School competitions will run for 12 days in Bangkok, and give a 128 players the opportunity to battle it out for one of four cards up for grabs.

Two finalists from each event will be awarded a spot on the game’s top tier for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons.

“I knew it would not be easy winning the British Open to get back on the tour,” Ng, the women’s world No 3, said. “Especially with all the new young talents like Bai Yulu.”

The 32-year-old said she would base herself in the UK “for as much practice as possible, and focusing on my game” ahead of the tournaments, which begin on June 1.

Bai Yulu takes the crown at last weekend’s Landywood British Open. Photo: WTS
Bai Yulu takes the crown at last weekend’s Landywood British Open. Photo: WTS

Ng, who reached the final of the UK Championship and Masters of the World Women’s Snooker Tour this season, lost 3-2 to eventual champion Bai in the quarter-finals of the Landywood British Open on Sunday.

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